2022 West Coast Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | San Diego |
| Television | Stadium College Sports |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Gonzaga †y | 20 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .741 | 36 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 17 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .630 | 32 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .582 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego ‡y | 17 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .630 | 36 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 16 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .593 | 33 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 14 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .519 | 20 | – | 34 | – | 1 | .373 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 14 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .519 | 28 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 12 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .444 | 24 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 11 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .407 | 24 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .453 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 9 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .333 | 25 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 5 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .185 | 14 | – | 38 | – | 0 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 16, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[2]
Seeding
[edit]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.[3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 20 | 7 | .741 | — | 1 |
| Portland | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3 | 2 |
| San Diego | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3 | 3 |
| BYU | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4 | 4 |
| Loyola Marymount | 14 | 13 | .519 | 6 | 5 |
| San Francisco | 14 | 13 | .519 | 6 | 6 |
| Pepperdine | 12 | 15 | .444 | 8 | — |
| Santa Clara | 11 | 16 | .407 | 9 | — |
| Saint Mary's | 9 | 18 | .333 | 11 | — |
| Pacific | 5 | 22 | .185 | 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
[edit]Play-in round
[edit]| Team | R |
|---|---|
| #6 San Francisco | 5 |
| #3 San Diego | 10 |
| Team | R |
|---|---|
| #5 Loyola Marymount | 5 |
| #4 BYU | 1 |
Double-elimination round
[edit]| First round | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Loyola Marymount | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | San Diego | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Portland | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | San Diego | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | San Diego | 15 | — | |||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 12(11) | — | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Portland | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Loyola Marymount | 2 | 1 | Gonzaga | 7 | |||||||||
| 2 | Portland | 10 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
[edit]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[4] | SCS Atlantic | Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik | 407 | |
| 2 | 7:45 p.m. | #4 BYU vs. #5 Loyola Marymount[5] | 586 | |||
| Thursday, May 26 | ||||||
| 3 | 3:00 p.m. | #1 Gonzaga vs. #5 Loyola Marymount[6] | SCS Atlantic | Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik | 914 | |
| 4 | 7:00 p.m. | #2 Portland vs. #3 San Diego[7] | 485 | |||
| Friday, May 27 | ||||||
| 5 | 12:00 p.m. | #5 Loyola Marymount vs. #2 Portland[8] | SCS Pacific | Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik | 190 | |
| 6 | 3:30 p.m. | #1 Gonzaga vs. #3 San Diego[9] | 130 | |||
| 7 | 7:30 p.m. | #2 Portland vs. #1 Gonzaga[10] | 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. | ||||||
Conference championship
[edit]| West Coast Conference Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| (3) San Diego Toreros | vs. | (1) Gonzaga Bulldogs |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3) San Diego | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Gonzaga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kyle Carr (2–1) LP: Nico Zeglin (2–1) Home runs: USD: Cody Jefferies, Jack Costello GON: Cade McGee, Grayson Sterling Attendance: 865 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "West Coast Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "2021-22 WCC Championship Schedule". West Coast Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Toreros baseball: USD has eye on returning to top of WCC standings". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Toreros rally to beat USF in WCC tournament opener". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "How BYU baseball was eliminated in the WCC Tournament". Deseret News. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Gonzaga baseball hits five homers, routs Loyola Marymount to open WCC Tournament". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Toreros pound Portland 22–8 in WCC Tournament win". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Scoresheet: OSU softball beats Stanford in Super Regional opener". Portland Tribune. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "Toreros playing for WCC Tournament title after beating Gonzaga". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "Gonzaga baseball shakes off loss, reaches West Coast Conference title game". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 27, 2022.