2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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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
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Alabama State  x‍‍‡‍y 24 – 0   1.000 38 – 17   .691
Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 34 – 26   .567
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 16 – 36   .308
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 13 – 44   .228
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 6 – 36   .143
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  x‍‍‍ 16 – 5   .762 22 – 25   .468
Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 22 – 27   .449
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 24 – 26   .480
Southern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 14 – 32   .304
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 10 – 32   .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.

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.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Alabama State 24 0 1.000
—
1E
Jackson State 14 10 .583
10
2E
Alcorn State 10 14 .417
14
3E
Alabama A&M 8 16 .333
16
4E
Mississippi Valley State 4 20 .167
20
—
Western Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 16 5 .762
—
1W
Grambling State 15 8 .652
2
2W
Texas Southern 13 10 .565
4
3W
Southern 6 14 .300
9.5
4W
Prairie View A&M 5 18 .217
12
—

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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