2010 Great West Conference baseball tournament explained

The 2010 Great West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 26 through 29. This was the first Great West Conference baseball tournament. All eight of the league's teams met in the round robin tournament held at University of Texas–Pan American's Edinburg Stadium in Edinburg, Texas. Utah Valley won the championship by a score of 4-3. As the Great West is a new conference, the league does not have an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^{[1] [2]}

Seeding and format

The league's eight teams were seeded by conference winning percentage, with head to head matchups used for tiebreakers. The teams were then divided into two pools with the winners of each pool meeting in a single elimination final.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
	26	2	.929
	22	6	.786
	15	13	.536
	15	13	.536
	13	15	.464
	9	18	.333
	9	18	.333
	2	26	.071

Results

Northern Colorado advanced to the championship game by virtue of its head to head win over Texas–Pan American.^[3]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Name	School
Johnathan Moore	Houston Baptist
Stephen Nikonchik	Houston Baptist
Paul Prestera	Houston Baptist
Frank Ryan	NYIT
Effrey Valdez	NYIT
Mike Raudenbush	Northern Colorado
Mark Shannon	Northern Colorado
Joe Willman	Northern Colorado
Jake Magner	North Dakota
Vincent Mejia	Texas-Pan American
Chris Benson	Utah Valley
Zane Gray	Utah Valley
Goose Kallunki	Utah Valley
Sage Thorpe	Utah Valley

Most Valuable Player

Chris Benson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Benson was an outfielder for Utah Valley.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2010 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Set to Begin Wednesday. Great West Conference. June 28, 2012.
2. Web site: UVU Captures the Inaugural Great West Conference Tournament Championship in Walk-Off Fashion. Great West Conference. May 29, 2010. June 1, 2013.
3. Web site: 2010 Great West Conference Baseball. Great West Conference. June 28, 2012.