1986 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament

From BR Bullpen

The 1986 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held April 24-17 at Lincoln Park in Grand Junction, CO. #2 Southern Utah State College defeated #3 [[]] for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Overall Record Head Coach
1 Western New Mexico University Mark Benedetto
2 Southern Utah State College 20-18 Bill Groves
3 Mesa College 15-16 Byron Wiehe
4 New Mexico Highlands University
5 Colorado School of Mines 2-11 Jim Darden

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 Western New Mexico 21  
  4 New Mexico Highlands 2    
      1 Western New Mexico 8  
      3 Mesa 10    
  2 Southern Utah St. 4          
  3 Mesa 7        
      3 Mesa 4 11
        2 Southern Utah St. 17 12
       
    1 Western New Mexico 5    
  4 New Mexico Highlands 4     2 Southern Utah St. 16  
  2 Southern Utah St. 14  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
April 24
Game 1 New Mexico Highlands University 7-1 Colorado School of Mines Colorado Mines eliminated
Game 2 Western New Mexico University 21-2 New Mexico Highlands University
Game 3 Mesa College 7-4 Southern Utah State College
April 25
Game 4 Southern Utah State College 14-4 New Mexico Highlands University New Mexico Highlands eliminated
Game 5 Mesa College 10-8 Western New Mexico University suspended, finished 4/26
April 26
Game 6 Southern Utah State College 16-5 Western New Mexico University Western New Mexico eliminated
Game 7 Southern Utah State College 17-4 Mesa College
April 27
Game 8 Southern Utah State College 12-11 Mesa College Southern Utah State advances to NAIA Tournament