2017 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsBYU (1st title)
Winning coachMike Littlewood (1st title)
MVPBronson Larsen (BYU)
TelevisionTheW.tv, Twitter
2017 West Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Gonzaga   2070 .74133200 .623
BYU  y 2070 .74138210 .644
Loyola Marymount   2070 .74138180 .679
Saint Mary's   1890 .66737200 .649
San Diego   1890 .66735181 .657
San Francisco   11160 .40729280 .509
Santa Clara   9180 .33313400 .245
Pepperdine   8190 .29620320 .385
Pacific   6210 .22218350 .340
Portland   5220 .18510411 .202
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

TeamWLPct.GBSeed
Gonzaga207.7411
Loyola Marymount207.7412
BYU207.7413
Saint Mary's189.66724
San Diego189.6672
San Francisco1116.5199
Santa Clara918.37011
Pepperdine819.59312
Pacific621.44414
Portland522.25915

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 roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Gonzaga11
4Saint Mary's3
1Gonzaga 3
2Loyola Marymount1
2Loyola Marymount3
3BYU2
1Gonzaga
3BYU
Lower round 1Lower final
3BYU5
4Saint Mary's42Loyola Marymount4
3BYU8

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[6]

PosPlayerClassSchool
PCory AbbottJrLoyola Marymount
Maverik BuffoJrBYU
Codie PaivaSoLoyola Marymount
Justin VerniaSrGonzaga
CBronson LarsenSrBYU
Jake RobertsSrGonzaga
IFDaniel SchneemannSoBYU
OFTyler FrostJrGonzaga
Brock HaleSoBYU
Brett RassoJrSaint Mary’s

Most Outstanding Player

Bronson Larsen, a senior catcher at BYU, was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player.[6]

References

  1. "2016-17 WCC Championship Schedule". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. "2017 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  4. "BYU exacts revenge over Gonzaga at West Coast Conference baseball tournament". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. May 27, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  5. "2017 Division I baseball conference tournaments, automatic qualifiers". NCAA. May 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "2017 WCC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team". West Coast Conference. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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