2016 Ohio Valley Conference Softball Tournament

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.

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

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

2016 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Jacksonville State  260 1.000  4317 .717
Eastern Kentucky   178 .680  3717 .685
Eastern Illinois   178 .680  2528 .472
SIU Edwardsville   1511 .577  2826 .519
Tennessee–Martin   1413 .519  3026 .536
Tennessee Tech   1413 .519  2333 .411
Morehead State   1111 .500  2627 .491
Murray State   1214 .462  1431 .311
Belmont   1116 .407  1935 .352
SE Missouri State   1017 .370  1633 .327
Austin Peay   522 .185  9387 .023
Tennessee State   322 .120  1045 .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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