2016 America East Conference Baseball Tournament

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2016 America East Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
MVP()
2016 America East Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Binghamton  ‍†‍‡‍y 19 – 5   .792 30 – 25   .545
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609 37 – 18   .673
Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9   .591 32 – 25   .561
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 22 – 29   .431
Albany  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 23 – 30   .434
Maine  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 20 – 35   .364
UMass Lowell * ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 20 – 32   .385
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
  • Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II
    As of June 2, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 America East Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 25–28, 2016. All six eligible participants out of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, the home park of UMass Lowell.[2][3] Binghamton won the championship and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Seeding and format[]

All six eligible teams were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds received a first-round bye. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament.[4] UMass Lowell, despite hosting the event, was not eligible to participate as it was transitioning from Division II. The River Hawks are expected to complete this transition and be eligible for championships in the 2017–18 academic year.[5][6]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Binghamton 19 5 .792 — 1
Hartford 14 9 .609 4.5 2
Stony Brook 13 9 .591 5 3
UMBC 13 10 .565 5.5 4
Albany 9 14 .391 9.5 5
Maine 8 15 .348 10.5 6
UMass Lowell 5 19 .208 14 —

Bracket[]

  First round
Wednesday, May 25 		Second Round
Thursday, May 26 		Third Round
Friday, May 27 		Semifinals
Friday, May 27 		Championship
Saturday, May 28
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  4 UMBC 5     1 Binghamton 6  
  5 Albany 8     5 Albany 3    
      1 Binghamton 9              
      2 Hartford 6              
  3 Stony Brook 1     2 Hartford 7          
  6 Maine 0     3 Stony Brook 6        
        1 Binghamtom 6
Loser's Bracket       3 Stony Brook 3
  4 UMBC 1        
  6 Maine 11          
      5 Albany 9        
      6 Maine 8          
            3 Stony Brook 10              
          5 Albany 4              
      2 Hartford 2    
    3 Stony Brook 3  

Schedule[]

All games were broadcast on AmericaEast.tv. Attendance is unknown.

Date Game Time* Matchup#
May 25, 2016 1 Noon #4 UMBC vs. #5 Albany
2 3:30 p.m. #3 Stony Brook vs. #6 Maine
3 7:00 p.m. #4 UMBC vs. #6 Maine
May 26, 2017 4 Noon #1 Binghamton vs. #5 Albany
5 3:30 p.m. #2 Hartford vs. #3 Stony Brook
6 7:00 p.m. #6 Maine vs. #5 Albany
May 27, 2017 7 Noon #1 Binghamton vs. Winner Game 5
8 3:30 p.m. #5 Albany vs. Loser G4/G5 (higher seed)
9 7:00 p.m. Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7
Saturday, May 28, 2016 10 Noon Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9
11 3:30 p.m. Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10 (if necessary)

*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

References[]

  1. ^ "America East Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Championship Schedule". America East Conference. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Stony Brook Picked 1st in #AEBASE Preseason Coaches' Poll". America East Conference. February 9, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "UMass Lowell Joins the America East". America East Conference. December 26, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Nick Fusaro (May 21, 2016). "UAlbany baseball finishes regular season with split against Stony Brook". WTEN.
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