2021 Western Athletic Conference Tournament
The 2021 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at Hohokam Park in Mesa, AZ. #1 Grand Canyon University defeated #3 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for the title. Pierson Ohl of Grand Canyon was named MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Grand Canyon University | 29-7 | Andy Stankiewicz |
2 | California State University, Sacramento | 22-14 | Reggie Christiansen |
3 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 20-15 | Derek Matlock |
4 | New Mexico State University | 16-20 | Mike Kirby |
5 | Seattle University | 10-22 | Donny Harrel |
6 | Utah Valley University | 8-28 | Eric Madsen |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Grand Canyon | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | New Mexico State | 7 | 4 | New Mexico State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Seattle | 5 | 1 | Grand Canyon | 11 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Sacramento State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Sacramento State | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | UT Rio Grande Vall. | 5 | 3 | UT Rio Grande Vall. | 5 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Utah Valley | 4 | 1 | Grand Canyon | 5 | x | |||||||||||||
3 | UT Rio Grande Vall. | 4 | x | ||||||||||||||||
Losers Bracket 1-2 | Losers Bracket 2 | Losers Bracket 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Seattle | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Utah Valley | 8 | 2 | Sacramento State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
3 | UT Rio Grande Vall. | 19 | 3 | UT Rio Grande Vall. | 10 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Seattle | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Seattle | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | New Mexico State | 0 |
Game Results[edit]
Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 26 | ||||
Game 1 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 5-4 | Utah Valley University | |
Game 2 | New Mexico State University | 7-5 | Seattle University | |
May 27 | ||||
Game 3 | Seattle University | 9-8 | Utah Valley University | Utah Valley eliminated |
Game 4 | California State University, Sacramento | 9-5 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | |
Game 5 | Grand Canyon University | 5-4 | New Mexico State University | |
May 28 | ||||
Game 6 | Seattle University | 10-0 | New Mexico State University | New Mexico St eliminated |
Game 7 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 19-9 (8) | Seattle University | Seattle eliminated |
Game 8 | Grand Canyon University | 11-0 (7) | California State University, Sacramento | |
May 29 | ||||
Game 9 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 10-0 (8) | California State University, Sacramento | CSU Sacramento eliminated |
Game 10 | Grand Canyon University | 5-4 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Grand Canyon advances to NCAA tournament |
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