The 2001 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 16 through 19. This was the second tournament held by the league. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at San Diego State University's Tony Gwynn Stadium. Top seeded BYU won their first Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 4–3 and earned the conference's new automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | BYU (1st title) |
| MVP | Nate Fernley (BYU) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU †‡y | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | 38 | – | 22 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | 34 | – | 26 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 27 | – | 29 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | 26 | – | 34 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 23 | – | 33 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | 23 | – | 33 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 2001[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editThe teams were seeded based on regular season conference winning percentage only. Utah claimed the third seed over New Mexico by winning the season series.[2]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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| BYU | 21 | 8 | .724 | – |
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| San Diego State | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.5 |
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| Utah | 14 | 16 | .467 | 7.5 |
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| New Mexico | 14 | 16 | .467 | 7.5 |
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| UNLV | 13 | 17 | .433 | 8.5 |
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| Air Force | 8 | 21 | .276 | 13 |
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Results
edit| First round | Second round | Third round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | 7 | 3 | Utah | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | San Diego State | 5 | 2 | San Diego State | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Mexico | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Mexico | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Mexico | 5 | 1 | BYU | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNLV | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego State | 0 | 4 | New Mexico | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | BYU | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNLV | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following teams were named to the All-Tournament team.[2][3]
| Name | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Kainoa Obrey | So. | BYU |
| Ben Julianel | Sr. | SDSU |
| Ryan Olson | Jr. | UNLV |
| Chris Shelton | Jr. | Utah |
| Brad Beasley | Sr. | UNLV |
| Doug Jackson | So. | BYU |
| Ben Leuthard | Jr. | SDSU |
| Seth King | Sr. | BYU |
| Nate Fernley | Sr. | BYU |
| Trent Kitsch | Sr. | UNLV |
| John Skinner | Sr. | SDSU |
Most Valuable Player
editNate Fernley, a pitcher for the champion BYU Cougars, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player after his complete game victory in the championship game.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 2. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Cougars Claim Mountain West Baseball Title, 4-3". themwc. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.