2006 Western Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 2006 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held in Fresno, CA. #1 California State University, Fresno defeated #2 University of Hawai'i at Manoa for the title. Ozzie Lewis of Fresno State was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 California State University, Fresno 18-6 Mike Batesole
2 University of Hawai'i at Manoa 17-6 Mike Trapasso
3 San Jose State University 12-12 Sam Piraro
4 University of Nevada, Reno 11-12 Gary Powers
5 Louisiana Tech University 11-13 Wade Simoneaux
6 California State University, Sacramento 8-16 John Smith

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  1 Fresno State 10  
  6 Sacramento State 2     1 Fresno State 3  
    3 San Jose State 2    
  2 Hawai'i 8         1 Fresno State 15            
  5 Louisiana Tech 0           4 Nevada, Reno 3              
      2 Hawai'i 3           1 Fresno State 8 x
      4 Nevada, Reno 10         2 Hawai'i 4 x
  3 San Jose State 1         4 Nevada, Reno 2    
  4 Nevada, Reno 15       2 Hawai'i 8     2 Hawai'i 11  
  6 Sacramento State 9     5 Louisiana Tech 2  
  5 Louisiana Tech 14  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 25
Game 1 University of Hawai'i at Manoa 8-0 Louisiana Tech University
Game 2 University of Nevada, Reno 15-1 San Jose State University
Game 3 California State University, Fresno 10-2 California State University, Sacramento
May 26
Game 4 Louisiana Tech University 14-9 California State University, Sacramento Sac State eliminated
Game 5 California State University, Fresno 3-2 San Jose State University San Jose State eliminated
Game 6 University of Nevada, Reno 10-3 University of Hawai'i at Manoa
May 27
Game 7 California State University, Fresno 15-3 University of Nevada, Reno
Game 8 University of Hawai'i at Manoa 8-2 Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech eliminated
Game 9 University of Hawai'i at Manoa 11-2 University of Nevada, Reno Nevada eliminated
May 28
Game 10 California State University, Fresno 8-4 University of Hawai'i at Manoa Fresno State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • C-Buddy Morales, Sacramento State
  • 1B-Kent Sakamoto, Fresno State
  • 2B-Amos Ramon, Louisiana Tech
  • SS-Eric Wetzel, Fresno State
  • 3B-Justin Frash, Hawaii
  • OF-Shawn Scobee, Nevada
  • OF-Ozzie Lewis, Fresno State
  • OF-Nick Moresi, Fresno State
  • DH-Steve Susdorf, Fresno State
  • P-Steven Wright, Hawaii
  • P-Doug Fister, Fresno State