West Coast Conference baseball tournament

West Coast Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
SportBaseball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Number of teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Current stadiumBanner Island Ballpark
Current locationStockton, CA
Played2013–present
Last contest2022
Current championSan Diego (2)
Most championshipsPepperdine & 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]

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

See also: List of West Coast Conference baseball champions

By year

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

Year Winner Site Most Outstanding Player Most Outstanding Pitcher
1999 Loyola Marymount Alternating campus sites N/A N/A
2000 Loyola Marymount George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA N/A N/A
2001 Pepperdine Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA N/A N/A
2002 San Diego Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA N/A N/A
2003 San Diego Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA N/A N/A
2004 Pepperdine George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA N/A N/A
2005 Pepperdine George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA N/A N/A
2006 Pepperdine Benedetti Diamond • San Francisco, CA N/A N/A
2007 San Diego John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CA Justin Snyder, San Diego Matt Couch, San Diego
2008 San Diego John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CA Kevin Muno, San Diego Brian Matusz, San Diego
2009 Gonzaga Patterson Baseball Complex • Spokane, WA Ryan Wiegand, Gonzaga Steven Ames, Gonzaga
2013 San Diego Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA Troy Conyers, San Diego N/A
2014 Pepperdine Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA Aaron Brown, Pepperdine N/A
2015 Pepperdine Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA Brad Anderson, Pepperdine N/A
2016 Saint Mary's Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA Zach Kirtley, Saint Mary's N/A
2017 BYU Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA Bronson Larsen, BYU N/A
2018 Gonzaga Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA Jake Vieth, Gonzaga N/A
2019 Loyola Marymount Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA Codie Paiva, Loyola Marymount N/A
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2022 San Diego Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA Caleb Ricketts, San Diego N/A

By team

References

  1. ^ a b "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.