MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP
May 21-24, 2025
Sloan Park – Mesa, Ariz.
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MESA, Ariz. – The Fresno State baseball team is ready to make its mark at the 2025 Mountain West Championship, hosted at the iconic Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz.
The reigning MW Champion Diamond 'Dogs enter the tournament as the No. 2 seed, securing a coveted first-round bye alongside top-seeded Nevada.
Fans can catch every moment of the action live on the Mountain West Network, where the quest for championship glory unfolds.
THE 'SHIP
The 2025 MW Championship Bracket is set with Fresno State landing the second seed and a bye in the play-in round of the tournament.
Fresno State is only behind regular-season MW Champion Nevada in the seedings, and is followed by No. 3 New Mexico, No. 4 UNLV, No. 5 San Diego State and No. 6 San Jose State.
The Bulldogs are slated to face the winner of Game 1 between New Mexico and San Jose State.
THREE-PEAT
The Fresno State baseball team has claimed a spot in the MW Championship for the third-straight season, going back to 2023.
The Bulldogs earned the No. 2 seed in the tournament, their highest seeding since 2019.
Since joining the MW, the Bulldogs have made 10 appearances in the conference tournament.
Fresno State has a 12-12 record in MW Championship games and has won the tournament twice.
THE CHAMPS ARE BACK
The Fresno State baseball team claimed its second Mountain West title and first since 2019 in San Diego, Calif., on May 5, 2024.
The win marked the team's 10th conference tournament title overall.
After entering the 2024 tournament with a 6-6 record in Mountain West elimination games, the Bulldogs won four straight to claim the title.
Fresno State's pitching staff recorded a tournament record 67 strikeouts, 18 more than the previous record of 49 set by San Diego State in 2001.
Murf Gray was named tournament MVP and to the All-Tournament Team alongside Jaykob Acosta, Justin Stransky, Noah Beal, Tommy Hopfe and Jake Riding.
WEEKLY TRADITION
The Bulldogs earned 10 weekly honors from the Mountain West this season, the most out of the conference's eight teams.
Aidan Cremarosa was named Pitcher of the Week three times, the most out of any pitcher in the league.
Fresno State earned Player of the Week three times, Pitcher of the Week six times and Freshman of the Week once.
Sky Collins, Justin Stransky and Murf Gray were all named MW Player of the Week in 2025.
Jack Anker was named Pitcher of the Week twice and Kaleb Hay earned the accolade once.
Cayden Munster is the only Bulldog to be named MW Freshman of the Week in 2025.
GO WITH THE FLOW
Fresno State baseball's Aidan Cremarosa was named Mountain West Pitcher of the Year, the conference announced on May 20 before the championship tournament in Mesa, Ariz.
Cremarosa owns the league's lowest ERA of 3.13 and punched out 72 batters in MW play.
The Burbank native pitched in 63.1 innings, allowing only 22 earned runs and holding opposing batters to a .219 average.
He pitched his first career complete game against San Jose State on May 10, pitching 7.0 shutout innings and allowing only two hits.
THE MAN, THE MURF, THE LEGEND
Fresno State Baseball's Murf Gray has been named Co-MW Player of the Year, the conference announced on May 20.
Gray, a junior out of Madera South High School, has been a star for the Bulldogs for three straight seasons as the starting third baseman, earning Mountain West Freshman of the Year in 2023.
In 2025, Gray dominated at the plate with a .380 batting average, .783 slugging percentage, and .427 on-base percentage in MW games.
He has totaled 13 doubles and 13 home runs against MW opponents in 2025.
Prior to the 2025 season, Gray was named to the 2025 Perfect Game Pre-Season All-American second team.
In the Bulldogs' championship season in 2024, Gray was named MW Championship MVP after owning a .524 average in the tournament with 11 hits, eight runs, five doubles, a pair of home runs and seven RBIs.
In the 2024 season, Murf Gray hit .296 in 61 games with 71 hits, including 18 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs, as well as 52 RBIs.
As a Bulldog, Gray has a .307 career batting average with 198 hits, 45 doubles, three triples and 35 home runs.
Gray spent last summer in the Cape Cod League as the third baseman for the Wareham Gatemen and was named the sixth-best prospect in the league by Baseball America. In his time "Guarding the Gate" in Wareham, Gray started in 31 games at third base, and four as the designated hitter.
Gray led the Gatemen in six stat categories: batting average (.329), at-bats (140), home runs (5), runs batted in (27), doubles (9) and hits (46).