2016 Big South Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:	2016
Conference:	Big South Conference
Teams:	8
Format:	Double-elimination
Ballpark:	Lexington County Baseball Stadium
City:	Lexington, SC
Champions:	Coastal Carolina
Titlecount:	14th

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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.^[4]

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Seed
	21	3		—	1
	14	10		7	2
	14	10		7	3
	14	10		7	4
	13	11		8	—
	12	12		9	5
	12	12		9	6
	12	12		9	7
	9	15		9	8
	6	18		12	—
	5	19		13	—

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Big South Baseball Championship presented by Hardee's. Big South Conference. February 12, 2016. March 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311083833/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/2016-big-south-baseball-championship-presented-by-hardees. dead.
2. Web site: Lexington, S.C. To Host 2016–18 Big South Baseball Championships. February 12, 2016. Big South Conference. February 24, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160224020349/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/lexington-sc-to-host-2016-18-big-south-baseball-championships. dead.
3. News: Big South locates baseball tourney at Lexington, S.C.. Shelby Star. February 11, 2016. February 12, 2016.
4. Web site: Seedings Announced For 2016 Big South Baseball Championship. Big South Conference. May 21, 2016. May 25, 2016. May 24, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160524191108/http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/seedings-announced-for-2016-big-south-baseball-championship. dead.