# 2023 West Coast Conference baseball tournament

The 2023 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 24 through 27 at a new venue: Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin South, Nevada. It is the first of four baseball tournaments the WCC has scheduled for the venue. The six team tournament winner, the Santa Clara Broncos, earned the league's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
The tournament used the 6-team format adapted in 2022 where 3 plays 6 and 4 plays 5 in first day elimination games.
Additionally this is the final season BYU participated in the WCC as they joined the Big 12 Conference in the 2024 season.

## Seeding

The top six finishers from the regular season were be seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage. Teams 1 and 2 had a bye into the double elimination bracket while 3 played 6 and 4 played 5 in a single elimination first round.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed |
| Loyola Marymount | 21 | 6 | .778 | — | 1 |
| Portland | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | 2 |
| Santa Clara | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | 3 |
| San Diego | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | 4 |
| Saint Mary's | 14 | 13 | .519 | 7 | 5 |
| Gonzaga | 14 | 13 | .519 | 7 | 6 |
| BYU | 13 | 14 | .481 | 8 | — |
| Pepperdine | 8 | 19 | .296 | 13 | — |
| San Francisco | 8 | 19 | .296 | 13 | — |
| Pacific | 6 | 21 | .222 | 15 | — |
Tiebreakers:
    Portland is the #2 seed because they went 2-1 vs. both San Diego and Santa Clara.
    Santa Clara is the #3 seed because they went 2-1 vs. San Diego and 1-2 vs. Portland.
    San Diego is the #4 seed because they went 1-2 vs. both Portland and Santa Clara.
    Saint Mary's is the #5 seed because they went 2-1 vs. Gonzaga.
    Gonzaga is the #6 seed because they went 1-2 vs. Saint Mary's.
    Pepperdine is the #8 position because they went 2-1 vs. San Francisco.
    San Francisco is the #9 position because they went 1-2 vs. Pepperdine.

## Results
### Play-in round

Wednesday, May 24 :
| Team | R |
| #6 Gonzaga | 2 |
| #3 Santa Clara | 4 |
Wednesday, May 24 :
| Team | R |
| #5 Saint Mary's | 17 |
| #4 San Diego | 8 |

### Double-elimination round

| First round | First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Loyola Marymount | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Saint Mary's | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Saint Mary's | 4 | 5 | Saint Mary's | 3 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Santa Clara | 17 | | | | |
| 2 | Portland | 3 | 3 | Santa Clara | 17 | | | | |
| 3 | Santa Clara | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Santa Clara | 15 | | | | 3 | Santa Clara | 6 | — |
| | | | | | | 2 | Portland | 0 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2 | Portland | 0 | — |
| | | | 5 | Saint Mary's | 4 | | | | |
| 1 | Loyola Marymount | 3 | 2 | Portland | 8 | | | | |
| 2 | Portland | 15 | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

All matches except Championship 1 were streamed on WCC Network and broadcast on Stadium College Sports Pacific. Championship 1 was televised on ESPNU.
In addition to the TV channels listed, all matches were streamed on WCC Network.
| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | TV Announcers | Attendance |
| Wednesday, May 24 ||||||
| 1 | 3:00 p.m. | #3 Santa Clara 4, #6 Gonzaga 2 | SCS Pacific | Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik | |
| 2 | 7:20 p.m. | #4 San Diego 8, #5 Saint Mary's 17 | SCS Pacific | Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik | 1,292 |
| Thursday, May 25 ||||||
| 3 | 3:00 p.m. | #1 Loyola Marymount 1, #5 Saint Mary's 4 | SCS Pacific | Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik | |
| 4 | 7:20 p.m. | #2 Portland 3, #3 Santa Clara 15 | SCS Pacific | Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik | 1,259 |
| Friday, May 26 ||||||
| 5 | 12:00 p.m. | #1 Loyola Marymount 3, #2 Portland 15 | SCS Pacific | Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik | |
| 6 | 4:15 p.m. | #3 Santa Clara 17, #5 Saint Mary's 3 | SCS Pacific | Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik | |
| 7 | 9:35 p.m. | #2 Portland 8, #5 Saint Mary's 4 | SCS Pacific | Steve Quis & Bryan Sleik | 1,255 |
| Championship – Saturday, May 27 ||||||
| 8 | 1:00 p.m. | #3 Santa Clara 6, #2 Portland 3 | ESPNU | | 1184 |