2016 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2016 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament will be held from May 24–28. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's twelve teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Lexington County Baseball Stadium in Lexington, South Carolina. The tournament champion will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]

2016 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
MVP,
2016 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 Coastal Carolina †‡y  213 .875  5317 .757
High Point  1410 .583  3224 .571
Longwood  1410 .583  3227 .542
Gardner–Webb  1410 .583  3721 .638
Campbell*  1311 .542  2627 .491
Presbyterian  1212 .500  2730 .474
Liberty  1212 .500  3128 .525
Winthrop  1212 .500  2827 .509
Radford  915 .375  1939 .328
Charleston Southern  618 .250  1934 .358
UNC Asheville  519 .208  1638 .296
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
As of June 5, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers of the league's eleven teams qualify for the double-elimination tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record. Campbell is ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.[5]

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Coastal Carolina213.875
1
High Point1410.583
7
2
Longwood1410.583
7
3
Gardner–Webb1410.583
7
4
Campbell1311.542
8
Presbyterian1212.500
9
5
Winthrop1212.500
9
6
Liberty1212.500
9
7
Radford915.375
9
8
Charleston Southern618.250
12
UNC Asheville519.208
13

Results

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Coastal Carolina 7  
8 Radford 5  
  1 Coastal Carolina 4  
  4 Gardner–Webb 3  
4 Gardner–Webb 5
5 Presbyterian 3  
  1 Coastal Carolina 5  
  3 Longwood 1  
5 Presbyterian 8  
8 Radford 16  
  4 Gardner-Webb 4
  8 Radford 8  
  1 Coastal Carolina 1
  7 Liberty 0
2 High Point 1  
7 Liberty 6  
  3 Longwood 3
  7 Liberty 9  
3 Longwood 8
6 Winthrop 6  
  7 Liberty 11
  3 Radford 10  
2 High Point 6  
6 Winthrop 2  
  3 Longwood 18
  2 High Point 13  

References

  1. "Big South Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. "2016 Big South Baseball Championship presented by Hardee's". Big South Conference. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  3. "Lexington, S.C. To Host 2016-18 Big South Baseball Championships". Big South Conference. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  4. "Big South locates baseball tourney at Lexington, S.C." Shelby Star. February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  5. "Seedings Announced For 2016 Big South Baseball Championship". Big South Conference. May 21, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
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