2018 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2018 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 24–27. 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]
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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 |
| 2018 Mountain West Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
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
| 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 | 14 | – | |||||||||||
| 4 | UNLV | 5 | – | |||||||||||
| 1 | Nevada | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | San José State | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UNLV | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | San José State | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
| 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
- "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.
- "2018 Mountain West Baseball Championship Bracket Set". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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