2016 West Coast Conference baseball tournament

The 2016 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 26 through 28, 2016[2] at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. Saint Mary's won the four team, double-elimination tournament winner to earn the league's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

2016 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSaint Mary's (1st title)
Winning coachEric Valenzuela (1st title)
MVPZach Kirtley (Saint Mary's)
TelevisionTheW.tv
2016 West Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
BYU   189 .6673717 .685
Gonzaga  y 189 .6673621 .632
Saint Mary's  y 189 .6673325 .569
Pepperdine   1611 .5932924 .547
San Francisco   1413 .5192234 .393
Loyola Marymount   1314 .4812627 .491
San Diego   1314 .4812729 .482
Pacific   1215 .4442230 .423
Santa Clara   1017 .3702329 .442
Portland   324 .1111737 .315
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 11, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top four finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage. The teams will then play a double elimination tournament. This year instead of playing a single championship game, a second championship rematch will be played should it be a match-up of two single loss teams. The change to the championship format moves the tournament championship from ESPNU to TheW.tv.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Saint Mary's189.6671
BYU189.6672
Gonzaga189.6673
Pepperdine1611.59324
San Francisco1413.5194
Loyola Marymount1314.4815
San Diego1314.4815
Pacific1215.4446
Santa Clara1017.3708
Portland324.25915

Tiebreakers:

  • Saint Mary's gets the #1 seed. Saint Mary's went 2–1 against both BYU and Gonzaga.
  • BYU gets the #2 seed. BYU went 2–1 against Gonzaga.
  • Gonzaga gets the #3 seed. Gonzaga went 1–2 against both BYU and Saint Mary's.
  • LMU finishes tied for sixth in the conference standings, but they get spot #6 by right of a 2–1 record against San Diego.

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Saint Mary's8
4Pepperdine7(11)
1Saint Mary's13
3Gonzaga4
3Gonzaga5
2BYU3
1Saint Mary's
3Gonzaga
Lower round 1Lower final
4Pepperdine4
4Pepperdine73Gonzaga5(10)
2BYU2

Box Scores

#4 Pepperdine vs. #1 Saint Mary's

Thursday, May 26 3:05 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Steve Quis, Keith Ramsey, & Sarah Kezele
Team1234567891011RHE
#4 Pepperdine010002020207160
#1 Saint Mary's000000050218132
WP: Anthony Gonsolin (3–3)   LP: Chandler Blanchard (3–2)
Home runs:
PEP: Ben Rodriguez (9), Chris Fornaci (5)
SMC: Nate Nolan- 2 (9)
Attendance: 1,187
Notes: Duration: 3:48; Weather: 81 °F (27 °C), sunny, winds 13 mph to cf
Officials: Dan Payne (HP), Greg Charles (1B), Jeff Henrichs (2B), Billy Haze (3B)
Boxscore

#3 Gonzaga vs. #2 BYU

Thursday, May 26 8:15 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Steve Quis, Keith Ramsey, & Sarah Kezele
Team123456789RHE
#3 Gonzaga002030000560
#2 BYU000000111361
WP: Brandon Bailey (9–3)   LP: Michael Rucker (11–1)
Attendance: 1,187
Notes: Duration: 2:25; Weather: 77 °F (25 °C), clear, winds 14 mph to lf
Officials: Randy Sutton (HP), Jeff Henrichs (1B), Patrick Riley (2B), Dan Payne (3B)
Boxscore

#4 Pepperdine vs. #2 BYU

Friday, May 27 12:05 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Steve Quis, Keith Ramsey, & Sarah Kezele
Team123456789RHE
#2 BYU001000001281
#4 Pepperdine50000101X7112
WP: Ryan Wilson (2–0)   LP: Keaton Cenatiempo (3–2)
Home runs:
BYU: None
PEP: Manny Jefferson (12)
Attendance: 1,127
Notes: Duration: 2:20; 75 °F (24 °C), sunny, winds 12 mph to cf
Officials: Greg Charles (HP), Pat Riley (1B), Billy Haze (2B), Randy Sutton (3B)
Boxscore

#3 Gonzaga vs. #1 Saint Mary's

Friday, May 27 3:30 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Steve Quis, Keith Ramsey, & Sarah Kezele
Team123456789RHE
#1 Saint Mary's20000640113161
#3 Gonzaga1001100104111
WP: Johnny York (7–5)   LP: Eli Morgan (10–2)
Home runs:
SMC: Anthony Villa (7), Ian McLoughlin (3)
GON: None
Attendance: 1,127
Notes: Duration: 3:18; Weather: winds to right center
Officials: Jeff Henrichs (HP), Billy Haze (1B), Dan Payne (2B), Greg Charles (3B)
Boxscore

#4 Pepperdine vs. #3 Gonzaga

Friday, May 27 7:40 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Steve Quis, Keith Ramsey, & Sarah Kezele
Team12345678910RHE
#4 Pepperdine00002000204110
#3 Gonzaga00011200015110
WP: Wyatt Mills (2–1)   LP: Max Gamboa (2–9)
Home runs:
PEP: Brad Anderson (10)
GON: Sam Brown (2), Tyler Frost (6 & 7)
Attendance: 1,127
Notes: Duration: 3:32; Weather: Light winds
Officials: Pat Riley (HP), Dan Payne (1B), Randy Sutton (2B), Jeff Henrichs (3B)
Boxscore

WCC Championship: #3 Gonzaga vs. #1 Saint Mary's

Saturday, May 28 3:05 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Steve Quis, Keith Ramsey, & Sarah Kezele
Team123456789RHE
#3 Gonzaga000020020481
#1 Saint Mary's26002030X13130
WP: Cameron Neff (6–3)   LP: Calvin LeBrun (5–4)
Home runs:
GON: Jace Vandebrake (3)
SMC: Jackson Thoreson (3)
Attendance: 1,542
Notes: Duration: 2:55; Weather: 91 °F (33 °C), partly cloudy, winds 11 mph to lf
Officials: Billy Haze (HP), Randy Sutton (1B), Greg Charles (2B), Pat Riley (3B)
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

PosNameClassSchool
PBrandon BaileyJrGonzaga
A. J. PuckettJrPepperdine
Ryan WilsonSoPepperdine
CBronson LarsenJrBYU
Nate NolanJrSaint Mary’s
IFZach KirtleySoSaint Mary’s
Anthony VillaSrSaint Mary’s
OFSam BrownJrGonzaga
Tyler FrostSoGonzaga
Brett RassoSoSaint Mary’s

Most Outstanding Player

Zach Kirtley, a Sophomore infielder from Saint Mary's, was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player.[3]

References

  1. "West Coast Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. "2015–16 WCC Championship Schedule". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. "2016 WCC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team". West Coast Conference. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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