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2019 West Coast Conference baseball tournament
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]
| 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 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.