2011 Great West Conference baseball tournament


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]

2011 Great West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUtah Valley (2nd title)
Winning coachEric Madsen (2nd title)
MVPChris Benson (Utah Valley)
2011 Great West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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

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The top four finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through four.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Utah Valley 22 2 .917
1
Northern Colorado 19 7 .731
4
2
Houston Baptist 16 12 .571
8
3
NYIT 13 12 .520
9.5
4
NJIT 12 16 .429
12
5
Texas-Pan American 10 18 .357
14
6
North Dakota 7 17 .292
15
7
Chicago State 4 19 .174
17.5
8

Results

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Utah Valley13
8Chicago State3
1Utah Valley5
4NYIT3
4NYIT3
5NJIT2
1Utah Valley3
7North Dakota2
3Houston Baptist6
6Texas-Pan American5
3Houston Baptist2
7North Dakota8
2Northern Colorado1
7North Dakota51Utah Valley5
3Houston Baptist1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
3Houston Baptist17
8Chicago State25NJIT37North Dakota1
5NJIT53Houston Baptist63Houston Baptist7
4NYIT3
4NYIT4
6Texas-Pan American52Northern Colorado3
2Northern Colorado7

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All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Name School
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

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Chris Benson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. Benson was an outfielder for Utah Valley.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Great West Conference Baseball Standings & Leaders". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Set to Begin Tuesday". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Utah Valley Captures Second Straight GWC Tournament Championship". Great West Conference. May 28, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Great West Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2012.