2015 West Coast Conference baseball tournament


The 2015 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 23, 2015[2][3] at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. Pepperdine won the four team, double-elimination tournament winner for the second year in a row to earn the league's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[4]

2015 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsPepperdine (2nd title)
Winning coachSteve Rodriguez (2nd title)
MVPBrad Anderson (Pepperdine)
Attendance1,168
TelevisionTheW.tv (Prelims)
ESPNU (Championship)
2015 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
San Diego ‍‍‍ 19 8 0   .704 33 22 0   .600
Pepperdine ‍‍y 17 10 0   .630 30 27 0   .526
BYU  ‍‍‍ 16 11 0   .593 28 25 0   .528
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 16 11 0   .593 33 21 1   .609
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 15 12 0   .556 23 31 0   .426
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 13 14 0   .481 24 28 0   .462
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 12 15 0   .444 26 28 0   .481
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 10 17 0   .370 28 27 0   .509
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 10 17 0   .370 14 37 0   .275
Portland  ‍‍‍ 7 20 0   .259 12 42 0   .222
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 24, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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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 until they reach the championship game. The championship game was winner takes all.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
San Diego 19 8 .704 1
Pepperdine 17 10 .630 2 2
BYU 16 11 .593 3 3
Loyola Marymount 16 11 .593 3 4
San Francisco 15 12 .556 4
Gonzaga 13 14 .765 6
Santa Clara 12 15 .444 7
Saint Mary's 10 17 .370 9
Pacific 10 17 .370 9
Portland 7 20 .259 12

Tiebreakers:

  • BYU finishes 3rd and gets the 3-seed via head-to-head. BYU won 2 of 3 vs. Loyola Marymount during the regular season.
  • Saint Mary's finishes 8th via head-to-head. Saint Mary's won 2 of 3 vs. Pacific during the regular season.

Results

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1San Diego3
4Loyola Marymount21
4Loyola Marymount4
2Pepperdine2
2Pepperdine8
3BYU7
4Loyola Marymount
2Pepperdine
Lower round 1Lower final
1San Diego2
1San Diego52Pepperdine4
3BYU4

Box Scores

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Thursday, May 21 3:06 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Justin Alderson & Frank Cruz (TheW.tv)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#4 Loyola Marymount 6 1 0 0 3 6 0 1 4 21 22 1
#1 San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 11 2
WP: Colin Welmon (6–6)   LP: David Hill (9–4)
Home runs:
LMU: David Edwards (6)
USD: None
Attendance: 789
Notes: Duration: 3:40; Weather: 70 °F (21 °C), overcast, winds 5 mph to lf
Officials: Anthony Prater (HP), Timothy Vessey (1B), Ray Leible (2B), Scott Letendre (3B)
Boxscore

Thursday, May 22 8:05 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Justin Alderson & Frank Cruz (TheW.tv)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#3 BYU 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 7 10 1
#2 Pepperdine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 8 12 2
WP: Max Gamboa (5–2)   LP: Mason Marshall (4–2)
Home runs:
BYU: Dillon Robinson (5)
PEP: Kolten Yamaguchi (3)
Attendance: 789
Notes: Duration: 2:55; Weather: 66 °F (19 °C), clear, winds 15 mph to lf
Officials: Randy Sutton (HP), Heath Jones (1B), Scott Letendre (2B), Anthony Prater (3B)
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#1 San Diego vs. #3 BYU

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Friday, May 22 12:05 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Justin Alderson & Frank Cruz (TheW.tv)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#1 San Diego 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 14 0
#3 BYU 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 9 0
WP: Anthony McIver (3–2)   LP: Kolton Mahoney (4–8)
Home runs:
USD: Kyle Holder (4), Ben Wylly (4), Riley Adams (5)
BYU: None
Attendance: 962
Notes: Duration: 3:11; Weather: 68 °F (20 °C), overcast, winds 8 mph to lf
Officials: Scott Letendre (HP), Randy Sutton (1B), Heath Jones (2B), Ray Leible (3B)
Boxscore

#2 Pepperdine vs. #4 Loyola Marymount

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Friday, May 22 4:35 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Justin Alderson & Frank Cruz (TheW.tv)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#2 Pepperdine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0
#4 Loyola Marymount 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
WP: Trevor Megill (5–4)   LP: A. J. Puckett (7–5)   Sv: Cory Abbott (1)
Home runs:
PEP: None
LMU: Sean Watkins (6)
Attendance: 962
Notes: Duration: 2:13; Weather: 75 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy, winds 13 mph to lf
Officials: Tim Vessey (HP), Tony Prater (1B), Randy Sutton (2B), Heath Jones (3B)
Boxscore

#1 San Diego vs. #2 Pepperdine

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Friday, May 22 7:35 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Justin Alderson & Frank Cruz (TheW.tv)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#1 San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 0
#2 Pepperdine 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 6 0
WP: Ryan Wilson (7–3)   LP: Taylor Kaczmarek (1–2)   Sv: Max Gamboa (6)
Home runs:
USD: Aidan Stinnett (2)
PEP: Hutton Moyer (13), Brad Anderson (9)
Attendance: 962
Notes: Duration: 2:35; Weather: 69 °F (21 °C), clear, winds 13 mph to lf
Officials: Ray Leible (HP), Scott Letendre (1B), Tony Prater (2B), Tim Vessey (3B)
Boxscore

WCC Championship: #2 Pepperdine vs. #4 Loyola Marymount

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Saturday, May 23 7:04 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Wes Clements (ESPNU)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#2 Pepperdine 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 2
#4 Loyola Marymount 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
WP: Chandler Blanchard (3–3)   LP: Sean Watkins (4–1)   Sv: Max Gamboa (7)
Home runs:
PEP: Brad Anderson (10), Matt Gelalich (2), Kolten Yamaguci (4)
LMU: None
Attendance: 1,752
Notes: Duration: 3:00; Weather: , clear, winds 13 mph to lf
Officials: Heath Jones (HP), Ray Leible (1B), Tim Vessey (2B), Randy Sutton (3B)
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

Name School Pos
Dillon Robinson BYU IF
Austin Bailey USD IF
Bryson Brigman USD IF
David Edwards LMU IF
Trevor Megill LMU RHP
Colin Welmon LMU RHP
Brad Anderson PEP IF
Matt Gelalich PEP OF
Chandler Blanchard PEP RHP
Ryan Wilson PEP LHP

Most Outstanding Player

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Brad Anderson was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Anderson hit two home runs in the tournament. In the championship game Anderson came to bat 5 times and was walked three times, with his home run in the first inning tying it up at 1. For the tournament Anderson went 3-for-10, a mere .300, but recorded 3 game tying or winning RBI's, both in elimination games.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "West Coast Conference Standings". wccsports.com. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "West Coast Conference Announces 2014–15 Championship Slate". West Coast Conference. July 31, 2014. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014–15 WCC Championship Schedule". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 WCC Baseball Championship". West Coast Conference. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "2015 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team". West Coast Conference. May 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2015.