1995 Big West Conference baseball tournament

The 1995 Big West Conference baseball tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 1995 season. The four teams met in the double-elimination tournament from May 12 through 14 at Long Beach State's on campus facility, Blair Field. Cal State Fullerton won the tournament, earning the league's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, en route to winning the College World Series for the third time.[2]

1995 Big West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Winning coachAugie Garrido (1st title)
1995 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Cal State Fullerton  ‍ 18 3   .857 57 9   .864
No. 16 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 16 5   .762 38 25   .603
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 35 18   .660
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 32 21   .604
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 32 22   .593
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 22 24   .478
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 5 16   .238 26 26   .500
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 5 16   .238 21 33   .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 1995[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

This would be the second postseason conference championship event sponsored by the league, and the first with greater than two teams. The event would be held for the next four years before being discontinued.

Seeding and format

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The top four teams at the end of the conference's round robin regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Cal State Fullerton 18 3 .857
1
Long Beach State 16 5 .762
2
2
Nevada 12 9 .571
6
3
UNLV 11 10 .524
7
4
New Mexico State 9 12 .429
9
UC Santa Barbara 8 13 .381
10
Pacific 5 16 .238
14
San Jose State 5 16 .238
14

Bracket

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The following bracket depicts the results of the tournament.[2][3][4][5]

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Cal State Fullerton12
4UNLV1
1Cal State Fullerton6
3Nevada4
2Long Beach State8
3Nevada13
1Cal State Fullerton
2Long Beach State
Lower round 1Lower final
3Nevada0
4UNLV32Long Beach State2
2Long Beach State5

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1995". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cal State Fullerton Titans Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton. p. 141. Retrieved January 1, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ 2010 Long Beach State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Long Beach State. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  4. ^ Nevada Baseball Record Book (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  5. ^ UNLV Baseball Guide (PDF). UNLV Rebels. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.