1996 Big West Conference baseball tournament
Appearance
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Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | UNLV (1st title) |
Winning coach | Fred Dallimore (1st title) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State † | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | 34 | – | 26 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 26 UNLV ‡ | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | 43 | – | 17 | .717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | 32 | – | 20 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Cal State Fullerton | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | 42 | – | 16 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | 28 | – | 18 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | 25 | – | 27 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | 28 | – | 28 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 5 | – | 16 | .238 | 24 | – | 25 | .490 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 1996[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 1996 Big West Conference baseball tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 1996 season. The teams met from May 10 through 12 at Cal State Fullerton's on campus stadium, Titan Field.[2]
Seeding and format
[edit]The top four teams at the end of the conference's round robin regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage, with head to head matchups used as a tiebreaker. UNLV claimed the season series over UC Santa Barbara, and therefore was seeded second.
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Seed |
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Long Beach State | 15 | 6 | .714 | – |
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UNLV | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1 |
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UC Santa Barbara | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1 |
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Cal State Fullerton | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2 |
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Nevada | 8 | 13 | .381 | 7 |
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New Mexico State | 8 | 13 | .381 | 7 |
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San Jose State | 7 | 14 | .238 | 8 |
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Pacific | 5 | 16 | .238 | 10 |
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Bracket
[edit]The following bracket depicts the results of the tournament.[2][3][4][5]
Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
1 | Long Beach State | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | Cal State Fullerton | 8 | |||||||||||
2 | UNLV | 9 | |||||||||||
2 | UNLV | 6 | |||||||||||
3 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | UNLV | ||||||||||||
1 | Long Beach State | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
4 | Cal State Fullerton | 9 | |||||||||||
1 | Long Beach State | 2 | 1 | Long Beach State | 13 | ||||||||
3 | UC Santa Barbara | 1 | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ^ a b Cal State Fullerton Titans Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton. p. 141. Retrieved January 1, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ UNLV Baseball Guide (PDF). UNLV Rebels. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ UC Santa Barbara Baseball Record Book (PDF). UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. p. 15. Retrieved January 3, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 2010 Long Beach State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Long Beach State. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2013.