2017 Western Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 2017 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, AZ. #3 California State University, Sacramento defeated #2 California State University, Bakersfield for the title. Justin Dillon of Sacramento State was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 New Mexico State University 19-5 Brian Green
2 California State University, Bakersfield 14-10 Jeremy Beard
3 California State University, Sacramento 12-12 Reggie Christiansen
4 Utah Valley University 11-13 Eric Madsen
5 University of Northern Colorado 10-14 Carl Iwasaki
6 Seattle University 8-16 Donny Harrel

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      1 New Mexico State 4  
  4 Utah Valley 4     5 Northern Colorado 5    
  5 Northern Colorado 6         5 Northern Colorado 1  
      3 Sacramento State 10    
    2 CSU Bakersfield 6          
  3 Sacramento State 11     3 Sacramento State 10        
  6 Seattle 1         3 Sacramento State 5 x
      2 CSU Bakersfield 0 x
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  4 Utah Valley 9        
  6 Seattle 11         5 Northern Colorado 5    
      1 New Mexico State 7     2 CSU Bakersfield 8  
      2 CSU Bakersfield 11  
  6 Seattle 4    
  2 CSU Bakersfield 10  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 24
Game 1 University of Northern Colorado 6-4 Utah Valley University
Game 2 California State University, Sacramento 11-1 (7) Seattle University
May 25
Game 3 Seattle University 11-9 Utah Valley University Utah Valley eliminated
Game 4 California State University, Sacramento 10-6 California State University, Bakersfield
Game 5 University of Northern Colorado 5-4 New Mexico State University
May 26
Game 6 California State University, Bakersfield 10-4 Seattle University Seattle eliminated
Game 7 California State University, Bakersfield 11-7 New Mexico State University New Mexico State eliminated
Game 8 California State University, Sacramento 10-1 University of Northern Colorado
May 27
Game 9 California State University, Bakersfield 8-5 University of Northern Colorado Northern Colorado eliminated
Game 10 California State University, Sacramento 5-0 California State University, Bakersfield Sac State advances to NCAA tournament