2015 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament


The 2015 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament will take place beginning on May 20 and ending on May 24.[2] The top six regular season finishers of the league's ten teams will meet in the double-elimination tournament to be held at Sloan Park, spring training home of the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona. The winner will earn the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

2015 Western Athletic Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Bakersfield (1st title)
TelevisionWAC Digital Network
2015 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Grand Canyon†  ‍‍‍ 19 7 0   .731 32 22 0   .593
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 19 8 0   .704 31 27 0   .534
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 17 9 1   .648 37 24 1   .605
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 16 11 0   .593 33 27 0   .550
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 16 11 0   .593 24 27 0   .471
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 14 13 0   .519 19 35 0   .352
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 12 15 0   .444 16 32 0   .333
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 7 19 1   .278 11 38 1   .230
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 6 19 1   .250 13 40 1   .250
Texas–Pan American  ‍‍‍ 6 20 1   .241 21 30 1   .413
‡ – Tournament champion

Seeding and format

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The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded based on conference winning percentage. Grand Canyon was ineligible for the tournament due to their transition from Division II.

Team W L T Pct GB Seed Tiebreaker
Grand Canyon 19 7 0 .731
Seattle 19 8 0 .704 0.5 1
Cal State Bakersfield 17 9 1 .648 2 2
North Dakota 16 11 0 .593 3.5 3 2–1 vs. Sacramento State
Sacramento State 16 11 0 .593 3.5 4 1–2 vs. North Dakota
Utah Valley 15 12 0 .556 5.5 5
Northern Colorado 12 15 0 .444 7.5 6
New Mexico State 7 19 1 .278 12
Chicago State 6 19 1 .250 12.5
Texas–Pan American 5 21 1 .204 13

Bracket

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  • All games will be broadcast on the WAC Digital Network. Corey Costelloe will call the action Thursday. Michael Potter will call the action Friday through the championship. Erin Slack will act as the reporter for all games.
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Seattle7
4Sacramento State25Utah Valley1
5Utah Valley3(10)1Seattle9
2Cal State Bakersfield3
2Cal State Bakersfield11
3North Dakota73North Dakota1(7)
6Northern Colorado2
1Seattle54
2Cal State Bakersfield 6(10)5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
4Sacramento State0
4Sacramento State102Cal State Bakersfield4
4Sacramento State93North Dakota2
4Sacramento State55Utah Valley3
6Northern Colorado0

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". wacsports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "2014-15 WAC Championships". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.