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2005 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament
The 2005 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 23 through 27. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Utah's Franklin Covey Field. Top seeded UNLV won their third straight and third overall Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 7–4 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UNLV (3rd title) |
| MVP | Matt Wagner (UNLV) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV †‡y | 23 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .767 | 35 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 21 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .700 | 39 | – | 19 | – | 1 | .669 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 17 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .567 | 26 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 15 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .500 | 26 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 10 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .333 | 19 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 4 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .133 | 9 | – | 44 | – | 0 | .170 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 2005[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding Edit
The teams were seeded based on regular season conference winning percentage only.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNLV | 23 | 7 | .767 | – | 1 |
| BYU | 21 | 9 | .700 | 2 | 2 |
| San Diego State | 17 | 13 | .567 | 6 | 3 |
| New Mexico | 15 | 15 | .500 | 8 | 4 |
| Utah | 10 | 20 | .333 | 13 | 5 |
| Air Force | 4 | 26 | .133 | 19 | 6 |
Results Edit
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Diego State | 21 | 5 | Utah | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 6 | 1 | UNLV | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | BYU | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | BYU | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Mexico | 0 | 3 | San Diego State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | BYU | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNLV | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNLV | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah | 3 | 3 | San Diego State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Diego State | 7 | 3 | San Diego State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 9 | 4 | New Mexico | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | New Mexico | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team Edit
| Name | Class | POS | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Chambers | Sr. | OF | BYU |
| Dave Horlacher | Jr. | P | BYU |
| Chris Carlson | So. | OF | New Mexico |
| Quintin Berry | So. | OF | San Diego State |
| Lance Zawadzki | So. | 2B | San Diego State |
| Ryan Bird | Jr. | OF | UNLV |
| Chris Bonnell | So. | 1B | UNLV |
| Matt Luca | Jr. | P | UNLV |
| J. C. Sibley | Sr. | OF | UNLV |
| Josh Cooper | Jr. | P | Utah |
| Apana Nakayama | Jr. | DH | BYU |
Most Valuable Player Edit
Matt Wagner, a pitcher for the champion UNLV Rebels, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.[3]
References Edit
- ^ Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ "2005 Mountain West Conference Baseball Conference Championship Central". themwc.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "UNLV Defeats BYU To Claim Third Straight Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship". themwc.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2012.