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 teams4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Current stadium Tony Gwynn Stadium
Current location San Diego, CA
Played2000–present
Last contest 2024
Current champion Fresno State
Most championships San Diego State (6)
TV partnerCBS College Sports
Official website The MW baseball championship

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 four-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. Other teams may receive an at-large tournament 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. While they did have a regular season champion in 2021, they had no tournament. [1]

Champions

By year

YearChampionRunner-upSiteMVP
2000 San Diego State Air Force Earl Wilson StadiumLas Vegas, NV Chad Redfern, San Diego State
2001 BYU San Diego State Tony Gwynn StadiumSan Diego, CA Nate Fernley, BYU
2002 BYU San Diego State Larry H. Miller FieldProvo, UT Doug Jackson, BYU
2003 UNLV San Diego State Isotopes ParkAlbuquerque, NM Patrick Dobson, UNLV
2004 UNLV San Diego StateEarl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NVMatt Luca, UNLV
2005 UNLV BYU Franklin Covey FieldSalt Lake City, UTMatt Wagner, UNLV
2006 TCU BYUEarl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV Chad Huffman , TCU
2007 TCU BYUEarl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NVAustin Adams, TCU
2008 TCU New Mexico Lupton StadiumFort Worth, TX Clint Arnold, TCU
2009 Utah San Diego StateLupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXTyler Yagi, Utah
2010 TCU New MexicoTony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA Bryan Holaday , TCU
2011 New Mexico TCUTony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA D.J. Peterson, New Mexico
2012 New Mexico San Diego StateEarl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NVJosh Melendez, New Mexico
2013 San Diego State New Mexico Pete Beiden FieldFresno, CA Ty France , San Diego State
2014 San Diego State UNLVEarl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NVBrad Haynal, San Diego State
2015 San Diego State New Mexico William Peccole ParkReno, NV Seby Zavala , San Diego State
2016 New Mexico Nevada Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NMColton Thomson, New Mexico
Luis González , New Mexico
2017 San Diego State Fresno State Falcon Baseball FieldColorado Springs, CO Andrew Martinez, San Diego State
2018 San Diego State UNLVTony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA Casey Schmitt , San Diego State
2019 Fresno State UNLVWilliam Peccole Park • Reno, NVRyan Jensen, Fresno State
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2022 Air Force San Jose StateTony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA Paul Skenes , Air Force
2023 San Jose State Air ForcePete Beiden Field • Fresno, CARobert Hamchuk, San Jose State
2024 Fresno State San Jose StateTony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CAMurf Gray, Fresno State
2025 Fresno State San Jose State Sloan ParkMesa, AZ Murf Gray, Fresno State

By school

SchoolChampionshipsTitle Years
San Diego State 62000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
TCU 42006, 2007, 2008, 2010
New Mexico 32011, 2012, 2016
UNLV 32003, 2004, 2005
Fresno State 32019, 2024, 2025
BYU 22001, 2002
Utah 12009
Air Force 12022
San Jose State 12023

Of current members, Nevada and Washington State are the only ones to not win a Mountain West tournament. Fresno State, San Diego State, and Washington State all plan to leave in 2026 while Hawaii and UC Davis will join in 2027.

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