| West Coast Conference baseball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference baseball championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Current stadium | Las Vegas Ballpark |
| Current location | Summerlin, NV |
| Played | 2013–present |
| Last contest | 2025 |
| Current champion | Saint Mary's (2) |
| Most championships | San Diego (3) |
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]
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]
This table lists results of West Coast Conference postseason conference championship events. [2]
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Site | Most Outstanding Players | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball Championship Series era (1999–2009): A two team "best of three" playoff was held. | |||||
| 1999 | Loyola Marymount | Pepperdine | Alternating campus sites | N/A | |
| 2000 | Loyola Marymount | Pepperdine | George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2001 | Pepperdine | Gonzaga | Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA | ||
| 2002 | San Diego | Pepperdine | |||
| 2003 | San Diego | Pepperdine | |||
| 2004 | Pepperdine | Loyola Marymount | George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2005 | Pepperdine | Loyola Marymount | |||
| 2006 | Pepperdine | San Francisco | Benedetti Diamond • San Francisco, CA | ||
| 2007 | San Diego | Gonzaga | John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CA | Justin Snyder, San Diego Matt Couch, San Diego (Pitcher) | |
| 2008 | San Diego | Pepperdine | Kevin Muno, San Diego Brian Matusz, San Diego (Pitcher) | ||
| 2009 | Gonzaga | Loyola Marymount | Patterson Baseball Complex • Spokane, WA | Ryan Wiegand, Gonzaga Steven Ames, Gonzaga (Pitcher) | |
| Tournament era (2013−present) | |||||
| 2013 | San Diego | San Francisco | Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA | Troy Conyers, San Diego | |
| 2014 | Pepperdine | Loyola Marymount | Aaron Brown, Pepperdine | ||
| 2015 | Pepperdine | Loyola Marymount | Brad Anderson, Pepperdine | ||
| 2016 | Saint Mary's | Gonzaga | Zach Kirtley, Saint Mary's | ||
| 2017 | BYU | Gonzaga | Bronson Larsen, BYU | ||
| 2018 | Gonzaga | Pepperdine | Jake Vieth, Gonzaga | ||
| 2019 | Loyola Marymount | Saint Mary's | Codie Paiva, Loyola Marymount | ||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | |||||
| 2022 | San Diego | Gonzaga | Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA | Caleb Ricketts, San Diego | |
| 2023 | Santa Clara | Portland | Las Vegas Ballpark • Summerlin South, NV | Dawson Brigman, Santa Clara | |
| 2024 | San Diego | Portland | Jake Holcroft, [3] Portland | ||
| 2025 | Saint Mary's | San Diego | Eddie Madrigal, Saint Mary's | ||
Pink denotes former WCC member. Gonzaga plans to leave in 2026 while UC San Diego plans to join in 2027-28. References
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