2025 Big West Conference baseball tournament

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2025 Big West Conference
baseball tournament
Teams5
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Cal Poly  (1st title)
Winning coachLarry Lee (1st title)
MVP Ryan Fenn (Cal Poly)
Television ESPN+
2025 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 25 UC Irvine  ‍†‍‍y24–6–0 .80043–17–0 .717
Cal Poly  ‍‍‡‍y23–7–0 .76743–19–0 .694
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍19–11–0 .63329–27–0 .518
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍16–14–0 .53336–18–0 .667
Hawai'i  ‍‍‍16–14–0 .53335–21–0 .625
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍15–15–0 .50026–25–0 .510
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍15–15–0 .50022–31–0 .415
UC Davis  ‍‍‍13–17–0 .43327–28–0 .491
CSUN  ‍‍‍10–20–0 .33315–34–0 .306
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍9–21–0 .30018–38–0 .321
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍5–25–0 .16716–36–0 .308
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 23, 2025 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Big West Conference baseball tournament determined the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 2025 college baseball season. The top five teams met at Cal State Fullerton's on campus venue, Goodwin Field from May 21 through 24. This was the first Big West Conference postseason championship event since the 1998 season, ending a 27-year hiatus. The Cal Poly Mustangs won the championship, defeating UC Irvine in back-to-back elimination games, receiving the conference's automatic bid. [2] UC Irvine also received an at-large bid. Both teams went 2-2 in the tournament, losing in their respective regional final.

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Seeding and format

The top five finishers from the regular season were seeded one through five based on conference winning percentage. Seeds No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 received a bye into the double elimination bracket, while No. 4 and No. 5 battled in a single elimination the first round.

SeedSchoolRecordTiebreaker
1 UC Irvine 24-6
2 Cal Poly 23-7
3 Cal State Fullerton 19-11
4 Hawai'i 16-142-1 vs. UC Santa Barbara
5 UC Santa Barbara 16-141-2 vs. Hawai'i
DNQ UC San Diego 15-152-1 vs. Long Beach State
DNQ Long Beach State 15-151-2 vs. UC San Diego
DNQ UC Davis 13-17
DNQ CSUN 10-20
DNQ CSU Bakersfield 9-21
DNQ UC Riverside 5-25

Bracket

Round 1Round 2Upper finalFinals
1 UC Irvine 7
4 Hawai'i 64Hawai'i5
5 UC Santa Barbara 21UC Irvine15(7)
2Cal Poly3
2 Cal Poly 7
3 Cal State Fullerton 2
1UC Irvine54
2Cal Poly15(8)6
Lower round 2Lower final
2Cal Poly2
4Hawai'i164Hawai'i1
3Cal State Fullerton4

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreNotesReference
Wednesday, May 21
112:00 pmNo. 5 UC Santa Barbara vs No. 4 Hawaii2–6UC Santa Barbara Eliminated
Thursday, May 22
23:00 pmNo. 4 Hawaii vs No. 1 UC Irvine5–7 [3]
37:00 pmNo. 3 Cal State Fullerton vs No. 2 Cal Poly2–7 [4]
Friday, May 23
43:00 pmNo. 2 Cal Poly vs No. 1 UC Irvine3–15 (7) [5]
57:00 pmNo. 4 Hawai'i vs No. 3 Cal State Fullerton16–4Cal State Fullerton Eliminated [6]
Saturday, May 24
63:00 pmNo. 4 Hawai'i vs No. 2 Cal Poly1-2Hawai'i Eliminated [7]
77:00 pmNo. 2 Cal Poly vs No. 1 UC Irvine15-5 (8) [8]
Sunday, May 25
83:00 pmNo. 2 Cal Poly vs. No. 1 UC Irvine6-4UC Irvine eliminated [9]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the Big West Conference All-Tournament Team. [10]

PositionPlayerSchool
PChris DownsCal Poly
Trevor HansenUC Irvine
Isaiah MagdalenoHawai'i
Griffin NaessCal Poly
CBlake PensoUC Irvine
1BBen Zeigler-NamoaHawai'i
2BRyan Fenn (MVP)Cal Poly
3BZach DaudetCal Poly
SSMaddox LattaCal State Fullerton
OFMatthew BardowellCal State Fullerton
LeTrey McCollumUC Santa Barbara
Jacob McCombsUC Irvine

References

  1. ↑ "Big West Conference 2025 Baseball Standings". bigwest.org. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "2025 Big West Baseball Championship - The Big West". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ https://bigwest.org/boxscore.aspx?id=7ltyipP022aUJKmSgYVs3wXi7up73ghniwD5ElWyd07J7BNseBaMQePf0fY%2f3yUPdMbF4kj%2fQeDWTOHI%2bCuagaqHlHG659aAQjjCyXnWW5pa104BQ0OCsFukxcmyn7EfyIfegxuoAAYz95V3H6yPrZdyzNBYsJOTWDBQFxzSjOM%3d&path=baseball
  4. ↑ https://bigwest.org/boxscore.aspx?id=7Gx48kkB20iPlOppZhxXH%2fiBXm2FBHCj5DDmRj61ewHTZVxKGikU5o0Sm3n9EPBRI79nBVjEWYGcyqLCVWYZEzjFKAksCaAAn%2bPfOuIlwGc8BfK7QYEuMnNDXTgU7s103UJ8lLJHi4tlgUViMkmUr1s15zwFzGN9pWEflFXfS0E%3d&path=baseball
  5. ↑ https://bigwest.org/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
  6. ↑ https://bigwest.org/boxscore.aspx?id=7Gx48kkB20iPlOppZhxXH%2fiBXm2FBHCj5DDmRj61ewHTZVxKGikU5o0Sm3n9EPBRI79nBVjEWYGcyqLCVWYZEzjFKAksCaAAn%2bPfOuIlwGc8BfK7QYEuMnNDXTgU7s10iMcfJQpn4QfUD0GASH11UeNnUg7ntenPr%2bu%2bIVlpS0A%3d&path=baseball
  7. ↑ https://bigwest.org/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
  8. ↑ https://bigwest.org/sidearmstats/baseball2/summary
  9. ↑ https://bigwest.org/boxscore.aspx?id=7ltyipP022aUJKmSgYVs3wXi7up73ghniwD5ElWyd07J7BNseBaMQePf0fY%2f3yUP9J21PUOeo6O6wtzEWVMS80EwSg8e2eFJ%2bm%2ftIYqgOBVvq5Pn8JERpE2VpMp%2f3ny%2bMkok9%2fXRLpbaIoF6xlRewNUeQi22K2MB8pcf9snUpJOo5ML1yxkRrrexLfnDWnyV&path=baseball
  10. ↑ https://bigwest.org/boxscore.aspx?id=7ltyipP022aUJKmSgYVs3wXi7up73ghniwD5ElWyd07J7BNseBaMQePf0fY%2f3yUP9J21PUOeo6O6wtzEWVMS80EwSg8e2eFJ%2bm%2ftIYqgOBVvq5Pn8JERpE2VpMp%2f3ny%2bMkok9%2fXRLpbaIoF6xlRewNUeQi22K2MB8pcf9snUpJOo5ML1yxkRrrexLfnDWnyV&path=baseball
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