2011 Great West Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2011
Conference:Great West Conference
Teams:8
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Harold Kraft Memorial Field
City:Grand Forks, ND
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Eric Madsen
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Chris Benson
Mvpteam:Utah Valley

The 2011 Great West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 24 through 28. All eight of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at University of North Dakota's Harold Kraft Memorial Field in Grand Forks, ND. Utah Valley won their second championship by a score of 10-6. As the Great West is a new conference, the league does not have an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]

Seeding

The top four finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through four.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
22 2 .917
19 7 .731
16 12 .571
13 12 .520
12 16 .429
10 18 .357
7 17 .292
4 19 .174

Results

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All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Kolby Arnst Houston Baptist
Collin Hetzler Houston Baptist
Stephen Nikonchik Houston Baptist
Beau Warren Houston Baptist
Tripp Davis NJIT
Ryan Gerber North Dakota
David Spies North Dakota
Casey Coy Northern Colorado
Marcus Perez NYIT
Effrey Valdez NYIT
Chris Benson Utah Valley
Billy Burgess Utah Valley
Blake Krahenbuhl Utah Valley
Josh Swenson Utah Valley

Most Valuable Player

Chris Benson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. Benson was an outfielder for Utah Valley.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Set to Begin Tuesday. greatwestconference.org. 2012-06-28.
  2. Web site: Utah Valley Captures Second Straight GWC Tournament Championship. Great West Conference. May 28, 2011. June 1, 2013.
  3. Web site: 2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Bracket. Great West Conference. 2012-06-28. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124701/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/gwfc/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011BaseballTourn.pdf. dead.