2017 West Coast Conference baseball tournament
The 2017 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 27, 2017[1] at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California.[2] BYU won the four team, double-elimination tournament and earned the league's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3][4][5]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | BYU (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Littlewood (1st title) |
| MVP | Bronson Larsen (BYU) |
| Television | TheW.tv, Twitter |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga † | 20 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .741 | 33 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU †‡y | 20 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .741 | 38 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .644 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount † | 20 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .741 | 38 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 18 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .667 | 37 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 18 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .667 | 35 | – | 18 | – | 1 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 11 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .407 | 29 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 9 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .333 | 13 | – | 40 | – | 0 | .245 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 8 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .296 | 20 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 6 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .222 | 18 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 5 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .185 | 10 | – | 41 | – | 1 | .202 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament 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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 20 | 7 | .741 | — | 1 |
| Loyola Marymount | 20 | 7 | .741 | — | 2 |
| BYU | 20 | 7 | .741 | — | 3 |
| Saint Mary's | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2 | 4 |
| San Diego | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2 | — |
| San Francisco | 11 | 16 | .519 | 9 | — |
| Santa Clara | 9 | 18 | .370 | 11 | — |
| Pepperdine | 8 | 19 | .593 | 12 | — |
| Pacific | 6 | 21 | .444 | 14 | — |
| Portland | 5 | 22 | .259 | 15 | — |
Tiebreakers:
- Gonzaga went 3–0 against BYU and 2–1 against Loyola Marymount to earn the top seed.
- Loyola Marymount went 2–1 against BYU to earn the second seed.
- BYU went 1–2 against LMU and 0–3 against Gonzaga to earn the third seed.
- Saint Mary's went 2–1 against San Diego to earn the fourth seed.
Results
| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 11 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Mary's | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Loyola Marymount | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Loyola Marymount | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | ||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Mary's | 4 | 2 | Loyola Marymount | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 8 | |||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[6]
| Pos | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Cory Abbott | Jr | Loyola Marymount |
| Maverik Buffo | Jr | BYU | |
| Codie Paiva | So | Loyola Marymount | |
| Justin Vernia | Sr | Gonzaga | |
| C | Bronson Larsen | Sr | BYU |
| Jake Roberts | Sr | Gonzaga | |
| IF | Daniel Schneemann | So | BYU |
| OF | Tyler Frost | Jr | Gonzaga |
| Brock Hale | So | BYU | |
| Brett Rasso | Jr | Saint Mary’s |
Most Outstanding Player
Bronson Larsen, a senior catcher at BYU, was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player.[6]
References
- "2016-17 WCC Championship Schedule". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- Darnell Dickinson (May 25, 2017). "West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Primer". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- "2017 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- "BYU exacts revenge over Gonzaga at West Coast Conference baseball tournament". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 27, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- "2017 WCC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team". West Coast Conference. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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