2016 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2016 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament will be held from May 24–28. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's twelve teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Lexington County Baseball Stadium in Lexington, South Carolina. The tournament champion will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3][4]

2016 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Lexington County Baseball Stadium Lexington, SC
MVP	,

2016 Big South Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#1 Coastal Carolina †‡^y ‍‍‍	21	–	3		.875			53	–	17		.757
High Point ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			32	–	24		.571
Longwood ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			32	–	27		.542
Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			37	–	21		.638
Campbell* ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			26	–	27		.491
Presbyterian ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			27	–	30		.474
Liberty ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			31	–	28		.525
Winthrop ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			28	–	27		.509
Radford ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			19	–	39		.328
Charleston Southern ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			19	–	34		.358
UNC Asheville ‍‍‍	5	–	19		.208			16	–	38		.296
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties As of June 5, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers of the league's eleven teams qualify for the double-elimination tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record. Campbell is ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.[5]

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
Coastal Carolina	21	3	.875	—	1
High Point	14	10	.583	7	2
Longwood	14	10	.583	7	3
Gardner–Webb	14	10	.583	7	4
Campbell	13	11	.542	8	—
Presbyterian	12	12	.500	9	5
Winthrop	12	12	.500	9	6
Liberty	12	12	.500	9	7
Radford	9	15	.375	9	8
Charleston Southern	6	18	.250	12	—
UNC Asheville	5	19	.208	13	—

Results

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Coastal Carolina	7
	8	Radford	5
						1	Coastal Carolina	4
						4	Gardner–Webb	3
	4	Gardner–Webb	5
	5	Presbyterian	3
											1	Coastal Carolina	5
										3	Longwood	1
	5	Presbyterian	8
	8	Radford	16
						4	Gardner-Webb	4
						8	Radford	8
																1	Coastal Carolina	1
																7	Liberty	0
	2	High Point	1
	7	Liberty	6
						3	Longwood	3
						7	Liberty	9
	3	Longwood	8
	6	Winthrop	6
											7	Liberty	11
										3	Radford	10
	2	High Point	6
	6	Winthrop	2
						3	Longwood	18
						2	High Point	13

References

1. "Big South Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
2. "2016 Big South Baseball Championship presented by Hardee's". Big South Conference. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
3. "Lexington, S.C. To Host 2016-18 Big South Baseball Championships". Big South Conference. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
4. "Big South locates baseball tourney at Lexington, S.C." Shelby Star. February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
5. "Seedings Announced For 2016 Big South Baseball Championship". Big South Conference. May 21, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.