2012 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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2012 Western Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
2012 wac baseball championship logo.jpg
2012 WAC baseball tournament logo
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Fresno State  (6th title)
MVP Jordan Luplow (Fresno State)
2012 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State  y117 .6113522 .614
Nevada  117 .6113225 .561
Sacramento State  117 .6113126 .544
Hawaii  108 .5563025 .545
Fresno State  y810 .4442826 .519
Louisiana Tech  711 .3892728 .491
San Jose State  513 .2782229 .431
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 26, 2012 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2012 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 23 and ended on May 26 or 27. The top six regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa, AZ. Fifth seeded Fresno State won their sixth and final tournament championship and claimed the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The Bulldogs joined the Mountain West Conference after the 2012 season. [2] [3]

Contents

Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. The bottom four seeds played on the first day, with the losers of each game playing an elimination game in Game 3. On day 2, the winners of games 1 and 2 played the top two seeds. Higher seeds were protected by playing lower seeds or playing later elimination games. [2]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
New Mexico State 117.6111
Sacramento State 117.6112
Nevada 117.6113
Hawaii 108.55614
Fresno State 810.4442.55
Louisiana Tech 711.38946
San Jose State 513.2786

Results

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
5Fresno State15
5 Fresno State 81 New Mexico State 8
4 Hawaii 22Sacramento State8
5Fresno State3
3Nevada5
6 Louisiana Tech 32 Sacramento State 15
3 Nevada 4
5Fresno State94*
2Sacramento State63*
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
6Louisiana Tech4
3Nevada55Fresno State6
6Louisiana Tech156Louisiana Tech18
4Hawaii61New Mexico State12
6Louisiana Tech9

* - Indicates game required 13 innings.

Conference championship

WAC Championship
(2) Sacramento State Hornetsvs.(5) Fresno State Bulldogs
May 26, 2012, 6:00 p.m. (MDT) at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona
Team123456789 R H E
(5) Fresno State020111420994
(2) Sacramento State0120020016132
WP: Gene Escat (3–0)   LP: Tyler Hoelzen (3–2)
Attendance: 668
May 27, 2012, 12:00 p.m. (MDT) at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona
Team12345678910111213 R H E
(2) Sacramento State10110001000003140
(5) Fresno State0000003000001450
WP: JD Salles (2–1)   LP: R.J. Davis (1–2)
Attendance: 584

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [2]

NameSchool
Brent HottmanSacramento State
Austin WynnsFresno State
Alex WilliamsLouisiana Tech
Derrick ChungSacramento State
Tanner RustNew Mexico State
Trent GarrisonFresno State
David Del GrandeSacramento State
Aaron Judge Fresno State
Jordan LuplowFresno State
Dallas ChadwickSacramento State
Thomas HarlanFresno State

Most Valuable Player

Jordan Luplow was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Luplow was a right fielder for Fresno State. [2]

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