1982 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 1982 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held April 29-May 2 in Las Vegas, NM. #2 Mesa College defeated #1 Southern Utah State College for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Overall Record Head Coach
1 Southern Utah State College 13-14 Larry Wilson
2 Mesa College 25-15 Byron Wiehe
3 New Mexico Highlands University 10-22 Jim Abreu
4 Regis College 13-20 Mert Letofsky
5 Colorado School of Mines 18-19 Jim Darden
6 Western State College of Colorado 11-30 Paul Coleman
7 Western New Mexico University 7-23 Mark Benedetto
8 University of Southern Colorado 20-11* John Barnes

*Southern Colorado had forfeited 17 games due to an ineligible player for an official record of 3-28.

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  Round 1   Round 2   Round 3     Finals
                                                 
  1 Southern Utah St. 4  
  8 Southern Colorado 2    
      1 Southern Utah St. 16  
      4 Regis 12    
  4 Regis 14          
  5 Colorado-Mines 1        
      1 Southern Utah St. 4    
      2 Mesa 14      
  2 Mesa 18              
  7 Western New Mexico 6                
      2 Mesa 14          
      3 New Mexico Highlands 4        
  3 New Mexico Highlands 17          
  6 Western St. 15         2 Mesa 8 x
      1 Southern Utah St. 3 x
       
  Losers Bracket 1     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3     Losers Bracket 4    
       
    3 New Mexico Highlands 6        
  8 Southern Colorado 13     8 Southern Colorado 13         1 Southern Utah St. 11    
  5 Colorado-Mines 9         8 Southern Colorado 13     8 Southern Colorado 2  
      4 Regis 3    
    4 Regis 15      
  7 Western New Mexico 3     6 Western St. 14    
  6 Western St. 13    


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
April 29
Game 1 Southern Utah State College 4-2 (11) University of Southern Colorado
Game 2 Regis College 14-1 Colorado School of Mines
Game 3 Mesa College 18-6 Western New Mexico University
Game 4 New Mexico Highlands University 17-15 Western State College of Colorado
Game 5 University of Southern Colorado 13-9 Colorado School of Mines Colorado Mines eliminated
Game 6 Western State College of Colorado 13-3 Western New Mexico University Western New Mexico eliminated
April 30
Game 7 Southern Utah State College 16-12 Regis College
Game 8 Mesa College 14-4 New Mexico Highlands University
Game 9 Regis College 15-14 (10) Western State College of Colorado Western State eliminated
Game 10 University of Southern Colorado 13-6 New Mexico Highlands University Game suspended in the 6th inning, finished 5/1
New Mexico Highlands eliminated
May 1
Game 11 Mesa College 14-4 Southern Utah State College
Game 12 University of Southern Colorado 13-3 Regis College Regis eliminated
Game 13 Southern Utah State College 11-2 University of Southern Colorado Southern Colorado eliminated
May 2
Game 14 Mesa College 8-3 Southern Utah State College Mesa advances to NAIA Tournament