2008 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament

The 2008 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament was held at Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, CO. #4 University of Nebraska at Kearney defeated #6 New Mexico Highlands University for the title. Joe Nowaczyk of Nebraska-Kearney was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Mesa State College	31-9	Chris Hanks
2	Metropolitan State College of Denver	30-10	Bobby Pierce
3	Regis University	23-16	Dan McDermott
4	University of Nebraska at Kearney	22-18	Damon Day
5	Colorado School of Mines	17-22	Jerrid Oates
6	New Mexico Highlands University	16-24	Steve Jones

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Mesa State	13
	6	New Mexico Highlands	3			1	Mesa State	22
						3	Regis	3
	2	Metropolitan State	4								1	Mesa State	3
	5	Colorado Mines	11								4	Nebraska-Kearney	11
						5	Colorado Mines	8													4	Nebraska-Kearney	15	x
						4	Nebraska-Kearney	12													6	New Mexico Highlands	4	x
	3	Regis	8													1	Mesa State	18
	4	Nebraska-Kearney	16								5	Colorado Mines	6			6	New Mexico Highlands	19
						6	New Mexico Highlands	11			6	New Mexico Highlands	12
						2	Metropolitan State	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 7
Game 1	Mesa State College	13-3	New Mexico Highlands University
Game 2	Colorado School of Mines	11-4	Metropolitan State College of Denver
Game 3	University of Nebraska at Kearney	16-8	Regis University
May 8
Game 4	New Mexico Highlands University	11-3	Metropolitan State College of Denver	Metropolitan State eliminated
Game 5	Mesa State College	22-3	Regis University	Regis eliminated
Game 6	University of Nebraska at Kearney	12-8	Colorado School of Mines
May 9
Game 7	University of Nebraska at Kearney	11-3	Mesa State College
Game 8	New Mexico Highlands University	12-6	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado Mines eliminated
Game 9	New Mexico Highlands University	19-18	Mesa State College	Mesa State eliminated
May 10
Game 10	University of Nebraska at Kearney	15-4	New Mexico Highlands University	Nebraska Kearney advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• P: Ryan Seefus, Nebraska-Kearney
• P: Chris Carma, Mesa State
• P: Cory Ast, Colorado Mines
• C: Leon de Winter, Nebraska Kearney
• 1B: Joe Nowaczyk, Nebraska-Kearney
• 2B: Andrew Martinez, Mesa State
• 3B: Trey Howell, Nebraska-Kearney
• SS: James Mayorga, N.M. Highlands
• OF: Craig Matsuda, Colorado Mines
• OF: Kevin Ayers, N.M. Highlands
• OF: Kyle Gerhart, N.M. Highlands
• OF: Chris Cassell, Mesa State
• DH: Matt Miller, Mesa Sta