2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament

2016 baseball tournament in New Orleans August 2023 2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference 250px 8 Double elimination Wesley Barrow Stadium New Orleans, LA 2016 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State 1st Mervyl Melendez 1st Dillon Cooper (Alabama State) The 2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 18 through 22. 2016 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://www.swac.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27400&ATCLID=210235409 2015-16 Championship Schedule Southwestern Athletic Conference January 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160109180743/http://www.swac.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27400&ATCLID=210235409 January 9, 2016 dead The Hornets swept through the tournament after completed an undefeated season in the conference's regular season. The double elimination tournament features four teams from each division. Seeding and format The four eligible teams in each division are seeded one through four, with the top seed from each division facing the fourth seed from the opposite division in the first round, and so on. The teams then played a two bracket, double-elimination tournament with a one-game final between the winners of each bracket. Team W L Pct GB SeedEastern Division 2016 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State 24 0 24 0 — 1E 2016 Jackson State Tigers Jackson State 14 10 14 10 10 2E 2016 Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State 10 14 10 14 14 3E 2016 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M 8 16 8 16 16 4E 2016 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State 4 20 4 20 20 —Western Division 2016 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff 16 5 16 5 — 1W 2016 Grambling State Tigers Grambling State 15 8 15 8 2 2W 2016 Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern 13 10 13 10 4 3W 2016 Southern Jaguars Southern 6 14 6 14 9.5 4W 2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M 5 18 5 18 12 — Bracket y 2 1E 2016 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State 27 4W 2016 Southern Jaguars Southern 9 2W 2016 Grambling State Tigers Grambling State 7 3E 2016 Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State 8 2W Grambling State 3 4W Southern 6 1W 2016 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff 16 4E 2016 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M 6 2E 2016 Jackson State Tigers Jackson State 2 3W 2016 Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern 10 2E Jackson State 15 4E Alabama A&M 3 1E Alabama State 16 3E Alcorn State 3 3E Alcorn State 10 4W Southern 11 1W Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0 3W Texas Southern 10 2E Jackson State 4 1W Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2 1E Alabama State 9 − 4W Southern 7 − 3W Texas Southern 15 − 2E Jackson State 4 − 1E Alabama State 7 3W Texas Southern 5 Notes Alabama States sets a new tournament record with 27 runs in their victory over Southern. References Tournament Category:Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament