2011 Great West Conference baseball tournament

2011 Great West Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Harold Kraft Memorial Field Grand Forks, ND
Champions	Utah Valley  (2nd title)
Winning coach	Eric Madsen  (2nd title)
MVP	Chris Benson (Utah Valley)
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2011 Great West Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah Valley  ‍†‍‡‍	22	–	2		.917			34	–	22		.607
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍	19	–	7		.731			24	–	32		.429
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍	16	–	12		.571			22	–	40		.355
NYIT  ‍‍‍	13	–	12		.520			19	–	32		.373
NJIT  ‍‍‍	12	–	16		.429			20	–	35		.364
Texas–Pan American  ‍‍‍	10	–	18		.357			21	–	32		.396
North Dakota  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			12	–	35		.255
Chicago State  ‍‍‍	4	–	19		.174			9	–	41		.180
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 28, 2011 [1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2011 Great West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 24 through 28. All eight of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at University of North Dakota's Harold Kraft Memorial Field in Grand Forks, ND. Utah Valley won their second championship by a score of 10-6. As the Great West is a new conference, the league does not have an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. ^{[2] [3]}

Seeding

The top four finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through four.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Utah Valley	22	2	.917	–	1
Northern Colorado	19	7	.731	4	2
Houston Baptist	16	12	.571	8	3
NYIT	13	12	.520	9.5	4
NJIT	12	16	.429	12	5
Texas-Pan American	10	18	.357	14	6
North Dakota	7	17	.292	15	7
Chicago State	4	19	.174	17.5	8

Results

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
	1	Utah Valley	13
	8	Chicago State	3
						1	Utah Valley	5
						4	NYIT	3
	4	NYIT	3
	5	NJIT	2
											1	Utah Valley	3
											7	North Dakota	2
	3	Houston Baptist	6
	6	Texas-Pan American	5
						3	Houston Baptist	2
						7	North Dakota	8
	2	Northern Colorado	1
	7	North Dakota	5																		1	Utah Valley	5
																					3	Houston Baptist	1
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						3	Houston Baptist	17
	8	Chicago State	2			5	NJIT	3								7	North Dakota	1
	5	NJIT	5								3	Houston Baptist	6			3	Houston Baptist	7
											4	NYIT	3
						4	NYIT	4
	6	Texas-Pan American	5			2	Northern Colorado	3
	2	Northern Colorado	7

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All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. ^[3]

Name	School
Kolby Arnst	Houston Baptist
Collin Hetzler	Houston Baptist
Stephen Nikonchik	Houston Baptist
Beau Warren	Houston Baptist
Tripp Davis	NJIT
Ryan Gerber	North Dakota
David Spies	North Dakota
Casey Coy	Northern Colorado
Marcus Perez	NYIT
Effrey Valdez	NYIT
Chris Benson	Utah Valley
Billy Burgess	Utah Valley
Blake Krahenbuhl	Utah Valley
Josh Swenson	Utah Valley

Most Valuable Player

Chris Benson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. Benson was an outfielder for Utah Valley. ^[3]

References

1. "Great West Conference Baseball Standings & Leaders". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
2. "2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Set to Begin Tuesday". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
3. "Utah Valley Captures Second Straight GWC Tournament Championship". Great West Conference. May 28, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
4. "2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Great West Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2012.