2012 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2012 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 23 and ended on May 26 or 27. The top six regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa, AZ. Fifth seeded Fresno State won their sixth and final tournament championship and claimed the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The Bulldogs joined the Mountain West Conference after the 2012 season.[2][3]

2012 Western Athletic Conference
Baseball Tournament
2012 WAC baseball tournament logo
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsFresno State (6th title)
MVPJordan Luplow, Fresno State
2012 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State  ‍†‍‍y 11–7 .611  35–22 .614
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  32–25 .561
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  31–26 .544
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .556  30–25 .545
Fresno State  ‍‍‡‍y 8–10 .444  28–26 .519
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  27–28 .491
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .278  22–29 .431
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 26, 2012[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. The bottom four seeds played on the first day, with the losers of each game playing an elimination game in Game 3. On day 2, the winners of games 1 and 2 played the top two seeds. Higher seeds were protected by playing lower seeds or playing later elimination games.[2]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
New Mexico State117.611
–
1
Sacramento State117.611
–
2
Nevada117.611
–
3
Hawaii108.556
1
4
Fresno State810.444
2.5
5
Louisiana Tech711.389
4
6
San Jose State513.278
6
–

Results
  First round Second round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals
                                                 
Winner's Bracket
  5 Fresno State 8     5 Fresno State 15  
  4 Hawaii 2     1 New Mexico State 8    
      2 Sacramento State 8              
      5 Fresno State 3              
  6 Louisiana Tech 3     3 Nevada 5          
  3 Nevada 4     2 Sacramento State 15        
        5 Fresno State 9 4*
Loser's Bracket       2 Sacramento State 6 3*
  4 Hawaii 6        
  6 Louisiana Tech 9          
      6 Louisiana Tech 15        
      1 New Mexico State 12          
            3 Nevada 5              
          6 Louisiana Tech 18              
      6 Louisiana Tech 4    
    5 Fresno State 6  

* - Indicates game required 13 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

NameSchool
Brent HottmanSacramento State
Austin WynnsFresno State
Alex WilliamsLouisiana Tech
Derrick ChungSacramento State
Tanner RustNew Mexico State
Trent GarrisonFresno State
David Del GrandeSacramento State
Aaron JudgeFresno State
Jordan LuplowFresno State
Dallas ChadwickSacramento State
Thomas HarlanFresno State

Most Valuable Player

Jordan Luplow was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Luplow was a right fielder for Fresno State.[2]

References
  1. "Baseball Standings". wacsports.com. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  2. "WAC Baseball Tournament". wacsports.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. "Conference Championship Central". ncaa.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
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