2017 Western Athletic Conference Tournament
The 2017 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, AZ. #3 California State University, Sacramento defeated #2 California State University, Bakersfield for the title. Justin Dillon of Sacramento State was named MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
| Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State University | 19-5 | Brian Green |
| 2 | California State University, Bakersfield | 14-10 | Jeremy Beard |
| 3 | California State University, Sacramento | 12-12 | Reggie Christiansen |
| 4 | Utah Valley University | 11-13 | Eric Madsen |
| 5 | University of Northern Colorado | 10-14 | Carl Iwasaki |
| 6 | Seattle University | 8-16 | Donny Harrel |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah Valley | 4 | 5 | Northern Colorado | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northern Colorado | 6 | 5 | Northern Colorado | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sacramento State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | CSU Bakersfield | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sacramento State | 11 | 3 | Sacramento State | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Seattle | 1 | 3 | Sacramento State | 5 | x | |||||||||||||
| 2 | CSU Bakersfield | 0 | x | ||||||||||||||||
| Losers Bracket 1-2 | Losers Bracket 2 | Losers Bracket 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah Valley | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Seattle | 11 | 5 | Northern Colorado | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico State | 7 | 2 | CSU Bakersfield | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | CSU Bakersfield | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | CSU Bakersfield | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Game Results[edit]
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24 | ||||
| Game 1 | University of Northern Colorado | 6-4 | Utah Valley University | |
| Game 2 | California State University, Sacramento | 11-1 (7) | Seattle University | |
| May 25 | ||||
| Game 3 | Seattle University | 11-9 | Utah Valley University | Utah Valley eliminated |
| Game 4 | California State University, Sacramento | 10-6 | California State University, Bakersfield | |
| Game 5 | University of Northern Colorado | 5-4 | New Mexico State University | |
| May 26 | ||||
| Game 6 | California State University, Bakersfield | 10-4 | Seattle University | Seattle eliminated |
| Game 7 | California State University, Bakersfield | 11-7 | New Mexico State University | New Mexico State eliminated |
| Game 8 | California State University, Sacramento | 10-1 | University of Northern Colorado | |
| May 27 | ||||
| Game 9 | California State University, Bakersfield | 8-5 | University of Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado eliminated |
| Game 10 | California State University, Sacramento | 5-0 | California State University, Bakersfield | Sac State advances to NCAA tournament |


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