2017 West Coast Conference baseball tournament

2017 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsBYU (1st title)
Winning coachMike Littlewood (1st title)
MVPBronson Larsen (BYU)
TelevisionTheW.tv, Twitter
2017 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Gonzaga  ‍†‍‍ 20 – 7 – 0   .741 33 – 20 – 0   .623
BYU  ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 7 – 0   .741 38 – 21 – 0   .644
Loyola Marymount †  ‍‍‍ 20 – 7 – 0   .741 38 – 18 – 0   .679
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9 – 0   .667 37 – 20 – 0   .649
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9 – 0   .667 35 – 18 – 1   .657
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16 – 0   .407 29 – 28 – 0   .509
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 13 – 40 – 0   .245
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19 – 0   .296 20 – 32 – 0   .385
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21 – 0   .222 18 – 35 – 0   .340
Portland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22 – 0   .185 10 – 41 – 1   .202
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 27, 2017[1] at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California.[2] BYU won the four team, double-elimination tournament and earned the league's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3][4][5]

Seeding

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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
Gonzaga 20 7 .741 — 1
Loyola Marymount 20 7 .741 — 2
BYU 20 7 .741 — 3
Saint Mary's 18 9 .667 2 4
San Diego 18 9 .667 2 —
San Francisco 11 16 .519 9 —
Santa Clara 9 18 .370 11 —
Pepperdine 8 19 .593 12 —
Pacific 6 21 .444 14 —
Portland 5 22 .259 15 —

Tiebreakers:

  • Gonzaga went 3–0 against BYU and 2–1 against Loyola Marymount to earn the top seed.
  • Loyola Marymount went 2–1 against BYU to earn the second seed.
  • BYU went 1–2 against LMU and 0–3 against Gonzaga to earn the third seed.
  • Saint Mary's went 2–1 against San Diego to earn the fourth seed.

Results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Gonzaga11
4Saint Mary's3
1Gonzaga 3
2Loyola Marymount1
2Loyola Marymount3
3BYU2
1Gonzaga
3BYU
Lower round 1Lower final
3BYU5
4Saint Mary's42Loyola Marymount4
3BYU8

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[6]

Pos Player Class School
P Cory Abbott Jr Loyola Marymount
Maverik Buffo Jr BYU
Codie Paiva So Loyola Marymount
Justin Vernia Sr Gonzaga
C Bronson Larsen Sr BYU
Jake Roberts Sr Gonzaga
IF Daniel Schneemann So BYU
OF Tyler Frost Jr Gonzaga
Brock Hale So BYU
Brett Rasso Jr Saint Mary’s

Most Outstanding Player

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Bronson Larsen, a senior catcher at BYU, was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 WCC Championship Schedule". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Darnell Dickinson (May 25, 2017). "West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Primer". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "BYU exacts revenge over Gonzaga at West Coast Conference baseball tournament". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 27, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "2017 WCC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team". West Coast Conference. Retrieved September 2, 2017.[permanent dead link]
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