2016 America East Conference baseball tournament

2016 America East Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Edward A. LeLacheur Park Lowell, Massachusetts
Champions	Binghamton (4th title)

2016 America East Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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 Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II As of June 2, 2016[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

Seeding and format

All 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

	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

All games were broadcast on AmericaEast.tv. Attendance is unknown.

Date	Game	Time*	Matchup^#
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

1. "America East Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
2. "2015-16 Championship Schedule". America East Conference. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
3. "LeLacheur Park to host America East tournament for next four years". NCAA. February 1, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
4. "Stony Brook Picked 1st in #AEBASE Preseason Coaches' Poll". America East Conference. February 9, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
5. "UMass Lowell Joins the America East". America East Conference. December 26, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
6. Nick Fusaro (May 21, 2016). "UAlbany baseball finishes regular season with split against Stony Brook". WTEN.