2016 Western Athletic Conference Softball Tournament

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2016 Western Athletic Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams5
FormatDouble-elimination
Site
  • Logan Field at SU Park
  • Seattle, WA
ChampionsCSU Bakersfield (1st title)
Winning coachCrissy Buck-Ziegler (1st title)
MVPSydney Raeber (CSU Bakersfield)
TelevisionWAC Digital Network
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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[permanent dead link] 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[]

  1. ^ "Softball Set To Host WAC Tournament". Seattle Spectator. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Runners Defeat No. 1 NMSU To Win WAC Tournament". 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 WAC Softball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). wacsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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