2004 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2004 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 26–29. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Earl Wilson Stadium. Third seeded UNLV won their second straight and second overall Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 6–3 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | UNLV (2nd title) |
| MVP | Matt Luca, UNLV |
| 2004 Mountain West Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State † | 19 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .679 | 35 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 20 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .667 | 36 | – | 29 | – | 1 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV ‡y | 20 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .667 | 37 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 18 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .600 | 28 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 11 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .367 | 22 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 0 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .000 | 6 | – | 49 | – | 0 | .109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament As of June 30, 2004[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The teams were seeded based on regular season conference winning percentage only. New Mexico claimed the second seed by winning the season series against UNLV.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 19 | 9 | .679 | ||
| New Mexico | 20 | 10 | .667 | ||
| UNLV | 20 | 10 | .667 | ||
| BYU | 18 | 12 | .600 | ||
| Utah | 11 | 19 | .367 | ||
| Air Force | 0 | 28 | .000 |
Results
| First round | Second round | Third Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | BYU | 4 | 1 | San Diego State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah | 10 | 5 | Utah | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UNLV | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UNLV | 13 | 2 | New Mexico | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 9 | 3 | UNLV | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UNLV | 6 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | 1 | San Diego State | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | BYU | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Mexico | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Mexico | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Diego State | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Mexico | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team.[4]
| Name | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton Couch | So. | Air Force |
| Josh Mader | Jr. | New Mexico |
| Rielly Embrey | Sr. | San Diego State |
| Scott Shoemaker | Sr. | San Diego State |
| Brick Ungricht | Fr. | San Diego State |
| Andrew D’Angelo | Sr. | UNLV |
| Eric Nielsen | Jr. | UNLV |
| Zeke Parraz | Jr. | UNLV |
| Ryan Ruiz | Sr. | UNLV |
| David Seccombe | Sr. | UNLV |
Most Valuable Player
Matt Luca, a sophomore pitcher for the champion UNLV Rebels, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.[3]
References
- Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- "2004 Mountain West Conference Baseball Conference Championship Central". themwc.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-24. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- "UNLV Defeats SDSU To Claim Second Straight Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship". themwc.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-03. Retrieved December 8, 2012.