2017 West Coast Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2017
Conference:West Coast Conference
Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Banner Island Ballpark
City:Stockton, CA
Champions:BYU
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Mike Littlewood
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Bronson Larsen
Mvpteam:BYU
Television:TheW.tv, Twitter

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]

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
20 7 1
20 7 2
20 7 3
189 2 4
18 9 2
11 16 9
9 18 11
8 19 12
6 21 14
5 22 15

Tiebreakers:

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-17 WCC Championship Schedule. West Coast Conference. January 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116165851/http://www.wccsports.com/page/2016-17-wcc-championship-central. January 16, 2017. dead. mdy-all.
  2. News: West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Primer. Daily Herald. Darnell Dickinson. May 25, 2017. September 2, 2017. June 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170629152739/http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/baseball/west-coast-conference-baseball-tournament-primer/article_df8a36cd-4582-58f5-9f40-b23d71fd60d3.html. dead.
  3. Web site: 2017 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship. January 13, 2017. West Coast Conference. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116165514/http://www.wccsports.com/page/2017-wcc-baseball-championship. January 16, 2017. dead. mdy-all.
  4. News: BYU exacts revenge over Gonzaga at West Coast Conference baseball tournament. The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 27, 2017. September 2, 2017.
  5. Web site: 2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers. NCAA. May 28, 2017. September 2, 2017.
  6. Web site: 2017 WCC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team. West Coast Conference. September 2, 2017.