Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament
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The Mountain West Conference
Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Mountain West Conference
. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
.
held annually at various location in the Mountain West Conference
region. The six teams with the best conference record at the end of the regular season earn berths in the tournament. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
. The other teams have to hope for an at-large bid.
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
.
Tournament
The Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament is a six team double-elimination tournamentDouble-elimination tournament
A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two games or matches...
held annually at various location in the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
region. The six teams with the best conference record at the end of the regular season earn berths in the tournament. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
. The other teams have to hope for an at-large bid.
History
The Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament began in 2000 as a six team double elimination tournament. It maintained that format through 2005. In 2006 the tournament expanded to include seven teams. However, in 2007 it returned to being a six team tournament and remains that way today.By Year
| Year | School | Site | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | San Diego State | Earl Wilson Stadium Earl Wilson Stadium Earl E. Wilson Baseball Stadium at Roger Barnson Field is a baseball stadium located on the northwest corner of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus in Paradise, Nevada. It has been the home field for the UNLV Hustlin' Rebels college baseball team since its opening in 1994... , Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas metropolitan area The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ... |
Chad Redfern, San Diego State |
| 2001 | BYU | Tony Gwynn Stadium Tony Gwynn Stadium Tony Gwynn Stadium is the home field of the San Diego State University Aztecs college baseball team. In addition, the San Diego Surf Dawgs of the independent Golden Baseball League use the park as their home field.-Stadium history:... , San Diego, CA |
Nate Fernley, BYU |
| 2002 | BYU | Larry H. Miller Field Larry H. Miller Field Miller Field may refer to:* Larry H. Miller Field, a stadium in Provo, Utah, United States.* Miller Field , an airport in Valentine, Nebraska, United States .* Miller Field , a baseball stadium in Owensboro, Kentucky.... , Provo, UT |
Doug Jackson, BYU |
| 2003 | UNLV | Isotopes Park Isotopes Park Isotopes Park is a minor-league baseball stadium located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is the home field of the Albuquerque Isotopes of the Pacific Coast League, the Class AAA affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers... , Albuquerque, NM |
Patrick Dobson, UNLV |
| 2004 | UNLV | Earl Wilson Stadium, Las Vegas, NV | Matt Luca, UNLV |
| 2005 | UNLV | Franklin Covey Field, Salt Lake City, UT | Matt Wagner, UNLV |
| 2006 | TCU | Earl Wilson Stadium, Las Vegas, NV | Chad Huffman Chad Huffman Chad Daniel Huffman is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Indians organization. Huffman, who is 6' 1", bats and throws right-handed.-Career:... , TCU |
| 2007 | TCU | Earl Wilson Stadium, Las Vegas, NV | Austin Adams, TCU |
| 2008 | TCU | Lupton Stadium Lupton Stadium Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium and Williams-Reilly Field is a baseball stadium located on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas... , Fort Worth, TX |
Clint Arnold, TCU |
| 2009 | Utah | Lupton Stadium, Fort Worth, TX | Tyler Yagi, Utah |
| 2010 | TCU | Tony Gwynn Stadium, San Diego, CA | Taylor Featherston, TCU |
By School
| School | Tourney Titles | Title Years |
|---|---|---|
| TCU | 4 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
| UNLV | 3 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| BYU | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| San Diego State | 1 | 2000 |
| Utah | 1 | 2009 |