2018 Western Athletic Conference Tournament

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The 2018 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, AZ. #3 New Mexico State University defeated #2 California State University, Sacramento for the title.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Grand Canyon University 19-5 Andy Stankiewicz
2 California State University, Sacramento 17-7 Reggie Christiansen
3 New Mexico State University 17-7 Brian Green
4 Seattle University 13-11 Donny Harrel
5 University of Northern Colorado 11-13 Carl Iwasaki
6 California State University, Bakersfield 10-14 Jeremy Beard

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Finals
                                       
      1 Grand Canyon 2  
  4 Seattle 8     4 Seattle 3    
  5 Northern Colorado 3         4 Seattle 1  
      3 New Mexico State 11    
    2 Sacramento State 0          
  3 New Mexico State 4     3 New Mexico State 2        
  6 CSU Bakersfield 0         3 New Mexico State 3 4
      2 Sacramento State 4 3
  Losers Bracket 1-2     Losers Bracket 2     Losers Bracket 3    
         
  5 Northern Colorado 0        
  6 CSU Bakersfield 2         4 Seattle 7    
      1 Grand Canyon 2     2 Sacramento State 12  
      2 Sacramento State 8  
  6 CSU Bakersfield 3    
  2 Sacramento State 17  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 23
Game 1 Seattle University 8-3 University of Northern Colorado
Game 2 New Mexico State University 4-0 California State University, Bakersfield
May 24
Game 3 California State University, Bakersfield 2-0 University of Northern Colorado Northern Colorado eliminated
Game 4 New Mexico State University 2-0 California State University, Sacramento
Game 5 Seattle University 3-2 Grand Canyon University
May 25
Game 6 California State University, Sacramento 17-3 (7) California State University, Bakersfield CSU Bakersfield eliminated
Game 7 California State University, Sacramento 8-2 Grand Canyon University Grand Canyon eliminated
Game 8 New Mexico State University 11-1 (7) Seattle University
May 26
Game 9 California State University, Sacramento 12-7 Seattle University Seattle eliminated
Game 10 California State University, Sacramento 4-3 (15) New Mexico State University
May 27
Game 11 New Mexico State University 4-3 California State University, Sacramento New Mexico State advances to NCAA tournament