2017 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2017 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 25 through May 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]

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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Gonzaga   2070 .741  33200 .623
BYU  y 2070 .741  38210 .644
Loyola Marymount   2070 .741  38180 .679
Saint Mary's   1890 .667  37200 .649
San Diego   1890 .667  35181 .657
San Francisco   11160 .407  29280 .509
Santa Clara   9180 .333  13400 .245
Pepperdine   8190 .296  20320 .385
Pacific   6210 .222  18350 .340
Portland   5220 .185  10411 .202
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
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.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Gonzaga207.741
1
Loyola Marymount207.741
2
BYU207.741
3
Saint Mary's189.667
2
4
San Diego189.667
2
San Francisco1116.519
9
Santa Clara918.370
11
Pepperdine819.593
12
Pacific621.444
14
Portland522.259
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

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Gonzaga 11  
4 Saint Mary's 3  
  1 Gonzaga 3  
  2 Loyola Marymount 1  
2 Loyola Marymount 3
3 BYU 2  
  1 Gonzaga 3 3
  3 BYU 10 16
4 Saint Mary's 4  
3 BYU 8  
  3 BYU 5
  2 Loyola Marymount 4  

All-Tournament Team

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

PosPlayerClassSchool
PCory AbbottJrLoyola Marymount
Maverik BuffoJrBYU
Codie PaivaSoLoyola Marymount
Justin VerniaSrGonzaga
CBronson LarsenSrBYU
Jake RobertsSrGonzaga
IFDaniel SchneemannSoBYU
OFTyler FrostJrGonzaga
Brock HaleSoBYU
Brett RassoJrSaint Mary’s

Most Outstanding Player

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

References

  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. 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. "2017 WCC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team". West Coast Conference. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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