2009 Western Athletic Conference Tournament

The 2009 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held in Honolulu, HI. #3 California State University, Fresno defeated #4 New Mexico State University for the title. Jordan Ribera of Fresno State was named MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	San Jose State University	15-7	Sam Piraro
2	Louisiana Tech University	13-11	Wade Simoneaux
3	California State University, Fresno	12-12	Mike Batesole
4	New Mexico State University	12-12	Rocky Ward
5	University of Hawai'i at Manoa	11-12	Mike Trapasso
6	University of Nevada, Reno	10-13	Gary Powers

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	San Jose State	5
	6	Nevada, Reno	3			1	San Jose State	3
						3	Fresno State	6
											3	Fresno State	10
											5	Hawai'i	3
						6	Nevada, Reno	4
						5	Hawai'i	5
	2	Louisiana Tech	4													3	Fresno State	9	5
	5	Hawai'i	3													4	New Mexico State	7	3
						2	Louisiana Tech	5
						4	New Mexico State	6
	3	Fresno State	4								4	New Mexico State	10
	4	New Mexico State	7								1	San Jose State	9
						2	Louisiana Tech	3
						1	San Jose State	14

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 21
Game 1	San Jose State University	5-3	University of Nevada, Reno
Game 2	New Mexico State University	7-4	California State University, Fresno
Game 3	Louisiana Tech University	4-3	University of Hawai'i at Manoa
May 22
Game 4	University of Hawai'i at Manoa	5-4 (10)	University of Nevada, Reno	Nevada eliminated
Game 5	California State University, Fresno	6-3	San Jose State University
Game 6	New Mexico State University	6-5	Louisiana Tech University
May 23
Game 7	San Jose State University	14-3	Louisiana Tech University	Louisiana Tech eliminated
Game 8	California State University, Fresno	10-3	University of Hawai'i at Manoa	Hawaii eliminated
Game 9	New Mexico State University	10-9	San Jose State University	San Jose State eliminated
May 24
Game 10	California State University, Fresno	9-7	New Mexico State University
Game 11	California State University, Fresno	5-3	New Mexico State University	Fresno State advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team

• C Kevin Fujii, Hawai?i
• 1B Mike Sodders, New Mexico State
• 2B Danny Muno, Fresno State
• SS Kyle Bellows, San Jose State
• 3B Tom Mendonca, Frenso State
• OF Devon Dageford, Louisiana Tech
• OF Richard Stout, New Mexico State
• OF Gavin Hedstrom, Fresno State
• DH Jordan Ribera, Fresno State
• P Derek Benny, Fresno State
• P DJ Simon, New Mexico State