2018 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament


The 2018 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 24 through 27. Nevada, San Diego State, San José State, and UNLV met in the double-elimination tournament held at Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego, California. San Diego State earned the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2018 Mountain West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSan Diego State (5th title)
Winning coachMark Martinez (3rd title)
MVPCasey Schmitt (San Diego State)
Attendance2,837
TelevisionMW Network
2018 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 20 9 0   .690 29 22 0   .569
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 18 12 0   .600 36 19 0   .655
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 26 28 0   .481
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 33 22 0   .600
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 30 24 0   .556
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 12 17 0   .414 24 30 0   .444
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 19 33 1   .368
As of May 20, 2018[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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The conference's top four teams will be seeded based on winning percentage during the round robin regular season schedule. They will then play a double-elimination tournament with the top seed playing the fourth seeded team and the second seeded team playing the third seed.

Team W L T Pct. Seed Tiebreaker
Nevada 20 9 .690 1
San Diego State 18 12 .600 2
San Jose State 16 14 .533 3
UNLV 14 16 .467 4
Fresno State 13 17 .433
Air Force 12 17 .414
New Mexico 11 19 .367

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 24
MWN
Semifinals
Friday, May 25
MWN
Championship
Saturday, May 26
MWN
1Nevada8
4UNLV13
4UNLV3
2San Diego State412
2San Diego State2
3San José State1
2San Diego State
4UNLV
Lower round 1Lower final
4UNLV9
1Nevada63San José State2
3San José State13

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Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 24
1 1:30 p.m. No. 1 Nevada vs. No. 4 UNLV MW Network 826
2 6:00 p.m. No. 3 San José State at No. 2 San Diego State
Consolation – Friday, May 25
3 1:30 p.m. No. 1 Nevada vs. No. 3 San José State MW Network 808
Semifinals – Friday, May 25
4 6:00 p.m. No. 4 UNLV at No. 2 San Diego State MW Network 808
Consolation – Saturday, May 26
5 1:30 p.m. No. 3 San José State vs. No. 4 UNLV MW Network 1,203
Championship – Saturday, May 26
6 6:00 p.m. No. 4 UNLV at No. 2 San Diego State MW Network 1,203
*Game times in PDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

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References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "2017-18 MW Championships Schedule". themwc.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Mountain West Conference Baseball Conference Championship Central". themwc.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "2018 Mountain West Baseball Championship Bracket Set". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2018.