2023 West Coast Conference baseball tournament

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2023 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
TelevisionSCS Pacific
ESPNU
2023 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Loyola Marymount ‍†‍‍ 21 – 6 – 0   .778 29 – 22 – 0   .569
Portland  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 29 – 21 – 0   .580
Santa Clara ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 10 – 0   .630 31 – 18 – 0   .633
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 24 – 23 – 1   .510
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 21 – 26 – 0   .447
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 18 – 33 – 0   .353
BYU  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14 – 0   .481 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19 – 0   .296 19 – 30 – 0   .388
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19 – 0   .296 18 – 29 – 0   .383
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21 – 0   .222 14 – 35 – 0   .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 20, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 27 at a new venue: Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin South, Nevada. It is the first of four baseball tournaments the WCC has scheduled for the venue.[2] The six team tournament winner, the Santa Clara Broncos, earned the league's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The tournament used the 6-team format adapted in 2022 where 3 plays 6 and 4 plays 5 in first day elimination games.[3] Additionally this is the final season BYU participated in the WCC as they joined the Big 12 Conference in the 2024 season.[4]

Seeding

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

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Loyola Marymount 21 6 .778 — 1
Portland 17 10 .630 4 2
Santa Clara 17 10 .630 4 3
San Diego 17 10 .630 4 4
Saint Mary's 14 13 .519 7 5
Gonzaga 14 13 .519 7 6
BYU 13 14 .481 8 —
Pepperdine 8 19 .296 13 —
San Francisco 8 19 .296 13 —
Pacific 6 21 .222 15 —

Tiebreakers:

Portland is the #2 seed because they went 2-1 vs. both San Diego and Santa Clara.
Santa Clara is the #3 seed because they went 2-1 vs. San Diego and 1-2 vs. Portland.
San Diego is the #4 seed because they went 1-2 vs. both Portland and Santa Clara.
Saint Mary's is the #5 seed because they went 2-1 vs. Gonzaga.
Gonzaga is the #6 seed because they went 1-2 vs. Saint Mary's.
Pepperdine is the #8 position because they went 2-1 vs. San Francisco.
San Francisco is the #9 position because they went 1-2 vs. Pepperdine.

Results

Play-in round

Wednesday, May 24
Team R
#6 Gonzaga 2
#3 Santa Clara 4
Wednesday, May 24
Team R
#5 Saint Mary's 17
#4 San Diego 8

Double-elimination round

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Loyola Marymount1
5Saint Mary's4
5Saint Mary's3
3Santa Clara17
2Portland3
3Santa Clara15
3Santa Clara6—
2Portland0—
Lower round 1Lower final
5Saint Mary's4
1Loyola Marymount32Portland8
2Portland15

Schedule

All matches except Championship 1 were streamed on WCC Network and broadcast on Stadium College Sports Pacific. Championship 1 was televised on ESPNU. In addition to the TV channels listed, all matches were streamed on WCC Network.

Game Time* Matchup# Television TV Announcers Attendance
Wednesday, May 24
1 3:00 p.m. #3 Santa Clara 4, #6 Gonzaga 2 SCS Pacific Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik
2 7:20 p.m. #4 San Diego 8, #5 Saint Mary's 17 1,292[5]
Thursday, May 25
3 3:00 p.m. #1 Loyola Marymount 1, #5 Saint Mary's 4 SCS Pacific Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik
4 7:20 p.m. #2 Portland 3, #3 Santa Clara 15 1,259
Friday, May 26
5 12:00 p.m. #1 Loyola Marymount 3, #2 Portland 15 SCS Pacific Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik
6 4:15 p.m. #3 Santa Clara 17, #5 Saint Mary's 3
7 9:35 p.m. #2 Portland 8, #5 Saint Mary's 4 1,255
Championship – Saturday, May 27
8 1:00 p.m. #3 Santa Clara 6, #2 Portland 3 ESPNU 1184
*Game times in Pacific Time. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

References

  1. ↑ "West Coast Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ "West Coast Conference Signs Multiyear Agreement with Las Vegas Ballpark to Host WCC Baseball Tournament". West Coast Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Toreros baseball: USD has eye on returning to top of WCC standings". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ "BYU accepts invitation to Big 12, will begin competition in 2023". Daily Universe. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ Game 2 boxscore
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