2013 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2013
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Pete Beiden Field
City:Fresno, CA
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Tony Gwynn
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Tyler France
Winning Pitcher:Philip Walby
Mvpteam:San Diego State

The 2013 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 26. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at California State University, Fresno's Pete Beiden Field. It was Fresno State's first year in the league after joining from the Western Athletic Conference. San Diego State won the tournament for the second time, earning the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Format and seeding

The conference's six teams were seeded based on winning percentage during the round robin regular season schedule. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round, with the top seed playing the lowest seeded team that won its first round game, and the second seeded team playing the higher seeded first day winner. The losers of the first day's games played an elimination game in the double-elimination format.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
25 5 .833
18 12 .600
15 15 .500
14 16 .467
11 19 .367
7 23 .233

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchoolClass
Greg AllenSan Diego StateSophomore
Luke CampbellNew MexicoSenior
Ryan DoranSan Diego StateSenior
Tyler FranceSan Diego StateFreshman
Mitch GarverNew MexicoSenior
Seth KlineAir ForceJunior
Tyler LinehanFresno StateJunior
D. J. PetersonNew MexicoJunior
Michael RoBardsSan Diego StateSophomore
Philip WalbySan Diego StateJunior
Tim ZierSan Diego StateJunior

Most Valuable Player

Tyler France was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. France was a freshman for San Diego State.

Championship Winning Pitcher

Philip Walby of San Diego State was the Starting and Winning Pitcher of two games, including the Championship Game vs. New Mexico.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2014 Mountain West Conference Baseball Record Book. Mountain West Conference. January 17, 2014. 13.