Mesa to Host Two NCAA Baseball Championships, Welcoming the Mountain West for the First Time and the Return of the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament

MESA, Ariz. (May 14, 2025) – Mesa, Arizona, is set to host not one, but two major NCAA Division I conference championships during the same week. Both collegiate events will take place at the city’s top-tier Cactus League spring training venues—Sloan Park, home of the Chicago Cubs, and Hohokam Stadium, home to the Athletics.


In partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, Mesa will hold the 2025 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Baseball Championship on May 21–24 at Sloan Park, marking the first time the tournament has ever been hosted in Arizona.


Meanwhile, the 2025 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Baseball Tournament will return to Hohokam Stadium the same week, welcoming student athletes from around the country. Both events are ticketed and open to the public.


2025 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Baseball Tournament

DATE: May 20-24, 2025
TIME: Varies, see website for more information.
LOCATION: Hohokam Stadium, Mesa, AZ
Tickets will be sold at the gate and online.



2025 CU1 Mountain West Baseball Championship

DATE: May 21-24, 2025
TIME: Varies, see website for more information.
LOCATION: Sloan Park, Mesa, AZ
Click here to view ticket link.


For more events happening in Mesa, check out Visit Mesa’s event page at www.visitmesa.com.


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Visit Mesa is the official destination marketing organization responsible for positioning and promoting Mesa, Arizona, as a top regional destination for leisure and business travel. Learn more about Visit Mesa and its mission to promote the value and vitality of Mesa’s visitor economy to create a better community at VisitMesa.com.

CONTACTS:
Zoey Shircel, Communications Manager, Visit Mesa, [email protected]