2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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.

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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Alabama State  xy 240 1.000  3817 .691
Jackson State   1410 .583  3426 .567
Alcorn State   1014 .417  1636 .308
Alabama A&M   816 .333  1344 .228
Mississippi Valley State   420 .167  636 .143
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  x 165 .762  2225 .468
Grambling State   158 .652  2227 .449
Texas Southern   1310 .565  2426 .480
Southern   614 .300  1432 .304
Prairie View A&M   518 .217  1032 .238
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Eastern Division
Alabama State2401.000
1E
Jackson State1410.583
10
2E
Alcorn State1014.417
14
3E
Alabama A&M816.333
16
4E
Mississippi Valley State420.167
20
Western Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff165.762
1W
Grambling State158.652
2
2W
Texas Southern1310.565
4
3W
Southern614.300
9.5
4W
Prairie View A&M518.217
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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