2003 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series


The 2003 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series was held on May 23–25, 2003[2] at Pepperdine's home field, Eddy D. Field Stadium in Malibu, California, and pitted the winners of the conference's two four-team divisions. The event determined the champion of the West Coast Conference for the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball season. San Diego won the series two games to one over Pepperdine and earned the league's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[3]

2003 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSan Diego (2nd title)
Winning coachRich Hill (2nd title)
2003 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
West
San Diego  x‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 32 30 0   .516
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 25 31 0   .446
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 26 30 0   .464
Portland  ‍‍‍ 5 24 1   .183 9 45 1   .173
Coast
Pepperdine  x‍‍‍ 23 7 0   .767 36 25 0   .590
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 21 9 0   .700 31 26 0   .544
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 26 25 1   .510
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 8 21 1   .283 18 37 1   .330
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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Team W–L Pct GB
West Division
San Diego 18–12–0 .600
San Francisco 17–13–0 .567 1
Loyola Marymount 13–17–0 .433 5
Portland 5–24–1 .183 12.5
Team W–L–T Pct GB
Coast Division
Pepperdine 23–7–0 .767
Santa Clara 21–9–0 .700 2
Gonzaga 14–16–0 .467 9
Saint Mary's 8–21–1 .283 8.5

Results

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Game One

May 23, 2003
Team R
San Diego 8
Pepperdine 2

Game Two

May 24, 2003
Team R
Pepperdine 7
San Diego 6

Game Three

May 25, 2003
Team R
San Diego 3
Pepperdine 1

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Record Book". West Coast Conference. p. 22. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "2011 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Pepperdine Waves. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Baseball Record Book". West Coast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved October 17, 2017.[permanent dead link]