2016 Western Athletic Conference softball tournament

The 2016 Western Athletic Conference softball tournament was held at Logan Field on the campus of Seattle University in Seattle, Washington from May 12 through May 14, 2016.[1] CSU Bakersfield earned its first Western Athletic Conference Tournament title, earning the league's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were streamed online on the WAC Digital Network[permanent dead link] with Greg Sexton and Ashley Charters calling the action.

2016 Western Athletic Conference
softball tournament
Teams5
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCSU Bakersfield (1st title)
Winning coachCrissy Buck-Ziegler (1st title)
MVPSydney Raeber (CSU Bakersfield)
TelevisionWAC Digital Network

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1New Mexico State5
4Seattle U05Utah Valley2
5Utah Valley41New Mexico State1
3CSU Bakersfield2
2UMKC3
3CSU Bakersfield4
3CSU Bakersfield1
1New Mexico State0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1New Mexico State6
5Utah Valley24Seattle U4
2UMKC34Seattle U7
4Seattle U7

In the title game, CSU Bakersfield's catcher, Jo Larios, hit the eventual game-winning home run with two outs and a full count in the top of the seventh inning. The victory propelled the Roadrunners to the school's first NCAA Division I softball tournament appearance.[2]

  • All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Softball Set To Host WAC Tournament". Seattle Spectator. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Runners Defeat No. 1 NMSU To Win WAC Tournament". May 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 WAC softball tournament Bracket" (PDF). wacsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.