2002 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 2002 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament was held in Pueblo, CO. #4 Metropolitan State College of Denver defeated #3 Fort Hays State University for the title. Steve Fox of Metro State was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 University of Southern Colorado 22-6 Stan Sanchez
2 Mesa State College 20-8 Chris Hanks
3 Fort Hays State University 17-10 Bob Fornelli
4 Metropolitan State College of Denver 17-11 Vince Porreco

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 Southern Colorado 5  
  4 Metropolitan State 7    
      4 Metropolitan State 7  
      3 Fort Hays State 5    
  2 Mesa State 5          
  3 Fort Hays State 6        
      4 Metropolitan State 5 13
        3 Fort Hays State 9 1
       
    3 Fort Hays State 15    
  1 Southern Colorado 2     2 Mesa State 9  
  2 Mesa State 8  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 9
Game 1 Fort Hays State University 6-5 (10) Mesa State College
Game 2 Metropolitan State College of Denver 7-5 University of Southern Colorado
May 10
Game 3 Mesa State College 8-2 University of Southern Colorado Southern Colorado eliminated
Game 4 Metropolitan State College of Denver 7-5 (10) Fort Hays State University
Game 5 Fort Hays State University 15-9 Mesa State College Mesa State eliminated
May 11
Game 6 Fort Hays State University 9-5 Metropolitan State College of Denver
Game 7 Metropolitan State College of Denver 13-1 Fort Hays State University Metropolitan State wins RMAC title

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • C Donnie Gwinner, Metro State
  • 1B Dustin Dreher, Fort Hays State
  • 2B Jason Santangelo, Fort Hays State
  • 3B Dave Dudley, Metro State
  • SS Frank Pedrique, Fort Hays State
  • OF Chris Crews, Mesa State
  • OF Collin Yoachim, Fort Hays State
  • OF J.J. Morris, Fort Hays State
  • OF John Burney, Metro State
  • P Dan Clements, Mesa State
  • P Jason Richardson, Metro State
  • RP Dan Morasci, Metro State
  • DH Josh Gilstrap, Fort Hays State
  • U Brandon Halcomb, Mesa State
  • P Steve Fox, Metro State