2022 West Coast Conference baseball tournament


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]

2022 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSan Diego
TelevisionStadium College Sports
2022 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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 26, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Seeding

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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

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Play-in round

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Wednesday, May 25
Team R
#6 San Francisco 5
#3 San Diego 10
Wednesday, May 25
Team R
#5 Loyola Marymount 5
#4 BYU 1

Double-elimination round

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Gonzaga16
5Loyola Marymount2
1Gonzaga3
3San Diego5
2Portland8
3San Diego22
3San Diego15
1Gonzaga12(11)
Lower round 1Lower final
2Portland0
5Loyola Marymount21Gonzaga7
2Portland10

Schedule

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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

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West Coast Conference Championship
(3) San Diego Toreros vs. (1) Gonzaga Bulldogs
May 25, 2022, 3:00 p.m. (PDT) at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California
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

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  1. ^ "West Coast Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "2021-22 WCC Championship Schedule". West Coast Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Toreros baseball: USD has eye on returning to top of WCC standings". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Toreros rally to beat USF in WCC tournament opener". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "How BYU baseball was eliminated in the WCC Tournament". Deseret News. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Gonzaga baseball hits five homers, routs Loyola Marymount to open WCC Tournament". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Toreros pound Portland 22–8 in WCC Tournament win". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Scoresheet: OSU softball beats Stanford in Super Regional opener". Portland Tribune. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Toreros playing for WCC Tournament title after beating Gonzaga". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "Gonzaga baseball shakes off loss, reaches West Coast Conference title game". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 27, 2022.