The Great West Conference baseball tournament, sometimes referred to simply as the Great West tournament, was the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Great West Conference. The eight members of the league played in the double-elimination tournament, which in its final season (2013) was played at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium in Newark, New Jersey.[1] Because of the league's provisional status in Division I, the winner of the tournament did not receive an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.[2]
| Great West Conference baseball tournament (defunct) | |
|---|---|
| Conference baseball championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | Great West Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Played | 2010-2013 |
| Last contest | 2013 |
| Most championships | Utah Valley (3) |
| Official website | GreatWestConference.org baseball |
| Host stadiums | |
| Edinburg Stadium (2010) Harold Kraft Memorial Field (2011) Brent Brown Ballpark (2012) Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium (2013) | |
| Host locations | |
| Edinburg, TX (2010) Grand Forks, ND (2011) Orem, UT (2012) Newark, NJ (2013) | |
Champions
editBy year
editThe following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1][3][4][5]
| Year | Program | Site | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Utah Valley | Edinburg Stadium • Edinburg, TX | Chris Benson (Utah Valley) |
| 2011 | Utah Valley | Harold Kraft Memorial Field • Grand Forks, ND | Chris Benson (Utah Valley) |
| 2012 | Utah Valley | Brent Brown Ballpark • Orem, UT | Billy Burgess (Utah Valley) |
| 2013 | Houston Baptist | Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium • Newark, NJ | Luke Clements (Houston Baptist) |
By school
editThe following is a list of conference champions listed by school.[4][5]
| Program | No. of titles | Title years |
|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Houston Baptist | 1 | 2013 |
References
edit- ^ a b "2012-13 Great West Championships". Great West Conference. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ Whelliston, Kyle (26 September 2008). "Wandering schools find a home in the Great West". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "2011-12 Great West Championships". GreatWestConference.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ a b "2011 Great West Championship". FightingSioux.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ a b "2009-10 Championships". GreatWestConference.org. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2012.