2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament
2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament | |||
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Classification | Division I | ||
Season | 2011 | ||
Teams | 8 | ||
Format | Double-elimination | ||
Site | Harold Kraft Memorial Field Grand Forks, ND | ||
Champions | Utah Valley (2nd title) | ||
Winning coach | Eric Madsen (2nd title) | ||
MVP | Chris Benson (Utah Valley) | ||
Great West Conference Baseball Tournament
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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 |
The 2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 24–28. 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]
Seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through four.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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Utah Valley | 22 | 2 | .917 | ||
Northern Colorado | 19 | 7 | .731 | ||
Houston Baptist | 16 | 12 | .571 | ||
NYIT | 13 | 12 | .520 | ||
NJIT | 12 | 16 | .429 | ||
Texas-Pan American | 10 | 18 | .357 | ||
North Dakota | 7 | 17 | .292 | ||
Chicago State | 4 | 19 | .174 |
Results
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Winner's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Utah Valley | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Chicago State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Utah Valley | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | NYIT | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | NYIT | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | NJIT | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Utah Valley | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | North Dakota | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Houston Baptist | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas-Pan American | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Houston Baptist | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | North Dakota | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Northern Colorado | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | North Dakota | 5 | 1 | Utah Valley | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Houston Baptist | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Loser's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Chicago State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | NJIT | 5 | 3 | Houston Baptist | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | NJIT | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Houston Baptist | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Texas-Pan American | 5 | 4 | NYIT | 3 | 7 | North Dakota | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Northern Colorado | 7 | 4 | NYIT | 4 | 3 | Houston Baptist | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Northern Colorado | 3 |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
Name | School |
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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
Chris Benson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. Benson was an outfielder for Utah Valley.[3]
References
- ↑ "Great West Conference Baseball Standings & Leaders". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ↑ "2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Set to Begin Tuesday". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- 1 2 3 "Utah Valley Captures Second Straight GWC Tournament Championship". Great West Conference. May 28, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ↑ "2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Great West Conference. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
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