2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 24, 2014 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. The four team, double-elimination tournament, outside of the championship game, which is winner takes all, winner earned the league's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2] The NCAA approved the use of experimental instant replay rules during the event. These rules are generally only in force during the College World Series, and allow umpires to use video to review fair/foul, home run, and spectator interference calls.[3] The WCC made history in the Gonzaga/ Santa Clara elimination game (Game 3) when they had the first collegiate baseball review in history.[4] The feat would be repeated in the WCC Championship, marking the second time replay has been used in a collegiate baseball game.[5]

2014 West Coast Conference
Baseball Tournament
2014 WCC Tournament Logo
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsPepperdine (16th title)
Winning coachSteve Rodriguez (5th title)
MVPAaron Brown, Pepperdine
Attendance1,131
TelevisionPreliminaries: TheW.tv
Championship: ESPNU
2014 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Pepperdine  y 189 .667  4216 .724
Loyola Marymount   1710 .630  3224 .571
Gonzaga   1710 .630  2629 .473
Santa Clara   1611 .593  2630 .464
San Diego   1611 .593  3420 .630
Pacific   1512 .556  2627 .491
BYU   1215 .444  2231 .415
San Francisco   1116 .407  2529 .463
Saint Mary's   819 .296  1639 .291
Portland   522 .185  1141 .212
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of June 7, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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, outside of the championship game, which was winner takes all.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Pepperdine189.667
1
x-Loyola Marymount1710.630
1
2
x-Gonzaga1710.630
1
3
y-Santa Clara1611.593
2
4
y-San Diego1611.593
2
Pacific1512.556
3
BYU1215.444
6
San Francisco1116.407
7
Saint Mary's819.296
10
Portland522.185
13

Tiebreakers:
x- Loyola Marymount claimed the #2 seed over Gonzaga by right of a 2–1 record against the Zags.
y- Santa Clara claimed the #4 seed over San Diego by right of a 3–0 record against the Toreros.

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Pepperdine 5  
4 Santa Clara 2  
  1 Pepperdine 4  
  2 Loyola Marymount 1  
2 Loyola Marymount 5
3 Gonzaga 1  
  1 Pepperdine 6 X
  2 Loyola Marymount 1 X
4 Santa Clara 6  
3 Gonzaga 8  
  3 Gonzaga 4
  2 Loyola Marymount 7  

Box Scores

#4 Santa Clara vs. #1 Pepperdine

Pepperdine Opens WCC Championship with a 5–2 Win vs. Santa Clara

Thursday, May 22 3:06 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey & Amanda Blackwell (TheW.tv)
Team123456789RHE
#4 Santa Clara020000000260
#1 Pepperdine00030002X5101
WP: Corey Miller (8–4)   LP: D.J. Zapata (3–8)   Sv: Eric Karch (6)
Home runs:
SCU: Quinton Perry (6)
PEPP: None
Attendance: 842
Notes: Duration: 2:19; Weather: 84 °F (29 °C), clear, winds 6mph LC
Officials: Stephen Fritzoni (HP), Dale Luker (1B), Timothy Vessey (2B), Jeff Henrichs (3B), Ruben Candelaria (RF), Billy Haze (LF)
Boxscore

#3 Gonzaga vs. #2 Loyola Marymount

Loyola Marymount Dispatches Gonzga 5–1 in Game Two of WCC Baseball Championship

Thursday, May 22 7:07 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey & Amanda Blackwell (TheW.tv)
Team123456789RHE
#3 Gonzaga001000000160
#2 Loyola Marymount00020300X591
WP: Colin Welmon (10–2)   LP: Brandon Bailey (6–7)
Attendance: 842
Notes: Duration: 2:29; Weather: 80 °F (27 °C), clear, winds 13mph LC
Officials: Ruben Candelaria (HP), Timothy Vessey (1B), Billy Haze (2B), Dale Luker (3B), Stephen Fritzoni (RF), Jeff Henrichs (LF)
Boxscore

#4 Santa Clara vs. #3 Gonzaga

Gonzaga Eliminates Santa Clara in Day Two of WCC Championship

Friday, May 23 12:05 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey & Amanda Blackwell (TheW.tv)
Team123456789RHE
#3 Gonzaga010024001882
#4 Santa Clara1020120006110
WP: Andrew Spoko (5–4)   LP: Jacob Steffens (2–5)   Sv: Karl Myers (5)
Attendance: 912
Notes: Duration: 3:15; Weather: 78 °F (26 °C), sunny, winds 10mph RC
Officials: Dale Luker (HP), Stephen Fritzoni (1B), Jeff Henrichs (2B), Billy Haze (3B), Timothy Vessey (RF), Ruben Candelaria (LF)
Boxscore

#1 Pepperdine vs. #2 Loyola Marymount

Pepperdine Advances to WCC Championship Title Game after 4–1 Win vs. Loyola Marymount

Friday, May 23 4:31 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey & Amanda Blackwell (TheW.tv)
Team123456789RHE
#2 Loyola Marymount010000000151
#1 Pepperdine00020002X4101
WP: Aaron Brown (11–1)   LP: Patrick McGrath (6–3)   Sv: Eric Karch (13)
Home runs:
LMU: None
PEPP: Brad Anderson (5)
Attendance: 912
Notes: Duration: 3:03; Weather: 87 °F (31 °C), sunny, winds 15mph C
Officials: Timothy Vessey (HP), Jeff Henrichs (1B), Ruben Candelaria (2B), Stephen Fritzoni (3B), Billy Haze (RF), Dale Luker (LF)
Boxscore

#3 Gonzaga vs. #2 Loyola Marymount

Lions Set for Rematch with #29 Pepperdine for WCC Championship

Friday, May 23 8:12 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey & Amanda Blackwell (TheW.tv)
Team123456789RHE
#2 Loyola Marymount300200020791
#3 Gonzaga001010002483
WP: J.D. Busfield (1–2)   LP: Taylor Jones (4–3)
Attendance: 912
Notes: Duration: 3:13; Weather: 82 °F (28 °C), clear, winds 12mph LC
Officials: Billy Haze (HP), Timothy Vessey (1B), Dale Luker (2B), Ruben Candelaria (3B), Jeff Henrichs (RF), Stephen Fritzoni (LF)

WCC Championship: #2 Loyola Marymount vs. #1 Pepperdine

Saturday, May 24 7:04 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Randy Flores (ESPNU)
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#1 Pepperdine000003120680
#2 Loyola Marymount000001000180
WP: Jackson McClelland (8–3)   LP: Brenton Arriaga (4–5)
Attendance: 1,638
Notes: Duration: 3:09; Weather: 87 °F (31 °C), clear, winds 15mph LC
Officials: Jeff Henrichs (HP), Billy Haze (1B), Timothy Vessey (2B), Dale Luker (3B), Stephen Fritzoni (RF), Ruben Candelaria (LF)
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchoolPos
Brad AndersonPepperdineIF
Aaron BrownPepperdineLHP/OF
Payden Cawley LambGonzagaOF
Tanner DonnelsLoyola MarymountOF
David FletcherLoyola MarymountIF
Manny JeffersonPepperdineIF
Eric KarchPepperdineRHP
Quinton PerrySanta ClaraIF
Kenny SmithGonzagaRHP
Colin WelmonLoyola MarymountRHP

Most Outstanding Player

Aaron Brown was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Brown was a pitcher and an outfielder for Pepperdine who won Friday's game to make the championship and ended his regular season 11–1. Brown would pitch 8 innings and get 7 strikeouts while giving up only 1 run and 5 hits. In the championship Brown would play center field and go 1 for 4 with 1 hit and 1 RBI while scoring another run for the Waves. In the first game in the tournament Brown would go 2 for 4 with 2 hits and scored one run for the Waves. His .375 batting average would end up as the highest batting percentage during the 2014 tournament.[6]

References

  1. "West Coast Conference Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  2. "2014 WCC Baseball Championship". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  3. Greg Johnson (October 23, 2013). "West Coast Conference can implement instant replay rules during tournament". NCAA. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  4. TheW.tv (May 24, 2014). "How the First College Baseball Replay Happened". Campus Insiders. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  5. TheW.tv (May 24, 2014). "WCC Utilizes Replay in College Baseball Again". Campus Insiders. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  6. "2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team". West Coast Conference. May 24, 2014. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
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