2016 Big East Conference softball tournament

The 2016 Big East Conference softball tournament was held at The Ballpark at Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois. The tournament, hosted by DePaul University, ran May 13 through May 14, 2016 and determined the champion for the Big East Conference for the 2016 NCAA Division I softball season. Fourth-seeded Butler won the tournament for the first time and earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2] The entire tournament aired on Fox Sports 2. Dave Bernhard and Bob Brainerd served as the broadcasters for Fox.

2016 Big East Conference
softball tournament
Teams4
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsButler (1st title)
Winning coachScott Hall (1st title)
MVPSarah Dixon (Butler)
TelevisionFS2
2016 Big East Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
DePaul   163 .8422725 .519
Villanova   146 .7003218 .640
St. John's   127 .6322920 .592
Butler  y 97 .5632824 .538
Creighton   711 .3892522 .532
Seton Hall   712 .3682430 .444
Providence   614 .3002128 .429
Georgetown   314 .176935 .205
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2016[1]
Rankings from NFCA

Format and seeding

The top four teams from the conference's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament, and were seeded one through four. They played a single-elimination tournament.[3]

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
DePaul163.8421
Villanova146.7002.52
St. John's127.63243
Butler97.5365.54
Creighton711.3898.5
Seton Hall712.3689
Providence614.30010.5
Georgetown314.17612

Tournament

Semifinals Championship
      
1 DePaul 6
4 Butler 10
4 Butler 10(8)
3 St. John's 8
2 Villanova 0
3 St. John's 10(5)

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

PosPlayerSchoolClass
PKristin GutierrezButlerSenior
McKenzie MurraySt. John’sSophomore
CRiley CarterButlerSenior
Naomi TellezDePaulSenior
1BDylan ChristensenDePaulJunior
Kaitlin DoudButlerFreshman
3BChristina MelendezSt. John’sFreshman
RFYvonne RerichaSt. John’sSenior
Sarah DixonButlerSophomore

Most Outstanding Player

Sarah Dixon was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Dixon was an outfielder for Butler.[2]

References

  1. "2016 Big East Softball Standings and Leaders". Big East Conference. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  2. "Butler Defeats St. John's in Extra Innings to Win BIG EAST Softball Championship". Big East Conference. May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  3. "2016 Big East Conference softball tournament". bigeast.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
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