2016 Ohio Valley Conference
softball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble Elimination
Finals site
ChampionsJacksonville State (5th title)
Winning coachJana McGinnis (5th title)
MVPWhitney Gillespie (Jacksonville State)
Attendance4,965
TelevisionOVC Digital Network

The 2016 OVC softball championship was held May 11–14 at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama. This marked the 23rd time the championship had been held and the fourth year it featured eight teams. This year was the first year it was held at the neutral site in Oxford instead of at the site of the No. 1 seed. The tournament winner earned the OVC's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were streamed courtesy of the OVC Digital Network.

The defending champion was Tennessee Tech which won its seventh OVC Championship in 2015.[1]

2016 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Jacksonville State  260 1.0004317 .717
Eastern Kentucky   178 .6803717 .685
Eastern Illinois   178 .6802528 .472
SIU Edwardsville   1511 .5772826 .519
Tennessee–Martin   1413 .5193026 .536
Tennessee Tech   1413 .5192333 .411
Morehead State   1111 .5002627 .491
Murray State   1214 .4621431 .311
Belmont   1116 .4071935 .352
SE Missouri State   1017 .3701633 .327
Austin Peay   522 .1859387 .023
Tennessee State   322 .1201045 .182
OVC Tournament champion
As of May 9, 2016[2]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Jacksonville State Gamecocks5
8Murray State Racers0
1Jacksonville State3
4SIU Edwardsville2
4SIU Edwardsville Cougars6
5UT Martin Skyhawks5
1Jacksonville State12(5)
3Eastern Kentucky0
3Eastern Kentucky Colonels3
6Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles0
3Eastern Kentucky6
2Eastern Illinois4
2Eastern Illinois Panthers7
7Morehead State Eagles01Jacksonville State16
4SIU Edwardsville21
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2Eastern Illinois10
8Murray State28Murray State53Eastern Kentucky4
5UT Martin02Eastern Illinois34SIU Edwardsville3
4SIU Edwardsville6
4SIU Edwardsville1
6Tennessee Tech17Morehead State0
7Morehead State2

References

  1. "2016 OVC Softball Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  2. "Softball". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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