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The Mountain West Conference baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Mountain West Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

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Mountain West Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
SportBaseball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Number of teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Current stadiumSloan Park
Current locationMesa, AZ
Played2000–present
Last contest2026
Current championWashington State
Most championshipsSan Diego State (6)
TV partnerMountain West Network
Official websiteThe MW baseball championship
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Tournament

The Mountain West Conference baseball tournament is a six-team double-elimination tournament held annually at various locations in the Mountain West Conference region. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Other teams may receive an at-large tournament bid.

History

The Mountain West Conference baseball tournament began in 2000 as a six-team double-elimination tournament. It maintained that format through 2005. In 2006, with the addition of TCU, the tournament expanded to include all seven teams. However, in 2007 the format returned to a six-team bracket, with the seventh-place regular season team left out of the field. In 2012, with only five teams in the league, the tournament consisted of a four-team double elimination tournament. While they did have a regular season champion in 2021, they had no tournament.[1]

In 2024, Washington State University joined the conference as an affiliate member, bringing the baseball membership total to eight teams.[2] This caused the format to change again, allowing the top six teams in the regular season to participate in the tournament.

In 2025, Grand Canyon University joined the conference, bringing the membership total to nine.[3] This addition did not change the conference tournament setup.

On July 1, 2026, full members San Diego State and Fresno State, along with affiliate member Washington State, will leave to become charter members of the reformed Pac-12 Conference.[4] On the same day, Hawaii and UC Davis will leave the Big West conference to join the Mountain West as full members,[5][6] and Utah Tech will join as an affiliate member.[7]

Champions

By year

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Year Champion Runner-up Site MVP
2000 San Diego State Air Force Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV Chad Redfern, San Diego State
2001 BYU San Diego State Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA Nate Fernley, BYU
2002 BYU San Diego State Larry H. Miller Field • Provo, UT Doug Jackson, BYU
2003 UNLV San Diego State Isotopes Park • Albuquerque, NM Patrick Dobson, UNLV
2004 UNLV San Diego State Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV Matt Luca, UNLV
2005 UNLV BYU Franklin Covey Field • Salt Lake City, UT Matt Wagner, UNLV
2006 TCU BYU Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV Chad Huffman, TCU
2007 TCU BYU Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV Austin Adams, TCU
2008 TCU New Mexico Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX Clint Arnold, TCU
2009 Utah San Diego State Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX Tyler Yagi, Utah
2010 TCU New Mexico Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA Bryan Holaday, TCU
2011 New Mexico TCU Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA D.J. Peterson, New Mexico
2012 New Mexico San Diego State Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV Josh Melendez, New Mexico
2013 San Diego State New Mexico Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA Ty France, San Diego State
2014 San Diego State UNLV Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV Brad Haynal, San Diego State
2015 San Diego State New Mexico William Peccole Park • Reno, NV Seby Zavala, San Diego State
2016 New Mexico Nevada Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM Colton Thomson, New Mexico
Luis González, New Mexico
2017 San Diego State Fresno State Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, CO Andrew Martinez, San Diego State
2018 San Diego State UNLV Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA Casey Schmitt, San Diego State
2019 Fresno State UNLV William Peccole Park • Reno, NV Ryan Jensen, Fresno State
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2022 Air Force San Jose State Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA Paul Skenes, Air Force
2023 San Jose State Air Force Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA Robert Hamchuk, San Jose State
2024 Fresno State San Jose State Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA Murf Gray, Fresno State
2025 Fresno State San Jose State Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ Murf Gray, Fresno State
2026 Washington State San Diego State Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ Gavin Roy, Washington State
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By school

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School Championships Title Years
San Diego State 6 2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
TCU 4 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
New Mexico 3 2011, 2012, 2016
UNLV 3 2003, 2004, 2005
Fresno State 3 2019, 2024, 2025
BYU 2 2001, 2002
Utah 1 2009
Air Force 1 2022
San Jose State 1 2023
Washington State 1 2026
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  • Schools highlighted in pink indicate that the program is no longer a Mountain West member.

Of current members, Nevada is the only to not win a Mountain West tournament.

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