West Coast Conference baseball tournament

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The West Coast Conference baseball tournament is the conference baseball championship of the Division I West Coast Conference. As begun in 2013, the top four finishers in the regular season of the league's ten teams participate in the double-elimination tournament held at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. The winner of the event earns the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.[1]

SportBaseball
Number of teams6
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West Coast Conference baseball tournament
Conference baseball championship
SportBaseball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Number of teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Current stadiumScottsdale Stadium
Current locationScottsdale, AZ
Played2013–present
Last contest2025
Current championSaint Mary's (2)
Most championshipsSan Diego (3)
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History

The West Coast Conference was one of the few college baseball leagues not to conduct a postseason championship event until dividing into two divisions in 1999. From that year through 2009, the league held a best of three game championship series between the two division winners. Division play was abolished following the 2005 season, but the championship series continued with the top two finishers in the conference participating. After 2009, the championship series was also discontinued. However, in 2013, the league established a four team, double-elimination event at a neutral site. This was the first time in baseball that more than two teams participated in a postseason conference championship event and the first time any conference championship event is held at a neutral site.[1]

Champions

By year

This table lists results of West Coast Conference postseason conference championship events.[2]

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Year Champion Runner-up Site Most Outstanding Players
Baseball Championship Series era (1999–2009): A two team "best of three" playoff was held.
1999Loyola MarymountPepperdineAlternating campus sitesN/A
2000Loyola MarymountPepperdineGeorge C. Page StadiumLos Angeles, CA
2001PepperdineGonzagaEddy D. Field StadiumMalibu, CA
2002San DiegoPepperdine
2003San DiegoPepperdine
2004PepperdineLoyola MarymountGeorge C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
2005PepperdineLoyola Marymount
2006PepperdineSan FranciscoBenedetti DiamondSan Francisco, CA
2007San DiegoGonzagaJohn Cunningham StadiumSan Diego, CAJustin Snyder, San Diego
Matt Couch, San Diego (Pitcher)
2008San DiegoPepperdineKevin Muno, San Diego
Brian Matusz, San Diego (Pitcher)
2009GonzagaLoyola MarymountPatterson Baseball ComplexSpokane, WARyan Wiegand, Gonzaga
Steven Ames, Gonzaga (Pitcher)
Tournament era (2013−present)
2013San DiegoSan FranciscoBanner Island BallparkStockton, CATroy Conyers, San Diego
2014PepperdineLoyola MarymountAaron Brown, Pepperdine
2015PepperdineLoyola MarymountBrad Anderson, Pepperdine
2016Saint Mary'sGonzagaZach Kirtley, Saint Mary's
2017BYUGonzagaBronson Larsen, BYU
2018GonzagaPepperdineJake Vieth, Gonzaga
2019Loyola MarymountSaint Mary'sCodie Paiva, Loyola Marymount
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021
2022San DiegoGonzagaBanner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CACaleb Ricketts, San Diego
2023 Santa Clara Portland Las Vegas BallparkSummerlin South, NV Dawson Brigman, Santa Clara
2024 San Diego Portland Jake Holcroft,[3] Portland
2025 Saint Mary's San Diego Eddie Madrigal, Saint Mary's
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By school

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Pink denotes former WCC member. Gonzaga plans to leave in 2026 while UC San Diego plans to join in 2027-28.

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