2016 Great American Conference Tournament

The 2016 Great American Conference baseball tournament was split in two rounds. The initial round was four best-of-three series held at the home of the higher seed from May 6-7. The four winners advanced to a double elimination tournament held at Clyde Berry Field in Arkadelphia, AR from May 12-14. #2 University of Arkansas-Monticello defeated #4 Henderson State University for the title. Corey Wood of Arkansas-Monticello was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	22-8	Zack Saunders
2	University of Arkansas-Monticello	21-9	John Harvey
3	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	21-12	Mike Metheny
4	Henderson State University	20-13	Cody Hooten
5	Southern Arkansas University	19-14	Steve Browning
6	East Central University	15-18	Dino Rosato
7	Harding University	15-18	Patrick McGaha
8	Arkansas Tech University	12-21	Dave Dawson

Results

Finals Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
	8	Arkansas Tech	3
	4	Henderson State	2
						8	Arkansas Tech	3
						2	Ark.-Monticello	4
	2	Ark.-Monticello	8
	3	SE Oklahoma St.	1
											2	Ark.-Monticello	14	x
											4	Henderson State	2	x
						8	Arkansas Tech	3
	4	Henderson State	10			4	Henderson State	10
	3	SE Oklahoma St.	0

Game Results

Opening Rounds

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Arkansas Tech University	5-3	Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Game 2	Arkansas Tech University	13-6	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	SW Oklahoma eliminated

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	University of Arkansas-Monticello	19-5 (7)	Harding University
Game 2	University of Arkansas-Monticello	7-5	Harding University	Harding eliminated

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	5-2	East Central University
Game 2	East Central University	8-3	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Game 3	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	7-6	East Central University	East Central eliminated

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Henderson State University	6-2	Southern Arkansas University
Game 2	Henderson State University	9-5	Southern Arkansas University	Southern Arkansas eliminated

Final Round

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 12
Game 1	Arkansas Tech University	3-2	Henderson State University
Game 2	University of Arkansas-Monticello	8-1	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
May 13
Game 3	Henderson State University	10-0	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	SE Oklahoma eliminated
Game 4	University of Arkansas-Monticello	4-3	Arkansas Tech University
Game 5	Henderson State University	10-3	Arkansas Tech University	Arkansas Tech eliminated
May 14
Game 6	University of Arkansas-Monticello	14-2	Henderson State University	Arkansas-Monticello advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament

• OF Corey Wood Arkansas-Monticello
• SP Grant Black Arkansas-Monticello
• SS Evan Comeau Arkansas-Monticello
• OF Kevin Fizpatrick Arkansas-Monticello
• 2B Nick Piraino Arkansas-Monticello
• C Travis Steinke Arkansas-Monticello
• OF Joseph Gary Henderson State
• OF Tadarious Hawkins Henderson State
• SP Chris Hunt Henderson State
• DH Hayden Lessenberry Henderson State
• SP Zach Skelton Arkansas Tech
• OF Marcus Wilson Arkansas Tech