2016 Western Athletic Conference softball tournament
The 2016 Western Athletic Conference softball tournament was held at Logan Field on the campus of Seattle University in Seattle, Washington from May 12 through May 14, 2016.[1] CSU Bakersfield earned its first Western Athletic Conference Tournament title, earning the league's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were streamed online on the WAC Digital Network with Greg Sexton and Ashley Charters calling the action.
| Teams | 5 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | CSU Bakersfield (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Crissy Buck-Ziegler (1st title) |
| MVP | Sydney Raeber (CSU Bakersfield) |
| Television | WAC Digital Network |
Tournament
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Seattle U | 0 | 5 | Utah Valley | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah Valley | 4 | 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | CSU Bakersfield | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UMKC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | CSU Bakersfield | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico State | 0 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah Valley | 2 | 4 | Seattle U | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UMKC | 3 | 4 | Seattle U | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Seattle U | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
In the title game, CSU Bakersfield's catcher, Jo Larios, hit the eventual game-winning home run with two outs and a full count in the top of the seventh inning. The victory propelled the Roadrunners to the school's first NCAA Division I softball tournament appearance.[2]
- All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time.[3]
References
- "Softball Set To Host WAC Tournament". Seattle Spectator. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- "Runners Defeat No. 1 NMSU To Win WAC Tournament". May 14, 2016.
- "2016 WAC softball tournament Bracket" (PDF). wacsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
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