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2016 Conference USA baseball tournament

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2016 Conference USA
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern Miss (3rd title)
Winning coachScott Berry (2nd title)
MVPDaniel Keating (Southern Miss)
TelevisionCUSADN (First round–semifinals)
CBSSN (Championship game)
2016 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍y 21 8   .724 39 18   .684
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 21 9   .700 34 21   .618
No. 27 Southern Miss  ‍‍y 20 10   .667 41 19   .683
No. 30 Rice  ‍‍‍y 19 10   .655 38 24   .613
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 41 19   .683
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 32 24   .571
FIU  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 29 29   .500
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 12 17   .414 23 32   .418
UAB  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 21 34   .382
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 24 30   .444
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 8 20   .286 17 34   .333
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5 24   .172 20 35   .364
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2016 Conference USA baseball tournament will be held from May 25 through 29 at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Conference USA for college baseball. The tournament champion will receive the league's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

The tournament was established in 1996, Conference USA's first season of play. Rice has won the most championships, with six.

Seeding and format

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The top eight finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through eight. The tournament will use a double elimination format.[4]

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Florida Atlantic 21 8 .724 1
Marshall 21 9 .700 0.5 2
Southern Miss 20 10 .667 1.5 3
Rice 19 10 .655 2 4
Louisiana Tech 19 11 .633 2.5 5
Old Dominion 15 15 .500 6.5 6
FIU 15 15 .500 6.5 7
Charlotte 12 17 .414 9 8
UAB 12 18 .400 9.5
Western Kentucky 10 20 .333 11.5
UTSA 8 20 .286 12.5
Middle Tennessee 5 24 .172 16

Bracket and results

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Florida Atlantic7
8Charlotte5
1Florida Atlantic4
4Rice6
4Rice13
5Louisiana Tech12
4Rice1011
5Louisiana Tech139
8Charlotte3
5Louisiana Tech135Louisiana Tech5
1Florida Atlantic4
4Rice2
3Southern Miss17
3Southern Miss3
6Old Dominion5
3Southern Miss9
2Marshall3
2Marshall5
7FIU3
3Southern Miss3X
2Marshall2X
6Old Dominion1
7FIU37FIU6
2Marshall7

Conference championship

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Conference USA Championship
(3) Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. (4) Rice Owls
May 29, 2016, 1:00 p.m. (CDT) at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(3) Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 6 0
(4) Rice 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 2
WP: Nick Johnson (3–1)   LP: Jon Duplantier (7–6)   Sv: Nick Sandlin (12)
Home runs:
USM: None
Rice: None
Attendance: 3,593

All–Tournament Team

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Position Player Team
C Chuckie Robinson Southern Miss
IF Aaron Bossi Marshall
IF Ford Proctor Rice
IF Connor Teykl Rice
IF Tim Lynch Southern Miss
OF Raphael Gladu Louisiana Tech
OF Corey Bird Marshall
OF Jake Sandlin Southern Miss
DH Daniel Keating (MVP) Southern Miss
P Cody Crouse FIU
P Chase Boster Marshall
P Sam Sinnen Old Dominion
P Jon Duplantier Rice

References

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  1. ^ "Conference USA - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Conference USA Championship Schedule". Conference USA. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Championship Sites Announced for Baseball & Women's Golf". Conference USA. September 24, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Conference USA Baseball Championship Pairings Set". Conference USA. May 21, 2016. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.