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 May 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 21 Xavier  y 1440 .778  30280 .517
Creighton   1350 .722  38170 .691
Seton Hall   1080 .556  38200 .655
St. John's   990 .500  28261 .518
Georgetown   8100 .444  25290 .463
Villanova   5130 .278  20320 .385
Butler   4140 .222  14400 .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
Xavier144.778
1
Creighton135.722
1
2
Seton Hall108.556
4
3
St. John's99.500
5
4
Georgetown810.444
6
Villanova513.278
9
Butler414.222
10

Bracket

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Xavier 9  
4 St. John's 8  
  1 Xavier 5  
  2 Creighton 3  
3 Seton Hall 5
2 Creighton 6  
  1 Xavier 8
  2 Creighton 7
4 St. John's 4  
3 Seton Hall 1  
  4 St. John's 3
  2 Creighton 4  

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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