2013 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2013 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21–25. 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
TeamW 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

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

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Northern Colorado207.741
–
1
Texas–Pan American1710.640
3
2
Houston Baptist1710.630
3
3
Utah Valley159.625
3.5
4
North Dakota1311.542
5.5
5
NJIT1116.407
9
6
NYIT820.286
12.5
7
Chicago State523.179
15
8

Results
  Round 1     Round 2     Round 3     Round 4     Final
                                               
  Winner's Bracket
  1 Northern Colorado 13  
  8 Chicago State 1    
      1 Northern Colorado 3  
      5 North Dakota 11    
  4 Utah Valley 7          
  5 North Dakota 8        
      5 North Dakota 4            
      3 Houston Baptist 8              
  3 Houston Baptist 11              
  6 NJIT 6                
      3 Houston Baptist 3          
      2 Texas-Pan American 1        
  2 Texas–Pan American 7          
  7 NYIT 6         3 Houston Baptist 13
      1 Northern Colorado 3
  Loser's Bracket      
  8 Chicago State 3        
  4 Utah Valley 2     2 Texas-Pan American 1        
    8 Chicago State 4          
      1 Northern Colorado 11        
  6 NJIT 9         8 Chicago State 7     5 North Dakota 8    
  7 NYIT 6     1 Northern Colorado 4         1 Northern Colorado 11  
    6 NJIT 2  

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Luke ClementsHouston Baptist
Tyler HoelscherHouston Baptist
C. J. JarvisHouston Baptist
Curtis JonesHouston Baptist
Jake GonzalezHouston Baptist
Andrew WellwertsChicago State
Mattingly RomaninChicago State
Tom BouckNJIT
Jeff CampbellNorth Dakota
Jacob ThrelkeldNorth Dakota
Nick MillerNorthern Colorado
Jensen ParkNorthern Colorado
Jake JohnsonNorthern Colorado
Dusten KnightTexas–Pan American

Most Valuable Player

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

References
  1. "Baseball statistics". Great West Conference. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  2. "2012-13 Great West Championships". Great West Conference. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  3. "Utah Valley Picked to Win Fourth-Straight GWC Baseball Championship". Great West Conference. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  4. "Houston Baptist Wins Great West Conference Baseball Tournament". Great West Conference. May 25, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
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