2015 West Coast Conference baseball tournament

The 2015 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 23, 2015[2][3] at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. Pepperdine won the four team, double-elimination tournament winner for the second year in a row to earn the league's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[4]

2015 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsPepperdine (2nd title)
Winning coachSteve Rodriguez (2nd title)
MVPBrad Anderson (Pepperdine)
Attendance1,168
TelevisionTheW.tv (Prelims)
ESPNU (Championship)
2015 West Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
San Diego  1980 .70433220 .600
Pepperdine y 17100 .63030270 .526
BYU   16110 .59328250 .528
Loyola Marymount   16110 .59333211 .609
San Francisco   15120 .55623310 .426
Gonzaga   13140 .48124280 .462
Santa Clara   12150 .44426280 .481
Saint Mary's   10170 .37028270 .509
Pacific   10170 .37014370 .275
Portland   7200 .25912420 .222
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 24, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 until they reach the championship game. The championship game was winner takes all.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
San Diego198.7041
Pepperdine1710.63022
BYU1611.59333
Loyola Marymount1611.59334
San Francisco1512.5564
Gonzaga1314.7656
Santa Clara1215.4447
Saint Mary's1017.3709
Pacific1017.3709
Portland720.25912

Tiebreakers:

  • BYU finishes 3rd and gets the 3-seed via head-to-head. BYU won 2 of 3 vs. Loyola Marymount during the regular season.
  • Saint Mary's finishes 8th via head-to-head. Saint Mary's won 2 of 3 vs. Pacific during the regular season.

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1San Diego3
4Loyola Marymount21
4Loyola Marymount4
2Pepperdine2
2Pepperdine8
3BYU7
4Loyola Marymount
2Pepperdine
Lower round 1Lower final
1San Diego2
1San Diego52Pepperdine4
3BYU4

Box Scores

#4 Loyola Marymount vs. #1 San Diego

Thursday, May 21 3:06 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Justin Alderson & Frank Cruz (TheW.tv)
Team123456789RHE
#4 Loyola Marymount61003601421221
#1 San Diego0000000213112
WP: Colin Welmon (6–6)   LP: David Hill (9–4)
Home runs:
LMU: David Edwards (6)
USD: None
Attendance: 789
Notes: Duration: 3:40; Weather: 70 °F (21 °C), overcast, winds 5 mph to lf
Officials: Anthony Prater (HP), Timothy Vessey (1B), Ray Leible (2B), Scott Letendre (3B)
Boxscore

#3 BYU vs. #2 Pepperdine

Thursday, May 22 8:05 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Justin Alderson & Frank Cruz (TheW.tv)
Team123456789RHE
#3 BYU0011010227101
#2 Pepperdine0000000538122
WP: Max Gamboa (5–2)   LP: Mason Marshall (4–2)
Home runs:
BYU: Dillon Robinson (5)
PEP: Kolten Yamaguchi (3)
Attendance: 789
Notes: Duration: 2:55; Weather: 66 °F (19 °C), clear, winds 15 mph to lf
Officials: Randy Sutton (HP), Heath Jones (1B), Scott Letendre (2B), Anthony Prater (3B)
Boxscore

#1 San Diego vs. #3 BYU

Friday, May 22 12:05 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Justin Alderson & Frank Cruz (TheW.tv)
Team123456789RHE
#1 San Diego0000100135140
#3 BYU000011011490
WP: Anthony McIver (3–2)   LP: Kolton Mahoney (4–8)
Home runs:
USD: Kyle Holder (4), Ben Wylly (4), Riley Adams (5)
BYU: None
Attendance: 962
Notes: Duration: 3:11; Weather: 68 °F (20 °C), overcast, winds 8 mph to lf
Officials: Scott Letendre (HP), Randy Sutton (1B), Heath Jones (2B), Ray Leible (3B)
Boxscore

#2 Pepperdine vs. #4 Loyola Marymount

Friday, May 22 4:35 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Justin Alderson & Frank Cruz (TheW.tv)
Team123456789RHE
#2 Pepperdine000000020240
#4 Loyola Marymount03100000X490
WP: Trevor Megill (5–4)   LP: A. J. Puckett (7–5)   Sv: Cory Abbott (1)
Home runs:
PEP: None
LMU: Sean Watkins (6)
Attendance: 962
Notes: Duration: 2:13; Weather: 75 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy, winds 13 mph to lf
Officials: Tim Vessey (HP), Tony Prater (1B), Randy Sutton (2B), Heath Jones (3B)
Boxscore

#1 San Diego vs. #2 Pepperdine

Friday, May 22 7:35 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Justin Alderson & Frank Cruz (TheW.tv)
Team123456789RHE
#1 San Diego000000200270
#2 Pepperdine00400000X460
WP: Ryan Wilson (7–3)   LP: Taylor Kaczmarek (1–2)   Sv: Max Gamboa (6)
Home runs:
USD: Aidan Stinnett (2)
PEP: Hutton Moyer (13), Brad Anderson (9)
Attendance: 962
Notes: Duration: 2:35; Weather: 69 °F (21 °C), clear, winds 13 mph to lf
Officials: Ray Leible (HP), Scott Letendre (1B), Tony Prater (2B), Tim Vessey (3B)
Boxscore

WCC Championship: #2 Pepperdine vs. #4 Loyola Marymount

Saturday, May 23 7:04 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Wes Clements (ESPNU)
Team123456789RHE
#2 Pepperdine100100011452
#4 Loyola Marymount100000010260
WP: Chandler Blanchard (3–3)   LP: Sean Watkins (4–1)   Sv: Max Gamboa (7)
Home runs:
PEP: Brad Anderson (10), Matt Gelalich (2), Kolten Yamaguci (4)
LMU: None
Attendance: 1,752
Notes: Duration: 3:00; Weather: , clear, winds 13 mph to lf
Officials: Heath Jones (HP), Ray Leible (1B), Tim Vessey (2B), Randy Sutton (3B)
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

NameSchoolPos
Dillon RobinsonBYUIF
Austin BaileyUSDIF
Bryson BrigmanUSDIF
David EdwardsLMUIF
Trevor MegillLMURHP
Colin WelmonLMURHP
Brad AndersonPEPIF
Matt GelalichPEPOF
Chandler BlanchardPEPRHP
Ryan WilsonPEPLHP

Most Outstanding Player

Brad Anderson was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Anderson hit two home runs in the tournament. In the championship game Anderson came to bat 5 times and was walked three times, with his home run in the first inning tying it up at 1. For the tournament Anderson went 3-for-10, a mere .300, but recorded 3 game tying or winning RBI's, both in elimination games.[5]

References

  1. "West Coast Conference Standings". wccsports.com. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. "West Coast Conference Announces 2014–15 Championship Slate". West Coast Conference. July 31, 2014. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. "2014–15 WCC Championship Schedule". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  4. "2015 WCC Baseball Championship". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  5. "2015 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team". West Coast Conference. May 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
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