2014 West Coast Conference baseball tournament

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2014 West Coast Conference
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2014 WCC Tournament Logo
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Pepperdine  (16th title)
Winning coach Steve Rodriguez  (5th title)
MVP Aaron Brown (Pepperdine)
Attendance1,131
TelevisionPreliminaries: TheW.tv
Championship: ESPNU
2014 West Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Pepperdine  ‍†‍‡‍y18–9 .66742–16 .724
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍17–10 .63032–24 .571
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍17–10 .63026–29 .473
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍16–11 .59326–30 .464
San Diego  ‍‍‍16–11 .59334–20 .630
Pacific  ‍‍‍15–12 .55626–27 .491
BYU  ‍‍‍12–15 .44422–31 .415
San Francisco  ‍‍‍11–16 .40725–29 .463
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍8–19 .29616–39 .291
Portland  ‍‍‍5–22 .18511–41 .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]

Contents

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
Pepperdine 189.667–1
x-Loyola Marymount 1710.63012
x-Gonzaga 1710.63013
y-Santa Clara 1611.59324
y-San Diego 1611.5932–
Pacific 1512.5563–
BYU 1215.4446–
San Francisco 1116.4077–
Saint Mary's 819.29610–
Portland 522.18513–

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 roundSemi-finalsFinals
1 Pepperdine 5
4 Santa Clara 2
1Pepperdine4
2Loyola Marymount1
2 Loyola Marymount 5
3 Gonzaga 1
1Pepperdine
2Loyola Marymount
Lower round 1Lower final
3Gonzaga4
4Santa Clara62Loyola Marymount7
3Gonzaga8

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)
Team123456789 R H E
#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)
Team123456789 R H E
#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)
Team123456789 R H E
#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)
Team123456789 R H E
#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)
Team123456789 R H E
#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)
Team123456789 R H E
#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]

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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. 1 2 "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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