2018 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

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2018 Western Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions New Mexico State
MVP,
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2018 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Grand Canyon  195 .792  3322 .600
New Mexico State  177 .708  3619 .655
Sacramento State  177 .708  3123 .574
Seattle  1311 .542  3221 .604
Northern Colorado  1113 .458  2922 .569
Cal State Bakersfield  1014 .417  2034 .370
Texas–Rio Grande Valley  816 .333  2331 .426
Chicago State  717 .292  1341 .241
Utah Valley  618 .250  1537 .288
Tournament champion
As of May 20, 2018 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament will take place beginning on May 23 and ending on May 26 or 27. [2] The top six regular season finishers of the league's ten teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Hohokam Stadium, spring training home of the Oakland Athletics in Mesa, Arizona. The winner will earn the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Contents

Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season will be seeded based on conference winning percentage.

Bracket

 First roundSecond roundThird roundSemi-finalsFinals
                         
 4Seattle U8 
 5Northern Colorado5  4Seattle3 
  1Grand Canyon2  
 3New Mexico State4    4Seattle1      
 6CSU Bakersfield0     3New Mexico State117       
   3New Mexico State2     3New Mexico State34
   2Sacramento State0    2Sacramento State4153
 5Northern Colorado0    4Seattle7  
 6CSU Bakersfield2   1Grand Canyon2  2Sacramento State12 
 6CSU Bakersfield3  2Sacramento State8 
 2Sacramento State177 

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References

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  2. "2017-18 WAC Championships". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2016.