2013 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament


The 2013 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 26. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at California State University, Fresno's Pete Beiden Field. It was Fresno State's first year in the league after joining from the Western Athletic Conference. San Diego State won the tournament for the second time, earning the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

2013 Mountain West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSan Diego State (2nd title)
Winning coachTony Gwynn (1st title)
MVPTyler France (San Diego State)
2013 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico  ‍‍‍y 25 5   .833 37 22   .627
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 18 12   .600 37 20   .649
San Diego State ‍‍y 15 15   .500 31 31   .500
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 23 33   .411
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 25 32   .439
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 15 39   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The conference's six teams were seeded based on winning percentage during the round robin regular season schedule. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round, with the top seed playing the lowest seeded team that won its first round game, and the second seeded team playing the higher seeded first day winner. The losers of the first day's games played an elimination game in the double-elimination format.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
New Mexico 25 5 .833
1
UNLV 18 12 .600
7
2
San Diego State 15 15 .500
10
3
Fresno State 14 16 .467
11
4
Nevada 11 19 .367
14
5
Air Force 7 23 .233
18
6

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1New Mexico7
3San Diego State155Nevada3
6Air Force61New Mexico7
2UNLV1
2UNLV6
4Fresno State33San Diego State3
5Nevada4
1New Mexico74
3San Diego State89
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2UNLV2
4Fresno State03San Diego State6
5Nevada13San Diego State4
6Air Force44Fresno State10
4Fresno State6

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School Class
Greg Allen San Diego State Sophomore
Luke Campbell New Mexico Senior
Ryan Doran San Diego State Senior
Tyler France San Diego State Freshman
Mitch Garver New Mexico Senior
Seth Kline Air Force Junior
Tyler Linehan Fresno State Junior
D. J. Peterson New Mexico Junior
Michael RoBards San Diego State Sophomore
Philip Walby San Diego State Junior
Tim Zier San Diego State Junior

Most Valuable Player

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Tyler France was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. France was a freshman for San Diego State.[2]

Championship Winning Pitcher

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Philip Walby of San Diego State was the Starting and Winning Pitcher of two games, including the Championship Game vs. New Mexico.

References

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  1. ^ "Standings and Leaders". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c 2014 Mountain West Conference Baseball Record Book. Mountain West Conference. p. 13. Retrieved January 17, 2014.[permanent dead link]