2014 West Coast Conference baseball tournament

Baseball Tournament held in California, 2014 August 2023 2014 West Coast Conference 2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament.jpg 200px 2014 WCC Tournament Logo 4 Double-elimination Banner Island Ballpark Stockton, CA Pepperdine 16th Steve Rodriguez 5th Aaron Brown Pepperdine 1,131 Preliminaries: TheW.tvChampionship: ESPNU The 2014 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 22 through 24 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. The four team, double-elimination tournament, outside of the championship game, which is winner takes all, winner earned the league's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://www.wccsports.com/ot/14-west-basebl-championship.html West Coast Conference 2014 WCC Baseball Championship January 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140116205357/http://www.wccsports.com/ot/14-west-basebl-championship.html January 16, 2014 dead The NCAA approved the use of experimental instant replay rules during the event. These rules are generally only in force during the College World Series, and allow umpires to use video to review fair/foul, home run, and spectator interference calls.https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2013-08-29/west-coast-conference-can-implement-instant-replay-rules-during NCAA West Coast Conference can implement instant replay rules during tournament Greg Johnson October 23, 2013 January 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104132850/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2013-08-29/west-coast-conference-can-implement-instant-replay-rules-during November 4, 2013 dead The WCC made history in the Gonzaga/ Santa Clara elimination game (Game 3) when they had the first collegiate baseball review in history.http://campusinsiders.com/network/wcc/videos/I3Zmwxbjoucot0TlfTV6cQJlK9TAGJnY Campus Insiders How the First College Baseball Replay Happened TheW.tv May 24, 2014 May 24, 2014 The feat would be repeated in the WCC Championship, marking the second time replay has been used in a collegiate baseball game.http://campusinsiders.com/network/wcc/videos/tqbm4xbjqCxc2foxzKW_XPqF5Khc_QHe Campus Insiders WCC Utilizes Replay in College Baseball Again TheW.tv May 24, 2014 May 24, 2014 Seeding 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, outside of the championship game, which was winner takes all. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 2014 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 18 9 .667 – 1 x-2014 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount 17 10 .630 1 2 x-2014 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga 17 10 .630 1 3 y-2014 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 16 11 .593 2 4 y-2014 San Diego Toreros San Diego 16 11 .593 2 – 2014 Pacific Tigers Pacific 15 12 .556 3 – BYU 12 15 .444 6 – 2014 San Francisco Dons San Francisco 11 16 .407 7 – 2014 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's 8 19 .296 10 – 2014 Portland Pilots Portland 5 22 .185 13 – Tiebreakers: x- Loyola Marymount claimed the #2 seed over Gonzaga by right of a 2–1 record against the Zags. y- Santa Clara claimed the #4 seed over San Diego by right of a 3–0 record against the Toreros. Results First round Semi-finals Finals 1 2014 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 5 4 2014 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 2 2 2014 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount 5 3 2014 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga 1 4 Santa Clara 6 3 Gonzaga 8 1 Pepperdine 4 2 Loyola Marymount 1 3 Gonzaga 4 2 Loyola Marymount 7 1 Pepperdine 6 X 2 Loyola Marymount 1 X Box scores #4 Santa Clara vs. #1 Pepperdine Pepperdine Opens WCC Championship with a 5–2 Win vs. Santa Clara no Thursday, May 22 3:06 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey & Amanda Blackwell (TheW.tv) #4 Santa Clara SCU 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 #1 Pepperdine PEPP 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 5 10 1 Corey Miller (8–4) D.J. Zapata (3–8) Eric Karch (6) Quinton Perry (6) 842 Duration: 2:19; Weather: 84 °F °C on, clear, winds 6mph LC Officials: Stephen Fritzoni (HP), Dale Luker (1B), Timothy Vessey (2B), Jeff Henrichs (3B), Ruben Candelaria (RF), Billy Haze (LF) http://www.wccsports.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbasebl.html?event=1344122&school=west&sport=mbasebl&camefrom=&startschool=& #3 Gonzaga vs. #2 Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount Dispatches Gonzga 5–1 in game Two of WCC Baseball Championship no Thursday, May 22 7:07 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey & Amanda Blackwell (TheW.tv) #3 Gonzaga GON 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 #2 Loyola Marymount LMU 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 5 9 1 Colin Welmon (10–2) Brandon Bailey (6–7) 842 Duration: 2:29; Weather: 80 °F °C on, clear, winds 13mph LC Officials: Ruben Candelaria (HP), Timothy Vessey (1B), Billy Haze (2B), Dale Luker (3B), Stephen Fritzoni (RF), Jeff Henrichs (LF) http://www.wccsports.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbasebl.html?event=1344123&school=west&sport=mbasebl&camefrom=&startschool=& #4 Santa Clara vs. #3 Gonzaga Gonzaga Eliminates Santa Clara in Day Two of WCC Championship no Friday, May 23 12:05 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey & Amanda Blackwell (TheW.tv) #3 Gonzaga GON 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 8 8 2 #4 Santa Clara SCU 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 11 0 Andrew Spoko (5–4) Jacob Steffens (2–5) Karl Myers (5) 912 Duration: 3:15; Weather: 78 °F °C on, sunny, winds 10mph RC Officials: Dale Luker (HP), Stephen Fritzoni (1B), Jeff Henrichs (2B), Billy Haze (3B), Timothy Vessey (RF), Ruben Candelaria (LF) http://www.wccsports.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbasebl.html?event=1344124&school=west&sport=mbasebl&camefrom=&startschool=& #1 Pepperdine vs. #2 Loyola Marymount Pepperdine Advances to WCC Championship Title Game after 4–1 Win vs. Loyola Marymount no Friday, May 23 4:31 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey & Amanda Blackwell (TheW.tv) #2 Loyola Marymount LMU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 #1 Pepperdine PEPP 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 X 4 10 1 Aaron Brown (11–1) Patrick McGrath (6–3) Eric Karch (13) Brad Anderson (5) 912 Duration: 3:03; Weather: 87 °F °C on, sunny, winds 15mph C Officials: Timothy Vessey (HP), Jeff Henrichs (1B), Ruben Candelaria (2B), Stephen Fritzoni (3B), Billy Haze (RF), Dale Luker (LF) http://www.wccsports.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbasebl.html?event=1344125&school=west&sport=mbasebl&camefrom=&startschool=& #3 Gonzaga vs. #2 Loyola Marymount Lions Set for Rematch with #29 Pepperdine for WCC Championship no Friday, May 23 8:12 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Andy Masur, Keith Ramsey & Amanda Blackwell (TheW.tv) #2 Loyola Marymount LMU 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 9 1 #3 Gonzaga GON 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 8 3 J.D. Busfield (1–2) Taylor Jones (4–3) 912 Duration: 3:13; Weather: 82 °F °C on, clear, winds 12mph LC Officials: Billy Haze (HP), Timothy Vessey (1B), Dale Luker (2B), Ruben Candelaria (3B), Jeff Henrichs (RF), Stephen Fritzoni (LF) WCC Championship: #2 Loyola Marymount vs. #1 Pepperdine no Saturday, May 24 7:04 p.m. PDT Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Randy Flores (ESPNU) #1 Pepperdine PEPP 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 6 8 0 #2 Loyola Marymount LMU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 Jackson McClelland (8–3) Brenton Arriaga (4–5) 1,638 Duration: 3:09; Weather: 87 °F °C on, clear, winds 15mph LC Officials: Jeff Henrichs (HP), Billy Haze (1B), Timothy Vessey (2B), Dale Luker (3B), Stephen Fritzoni (RF), Ruben Candelaria (LF) http://www.wccsports.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbasebl.html?event=1347145&school=west&sport=mbasebl& All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052414aab.html West Coast Conference 2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team May 24, 2014 May 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525233512/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052414aab.html May 25, 2014 dead Name School Pos Brad Anderson Pepperdine IF Aaron Brown Pepperdine LHP/OF Payden Cawley Lamb Gonzaga OF Tanner Donnels Loyola Marymount OF David Fletcher Loyola Marymount IF Manny Jefferson Pepperdine IF Eric Karch Pepperdine RHP Quinton Perry Santa Clara IF Kenny Smith Gonzaga RHP Colin Welmon Loyola Marymount RHP Most Outstanding Player Aaron Brown was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Brown was a pitcher and an outfielder for Pepperdine who won Friday's game to make the championship and ended his regular season 11–1. Brown would pitch 8 innings and get 7 strikeouts while giving up only 1 run and 5 hits. In the championship Brown would play center field and go 1 for 4 with 1 hit and 1 RBI while scoring another run for the Waves. In the first game in the tournament Brown would go 2 for 4 with 2 hits and scored one run for the Waves. His .375 batting average would end up as the highest batting percentage during the 2014 tournament. References Category:West Coast Conference baseball tournament West Coast Conference baseball tournament Tournament West Coast Conference baseball tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Stockton, California Category:College baseball tournaments in California