2022 West Coast Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:	2022
Conference:	West Coast Conference
Teams:	6
Format:	Double-elimination
Ballpark:	Banner Island Ballpark
City:	Stockton, CA
Champions:	San Diego
Television:	Stadium College Sports
Different Previous:	2019

The 2022 West Coast Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 25 through 28 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. The six team tournament winner will earn the league's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[1]

Seeding

The top six finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage. Teams 1 and 2 will have a bye into the double elimination bracket while 3 plays 6 and 4 plays 5 in a single elimination first round.^[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
	20	7		—	1
	17	10		3	2
	17	10		3	3
	16	11		4	4
	14	13		6	5
	14	13		6	6
	12	15		8	—
	11	16		9	—
	9	18		11	—
	5	22		15	—

Tiebreakers:

Portland went 2–1 vs. San Diego to win the #2 seed and give San Diego the #3.

Loyola Marymount went 2–1 vs. San Francisco to win the #5 seed and give San Francisco the #6.

Results

Double-elimination round

Schedule

In addition to the tv channels listed, all matches will be streamed on WCC Network.

Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television	TV Announcers	Attendance
Wednesday, May 25
1	3:00 p.m.	3 San Diego vs. #6 San Francisco^[3]	SCS Atlantic	Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik	407
2	7:45 p.m.	4 BYU vs. #5 Loyola Marymount^[4]	586
Thursday, May 26
3	3:00 p.m.	1 Gonzaga vs. #5 Loyola Marymount^[5]	SCS Atlantic	Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik	914
4	7:00 p.m.	2 Portland vs. #3 San Diego^[6]	485
Friday, May 27
5	12:00 p.m.	5 Loyola Marymount vs. #2 Portland^[7]	SCS Pacific	Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik	190
6	3:30 p.m.	1 Gonzaga vs. #3 San Diego^[8]	130
7	7:30 p.m.	2 Portland vs. #1 Gonzaga^[9]	130
Championship – Saturday, May 28
8	3:00 p.m.	3 San Diego vs. #1 Gonzaga	SCS Pacific	Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik	865
9 (If Necessary)	7:00 p.m.	N/A
Game times in Pacific Time. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-22 WCC Championship Schedule. West Coast Conference. March 17, 2022.
2. Web site: Toreros baseball: USD has eye on returning to top of WCC standings. San Diego Union-Tribune. February 17, 2022.
3. Web site: Toreros rally to beat USF in WCC tournament opener. San Diego Union-Tribune. May 25, 2022.
4. Web site: How BYU baseball was eliminated in the WCC Tournament. Deseret News. May 25, 2022.
5. Web site: Gonzaga baseball hits five homers, routs Loyola Marymount to open WCC Tournament. Spokesman-Review. May 26, 2022.
6. Web site: Toreros pound Portland 22–8 in WCC Tournament win. San Diego Union-Tribune. May 26, 2022.
7. Web site: Scoresheet: OSU softball beats Stanford in Super Regional opener. Portland Tribune. May 27, 2022.
8. Web site: Toreros playing for WCC Tournament title after beating Gonzaga. San Diego Union-Tribune. May 27, 2022.
9. Web site: Gonzaga baseball shakes off loss, reaches West Coast Conference title game. Spokesman-Review. May 27, 2022.