The 2017 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 25 through 27, 2017 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, California. BYU won the four team, double-elimination tournament and earned the league's automatic bid to the 2017 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 20 7 — 1 20 7 — 2 BYU 20 7 — 3 18 9 2 4 18 9 2 — 11 16 9 — 9 18 11 — 8 19 12 — 6 21 14 — 5 22 15 —
Tiebreakers: Gonzaga went 3–0 against BYU and 2–1 against Loyola Marymount to earn the top seed. Loyola Marymount went 2–1 against BYU to earn the second seed. BYU went 1–2 against LMU and 0–3 against Gonzaga to earn the third seed. Saint Mary's went 2–1 against San Diego to earn the fourth seed.
Results
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Pos Player Class School P Cory Abbott Jr Loyola Marymount Maverik Buffo Jr BYU Codie Paiva So Loyola Marymount Justin Vernia Sr Gonzaga C Bronson Larsen Sr BYU Jake Roberts Sr Gonzaga IF Daniel Schneemann So BYU OF Tyler Frost Jr Gonzaga Brock Hale So BYU Brett Rasso Jr Saint Mary’s
Most Outstanding Player Bronson Larsen, a senior catcher at BYU, was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
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