1995 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1995 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 1995 season. The four teams met in the double-elimination tournament from May 12–14 at Long Beach State's on campus facility, Blair Field. Cal State Fullerton won the tournament, earning the league's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, en route to winning the College World Series for the third time.[2]

1995 Big West Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Winning coachAugie Garrido (1st title)
MVP,
1995 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‡‍ 18–3 .857  57–9 .864
No. 16 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 16–5 .762  38–25 .603
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .571  35–18 .660
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 11–10 .524  32–21 .604
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  32–22 .593
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .381  22–24 .478
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 5–16 .238  26–26 .500
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 5–16 .238  21–33 .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

This would be the second postseason conference championship event sponsored by the league, and the first with greater than two teams. The event would be held for the next four years before being discontinued.

Seeding and format

The top four teams at the end of the conference's round robin regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Cal State Fullerton183.857
–
1
Long Beach State165.762
2
2
Nevada129.571
6
3
UNLV1110.524
7
4
New Mexico State912.429
9
–
UC Santa Barbara813.381
10
–
Pacific516.238
14
–
San Jose State516.238
14
–

Bracket

The following bracket depicts the results of the tournament.[2][3][4][5]

  First round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Cal State Fullerton 12  
4 UNLV 1  
  1 Cal State Fullerton 6  
  3 Nevada 4  
2 Long Beach State 8
3 Nevada 13  
  1 Cal State Fullerton 8 —
  2 Long Beach State 4 —
4 UNLV 3  
2 Long Beach State 5  
  3 Nevada 0
  2 Long Beach State 2  

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1995". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. Cal State Fullerton Titans Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton. p. 141. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  3. 2010 Long Beach State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Long Beach State. p. 52. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  4. Nevada Baseball Record Book (PDF). Nevada Wolf Pack. p. 22. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  5. UNLV Baseball Guide (PDF). UNLV Rebels. p. 33. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
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