Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament

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Mountain West Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
Mountain West Conference logo.svg
Sport Baseball
Conference Mountain West Conference
Number of teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Current stadiumTBD
Current locationTBD
Played2000–present
Last contest 2018
Current champion San Diego State
Most championships San Diego State (6)
TV partner(s)CBS College Sports
Official website TheMWC.CSTV.com Baseball

The Mountain West Conference baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Mountain West Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

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Tournament

The Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament is a six-team double-elimination tournament held annually at various location in the Mountain West Conference region. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The other teams have to hope for an at-large bid.

History

The Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament began in 2000 as a six team double elimination tournament. It maintained that format through 2005. In 2006, with the addition of TCU, the tournament expanded to include all seven teams. However, in 2007 the format returned to a six team bracket, with the seventh place regular season team left out of the field. In 2012, with only five teams in the league, the tournament consisted of a four team double elimination tournament. For 2013, with six teams again competing in the conference, the format will return to a six team bracket, with all teams participating.

Champions

By year

The tournament is hosted by the previous year's regular season champion. [1]

YearSchoolSiteMVP
2000 San Diego State Earl Wilson StadiumLas Vegas, NevadaChad Redfern, San Diego State
2001 BYU Tony Gwynn StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaNate Fernley, BYU
2002 BYU Larry H. Miller FieldProvo, Utah Doug Jackson, BYU
2003 UNLV Isotopes ParkAlbuquerque, New Mexico Patrick Dobson, UNLV
2004 UNLV Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NevadaMatt Luca, UNLV
2005 UNLV Franklin Covey FieldSalt Lake City, UtahMatt Wagner, UNLV
2006 TCU Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada Chad Huffman , TCU
2007 TCU Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NevadaAustin Adams, TCU
2008 TCU Lupton StadiumFort Worth, Texas Clint Arnold, TCU
2009 Utah Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TexasTyler Yagi, Utah
2010 TCU Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, California Bryan Holaday , TCU
2011 New Mexico Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CaliforniaD. J. Peterson, New Mexico
2012 New Mexico Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NevadaJosh Melendez, New Mexico
2013 San Diego State Pete Beiden FieldFresno, California Tyler France, San Diego State
2014 San Diego State Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NevadaBrad Haynal, San Diego State
2015 San Diego State William Peccole ParkReno, Nevada
2016 New Mexico Santa Ana Star FieldAlbuquerque, New Mexico
2017 San Diego State Falcon Baseball FieldColorado Springs, Colorado
2018 San Diego State Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, California
2019 Fresno State William Peccole Park • Reno, Nevada
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic

By school

SchoolTourney titlesTitle years
San Diego State62000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
TCU42006, 2007, 2008, 2010
New Mexico32011, 2012, 2016
UNLV32003, 2004, 2005
BYU22001, 2002
Utah12009
Fresno State12019

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References

  1. "2013 Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship Central". themwc.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.