2016 West Coast Conference Tournament

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The 2016 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, CA. #1 Saint Mary's College of California defeated #3 Gonzaga University for the title. Infielder Zach Kirtley of Saint Mary's was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Saint Mary's College of California 18-9 Eric Valenzuela
2 Brigham Young University 18-9 Mike Littlewood
3 Gonzaga University 18-9 Mark Machtolf
4 Pepperdine University 16-11 Rick Hirtensteiner

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First Round   Second Round   Final
                             
  1 Saint Mary's 8  
  4 Pepperdine 7    
      1 Saint Mary's 13  
      3 Gonzaga 4    
  2 BYU 3          
  3 Gonzaga 5        
      1 Saint Mary's 13
        3 Gonzaga 4
       
    3 Gonzaga 5    
  4 Pepperdine 7     4 Pepperdine 4  
  2 BYU 2  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 26
Game 1 Saint Mary's College of California 8-7 (11) Pepperdine University
Game 2 Gonzaga University 5-3 Brigham Young University
May 27
Game 3 Pepperdine University 7-2 Brigham Young University BYU eliminated
Game 4 Saint Mary's College of California 13-4 Gonzaga University
Game 5 Gonzaga University 5-4 (10) Pepperdine University Pepperdine eliminated
May 28
Game 6 Saint Mary's College of California 13-4 Gonzaga University St. Mary's advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • RHP Brandon Bailey Gonzaga
  • OF Sam Brown Gonzaga
  • OF Tyler Frost Gonzaga
  • IF Zach Kirtley Saint Mary’s
  • C Bronson Larsen BYU
  • C Nate Nolan Saint Mary’s
  • RHP A.J. Puckett Pepperdine
  • OF Brett Rasso Saint Mary’s
  • IF Anthony Villa Saint Mary’s
  • LHP Ryan Wilson Pepperdine