SAN DIEGO – San Diego State earned the No. 5 seed in the 2025 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Baseball Championship, set for May 21-24 in Mesa, Arizona. The announcement was made by the league office in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Aztecs (19-37, 14-16 MW) completed a sweep of Washington State at home this weekend to finish fifth in the Mountain West regular-season standings.
SDSU will open the MW Championship against No. 4 seed UNLV (31-22, 16-14 MW) on Wednesday, May 21, starting at 6:05 p.m. MST/PDT at Sloan Park, the spring training home of the Chicago Cubs.
The Aztecs and Rebels split their season series at three games apiece, with each side posting a sweep on their respective home diamonds.
The SDSU-UNLV clash will be preceded by the other first-round matchup pitting No. 3 seed New Mexico (30-22, 17-13 MW) and sixth-seeded San José State (26-28, 13-17 MW) at 1:05 pm.
If the Aztecs defeat the Rebels, they will face Nevada on Thursday, May 22, beginning at 1:05 p.m. The Wolf Pack (33-21, 19-11) received a first-round bye after claiming the regular-season title.
Meanwhile, second-seeded Fresno State (28-27, 18-12 MW) earned the other first-round bye and will await the winner of the Spartans-Lobos showdown on Thursday at 6:05 pm.
Following Wednesday’s first-round matchups, the 2025 Mountain West Championship enters into a double-elimination format for the remainder of the tournament.
The Aztecs have won the most Mountain West postseason championships, taking home six crowns since the league's inception (2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018). In all, San Diego State has posted a 50-34 record in 22 MW tournament appearances.
Additionally, the Aztecs have three Mountain West regular-season titles to their credit (2000, 2004, 2023).
The Mountain West Network will broadcast every game of the 2025 MW Baseball Championship.
Fans can watch the MW baseball championship for free on their smartphones or connected TVs via the Mountain West app through Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV or Roku. Mobile applications are available through the iOS App Store and Google Play.
