2016 Ohio Valley Conference Softball Tournament

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2016 Ohio Valley Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
FormatDouble Elimination
Site
ChampionsJacksonville State (5th title)
Winning coachJana McGinnis (5th title)
MVPWhitney Gillespie (Jacksonville State)
Attendance4,965
TelevisionOVC Digital Network
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The 2016 OVC Softball Championship was held May 11-14 at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama. This marked the 23rd time the Championship had been held and thefourth year it featured eight teams. This year was the first-straight year it was held at the neutral site in Oxford instead of at the site of the No. 1 seed. The tournament winner earned the OVC's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games were streamed courtesy of the OVC Digital Network.

The defending champion was Tennessee Tech which won its seventh OVC Championship in 2015.[1]


2016 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Jacksonville State ‡  ‍‍‍ 26 – 0   1.000 43 – 17   .717
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 17 – 8   .680 37 – 17   .685
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 17 – 8   .680 25 – 28   .472
SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 28 – 26   .519
Tennessee–Martin  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 30 – 26   .536
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 23 – 33   .411
Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 26 – 27   .491
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 14 – 31   .311
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 19 – 35   .352
SE Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 16 – 33   .327
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22   .185 9 – 387   .023
Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 22   .120 10 – 45   .182
‡ – OVC Tournament champion
As of May 9, 2016[2]; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches


Results[]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  1 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 5  
  8 Murray State Racers 0    
      1 Jacksonville State 3  
      4 SIU Edwardsville 2    
  4 SIU Edwardsville Cougars 6          
  5 UT Martin Skyhawks 5        
      1 Jacksonville State 12(5)            
      3 Eastern Kentucky 0              
  3 Eastern Kentucky Colonels 3              
  6 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 0                
      3 Eastern Kentucky 6          
      2 Eastern Illinois 4        
  2 Eastern Illinois Panthers 7          
  7 Morehead State Eagles 0         1 Jacksonville State 1 6
      4 SIU Edwardsville 2 1
  Loser's Bracket      
  8 Murray State 2        
  5 UT Martin 0     2 Eastern Illinois 10        
    8 Murray State 5          
      2 Eastern Illinois 3        
  6 Tennessee Tech 1         4 SIU Edwardsville 6     3 Eastern Kentucky 4    
  7 Morehead State 2     4 SIU Edwardsville 1         4 SIU Edwardsville 3  
    7 Morehead State 0  

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 OVC Softball Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "Softball". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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