![]() 2014 WCC Tournament Logo | |
Teams | 4 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Pepperdine (16th title) |
Winning coach | Steve Rodriguez (5th title) |
MVP | Aaron Brown (Pepperdine) |
Attendance | 1,131 |
Television | Preliminaries: TheW.tv Championship: ESPNU |
2014 West Coast Conference baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Pepperdine †‡y | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | 42 | – | 16 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 32 | – | 24 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | 26 | – | 29 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 26 | – | 30 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | 34 | – | 20 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | 26 | – | 27 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | 22 | – | 31 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | 25 | – | 29 | .463 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | 16 | – | 39 | .291 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | 11 | – | 41 | .212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of June 7, 2014 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2014 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 24 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]
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.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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Pepperdine | 18 | 9 | .667 | – | 1 |
x-Loyola Marymount | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1 | 2 |
x-Gonzaga | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1 | 3 |
y-Santa Clara | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2 | 4 |
y-San Diego | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2 | – |
Pacific | 15 | 12 | .556 | 3 | – |
BYU | 12 | 15 | .444 | 6 | – |
San Francisco | 11 | 16 | .407 | 7 | – |
Saint Mary's | 8 | 19 | .296 | 10 | – |
Portland | 5 | 22 | .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.
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 | ||||||||||||
2 | Loyola Marymount | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
3 | Gonzaga | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Santa Clara | 6 | 2 | Loyola Marymount | 7 | ||||||||
3 | Gonzaga | 8 | |||||||||||
Pepperdine Opens WCC Championship with a 5–2 Win vs. Santa Clara
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#4 Santa Clara | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#1 Pepperdine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Loyola Marymount Dispatches Gonzga 5–1 in game Two of WCC Baseball Championship
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#3 Gonzaga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#2 Loyola Marymount | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Gonzaga Eliminates Santa Clara in Day Two of WCC Championship
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#3 Gonzaga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#4 Santa Clara | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Pepperdine Advances to WCC Championship Title Game after 4–1 Win vs. Loyola Marymount
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#2 Loyola Marymount | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#1 Pepperdine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Lions Set for Rematch with #29 Pepperdine for WCC Championship
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#2 Loyola Marymount | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#3 Gonzaga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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#1 Pepperdine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
#2 Loyola Marymount | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. [6]
Name | School | Pos |
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Brad Anderson | Pepperdine | IF |
Aaron Brown | Pepperdine | LHP/OF |
Payden Cawley Lamb | Gonzaga | OF |
Tanner Donnels | Loyola Marymount | OF |
David Fletcher | Loyola Marymount | IF |
Manny Jefferson | Pepperdine | IF |
Eric Karch | Pepperdine | RHP |
Quinton Perry | Santa Clara | IF |
Kenny Smith | Gonzaga | RHP |
Colin Welmon | Loyola Marymount | RHP |
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]
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