2013 West Coast Conference baseball tournament


The 2013 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 25 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. It was the first postseason championship event sponsored by the West Coast Conference since 2009, the first such event to be held at a neutral site, and the first to feature more than two teams. In the championship game, San Diego defeated San Francisco, 2–0, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, San Diego earned the league's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2013 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
2013 WCC Tournament logo
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSan Diego (7th title)
Winning coachRich Hill (7th title)
MVPTroy Conyers (San Diego)
TelevisionPreliminaries: WCC Network
Championship: ESPNU
2013 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 18 6 0   .750 32 21 1   .602
BYU  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 32 21 0   .604
San Francisco ‍‍‍y 15 9 0   .625 37 25 0   .597
San Diego  ‍‍y 15 9 0   .625 35 24 0   .593
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 27 23 0   .540
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 24 27 0   .471
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 21 34 0   .382
Portland  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 18 36 0   .333
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 1 23 0   .042 14 39 0   .264
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 3, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding edit

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. However, the championship was a single-elimination game.

Team W L Pct. GB Seed
Gonzaga 18 6 .750 1
x- San Diego 15 9 .625 3 2
y- BYU 15 9 .625 3 3
San Francisco 15 9 .625 3 4
Pepperdine 13 11 .542 5
Loyola Marymount 12 12 .500 6
Saint Mary's 11 13 .458 7
Portland 8 16 .333 10
Santa Clara 1 23 .042 17

Tiebreakers:
x- USD went 3–0 vs. BYU and 2–1 vs. USF to claim the #2 seed
y- BYU went 2–1 vs. USF to claim the #3 seed.

Results edit

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
1Gonzaga5
4San Francisco8
4San Francisco10
2San Diego8
2San Diego9
3BYU8
4San Francisco
2San Diego
Lower round 1Lower final
2San Diego7
1Gonzaga13BYU4
3BYU8

Box Scores edit

#4 San Francisco vs. #1 Gonzaga edit

Thursday, May 22 3:00 p.m. Broadcaster: WCC Network w/ Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey, & Amanda Blackwell
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#4 San Francisco 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 15 1
#1 Gonzaga 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 8 2
WP: Haden Hinkle (9–1)   LP: Marco Gonzales (7–3)   Sv: Adam Simber (9)
Home runs:
USF: Bob Mott (2)
ZAGS: Cory Lebrun (2)
Attendance: 664
Notes: Duration: 3:24; Weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Sunny, winds 9mph to left
Boxscore

#3 BYU vs. #2 San Diego edit

Thursday, May 22 7:30 p.m. Broadcaster: WCC Network w/ Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey, & Amanda Blackwell
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
#3 BYU 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 11 4
#2 San Diego 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 9 11 2
WP: Max Homick (5–1)   LP: Matt Milke (3–2)
Home runs:
BYU: Bret Lopez (4)
USD: Andrew Daniel (4), Dillon Haupt (11)
Attendance: 838
Notes: Duration: 3:30; Weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Clear, winds 13mph to left
Boxscore

#3 BYU vs. #1 Gonzaga edit

Friday, May 23 12:00 p.m. Broadcaster: WCC Network w/ Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey, & Amanda Blackwell
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#1 Gonzaga 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 0
#3 BYU 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 x 8 14 0
WP: Jeff Barker (6–3)   LP: Tyler Olson (9–4)
Home runs:
ZAGS: None
BYU: None
Attendance: 707
Notes: Duration: 2:29; Weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Sunny, Slight Breeze to left
Boxscore

#2 San Diego vs. #4 San Francisco edit

Friday, May 23 3:40 p.m. Broadcaster: WCC Network w/ Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey, & Amanda Blackwell
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#2 San Diego 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 8 16 1
#4 San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 4 10 13 0
WP: Adam Cimber (6–3)   LP: Trevor Bayless (2–4)
Home runs:
USD: Austin Bailey (2)
USF: Derek Atkinson (2)
Attendance: 814
Notes: Duration: 3:25; Weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Sunny, winds 9mph to left
Boxscore

#3 BYU vs. #2 San Diego edit

Friday, May 23 8:10 p.m. Broadcaster: WCC Network w/ Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey, & Amanda Blackwell
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#2 San Diego 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 7 12 2
#3 BYU 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 9 2
WP: Louie Lichich (3–3)   LP: Adam Miller (4–8)   Sv: Max Homick (5)
Home runs:
USD: Kris Bryant (31)
BYU: Jaycob Brugman (11); Kelton Caldwell (4)
Attendance: 904
Notes: Duration: 2:44; Weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Clear, winds 13mph to left
Boxscore

WCC Championship: #4 San Francisco vs. #2 San Diego edit

Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. Broadcaster: ESPNU w/ Roxy Bernstein & Mike Rooney
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#4 San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
#2 San Diego 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x 2 7 0
WP: Troy Conyers (2–2)   LP: Christian Cecilio (3–3)
Home runs:
USF: None
USD: None
Attendance: 808
Notes: Duration: 2:15; Weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Clear, winds 15mph to left
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team edit

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Name School Pos
Derek Atkinson San Francisco OF
Austin Bailey San Diego 2B
Jeff Barker BYU RHP
Jaycob Brugman BYU OF
Kris Bryant San Diego 3B
Troy Conyers San Diego LHP
Austin Green San Diego C
Cory LeBrun Gonzaga OF
Justin Maffei San Francisco OF
Josh Miller San Francisco SS

Most Outstanding Player edit

Troy Conyers was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Conyers was a pitcher for San Diego who made his first career collegiate start in the championship game, and turned in a complete-game shutout to earn the win. He recorded nine strikeouts while allowing only two hits.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "2013 West Coast Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Conference Championship Central". NCAA.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "2013 WCC Baseball Championship to Take Place at Banner Island Ballpark". WCC Sports. June 15, 2012. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "San Diego Crowned WCC tournament Champions". West Coast Conference. May 25, 2013. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.