2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 24–28. All eight of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament to be held at University of North Dakota's Harold Kraft Memorial Field in Grand Forks, ND. Utah Valley won their second championship by a score of 10-6. As the Great West is a new conference, the league does not have an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2][3]

2011 Great West Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsUtah Valley (2nd title)
Winning coachEric Madsen (2nd title)
MVPChris Benson, Utah Valley
2011 Great West Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Utah Valley  ‍†‍‡‍ 22–2 .917  34–22 .607
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 19–7 .731  24–32 .429
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 16–12 .571  22–40 .355
NYIT  ‍‍‍ 13–12 .520  19–32 .373
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  20–35 .364
Texas–Pan American  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .357  21–32 .396
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .292  12–35 .255
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 4–19 .174  9–41 .180
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 28, 2011[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Seeding

The top four finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through four.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Utah Valley222.917
–
1
Northern Colorado197.731
4
2
Houston Baptist1612.571
8
3
NYIT1312.520
9.5
4
NJIT1216.429
12
5
Texas-Pan American1018.357
14
6
North Dakota717.292
15
7
Chicago State419.174
17.5
8

Results
  Round 1     Round 2     Round 3     Round 4     Final
                                               
  Winner's Bracket
  1 Utah Valley 13  
  8 Chicago State 3    
      1 Utah Valley 5  
      4 NYIT 3    
  4 NYIT 3          
  5 NJIT 2        
      1 Utah Valley 3            
      7 North Dakota 2              
  3 Houston Baptist 6              
  6 Texas-Pan American 5                
      3 Houston Baptist 2          
      7 North Dakota 8        
  2 Northern Colorado 1          
  7 North Dakota 5         1 Utah Valley 5
      3 Houston Baptist 1
  Loser's Bracket      
  8 Chicago State 2        
  5 NJIT 5     3 Houston Baptist 17        
    5 NJIT 3          
      3 Houston Baptist 6        
  6 Texas-Pan American 5         4 NYIT 3     7 North Dakota 1    
  2 Northern Colorado 7     4 NYIT 4         3 Houston Baptist 7  
    2 Northern Colorado 3  

[4]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

NameSchool
Kolby ArnstHouston Baptist
Collin HetzlerHouston Baptist
Stephen NikonchikHouston Baptist
Beau WarrenHouston Baptist
Tripp DavisNJIT
Ryan GerberNorth Dakota
David SpiesNorth Dakota
Casey CoyNorthern Colorado
Marcus PerezNYIT
Effrey ValdezNYIT
Chris BensonUtah Valley
Billy BurgessUtah Valley
Blake KrahenbuhlUtah Valley
Josh SwensonUtah Valley

Most Valuable Player

Chris Benson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. Benson was an outfielder for Utah Valley.[3]

References
  1. "Great West Conference Baseball Standings & Leaders". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. "2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Set to Begin Tuesday". greatwestconference.org. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  3. "Utah Valley Captures Second Straight GWC Tournament Championship". Great West Conference. May 28, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  4. "2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Great West Conference. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
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