2017 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Hohokam Stadium
City:Mesa, Arizona
Champions:Sacramento State
Titlecount:2nd
Mvp:Justin Dillon
Mvpteam:Sacramento State

The 2017 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was a postseason baseball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference for the 2017–18 season. It began on May 24 and ended on May 27.[1] The top six regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Hohokam Stadium, spring training home of the Oakland Athletics in Mesa, Arizona. The winner earned the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2] [3]

Seeding and format

The top six finishers from the regular season will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. Grand Canyon is ineligible for the tournament due to their transition from Division II.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-17 WAC Championships. Western Athletic Conference. February 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160710155335/http://www.wacsports.com/sports/2016/6/7/2016-17_WAC_Championships.aspx. July 10, 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: 2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers. NCAA. May 28, 2017. September 2, 2017.
  3. Web site: Western Athletic Conference Official Site - Sacramento State Wins WAC Baseball Tournament . 2018-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180324101645/http://www.wacsports.com/news/2017/5/5/BSB_0505174615.aspx . 2018-03-24 . dead .