The 2016

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was held from May 25 through 28. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the

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tournament to be held at

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. won their fifth Tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the

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. and were ineligible for postseason play as they transition from Division II.

Seeding and format

The top eight finishers from the regular season, not including Abilene Christian or Incarnate Word, will be seeded one through eight. They will play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament, with the winner of each bracket meeting in a single championship final. Every game of the tournament will be broadcast exclusively on

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Results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Most Valuable Player

Heath Donica was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Donica was a junior pitcher for Sam Houston State.

References

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