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.
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Butler (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Scott Hall (1st title) |
| MVP | Sarah Dixon (Butler) |
| Television | FS2 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul † | 16 | – | 3 | .842 | 27 | – | 25 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 32 | – | 18 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 12 | – | 7 | .632 | 29 | – | 20 | .592 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler ‡y | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 28 | – | 24 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 25 | – | 22 | .532 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | 24 | – | 30 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 21 | – | 28 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | 9 | – | 35 | .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]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePaul | 16 | 3 | .842 | — | 1 |
| Villanova | 14 | 6 | .700 | 2.5 | 2 |
| St. John's | 12 | 7 | .632 | 4 | 3 |
| Butler | 9 | 7 | .536 | 5.5 | 4 |
| Creighton | 7 | 11 | .389 | 8.5 | — |
| Seton Hall | 7 | 12 | .368 | 9 | — |
| Providence | 6 | 14 | .300 | 10.5 | — |
| Georgetown | 3 | 14 | .176 | 12 | — |
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]
| Pos | Player | School | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Kristin Gutierrez | Butler | Senior |
| McKenzie Murray | St. John’s | Sophomore | |
| C | Riley Carter | Butler | Senior |
| Naomi Tellez | DePaul | Senior | |
| 1B | Dylan Christensen | DePaul | Junior |
| Kaitlin Doud | Butler | Freshman | |
| 3B | Christina Melendez | St. John’s | Freshman |
| RF | Yvonne Rericha | St. John’s | Senior |
| Sarah Dixon | Butler | Sophomore |
Most Outstanding Player
Sarah Dixon was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Dixon was an outfielder for Butler.[2]
References
- "2016 Big East Softball Standings and Leaders". Big East Conference. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- "Butler Defeats St. John's in Extra Innings to Win BIG EAST Softball Championship". Big East Conference. May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- "2016 Big East Conference softball tournament". bigeast.com. Retrieved May 9, 2016.