2016 MIAA Division IA Baseball Tournament

MIAA Division IA (Super Eight)

2016
Tournament information
Sport	baseball
Dates	June 1, 2016–June 19, 2016
Tournament format(s)	double-elimination tournament
Venue(s)	Campanelli Stadium
Participants	8
Final positions
Champions	Braintree (2)
Runner-up	St. John's Prep
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
MVP	Scott Creedon
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The 2016 MIAA Division IA Baseball Tournament, more commonly known as the Super Eight, began on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 as part of the 2016 MIAA baseball season. The 8 team double elimination tournament concluded on June 19.

The 8 participating MIAA high school baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 355 teams.^[1] All eight teams were selected at-large by the MIAA Baseball Committee.

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	Previous S8 Appearances	S8 Best Finish	S8 W–L Record
Boston College High	Catholic	16–4 (7–1)	Norman Walsh	1 (last: 2015)	3rd (2015)	3–2
Braintree	Bay State	16–5 (12–5)	Bill O'Connell	2 (last: 2014, 2015)	1st (2015)	8–3
Newton North	Bay State	15–8 (13–4)	Joe Siciliano	2 (last: 2014, 2015)	1st (2014)	4–2
St. John's	Central Massachusetts	18–4 (4–1)	Charles Eppinger	1 (last: 2015)	7th (2015)	0–2
St. John's Prep	Catholic	15–6 (4–4)	Dan Letarte	2 (last: 2014, 2015)	2nd (2015)	5–4
Plymouth North	Patriot	16–4 (14–2)	Dwayne Follette	none	none	0–0
Pope Francis	Pioneer Valley	17–3 (11–1)	Pat Moriarty	none	none	0–0
Xaverian Brothers	Catholic	15–5 (5–3)	Gerard Lambert	1 (last: 2015)	5th (2015)	1–2

By conference

Conference	Total	Schools
Catholic	3	Boston College High, St. John's Prep, Xaverian Brothers
Bay State	2	Braintree, Newton North
Central Mass	1	St. John's
Patriot	1	Plymouth North
Pioneer Valley	1	Pope Francis

Bracket

	First Round 6/1 at Home Site 6/3 at Campanelli Stadium					Second Round 6/6 at Campanelli Stadium 6/11 at Campanelli Stadium					Third Round 6/13 at Campanelli Stadium 6/14 at Campanelli Stadium					Semifinals 6/15 at Campanelli Stadium					Championship 6/16-6/19 at Campanelli Stadium
	Winner's Bracket
	1	Boston College High Eagles	6
	8	Newton North Tigers	5 F/12
						1	Boston College High Eagles	4
						4	Xaverian Hawks	8
	4	Xaverian Hawks	6
	5	Pope Francis Cardinals	0
											4	Xaverian Hawks	3
											6	Braintree Wamps	11
	2	St. John's Pioneers	12
	7	Plymouth North Eagles	9
						2	St. John's Pioneers	1
						6	Braintree Wamps	2
	3	St. John's Prep Eagles	4
	6	Braintree Wamps	10																		6	Braintree Wamps	2	3
																					3	St. John's Prep Eagles	11	2
	Loser's Bracket
	8	Newton North Tigers	12
	5	Pope Francis Cardinals	7			8	Newton North Tigers	6
						2	St. John's Pioneers	9
											2	St. John's Pioneers	2
	7	Plymouth North Eagles	3 F/10								3	St. John's Prep Eagles	4			4	Xaverian Hawks	5
	3	St. John's Prep Eagles	4			3	St. John's Prep Eagles	12								3	St. John's Prep Eagles	9
						1	Boston College High Eagles	1

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save	Notes
June 1	Game 1	Boston College High	6–5	Newton North				12 innings
	Game 2	Xaverian Brothers	6–0	Pope Francis
	Game 3	St. John's	12–9	Plymouth North
	Game 4	Braintree	10–4	St. John's Prep
June 3	Game 5	Newton North	12–7	Pope Francis				Pope Francis eliminated
	Game 6	St. John's Prep	4-3	Plymouth North				10 innings; Plymouth North eliminated
June 6	Game 7	Xaverian Brothers	8–4	Boston College High
	Game 8	Braintree	2–1	St. John's
June 11	Game 9	St. John's	9–2	Newton North				Newton North eliminated
	Game 10	St. John's Prep	12–1	Boston College High				Boston College High eliminated
June 13	Game 11	Braintree	11–3	Xaverian Brothers
June 14	Game 12	St. John's Prep	4–2	St. John's				St. John's eliminated
June 15	Game 13	St. John's Prep	9–5	Xaverian Brothers				Xaverian Brothers eliminated
June 16	Game 14	St. John's Prep	11–2	Braintree
June 19	Game 15	Braintree	3–2	St. John's Prep				St. John's Prep eliminated

Final standings

Place	School	Record
1st	Braintree	4–1
2nd	St. John's Prep	5–2
3rd	Xaverian Brothers	2–2
4th	St. John's	2–2
5th	Boston College High	1–2
	Newton North	1–2
7th	Plymouth North	0–2
	Pope Francis	0–2

Record by conference

As of 22:46, 25 June 2016 (UTC) through Final.

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %
Bay State	2	5–3	.625
Catholic	3	8–6	.571
Central Massachusetts	1	5–2	.500
Patriot League	1	0–2	.000
Pioneer Valley	1	0–2	.000

References

1. "MIAA Tournament Alignment: Baseball" (PDF). Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 20 June 2016.