2017 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

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2017 West Coast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions BYU  (1st title)
Winning coach Mike Littlewood  (1st title)
MVPBronson Larsen (BYU)
Television TheW.tv, Twitter
2017 West Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Gonzaga  2070 .74133200 .623
BYU  y2070 .74138210 .644
Loyola Marymount  2070 .74138180 .679
Saint Mary's  1890 .66737200 .649
San Diego  1890 .66735181 .657
San Francisco  11160 .40729280 .509
Santa Clara  9180 .33313400 .245
Pepperdine  8190 .29620320 .385
Pacific  6210 .22218350 .340
Portland  5220 .18510411 .202
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

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.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Gonzaga 207.7411
Loyola Marymount 207.7412
BYU 207.7413
Saint Mary's 189.66724
San Diego 189.6672
San Francisco 1116.5199
Santa Clara 918.37011
Pepperdine 819.59312
Pacific 621.44414
Portland 522.25915

Tiebreakers:

Results

 First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
               
1 Gonzaga 11 
4 Saint Mary's 3 
 1Gonzaga 3 
 2Loyola Marymount1 
2 Loyola Marymount 3
3 BYU 2 
 1Gonzaga33
 3BYU1016
4Saint Mary's4 
3BYU8 
 3BYU5
 2Loyola Marymount4 

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]

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