2021 Western Athletic Conference Tournament

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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.

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