2011 Great West Conference baseball tournament
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The 2011 Great West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 24 through 28. All eight of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at University of North Dakota's Harold Kraft Memorial Field in Grand Forks, ND. Utah Valley won their second championship by a score of 10-6. As the Great West is a new conference, the league does not have an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Utah Valley (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Eric Madsen (2nd title) |
MVP | Chris Benson (Utah Valley) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley †‡ | 22 | – | 2 | .917 | 34 | – | 22 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | 24 | – | 32 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | 22 | – | 40 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NYIT | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | 19 | – | 32 | .373 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | 20 | – | 35 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Pan American | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | 21 | – | 32 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 12 | – | 35 | .255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago State | 4 | – | 19 | .174 | 9 | – | 41 | .180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 28, 2011[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
Seeding
editThe top four finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through four.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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Utah Valley | 22 | 2 | .917 | – |
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Northern Colorado | 19 | 7 | .731 | 4 |
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Houston Baptist | 16 | 12 | .571 | 8 |
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NYIT | 13 | 12 | .520 | 9.5 |
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NJIT | 12 | 16 | .429 | 12 |
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Texas-Pan American | 10 | 18 | .357 | 14 |
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North Dakota | 7 | 17 | .292 | 15 |
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Chicago State | 4 | 19 | .174 | 17.5 |
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Results
editUpper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Utah Valley | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Chicago State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Utah Valley | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | NYIT | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | NYIT | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | NJIT | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Utah Valley | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | North Dakota | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Houston Baptist | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas-Pan American | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Houston Baptist | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | North Dakota | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Northern Colorado | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | North Dakota | 5 | 1 | Utah Valley | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Houston Baptist | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Houston Baptist | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Chicago State | 2 | 5 | NJIT | 3 | 7 | North Dakota | 1 | |||||||||||||||
5 | NJIT | 5 | 3 | Houston Baptist | 6 | 3 | Houston Baptist | 7 | |||||||||||||||
4 | NYIT | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | NYIT | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas-Pan American | 5 | 2 | Northern Colorado | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Northern Colorado | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
Name | School |
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Kolby Arnst | Houston Baptist |
Collin Hetzler | Houston Baptist |
Stephen Nikonchik | Houston Baptist |
Beau Warren | Houston Baptist |
Tripp Davis | NJIT |
Ryan Gerber | North Dakota |
David Spies | North Dakota |
Casey Coy | Northern Colorado |
Marcus Perez | NYIT |
Effrey Valdez | NYIT |
Chris Benson | Utah Valley |
Billy Burgess | Utah Valley |
Blake Krahenbuhl | Utah Valley |
Josh Swenson | Utah Valley |
Most Valuable Player
editChris Benson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. Benson was an outfielder for Utah Valley.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Great West Conference Baseball Standings & Leaders". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ "2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Set to Begin Tuesday". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Utah Valley Captures Second Straight GWC Tournament Championship". Great West Conference. May 28, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Great West Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2012.