The 2013 Great West Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 25. All eight of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at new Jersey Institute of Technology's Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium in Newark, New Jersey. As the Great West is a new conference, the league does not have an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Third seeded Houston Baptist won their first championship, ending Utah Valley's run of three consecutive titles dating to the event's inception.[2][3][4]
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Houston Baptist (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jared Moon (1st title) |
| MVP | Luke Clements (Houston Baptist) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado † | 20 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .741 | 33 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist ‡ | 17 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .630 | 34 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .585 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas-Pan American | 17 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .630 | 28 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 24 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 25 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 11 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .407 | 20 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NYIT | 8 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .286 | 10 | – | 47 | – | 0 | .175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 5 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .179 | 10 | – | 45 | – | 0 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 1, 2013[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding and format
editAll eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage only and then met in a double-elimination bracket.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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| Northern Colorado | 20 | 7 | .741 | – |
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| Texas–Pan American | 17 | 10 | .640 | 3 |
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| Houston Baptist | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3 |
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| Utah Valley | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.5 |
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| North Dakota | 13 | 11 | .542 | 5.5 |
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| NJIT | 11 | 16 | .407 | 9 |
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| NYIT | 8 | 20 | .286 | 12.5 |
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| Chicago State | 5 | 23 | .179 | 15 |
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Results
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Colorado | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chicago State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Colorado | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Dakota | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah Valley | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Dakota | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Dakota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Houston Baptist | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Houston Baptist | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | NJIT | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Houston Baptist | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas-Pan American | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas–Pan American | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | NYIT | 6 | 3 | Houston Baptist | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Colorado | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas-Pan American | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chicago State | 3 | 8 | Chicago State | 4 | 5 | North Dakota | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah Valley | 2 | 1 | Northern Colorado | 11 | 1 | Northern Colorado | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chicago State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Colorado | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | NJIT | 9 | 6 | NJIT | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | NYIT | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[4]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Luke Clements | Houston Baptist |
| Tyler Hoelscher | Houston Baptist |
| C. J. Jarvis | Houston Baptist |
| Curtis Jones | Houston Baptist |
| Jake Gonzalez | Houston Baptist |
| Andrew Wellwerts | Chicago State |
| Mattingly Romanin | Chicago State |
| Tom Bouck | NJIT |
| Jeff Campbell | North Dakota |
| Jacob Threlkeld | North Dakota |
| Nick Miller | Northern Colorado |
| Jensen Park | Northern Colorado |
| Jake Johnson | Northern Colorado |
| Dusten Knight | Texas–Pan American |
Most Valuable Player
editLuke Clements was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Clements was an outfielder for Houston Baptist.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Baseball statistics". Great West Conference. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "2012-13 Great West Championships". Great West Conference. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ "Utah Valley Picked to Win Fourth-Straight GWC Baseball Championship". Great West Conference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Houston Baptist Wins Great West Conference Baseball Tournament". Great West Conference. May 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2013.