1996 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1996 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 1996 season. The teams met from May 10–12 at Cal State Fullerton's on campus stadium, Titan Field.[2]

1996 Big West Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsUNLV (1st title)
Winning coachFred Dallimore (1st title)
MVP,
1996 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Long Beach State   156 .714  3426 .567
No. 26 UNLV   147 .667  4317 .717
UC Santa Barbara   147 .667  3220 .615
No. 13 Cal State Fullerton   138 .619  4216 .724
Nevada   813 .381  2818 .609
New Mexico State   813 .381  2527 .481
San Jose State   714 .333  2828 .500
Pacific   516 .238  2425 .490
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the 1996 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1996[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top four teams at the end of the conference's round robin regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage, with head to head matchups used as a tiebreaker. UNLV claimed the season series over UC Santa Barbara, and therefore was seeded second.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Long Beach State156.714
1
UNLV147.667
1
2
UC Santa Barbara147.667
1
3
Cal State Fullerton138.619
2
4
Nevada813.381
7
New Mexico State813.381
7
San Jose State714.238
8
Pacific516.238
10

Bracket

The following bracket depicts the results of the tournament.[2][3][4][5]

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Long Beach State 1  
4 Cal State Fullerton 3  
  4 Cal State Fullerton 8  
  2 UNLV 9  
2 UNLV 6
3 UC Santa Barbara 3  
  2 UNLV 11
  1 Long Beach State 2
1 Long Beach State 2  
3 UC Santa Barbara 1  
  4 Cal State Fullerton 9
  1 Long Beach State 13  

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. Cal State Fullerton Titans Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton. p. 141. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  3. UNLV Baseball Guide (PDF). UNLV Rebels. p. 33. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  4. UC Santa Barbara Baseball Record Book (PDF). UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. p. 15. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  5. 2010 Long Beach State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Long Beach State. p. 52. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
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