2013 Great West Conference baseball tournament


The 2013 Great West Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 25. All eight of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at new Jersey Institute of Technology's Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium in Newark, New Jersey. As the Great West is a new conference, the league does not have an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Third seeded Houston Baptist won their first championship, ending Utah Valley's run of three consecutive titles dating to the event's inception.[2][3][4]

2013 Great West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsHouston Baptist (1st title)
Winning coachJared Moon (1st title)
MVPLuke Clements (Houston Baptist)
2013 Great West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 20 7 0   .741 33 24 0   .579
Houston Baptist  ‍‍ 17 10 0   .630 34 24 1   .585
Texas-Pan American  ‍‍‍ 17 10 0   .630 28 30 0   .483
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 24 30 0   .444
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 25 22 1   .531
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 11 16 0   .407 20 34 0   .370
NYIT  ‍‍‍ 8 20 0   .286 10 47 0   .175
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 5 23 0   .179 10 45 0   .182
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 1, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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All eight teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage only and then met in a double-elimination bracket.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Northern Colorado 20 7 .741
1
Texas–Pan American 17 10 .640
3
2
Houston Baptist 17 10 .630
3
3
Utah Valley 15 9 .625
3.5
4
North Dakota 13 11 .542
5.5
5
NJIT 11 16 .407
9
6
NYIT 8 20 .286
12.5
7
Chicago State 5 23 .179
15
8

Results

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Northern Colorado13
8Chicago State1
1Northern Colorado3
5North Dakota11
4Utah Valley7
5North Dakota8
5North Dakota4
3Houston Baptist8
3Houston Baptist11
6NJIT6
3Houston Baptist3
2Texas-Pan American1
2Texas–Pan American7
7NYIT63Houston Baptist13
1Northern Colorado3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2Texas-Pan American1
8Chicago State38Chicago State45North Dakota8
4Utah Valley21Northern Colorado111Northern Colorado11
8Chicago State7
1Northern Colorado4
6NJIT96NJIT2
7NYIT6

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[4]

Name School
Luke Clements Houston Baptist
Tyler Hoelscher Houston Baptist
C. J. Jarvis Houston Baptist
Curtis Jones Houston Baptist
Jake Gonzalez Houston Baptist
Andrew Wellwerts Chicago State
Mattingly Romanin Chicago State
Tom Bouck NJIT
Jeff Campbell North Dakota
Jacob Threlkeld North Dakota
Nick Miller Northern Colorado
Jensen Park Northern Colorado
Jake Johnson Northern Colorado
Dusten Knight Texas–Pan American

Most Valuable Player

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Luke Clements was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Clements was an outfielder for Houston Baptist.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball statistics". Great West Conference. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "2012-13 Great West Championships". Great West Conference. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Utah Valley Picked to Win Fourth-Straight GWC Baseball Championship". Great West Conference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Houston Baptist Wins Great West Conference Baseball Tournament". Great West Conference. May 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2013.