2016 Big East Conference baseball tournament

The 2016 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Maryland from May 26 through 29. The event, held at the end of the conference regular season, determined the champion of the Big East Conference for the 2016 season. Xavier won the double-elimination tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2016 Big East Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsXavier (2nd title)
Winning coachScott Googins (2nd title)
MVPDaniel Rizzie (Xavier)
TelevisionFox Sports 1 (final)
2016 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 21 Xavier  y 1440 .77830280 .517
Creighton   1350 .72238170 .691
Seton Hall   1080 .55638200 .655
St. John's   990 .50028261 .518
Georgetown   8100 .44425290 .463
Villanova   5130 .27820320 .385
Butler   4140 .22214400 .259
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The tournament will use a double-elimination format and feature the top four finishers of the Big East's seven teams.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Xavier144.7781
Creighton135.72212
Seton Hall108.55643
St. John's99.50054
Georgetown810.4446
Villanova513.2789
Butler414.22210

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Xavier9
4St. John's8
1Xavier5
2Creighton3
3Seton Hall5
2Creighton6
1Xavier
2Creighton
Lower round 1Lower final
4St. John's3
4St. John's42Creighton4
3Seton Hall1

References

  1. "Big East Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  2. "2015-16 Big East Championship Schedule". BigEast.org. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  3. "BIG EAST Conference Baseball Championships 2016". Maryland Sports. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
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