2026 Western Athletic Conference Tournament

The 2026 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held May 20-23 at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, AZ. #1 Tarleton State University defeated #4 California State University, Sacramento for the title. Raphael Smeenk of Tarleton St. was named Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Tarleton State University	12-6	Fuller Smith
2	California Baptist University	11-7	Gary Adcock
3	Utah Tech University	10-8	Chris Pfatenhauer
4	California State University, Sacramento	10-8	Reggie Christiansen
5	Abilene Christian University	8-10	Rick McCarty
6	University of Texas at Arlington	8-10	Mike Trapasso

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Finals
						1	Tarleton St.	9
	4	CSU Sacramento	9			4	CSU Sacramento	0
	5	Abilene Christian	4								1	Tarleton St.	5
											2	California Baptist	3
						2	California Baptist	10
	3	Utah Tech	4			3	Utah Tech	7
	6	UT Arlington	0													1	Tarleton St.	21	x
																4	CSU Sacramento	11	x
	Losers Bracket 1-2					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3
	3	Utah Tech	6
	5	Abilene Christian	5								2	California Baptist	7
						4	CSU Sacramento	5			4	CSU Sacramento	12
						3	Utah Tech	3
	5	Abilene Christian	5
	6	UT Arlington	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 20
Game 1	Utah Tech University	4-0	University of Texas at Arlington
Game 2	California State University, Sacramento	9-4	Abilene Christian University
Game 3	Abilene Christian University	5-3	University of Texas at Arlington	UT Arlington eliminated
May 21
Game 4	California Baptist University	10-7 (14)	Utah Tech University
Game 5	Tarleton State University	9-0	California State University, Sacramento
Game 6	Utah Tech University	6-5	Abilene Christian University	Abilene Christian eliminated
May 22
Game 7	Tarleton State University	5-3	California Baptist University
Game 8	California State University, Sacramento	5-3	Utah Tech University	Utah Tech eliminated
Game 9	California State University, Sacramento	12-7	California Baptist University	California Baptist eliminated
May 23
Game 10	Tarleton State University	21-11	California State University, Sacramento	Tarleton St. advances to NCAA tournament

All Tournament Team

• Raphael Smeenk, Tarleton State
• Sergio Guerra, Tarleton State
• Rayner Heinrich, Tarleton State
• Slade McCloud, Tarleton State
• Carson Lorch (DH), Tarleton State
• Cort Lowry (P), Tarleton State
• Ryan Ellis, Sacramento State
• Jace Jeremiah, Sacramento State
• Luis Pimentel-Guerrero, Sacramento State
• Sean Carey (P), Sacramento State
• Chris Ramirez, California Baptist
• Miller Durham, Utah Tech

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