The 2026 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 23 at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona. The top six regular season finishers of the conference's seven teams met in the tournament, with the top 2 receiving byes to the second round.
This was the last tournament held under the WAC name. On July 1, 2026, the conference will rebrand as the United Athletic Conference.
Seeding and format The top six finishers of the league's seven teams qualify for the conference tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record.
Bracket
Schedule GameTime (MST)Matchup#ScoreNotesReference Wednesday, May 20 1 11:00 am No. 3 Utah Tech vs No. 6 UT Arlington 4–0 2 3:00 pm No. 4 Sacramento State vs No. 5 Abilene Christian 9–4 3 7:00 pm No. 6 UT Arlington vs No. 5 Abilene Christian 3–5 UT Arlington Eliminated Thursday, May 21 4 11:00 am No. 2 California Baptist vs No. 3 Utah Tech 10–7(14) 5 3:00 pm No. 1 Tarleton State vs No. 4 Sacramento State 9-0 6 7:00 pm No. 5 Abilene Christian vs No. 3 Utah Tech 5-6 Abilene Christian Eliminated Friday, May 22 7 11:00 am No. 2 California Baptist vs No. 1 Tarleton State 3-5 8 3:00 pm No. 3 Utah Tech vs No. 4 Sacramento State 3-5 Utah Tech Eliminated 9 7:00 pm No. 4 Sacramento State vs No. 2 California Baptist 12-7 California Baptist Eliminated Saturday, May 23 10 3:00 pm No. 1 Tarleton State vs No. 4 Sacramento State 21-11 Sacramento State Eliminated
All–Tournament Team
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Player Team Raphael Smeenk Tarleton State Sergio Guerra Rayner Heinrich Slade McCloud Carson Lorch (DH) Cort Lowry (P) Ryan Ellis Sacramento State Jace Jeremiah Luis Pimentel-Guerrero Sean Carey (P) Chris Ramirez California Baptist Miller Durham Utah Tech MVP in bold
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