2016 Western Athletic Conference Softball Tournament
| Softball Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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