Mountain West Conference baseball tournament
| Mountain West Conference baseball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference baseball championship | |
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| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Tony Gwynn Stadium |
| Current location | San Diego, CA |
| Played | 2000–present |
| Last contest | 2024 |
| Current champion | Fresno State |
| Most championships | San Diego State (6) |
| TV partner(s) | CBS 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.
Tournament
[edit]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
[edit]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.
Champions
[edit]By year
[edit]The tournament is hosted by the previous year's regular season champion.[1]
| Year | School | Site | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | San Diego State | Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada | Chad Redfern, San Diego State |
| 2001 | BYU | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, California | Nate Fernley, BYU |
| 2002 | BYU | Larry H. Miller Field • Provo, Utah | Doug Jackson, BYU |
| 2003 | UNLV | Isotopes Park • Albuquerque, New Mexico | Patrick Dobson, UNLV |
| 2004 | UNLV | Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada | Matt Luca, UNLV |
| 2005 | UNLV | Franklin Covey Field • Salt Lake City, Utah | Matt Wagner, UNLV |
| 2006 | TCU | Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada | Chad Huffman, TCU |
| 2007 | TCU | Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada | Austin Adams, TCU |
| 2008 | TCU | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | Clint Arnold, TCU |
| 2009 | Utah | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | Tyler Yagi, Utah |
| 2010 | TCU | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, California | Bryan Holaday, TCU |
| 2011 | New Mexico | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, California | D.J. Peterson, New Mexico |
| 2012 | New Mexico | Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada | Josh Melendez, New Mexico |
| 2013 | San Diego State | Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California | Ty France, San Diego State |
| 2014 | San Diego State | Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada | Brad Haynal, San Diego State |
| 2015 | San Diego State | William Peccole Park • Reno, Nevada | Seby Zavala, San Diego State |
| 2016 | New Mexico | Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, New Mexico | Colton Thomson, New Mexico Luis González, New Mexico |
| 2017 | San Diego State | Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Andrew Martinez, San Diego State |
| 2018 | San Diego State | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, California | Casey Schmitt, San Diego State |
| 2019 | Fresno State | William Peccole Park • Reno, Nevada | Ryan Jensen, Fresno State |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2022 | Air Force | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, California | Paul Skenes, Air Force |
| 2023 | San Jose State | Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California | Robert Hamchuk, San Jose State |
| 2024 | Fresno State | Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, California | Murf Gray, Fresno State |
By school
[edit]| School | Tourney titles | Title years |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 6 | 2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
| TCU | 4 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 2011, 2012, 2016 |
| UNLV | 3 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| BYU | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| Fresno State | 2 | 2019, 2024 |
| Utah | 1 | 2009 |
| Air Force | 1 | 2022 |
| San Jose State | 1 | 2023 |
- Italics indicate that the program is no longer a Mountain West member.
References
[edit]- ^ "2013 Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship Central". themwc.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.