Classification Division Format Double elimination | Teams 8 | |
Site Wesley Barrow Stadium
New Orleans, LA Champions Alabama State (1st title) Winning coach Mervyl Melendez (1st title) | ||
The 2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Wesley Barrow Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 18 through May 22. Alabama State won their first tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. 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.