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