The 2016 America East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 28, 2016. All six eligible participants out of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts, the home park of UMass Lowell.[2][3] Binghamton won the championship and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Binghamton (4th title) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton †‡y | 19 | – | 5 | .792 | 30 | – | 25 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | 37 | – | 18 | .673 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | 32 | – | 25 | .561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | 22 | – | 29 | .431 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | 23 | – | 30 | .434 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | 20 | – | 35 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell * | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | 20 | – | 32 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
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Seeding and format
editAll six eligible teams were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage only. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds received a first-round bye. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament.[4] UMass Lowell, despite hosting the event, was not eligible to participate as it was transitioning from Division II. The River Hawks are expected to complete this transition and be eligible for championships in the 2017–18 academic year.[5][6]
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton | 19 | 5 | .792 | — | 1 |
| Hartford | 14 | 9 | .609 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Stony Brook | 13 | 9 | .591 | 5 | 3 |
| UMBC | 13 | 10 | .565 | 5.5 | 4 |
| Albany | 9 | 14 | .391 | 9.5 | 5 |
| Maine | 8 | 15 | .348 | 10.5 | 6 |
| UMass Lowell | 5 | 19 | .208 | 14 | — |
Bracket
edit| First round Wednesday, May 25 | Second round Thursday, May 26 | Third round Friday, May 27 | Championship Saturday, May 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Binghamton | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UMBC | 5 | 5 | Albany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Albany | 8 | 1 | Binghamton | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hartford | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hartford | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stony Brook | 1 | 3 | Stony Brook | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Maine | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Binghamton | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stony Brook | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hartford | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stony Brook | 10 | 3 | Stony Brook | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Albany | 9 | 5 | Albany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UMBC | 1 | 6 | Maine | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Maine | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
editAll games were broadcast on AmericaEast.tv. Attendance is unknown.
| Date | Game | Time* | Matchup# |
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| May 25, 2016 | 1 | Noon | #4 UMBC vs. #5 Albany |
| 2 | 3:30 p.m. | #3 Stony Brook vs. #6 Maine | |
| 3 | 7:00 p.m. | #4 UMBC vs. #6 Maine | |
| May 26, 2017 | 4 | Noon | #1 Binghamton vs. #5 Albany |
| 5 | 3:30 p.m. | #2 Hartford vs. #3 Stony Brook | |
| 6 | 7:00 p.m. | #6 Maine vs. #5 Albany | |
| May 27, 2017 | 7 | Noon | #1 Binghamton vs. Winner Game 5 |
| 8 | 3:30 p.m. | #5 Albany vs. Loser G4/G5 (higher seed) | |
| 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7 | |
| Saturday, May 28, 2016 | 10 | Noon | Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 |
| 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10 (if necessary) |
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.
References
edit- ^ "America East Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ "2015-16 Championship Schedule". America East Conference. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ "Stony Brook Picked 1st in #AEBASE Preseason Coaches' Poll". America East Conference. February 9, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "UMass Lowell Joins the America East". America East Conference. December 26, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ Nick Fusaro (May 21, 2016). "UAlbany baseball finishes regular season with split against Stony Brook". WTEN.