2019 West Coast Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2019
Conference:West Coast Conference
Shortconference:WCC
Teams:4
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Banner Island Ballpark
City:Stockton, CA
Champions:Loyola Marymount
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Jason Gill
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Codie Paiva
Mvpteam:(Loyola Marymount)
Television:TheW.tv
Different Next:2022

The 2019 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 25 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. The four team, double-elimination tournament winner, Loyola Marymount, earned the league's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

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
19 8 1[2]
18 9 1 2
17 10 2 3
15 12 4 4[3]
15 12 4
14 13 5
14 13 5
10 16 8.5
7 19 10.5
5 22 14

Tiebreakers:

Loyola Marymount went 2–1 vs. San Francisco to win the #4 seed.

Pepperdine went 2–1 vs. San Diego to finish 6th.

Pacific and Portland only played 26 conference matches as their final scheduled match was rained out. It wasn't rescheduled because it didn't affect the conference tournament.

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#TelevisionTV AnnouncersAttendance
Thursday, May 23
13:00 p.m.
  1. 1 BYU Cougars vs. #4 Loyola Marymount Lions
TheW.tvSteve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Sammy O'Brien1,606
27:00 p.m.
  1. 2 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. #3 Saint Mary's Gaels
Friday, May 24
312:00 p.m.
  1. 1 BYU Cougars vs. #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs
TheW.tvSteve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Sammy O'Brien1,589
43:30 p.m.
  1. 3 Saint Mary's Gaels vs. #4 Loyola Marymount Lions
57:30 p.m.
  1. 2 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. #3 Saint Mary's Gaels
Championship – Saturday, May 25
63:00 p.m.
  1. 4 Loyola Marymount Lions vs. #3 Saint Mary's Gaels
TheW.tvSteve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Sammy O'Brien1,722
7 (If Necessary)7:00 p.m.N/A
  • Game times in Pacific Time. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos Name Class School
P Codie Paiva Senior Loyola Marymount
Nick Frasso Sophomore Loyola Marymount
Tyler Thornton Freshman Saint Mary's
Carlos Lomeli Freshman Saint Mary's
Dalton Ponce Freshman Saint Mary's
C
IF Trevin Esquerra Junior Loyola Marymount
Nick Sogard Junior Loyola Marymount
OF

Most Outstanding Player

Codie Paiva (LMU) was named the Most Outstanding Player of the WCC Baseball Tournament.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-19 WCC Championship Schedule. West Coast Conference. December 9, 2018.
  2. Web site: BYU won its first outright conference baseball championship in 30 years, but may need to win WCC tournament to get NCAA berth. Salt Lake Tribune. May 22, 2019.
  3. Web site: Lions snag No. 4 seed in WCC Tournament. Angelus. May 22, 2019.