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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 21 Xavier  ‍y 14 4 0   .778 30 28 0   .517
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 13 5 0   .722 38 17 0   .691
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 10 8 0   .556 38 20 0   .655
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 9 9 0   .500 28 26 1   .518
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 25 29 0   .463
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 5 13 0   .278 20 32 0   .385
Butler  ‍‍‍ 4 14 0   .222 14 40 0   .259
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding edit

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

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Xavier 14 4 .778 1
Creighton 13 5 .722 1 2
Seton Hall 10 8 .556 4 3
St. John's 9 9 .500 5 4
Georgetown 8 10 .444 6
Villanova 5 13 .278 9
Butler 4 14 .222 10

Bracket edit

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 edit

  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.