The 2013 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 25 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. It was the first postseason championship event sponsored by the West Coast Conference since 2009, the first such event to be held at a neutral site, and the first to feature more than two teams. In the championship game, San Diego defeated San Francisco, 2–0, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, San Diego earned the league's automatic bid to the 2013 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. However, the championship was a single-elimination game. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 18 6 .750 – 1 x- 15 9 .625 3 2 y- BYU 15 9 .625 3 3 15 9 .625 3 4 13 11 .542 5 – 12 12 .500 6 – 11 13 .458 7 – 8 16 .333 10 – 1 23 .042 17 –
Tiebreakers: x- USD went 3–0 vs. BYU and 2–1 vs. USF to claim the #2 seed y- BYU went 2–1 vs. USF to claim the #3 seed.
Results
Box scores
#4 San Francisco vs. #1 Gonzaga
#3 BYU vs. #2 San Diego
#3 BYU vs. #1 Gonzaga
#2 San Diego vs. #4 San Francisco
#3 BYU vs. #2 San Diego
WCC Championship: #4 San Francisco vs. #2 San Diego
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Name School Pos Derek Atkinson San Francisco OF Austin Bailey San Diego 2B Jeff Barker BYU RHP Jaycob Brugman BYU OF Kris Bryant San Diego 3B Troy Conyers San Diego LHP Austin Green San Diego C Cory LeBrun Gonzaga OF Justin Maffei San Francisco OF Josh Miller San Francisco SS
Most Outstanding Player Troy Conyers was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Conyers was a pitcher for San Diego who made his first career collegiate start in the championship game, and turned in a complete-game shutout to earn the win. He recorded nine strikeouts while allowing only two hits.
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