2008 Western Athletic Conference Tournament

The 2008 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held in Ruston, LA. #1 California State University, Fresno defeated #3 University of Nevada, Reno for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	California State University, Fresno	21-11	Mike Batesole
2	University of Hawai'i at Manoa	18-14	Mike Trapasso
3	University of Nevada, Reno	18-14	Gary Powers
4	San Jose State University	17-14	Sam Piraro
5	New Mexico State University	15-17	Rocky Ward
6	California State University, Sacramento	14-17	John Smith

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Fresno State	3
	6	Sacramento State	2			1	Fresno State	7
						4	San Jose State	3
	2	Hawai'i	11								1	Fresno State	11
	5	New Mexico State	7								2	Hawai'i	4
						2	Hawai'i	14													1	Fresno State	6	x
						3	Nevada, Reno	3													3	Nevada, Reno	4	x
	3	Nevada, Reno	0													2	Hawai'i	7
	4	San Jose State	11								3	Nevada, Reno	15			3	Nevada, Reno	12
						6	Sacramento State	8			6	Sacramento State	5
						5	New Mexico State	5

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 22
Game 1	California State University, Fresno	3-2	California State University, Sacramento
Game 2	University of Hawai'i at Manoa	11-7	New Mexico State University
Game 3	University of Nevada, Reno	11-0 (7)	San Jose State University
May 23
Game 4	California State University, Sacramento	8-5	New Mexico State University	New Mexico State eliminated
Game 5	California State University, Fresno	7-3	San Jose State University	San Jose State eliminated
Game 6	University of Hawai'i at Manoa	14-3	University of Nevada, Reno
May 24
Game 7	California State University, Fresno	11-4	University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Game 8	University of Nevada, Reno	15-5 (7)	California State University, Sacramento	Sac State eliminated
Game 9	University of Nevada, Reno	12-7	University of Hawai'i at Manoa	Hawaii eliminated
May 25
Game 10	California State University, Fresno	6-4	University of Nevada, Reno	Fresno State advances to NCAA tournament