2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double elimination
Finals site
Champions Alabama State  (1st title)
Winning coach Mervyl Melendez  (1st title)
MVPDillon Cooper ((Alabama State))
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Alabama State  xy240 1.000  3817 .691
Jackson State  1410 .583  3426 .567
Alcorn State  1014 .417  1636 .308
Alabama A&M  816 .333  1344 .228
Mississippi Valley State  420 .167  636 .143
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  x165 .762  2225 .468
Grambling State  158 .652  2227 .449
Texas Southern  1310 .565  2426 .480
Southern  614 .300  1432 .304
Prairie View A&M  518 .217  1032 .238
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 18 through May 22. Alabama State won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2] The Hornets swept through the tournament after completed an undefeated season in the conference's regular season.

Contents

The double elimination tournament features four teams from each division.

Seeding and format

The four eligible teams in each division are seeded one through four, with the top seed from each division facing the fourth seed from the opposite division in the first round, and so on. The teams then played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament with a one-game final between the winners of each bracket.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Eastern Division
Alabama State 2401.000
1E
Jackson State 1410.583
10
2E
Alcorn State 1014.417
14
3E
Alabama A&M 816.333
16
4E
Mississippi Valley State 420.167
20
Western Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 165.762
1W
Grambling State 158.652
2
2W
Texas Southern 1310.565
4
3W
Southern 614.300
9.5
4W
Prairie View A&M 518.217
12

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1E Alabama State 27
4W Southern 9
1E Alabama State16
3E Alcorn State 3
2W Grambling State 7
3E Alcorn State 8
1E Alabama State9
4W Southern 7
2W Grambling State 3
4W Southern6
3E Alcorn State 10
4W Southern11
1E Alabama State7
3W Texas Southern 5
1W Arkansas–Pine Bluff 16
4E Alabama A&M 6
1W Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0
3W Texas Southern10
2E Jackson State 2
3W Texas Southern 10
3W Texas Southern15
2E Jackson State 4
2E Jackson State15
4E Alabama A&M 3
2E Jackson State4
1W Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2

Notes

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References

  1. "Southwestern Athletic Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. "2015-16 Championship Schedule". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.