2016 Western Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 2016 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, AZ. #3 Utah Valley University defeated #1 Seattle University for the title. Craig Brinkerhoff of Utah Valley was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Seattle University 21-6 Donny Harrel
2 New Mexico State University 20-7 Brian Green
3 Utah Valley University 18-9 Eric Madsen
4 California State University, Sacramento 16-11 Reggie Christiansen
5 University of Northern Colorado 11-12 Carl Iwasaki
6 California State University, Bakersfield 12-14 Bob Macaluso

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      1 Seattle 5  
  4 Sacramento State 8     4 Sacramento State 4    
  5 Northern Colorado 7         1 Seattle 8  
      3 Utah Valley 11    
    2 New Mexico State 2          
  3 Utah Valley 6     3 Utah Valley 3        
  6 CSU Bakersfield 4         3 Utah Valley 4 x
      1 Seattle 0 x
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  5 Northern Colorado 6        
  6 CSU Bakersfield 11         1 Seattle 12    
      4 Sacramento State 4     2 New Mexico State 10  
      2 New Mexico State 5  
  6 CSU Bakersfield 6    
  2 New Mexico State 11  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 25
Game 1 California State University, Sacramento 8-7 University of Northern Colorado
Game 2 Utah Valley University 6-4 California State University, Bakersfield
May 26
Game 3 California State University, Bakersfield 11-6 University of Northern Colorado Northern Colorado eliminated
Game 4 Utah Valley University 3-2 New Mexico State University
Game 5 Seattle University 5-4 California State University, Sacramento
May 27
Game 6 New Mexico State University 11-6 California State University, Bakersfield CSU Bakersfield eliminated
Game 7 New Mexico State University 5-4 California State University, Sacramento Sac State eliminated
Game 8 Utah Valley University 13-8 Seattle University
May 28
Game 9 Seattle University 12-10 New Mexico State University New Mexico State eliminated
Game 10 Utah Valley University 4-0 Seattle University Utah Valley advances to NCAA tournament