2001 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament

2001 Mountain West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsBYU (1st title)
MVPNate Fernley (BYU)
2001 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 8   .724 38 – 22   .633
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 11   .633 34 – 26   .567
Utah  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 27 – 29   .482
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 26 – 34   .433
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 23 – 33   .411
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 8 – 21   .276 23 – 33   .411
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2001 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 16 through 19. This was the second tournament held by the league. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at San Diego State University's Tony Gwynn Stadium. Top seeded BYU won their first Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 4–3 and earned the conference's new automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding

The teams were seeded based on regular season conference winning percentage only. Utah claimed the third seed over New Mexico by winning the season series.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
BYU 21 8 .724
–
1
San Diego State 19 11 .633
2.5
2
Utah 14 16 .467
7.5
3
New Mexico 14 16 .467
7.5
4
UNLV 13 17 .433
8.5
5
Air Force 8 21 .276
13
6

Results

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1BYU14
3Utah15
1BYU73Utah4
6Air Force12San Diego State52San Diego State12
2San Diego State5
4New Mexico5
3Utah4
3Utah4
2San Diego State3
4New Mexico7
4New Mexico51BYU4
5UNLV2
2San Diego State04New Mexico7
5UNLV11BYU12
1BYU10
5UNLV9

All-Tournament Team

The following teams were named to the All-Tournament team.[2][3]

Name Class Team
Kainoa Obrey So. BYU
Ben Julianel Sr. SDSU
Ryan Olson Jr. UNLV
Chris Shelton Jr. Utah
Brad Beasley Sr. UNLV
Doug Jackson So. BYU
Ben Leuthard Jr. SDSU
Seth King Sr. BYU
Nate Fernley Sr. BYU
Trent Kitsch Sr. UNLV
John Skinner Sr. SDSU

Most Valuable Player

Nate Fernley, a pitcher for the champion BYU Cougars, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player after his complete game victory in the championship game.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 2. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Cougars Claim Mountain West Baseball Title, 4-3". themwc. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.