2013 West Coast Conference baseball tournament

2013 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament

2013 WCC Tournament logo
Teams	4
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Banner Island Ballpark Stockton, CA
Champions	San Diego  (7th title)
Winning coach	Rich Hill  (7th title)
MVP	Troy Conyers (San Diego)
Television	Preliminaries: WCC Network Championship: ESPNU
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2013 West Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Gonzaga  ‍†‍‍	18	–	6	–	0		.750			32	–	21	–	1		.602
BYU  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			32	–	21	–	0		.604
San Francisco  ‍‍‍y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			37	–	25	–	0		.597
San Diego  ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			35	–	24	–	0		.593
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			27	–	23	–	0		.540
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			24	–	27	–	0		.471
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			21	–	34	–	0		.382
Portland  ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			18	–	36	–	0		.333
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍	1	–	23	–	0		.042			14	–	39	–	0		.264
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 3, 2013 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 25 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. It was the first postseason championship event sponsored by the West Coast Conference since 2009, the first such event to be held at a neutral site, and the first to feature more than two teams. In the championship game, San Diego defeated San Francisco, 2–0, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, San Diego earned the league's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. ^{[2] [3]}

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. However, the championship was a single-elimination game.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Gonzaga	18	6	.750	–	1
x- San Diego	15	9	.625	3	2
y- BYU	15	9	.625	3	3
San Francisco	15	9	.625	3	4
Pepperdine	13	11	.542	5	–
Loyola Marymount	12	12	.500	6	–
Saint Mary's	11	13	.458	7	–
Portland	8	16	.333	10	–
Santa Clara	1	23	.042	17	–

Tiebreakers:
x- USD went 3–0 vs. BYU and 2–1 vs. USF to claim the #2 seed
y- BYU went 2–1 vs. USF to claim the #3 seed.

Results

	Upper round 1					Upper final					Final
	1	Gonzaga	5
	4	San Francisco	8
						4	San Francisco	10
						2	San Diego	8
	2	San Diego	9
	3	BYU	8
											4	San Francisco
											2	San Diego
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						2	San Diego	7
	1	Gonzaga	1			3	BYU	4
	3	BYU	8

Box scores

#4 San Francisco vs. #1 Gonzaga

Thursday, May 22 3:00 p.m. Broadcaster: WCC Network w/ Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey, & Amanda Blackwell

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#4 San Francisco	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	8	15	1
#1 Gonzaga	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	8	2
WP: Haden Hinkle (9–1)   LP: Marco Gonzales (7–3)   Sv: Adam Simber (9) Home runs: USF: Bob Mott (2) ZAGS: Cory Lebrun (2) Attendance: 664 Notes: Duration: 3:24; Weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Sunny, winds 9mph to left Boxscore

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#3 BYU vs. #2 San Diego

Thursday, May 22 7:30 p.m. Broadcaster: WCC Network w/ Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey, & Amanda Blackwell

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
#3 BYU	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	8	11	4
#2 San Diego	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	9	11	2
WP: Max Homick (5–1)   LP: Matt Milke (3–2) Home runs: BYU: Bret Lopez (4) USD: Andrew Daniel (4), Dillon Haupt (11) Attendance: 838 Notes: Duration: 3:30; Weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Clear, winds 13mph to left Boxscore

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#3 BYU vs. #1 Gonzaga

Friday, May 23 12:00 p.m. Broadcaster: WCC Network w/ Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey, & Amanda Blackwell

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#1 Gonzaga	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	11	0
#3 BYU	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	x	8	14	0
WP: Jeff Barker (6–3)   LP: Tyler Olson (9–4) Home runs: ZAGS: None BYU: None Attendance: 707 Notes: Duration: 2:29; Weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Sunny, Slight Breeze to left Boxscore

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#2 San Diego vs. #4 San Francisco

Friday, May 23 3:40 p.m. Broadcaster: WCC Network w/ Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey, & Amanda Blackwell

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#2 San Diego	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2	8	16	1
#4 San Francisco	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	4	10	13	0
WP: Adam Cimber (6–3)   LP: Trevor Bayless (2–4) Home runs: USD: Austin Bailey (2) USF: Derek Atkinson (2) Attendance: 814 Notes: Duration: 3:25; Weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Sunny, winds 9mph to left Boxscore

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#3 BYU vs. #2 San Diego

Friday, May 23 8:10 p.m. Broadcaster: WCC Network w/ Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey, & Amanda Blackwell

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#2 San Diego	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	7	12	2
#3 BYU	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	4	9	2
WP: Louie Lichich (3–3)   LP: Adam Miller (4–8)   Sv: Max Homick (5) Home runs: USD: Kris Bryant (31) BYU: Jaycob Brugman (11); Kelton Caldwell (4) Attendance: 904 Notes: Duration: 2:44; Weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Clear, winds 13mph to left Boxscore

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WCC Championship: #4 San Francisco vs. #2 San Diego

Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. Broadcaster: ESPNU w/ Roxy Bernstein & Mike Rooney

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
#4 San Francisco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
#2 San Diego	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	x	2	7	0
WP: Troy Conyers (2–2)   LP: Christian Cecilio (3–3) Home runs: USF: None USD: None Attendance: 808 Notes: Duration: 2:15; Weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Clear, winds 15mph to left Boxscore

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All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. ^[4]

Name	School	Pos
Derek Atkinson	San Francisco	OF
Austin Bailey	San Diego	2B
Jeff Barker	BYU	RHP
Jaycob Brugman	BYU	OF
Kris Bryant	San Diego	3B
Troy Conyers	San Diego	LHP
Austin Green	San Diego	C
Cory LeBrun	Gonzaga	OF
Justin Maffei	San Francisco	OF
Josh Miller	San Francisco	SS

Most Outstanding Player

Troy Conyers was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Conyers was a pitcher for San Diego who made his first career collegiate start in the championship game, and turned in a complete-game shutout to earn the win. He recorded nine strikeouts while allowing only two hits. ^[4]

References

1. "2013 West Coast Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
2. "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
3. "2013 WCC Baseball Championship to Take Place at Banner Island Ballpark". WCC Sports. June 15, 2012. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
4. "San Diego Crowned WCC tournament Champions". West Coast Conference. May 25, 2013. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.