2002 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series

2002 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSan Diego (1st title)
Winning coachRich Hill (1st title)
2002 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
West
San Diego  x‍‍‡‍y 18 – 12   .600 39 – 23   .629
Portland  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 39 – 23   .629
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 22 – 33   .400
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 18 – 38   .321
Coast
Pepperdine  x‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 31 – 32   .492
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 15 – 14   .517 25 – 30   .455
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 14 – 15   .483 22 – 27   .449
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 27 – 29   .482
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2002 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series was held on May 24–26, 2002 at Pepperdine's home field, Eddy D. Field Stadium in Malibu, California, and pitted the winners of the conference's two four-team divisions. The event determined the champion of the West Coast Conference for the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. San Diego won the series two games to one over Pepperdine and earned the league's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Seeding

Team W–L Pct GB
West Division
San Diego 18–12 .600 —
Portland 16–14 .533 2
Loyola Marymount 15–15 .500 3
San Francisco 9–21 .300 9
Team W–L–T Pct GB
Coast Division
Pepperdine 18–12 .600 —
Santa Clara 15–14 .517 2.5
Saint Mary's 14–15 .483 3.5
Gonzaga 14–16 .467 4

Results

Game One

May 24, 2002
Team R
San Diego 7
Pepperdine 3

Game Two

May 25, 2002
Team R
Pepperdine 15
San Diego 4

Game Three

May 26, 2002
Team R
San Diego 5
Pepperdine 3

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Record Book". West Coast Conference. p. 22. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "2011 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Pepperdine Waves. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "Baseball Record Book". West Coast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved October 7, 2017.[permanent dead link‍]