2015 Western Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 2015 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, AZ. #2 California State University, Bakersfield defeated #1 Seattle University for the title. David Metzgar of CSU Bakersfield was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Seattle University 19-8 Donny Harrel
2 California State University, Bakersfield 17-9-1 Bill Kernen
3 University of North Dakota 16-11 Jeff Dodson
4 California State University, Sacramento 16-11 Reggie Christiansen
5 Utah Valley University 14-13 Eric Madsen
6 University of Northern Colorado 12-15 Carl Iwasaki

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      1 Seattle 7  
  4 Sacramento State 2     5 Utah Valley 1    
  5 Utah Valley 3         1 Seattle 9  
      2 CSU Bakersfield 3    
    2 CSU Bakersfield 11          
  3 North Dakota 7     3 North Dakota 1        
  6 Northern Colorado 2         1 Seattle 5 4
      2 CSU Bakersfield 6 5
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  4 Sacramento State 5        
  6 Northern Colorado 0         2 CSU Bakersfield 4    
      5 Utah Valley 3     4 Sacramento State 0  
      4 Sacramento State 9  
  4 Sacramento State 10    
  3 North Dakota 2  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 20
Game 1 Utah Valley University 3-2 (10) California State University, Sacramento
Game 2 University of North Dakota 7-2 University of Northern Colorado
May 21
Game 3 California State University, Sacramento 5-0 University of Northern Colorado Northern Colorado eliminated
Game 4 California State University, Bakersfield 11-1 (7) University of North Dakota
Game 5 Seattle University 7-1 Utah Valley University
May 22
Game 6 California State University, Sacramento 9-3 Utah Valley University Utah Valley eliminated
Game 7 California State University, Sacramento 10-2 University of North Dakota North Dakota eliminated
Game 8 Seattle University 9-3 California State University, Bakersfield
May 23
Game 9 California State University, Bakersfield 4-0 California State University, Sacramento Sac State eliminated
Game 10 California State University, Bakersfield 6-5 (10) Seattle University
May 24
Game 11 California State University, Bakersfield 5-4 Seattle University CSU Bakersfield advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Craig Brinkerhoff, Utah Valley
  • Ellery Bresnahan, North Dakota
  • Chris Lewis, Sacramento State
  • Ty Nichols, Sacramento State
  • Michael McCann, Seattle U
  • Dalton Hurd, Seattle U
  • Landon Cray, Seattle U
  • Chance Gusbeth, Bakersfield
  • Joey Sanchez, Bakersfield
  • Steven Gee, Bakersfield
  • David Metzgar, Bakersfield