2013 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament
The 2013 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held beginning May 22 and ending on May 26. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the round-robin tournament held at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. UTSA won their first tournament championship and earned the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3] UTSA departed for Conference USA after the 2013 season, again leaving the conference with no team that had ever won the tournament for 2014.[4]
Teams | 8 |
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Format | 2 pool round-robin tournament with championship game |
Finals site | |
Champions | UTSA (1st title) |
Winning coach | Jason Marshall (1st title) |
MVP | Matt Sims (UTSA) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield † | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 37 | – | 22 | .627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Arlington † | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 31 | – | 27 | .534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 29 | – | 29 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA ‡y | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | 35 | – | 25 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 34 | – | 25 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 29 | – | 28 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dallas Baptist | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | 30 | – | 30 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | 17 | – | 41 | .293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | 21 | – | 33 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | 19 | – | 37 | .339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 1, 2013[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
Seeding and format
The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded based on conference winning percentage. They were divided into two groups of four, which played a round robin format. The winners of each group then played a single championship game.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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Cal State Bakersfield | 18 | 9 | .667 | – | 1 |
Texas–Arlington | 18 | 9 | .667 | – | 2 |
Texas State | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2 | 3 |
UTSA | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2.5 | 4 |
Sacramento State | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4 | 5 |
New Mexico State | 13 | 14 | .481 | 5 | 6 |
Dallas Baptist | 13 | 14 | .481 | 5 | 7 |
San Jose State | 11 | 16 | .407 | 7 | 8 |
Seattle | 10 | 16 | .385 | 7.5 | – |
Louisiana Tech | 6 | 21 | .222 | 12 | – |
Results
All times shown are US CDT. If 2 teams tie in pool play, the head-to-head winner advances to the final.
Division A | CSUB | UTSA | SSU | SJSU | Overall | |
1 | Cal State Bakersfield | L 0–1 | W 7–1 | W 11–3 | 2–1 | |
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4 | UTSA | W 1–0 | W 3–2 | W 13–3 | 3–0 | |
5 | Sacramento State | L 1–7 | L 2–3 | W 3–0 | 1–2 | |
8 | San Jose State | L 3–11 | L 3–13 | L 0–3 | 0–3 |
Division B | UTA | TSU | NMSU | DBU | Overall | |
2 | Texas–Arlington | L 2–11 | L 3–4 | W 2–0 | 1–2 | |
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3 | Texas State | W 11–2 | W 9–4 | L 5–7 | 2–1 | |
6 | New Mexico State | W 4–3 | L 4–9 | L 4–12 | 1–2 | |
7 | Dallas Baptist | L 0–2 | W 7–5 | W 12–4 | 2–1 |
Finals | ||||
A | UTSA | 11 | ||
B | Dallas Baptist | 4 |
Division A
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Division B
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Championship final
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#7 Dallas Baptist | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#4 UTSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | x | 11 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Brock Hartson (9–4) LP: Michael Smith (9–7) Sv: Logan Onda (2) Home runs: DBU: Austin Listi (1) UTSA: none Attendance: 1,505 Notes: Duration: 2:51, Weather:71F, wind across LF @14MPH Boxscore |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]
Name | POS | School |
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Michael Miller | C | Dallas Baptist |
Oscar Sanay | IF | CSU Bakersfield |
Colby Targun | IF | Texas State |
Andrew Ayers | IF | Sacramento State |
Kyle Phillips | OF | New Mexico State |
Brock Hartson | P | UTSA |
Mike Wesolowski | IF | Dallas Baptist |
Matt Sims | P | UTSA |
Riley Good | OF | UTSA |
RJ Perucki | IF | UTSA |
John Bormann | Util | UTSA |
Most Valuable Player
Matt Sims was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sims was a pitcher for UTSA.[4]
References
- "2013 Standings and Leaders". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- "Dallas Baptist Picked to Win WAC Baseball Title". Western Athletic Conference. February 5, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- "WAC Baseball Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- "WAC Baseball Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2014.