2016 Western Athletic Conference Softball Tournament
Softball Tournament | |||
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Classification | Division I | ||
Teams | 5 | ||
Format | Double-elimination | ||
Site | Logan Field at SU Park Seattle, WA | ||
Champions | CSU Bakersfield (1st title) | ||
Winning coach | Crissy Buck-Ziegler (1st title) | ||
MVP | Sydney Raeber (CSU Bakersfield) | ||
Television | WAC Digital Network | ||
Western Athletic Conference Softball Tournament
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The 2016 Western Athletic Conference Softball tournament was held at Logan Field on the campus of Seattle University in Seattle, Washington from May 12 through May 14, 2016.[1] CSU Bakersfield earned its first Western Athletic Conference Tournament title, earning the league's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games were streamed online on the WAC Digital Network with Greg Sexton and Ashley Charters calling the action.
Tournament
First round | Second round | Third Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Winner's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Seattle U | 0 | 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Utah Valley | 4 | 5 | Utah Valley | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | New Mexico State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | CSU Bakersfield | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | UMKC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | CSU Bakersfield | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loser's Bracket | 1 | New Mexico State | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | UMKC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Seattle U | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Utah Valley | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Seattle U | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | New Mexico State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Seattle U | 4 |
In the title game, CSU Bakersfield's catcher, Jo Larios, hit the eventual game-winning home run with two outs and a full count in the top of the seventh inning. The victory propelled the Roadrunners to the school's first NCAA Division I Softball Tournament appearance.[2]
- All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time.[3]
References
- ↑ "Softball Set To Host WAC Tournament". Seattle Spectator. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ↑ cite news|url=http://www.gorunners.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58123&SPID=6328&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=13300&ATCLID=210954339
- ↑ "2016 WAC Softball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). wacsports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
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