2019 West Coast Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Loyola Marymount (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Jason Gill (1st title) |
| MVP | Codie Paiva ((Loyola Marymount)) |
| Television | TheW.tv |
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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 25 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
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 19 | 8 | .704 | — | 1[3] |
| Gonzaga | 18 | 9 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| Saint Mary's | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2 | 3 |
| Loyola Marymount | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4 | 4[4] |
| San Francisco | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4 | — |
| Pepperdine | 14 | 13 | .378 | 5 | — |
| San Diego | 14 | 13 | .519 | 5 | — |
| Pacific | 10 | 16 | .385 | 8.5 | — |
| Portland | 7 | 19 | .269 | 10.5 | — |
| Santa Clara | 5 | 22 | .185 | 14 | — |
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
[edit]| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola Marymount | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola Marymount | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Winner's bracket | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzaga | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola Marymount | 4 (10) | — | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzaga | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzaga | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 4 | |||||||||||||
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | TV Announcers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| West Coast Conference Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| (4) Loyola Marymount Lions | vs. | (3) Saint Mary's Gaels |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (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
[edit]The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos | Name | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Codie Paiva (LMU) was named the Most Outstanding Player of the WCC Baseball Tournament.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.