2016 Big South Conference baseball tournament

The 2016 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 28 of 2016. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's twelve teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Lexington County Baseball Stadium in Lexington, South Carolina. The tournament champion, Coastal Carolina, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Coastal Carolina went on to win the 2016 Men’s College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.^[2][3][4]

2016 Big South Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Lexington County Baseball Stadium Lexington, SC
Champions	Coastal Carolina (14th title)
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2016 Big South Conference baseball standings

v t e	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						Final
	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
	2	High Point	1
																	7	Liberty	0
	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. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
3. "Lexington, S.C. To Host 2016–18 Big South Baseball Championships". Big South Conference. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. 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. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.