# 2019 West Coast Conference baseball tournament

The 2019 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 25 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. The four team, double-elimination tournament winner, Loyola Marymount, earned the league's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## 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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
| BYU | 19 | 8 | .704 | — | 1 |
| Gonzaga | 18 | 9 | .667 | 1 | 2 |
| Saint Mary's | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2 | 3 |
| Loyola Marymount | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4 | 4 |
| San Francisco | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4 | — |
| Pepperdine | 14 | 13 | .378 | 5 | — |
| San Diego | 14 | 13 | .519 | 5 | — |
| Pacific | 10 | 16 | .385 | 8.5 | — |
| Portland | 7 | 19 | .269 | 10.5 | — |
| Santa Clara | 5 | 22 | .185 | 14 | — |
Tiebreakers:
    Loyola Marymount went 2–1 vs. San Francisco to win the #4 seed.
    Pepperdine went 2–1 vs. San Diego to finish 6th.
    Pacific and Portland only played 26 conference matches as their final scheduled match was rained out. It wasn't rescheduled because it didn't affect the conference tournament.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Loyola Marymount | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Loyola Marymount | 4 | 4 | Loyola Marymount | 3 | | | | | |
| Winner's bracket | Winner's bracket | Winner's bracket | 4 | Loyola Marymount | 3 | | | | | |
| Winner's bracket | Winner's bracket | Winner's bracket | 3 | Saint Mary's | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 3 | 3 | Saint Mary's | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 7 | | | | 4 | Loyola Marymount | 4 $^{(10)}$ | — | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Saint Mary's | 2 | — | |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | Saint Mary's | 2 | — |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 3 | 2 | Gonzaga | 3 | | | | | |
| Loser's bracket | Loser's bracket | Loser's bracket | 2 | Gonzaga | 3 | | | | | |
| Loser's bracket | Loser's bracket | Loser's bracket | 3 | Saint Mary's | 4 | | | | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | TV Announcers | Attendance |
| Thursday, May 23 ||||||
| 1 | 3:00 p.m. | #1 BYU Cougars vs. #4 Loyola Marymount Lions | TheW.tv | Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Sammy O'Brien | 1,606 |
| 2 | 7:00 p.m. | #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. #3 Saint Mary's Gaels | TheW.tv | Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Sammy O'Brien | 1,606 |
| Friday, May 24 ||||||
| 3 | 12:00 p.m. | #1 BYU Cougars vs. #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs | TheW.tv | Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Sammy O'Brien | 1,589 |
| 4 | 3:30 p.m. | #3 Saint Mary's Gaels vs. #4 Loyola Marymount Lions | TheW.tv | Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Sammy O'Brien | 1,589 |
| 5 | 7:30 p.m. | #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. #3 Saint Mary's Gaels | TheW.tv | Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Sammy O'Brien | 1,589 |
| Championship – Saturday, May 25 ||||||
| 6 | 3:00 p.m. | #4 Loyola Marymount Lions vs. #3 Saint Mary's Gaels | TheW.tv | Steve Quis, Alex Jensen, & Sammy O'Brien | 1,722 |
| 7 (If Necessary) | 7:00 p.m. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| *Game times in Pacific Time. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ||||||

## Conference championship

West Coast Conference Championship :
| (4) Loyola Marymount Lions | vs. | (3) Saint Mary's Gaels |
May 25, 2019, 3:00 p.m. (PDT) at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| (4) Loyola Marymount | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| (3) Saint Mary's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Matt Voelker (2–4) LP: Nathan Schneider (2–1) Sv: Nick Frasso (8) Attendance: 1,722 ||||||||||||||

## All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.
| Pos | Name | Class | School |
| P | Codie Paiva | Senior | Loyola Marymount |
| P | Nick Frasso | Sophomore | Loyola Marymount |
| P | Tyler Thornton | Freshman | Saint Mary's |
| P | Carlos Lomeli | Freshman | Saint Mary's |
| P | Dalton Ponce | Freshman | Saint Mary's |
| C | | | |
| IF | Trevin Esquerra | Junior | Loyola Marymount |
| IF | Nick Sogard | Junior | Loyola Marymount |
| OF | | | |

### Most Outstanding Player

Codie Paiva (LMU) was named the Most Outstanding Player of the WCC Baseball Tournament.