I, for one, think it was due to their outstanding pitching. The staff was the best in the MWC and was very deep. They probably have the Pitcher of the Year in the MWC in Jimmy Lambert and Ricky Tyler Thomas and Edgar Gonzalez were no slouches themselves. I don't want to forget their hitting as it was pretty good but not the best in the conference. But, that pitching.........
A Quick End to the MWC Season
No need to go deeply into the season ending series. Fresno State was sitting on top of the heap and Nevada and New Mexico had to sweep their series to tie for the title.