Classification Division Format Double-elimination | Teams 6 Winning coach Tony Gwynn (1st title) | |
Site Pete Beiden Field
Fresno, CA Champions San Diego State (2nd title) | ||
The 2013 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 22–26. All six of the league's teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at California State University, Fresno's Pete Beiden Field. It was Fresno State's first year in the league after joining from the Western Athletic Conference. San Diego State won the tournament for the second time, earning the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
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Format and seeding
The conference's six teams were seeded based on winning percentage during the round robin regular season schedule. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round, with the top seed playing the lowest seeded team that won its first round game, and the second seeded team playing the higher seeded first day winner. The losers of the first day's games played an elimination game in the double-elimination format.
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Most Valuable Player
Tyler France was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. France was a freshman for San Diego State.
Championship Winning Pitcher
Philip Walby of San Diego State was the Starting and Winning Pitcher of two games, including the Championship Game vs. New Mexico.