West Coast Conference baseball tournament

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West Coast Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
SportBaseball
Conference West Coast Conference
Number of teams4
Format Double-elimination
Current stadium Banner Island Ballpark
Current location Stockton, CA
Played2013–present
Last contest 2022
Current champion San Diego (2)
Most championships Pepperdine & San Diego (2)

The West Coast Conference baseball tournament is the conference baseball championship of the Division I West Coast Conference. As begun in 2013, the top four finishers in the regular season of the league's ten teams participate in the double-elimination tournament held at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. The winner of the event earns the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. [1]

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History

The West Coast Conference was one of the few college baseball leagues not to conduct a postseason championship event until dividing into two divisions in 1999. From that year through 2009, the league held a best of three game championship series between the two division winners. Division play was abolished following the 2005 season, but the championship series continued with the top two finishers in the conference participating. After 2009, the championship series was also discontinued. However, in 2013, the league established a four team, double-elimination event at a neutral site. This was the first time in baseball that more than two teams participated in a postseason conference championship event and the first time any conference championship event is held at a neutral site. [1]

Champions

By year

This table lists results of West Coast Conference postseason conference championship events. [2]

YearWinnerSiteMost Outstanding PlayerMost Outstanding Pitcher
1999 Loyola Marymount Alternating campus sitesN/AN/A
2000 Loyola Marymount George C. Page StadiumLos Angeles, CA N/AN/A
2001 Pepperdine Eddy D. Field StadiumMalibu, CA N/AN/A
2002 San Diego Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CAN/AN/A
2003 San Diego Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CAN/AN/A
2004 Pepperdine George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CAN/AN/A
2005 Pepperdine George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CAN/AN/A
2006 Pepperdine Benedetti DiamondSan Francisco, CA N/AN/A
2007 San Diego John Cunningham StadiumSan Diego, CA Justin Snyder, San DiegoMatt Couch, San Diego
2008 San Diego John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CAKevin Muno, San DiegoBrian Matusz, San Diego
2009 Gonzaga Patterson Baseball ComplexSpokane, WA Ryan Wiegand, GonzagaSteven Ames, Gonzaga
2013 San Diego Banner Island BallparkStockton, CA Troy Conyers, San DiegoN/A
2014 Pepperdine Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CAAaron Brown, PepperdineN/A
2015 Pepperdine Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CABrad Anderson, PepperdineN/A
2016 Saint Mary's Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CAZach Kirtley, Saint Mary'sN/A
2017 BYU Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CABronson Larsen, BYUN/A
2018 Gonzaga Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CAJake Vieth, GonzagaN/A
2019 Loyola Marymount Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CACodie Paiva, Loyola MarymountN/A
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2022 San Diego Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CACaleb Ricketts, San DiegoN/A

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The 2022 West Coast Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 25 through 28 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. The six team tournament winner will earn the league's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

References

  1. 1 2 "2013 WCC Baseball Championship to Take Place at Banner Island Ballpark". wcsports.com. June 15, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. West Coast Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). wccsports.com. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.