2019 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site |
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Champions | Loyola Marymount (3rd title) |
Winning coach | Jason Gill (1st title) |
MVP | Codie Paiva ((Loyola Marymount)) |
Television | TheW.tv |
2019 West Coast Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU † | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | 36 | – | 17 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 31 | – | 24 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 35 | – | 22 | .614 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount ‡y | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 34 | – | 25 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 30 | – | 26 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 24 | – | 25 | .490 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | 32 | – | 21 | .604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | 23 | – | 26 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | 25 | – | 27 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | 12 | – | 40 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 5, 2019; Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2019 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23 through May 25, 2019 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. The four team, double-elimination tournament winner, Loyola Marymount, earned the league's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]
Seeding[]
The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage. The teams then played a double elimination tournament.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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BYU | 19 | 8 | .704 | ||
Gonzaga | 18 | 9 | .667 | ||
Saint Mary's | 17 | 10 | .630 | ||
Loyola Marymount | 15 | 12 | .556 | ||
San Francisco | 15 | 12 | .556 | ||
Pepperdine | 14 | 13 | .378 | ||
San Diego | 14 | 13 | .519 | ||
Pacific | 10 | 16 | .385 | ||
Portland | 7 | 19 | .269 | ||
Santa Clara | 5 | 22 | .185 |
Tiebreakers:
- Loyola Marymount went 2-1 vs. San Francisco to win the #4 seed.
- Pepperdine went 2-1 vs. San Diego to finish 6th.
- Pacific and Portland only played 26 conference matches as their final scheduled match was rained out. It wasn't rescheduled because it didn't affect the conference tournament.
Bracket[]
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | BYU | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Loyola Marymount | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Loyola Marymount | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Saint Mary's | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Gonzaga | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Saint Mary's | 7 | ||||||||||||
4 | Loyola Marymount | 410 | – | |||||||||||
3 | Saint Mary's | 2 | – | |||||||||||
1 | BYU | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Gonzaga | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Gonzaga | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Saint Mary's | 4 | ||||||||||||
Schedule[]
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | TV Announcers | Attendance | |
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Thursday, May 23 | ||||||
1 | 3:00 p.m. | #1 BYU Cougars vs. #4 Loyola Marymount Lions | TheW.tv | Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Sammy O'Brien | 1,606 | |
2 | 7:00 p.m. | #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. #3 Saint Mary's Gaels | ||||
Friday, May 24 | ||||||
3 | 12:00 p.m. | #1 BYU Cougars vs. #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs | TheW.tv | Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Sammy O'Brien | 1,589 | |
4 | 3:30 p.m. | #3 Saint Mary's Gaels vs. #4 Loyola Marymount Lions | ||||
5 | 7:30 p.m. | #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. #3 Saint Mary's Gaels | ||||
Championship – Saturday, May 25 | ||||||
6 | 3:00 p.m. | #4 Loyola Marymount Lions vs. #3 Saint Mary's Gaels | TheW.tv | Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Sammy O'Brien | 1,722 | |
7 (If Necessary) | 7:00 p.m. | N/A | ||||
*Game times in Pacific Time. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. |
Conference championship[]
West Coast Conference Championship | ||
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(4) Loyola Marymount Lions | vs. | (3) Saint Mary's Gaels |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(4) Loyola Marymount | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Saint Mary's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Matt Voelker (2–4) LP: Nathan Schneider (2–1) Sv: Nick Frasso (8) Attendance: 1,722 |
All-Tournament Team[]
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Pos | Name | Class | School |
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P | Codie Paiva | Senior | Loyola Marymount |
Nick Frasso | Sophomore | Loyola Marymount | |
Tyler Thornton | Freshman | Saint Mary's | |
Carlos Lomeli | Freshman | Saint Mary's | |
Dalton Ponce | Freshman | Saint Mary's | |
C | |||
IF | Trevin Esquerra | Junior | Loyola Marymount |
Nick Sogard | Junior | Loyola Marymount | |
OF | |||
Most Outstanding Player[]
Codie Paiva (LMU) was named the Most Outstanding Player of the WCC Baseball Tournament.
References[]
- ^ "West Coast Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "2018-19 WCC Championship Schedule". West Coast Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ "BYU won its first outright conference baseball championship in 30 years, but may need to win WCC tournament to get NCAA berth". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- ^ "Lions snag No. 4 seed in WCC Tournament". Angelus. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
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