2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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.

2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsAlabama State (1st title)
Winning coachMervyl Melendez (1st title)
MVPDillon Cooper ((Alabama State))
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Alabama State  xy 240 1.0003817 .691
Jackson State   1410 .5833426 .567
Alcorn State   1014 .4171636 .308
Alabama A&M   816 .3331344 .228
Mississippi Valley State   420 .167636 .143
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  x 165 .7622225 .468
Grambling State   158 .6522227 .449
Texas Southern   1310 .5652426 .480
Southern   614 .3001432 .304
Prairie View A&M   518 .2171032 .238
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 State2401.0001E
Jackson State1410.583102E
Alcorn State1014.417143E
Alabama A&M816.333164E
Mississippi Valley State420.16720
Western Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff165.7621W
Grambling State158.65222W
Texas Southern1310.56543W
Southern614.3009.54W
Prairie View A&M518.21712

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1E Alabama State 27
4W Southern 9
1E Alabama State 16
3E Alcorn State 3
2W Grambling State 7
3E Alcorn State 8
1E Alabama State 9
4W Southern 7
2W Grambling State 3
4W Southern 6
3E Alcorn State 10
4W Southern 11
1E Alabama State 7
3W Texas Southern 5
1W Arkansas–Pine Bluff 16
4E Alabama A&M 6
1W Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0
3W Texas Southern 10
2E Jackson State 2
3W Texas Southern 10
3W Texas Southern 15
2E Jackson State 4
2E Jackson State 15
4E Alabama A&M 3
2E Jackson State 4
1W Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2

Notes

  • Alabama States sets a new tournament record with 27 runs in their victory over Southern.

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.
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