West Coast Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
SportBaseball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Number of teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Current stadiumBanner Island Ballpark
Current locationStockton, CA
Played2013–present
Last contest2022
Current championSan Diego (2)
Most championshipsPepperdine & San Diego (2)

The West Coast Conference baseball tournament is the conference baseball championship of the Division I West Coast Conference. As begun in 2013, the top four finishers in the regular season of the league's ten teams participate in the double-elimination tournament held at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. The winner of the event earns the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.[1]

History

The West Coast Conference was one of the few college baseball leagues not to conduct a postseason championship event until dividing into two divisions in 1999. From that year through 2009, the league held a best of three game championship series between the two division winners. Division play was abolished following the 2005 season, but the championship series continued with the top two finishers in the conference participating. After 2009, the championship series was also discontinued. However, in 2013, the league established a four team, double-elimination event at a neutral site. This was the first time in baseball that more than two teams participated in a postseason conference championship event and the first time any conference championship event is held at a neutral site.[1]

Champions

By year

This table lists results of West Coast Conference postseason conference championship events.[2]

YearWinnerSiteMost Outstanding PlayerMost Outstanding Pitcher
1999Loyola MarymountAlternating campus sitesN/AN/A
2000Loyola MarymountGeorge C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CAN/AN/A
2001PepperdineEddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CAN/AN/A
2002San DiegoEddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CAN/AN/A
2003San DiegoEddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CAN/AN/A
2004PepperdineGeorge C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CAN/AN/A
2005PepperdineGeorge C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CAN/AN/A
2006PepperdineBenedetti Diamond • San Francisco, CAN/AN/A
2007San DiegoJohn Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CAJustin Snyder, San DiegoMatt Couch, San Diego
2008San DiegoJohn Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, CAKevin Muno, San DiegoBrian Matusz, San Diego
2009GonzagaPatterson Baseball Complex • Spokane, WARyan Wiegand, GonzagaSteven Ames, Gonzaga
2013San DiegoBanner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CATroy Conyers, San DiegoN/A
2014PepperdineBanner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CAAaron Brown, PepperdineN/A
2015PepperdineBanner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CABrad Anderson, PepperdineN/A
2016Saint Mary'sBanner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CAZach Kirtley, Saint Mary'sN/A
2017BYUBanner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CABronson Larsen, BYUN/A
2018GonzagaBanner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CAJake Vieth, GonzagaN/A
2019Loyola MarymountBanner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CACodie Paiva, Loyola MarymountN/A
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2022San DiegoBanner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CACaleb Ricketts, San DiegoN/A

By team

References

  1. 1 2 "2013 WCC Baseball Championship to Take Place at Banner Island Ballpark". wcsports.com. June 15, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ West Coast Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). wccsports.com. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.