2018 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament
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| Teams | 4 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | San Diego State (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Martinez (3rd title) |
| MVP | Casey Schmitt (San Diego State) |
| Attendance | 2,837 |
| Television | MW Network |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 20 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .690 | 29 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .569 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 18 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .600 | 36 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 16 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .533 | 26 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 14 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .467 | 33 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 13 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .433 | 30 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 12 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .414 | 24 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 11 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .367 | 19 | – | 33 | – | 1 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of May 20, 2018[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2018 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 24 through 27. Nevada, San Diego State, San José State, and UNLV met in the double-elimination tournament held at Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego, California. San Diego State earned the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
Format and seeding
[edit]The conference's top four teams will be seeded based on winning percentage during the round robin regular season schedule. They will then play a double-elimination tournament with the top seed playing the fourth seeded team and the second seeded team playing the third seed.
| Team | W | L | T | Pct. | Seed | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 20 | 9 | .690 | 1 | ||
| San Diego State | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2 | ||
| San Jose State | 16 | 14 | .533 | 3 | ||
| UNLV | 14 | 16 | .467 | 4 | ||
| Fresno State | 13 | 17 | .433 | |||
| Air Force | 12 | 17 | .414 | |||
| New Mexico | 11 | 19 | .367 |
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals Thursday, May 24 MWN | Semifinals Friday, May 25 MWN | Championship Saturday, May 26 MWN | |||||||||||
| 1 | Nevada | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | UNLV | 13 | |||||||||||
| 4 | UNLV | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego State | 412 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego State | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | San José State | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego State | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UNLV | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UNLV | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Nevada | 6 | 3 | San José State | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | San José State | 13 | |||||||||||
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | ||
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| Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 24 | ||||||
| 1 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 1 Nevada vs. No. 4 UNLV | MW Network | 826 | ||
| 2 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 San José State at No. 2 San Diego State | ||||
| Consolation – Friday, May 25 | ||||||
| 3 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 1 Nevada vs. No. 3 San José State | MW Network | 808 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, May 25 | ||||||
| 4 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 UNLV at No. 2 San Diego State | MW Network | 808 | ||
| Consolation – Saturday, May 26 | ||||||
| 5 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 3 San José State vs. No. 4 UNLV | MW Network | 1,203 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, May 26 | ||||||
| 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 UNLV at No. 2 San Diego State | MW Network | 1,203 | ||
| *Game times in PDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Baseball Standings". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "2017-18 MW Championships Schedule". themwc.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Mountain West Conference Baseball Conference Championship Central". themwc.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 Mountain West Baseball Championship Bracket Set". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2018.