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2002 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament

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2002 Mountain West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsBYU (2nd title)
MVPDoug Jackson (BYU)
2002 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 20 10 0   .667 43 23 0   .652
Utah  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 33 26 0   .559
BYU  ‍‍y 15 14 0   .517 31 31 1   .500
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 14 15 0   .483 27 28 0   .491
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 30 30 0   .500
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 22 35 0   .386
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2002 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament took place from May 22 through 25. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Brigham Young University's Larry H. Miller Field. Top seeded BYU won their second consecutive and second overall Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship with a championship game score of 14–9 and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

Seeding

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The teams were seeded based on regular season conference winning percentage only.[2]

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
San Diego State 20 10 .667
1
Utah 16 14 .533
4
2
BYU 15 14 .517
4.5
3
Air Force 14 15 .483
5.5
4
UNLV 13 17 .433
7
5
New Mexico 11 19 .367
9
6

Results

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
1San Diego State8
6New Mexico21San Diego State9
4Air Force6
3BYU181San Diego State11
4Air Force33BYU10
3BYU131San Diego State43
5UNLV113BYU65
2Utah93BYU8
5UNLV135UNLV135UNLV7
2Utah92Utah7
6New Mexico8

All-Tournament Team

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The following teams were named to the All-Tournament team.[2][4]

Name Class Team POS
Jake McLintock Fr. San Diego State RF
Landon Burt So. San Diego State LF
Anthony Gwynn So. San Diego State CF
Cameron Coughlan Jr. BYU 2B
Doug Jackson Jr. BYU OF
Jason Garcia Jr. BYU P
Jake Stubblefield Jr. BYU DH
Ranger Wiens So. BYU SS
Matt Ciaramella Fr. Utah CF
David Trujillo Sr. UNLV DH
Royce Ring Jr. San Diego State RP

Most Valuable Player

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Doug Jackson, an outfielder for the champion BYU Cougars, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 2. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Mountain West Conference Baseball Guide (PDF). themwc.com. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "BYU Defeats Aztecs, 5-3, In Baseball Tourney Final". themwc.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  4. ^ a b 2002 MWC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team. themwc.com. p. 11. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2012.