2026 West Coast Conference baseball tournament

2026 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatSingle-elimination/Double-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSaint Mary's (3rd title)
Winning coachEric Valenzuela (3rd title)
MVPIan Armstrong (Saint Mary's)
TelevisionESPN+
2026 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Gonzaga ‍†‍‍ 22–5–0 .81535–17–0 .673
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 15–11–1 .57423–28–1 .452
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 15–12–0 .55624–28–0 .462
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 15–12–0 .55621–32–0 .396
Saint Mary's ‍‍‡‍y 15–12–0 .55630–24–0 .556
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48125–28–0 .472
Portland  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48127–25–0 .519
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 12–14–1 .46320–30–1 .402
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 11–16–0 .40717–31–0 .354
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 3–24–0 .11112–44–0 .214
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 17, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 West Coast Conference baseball tournament was held from May 20 through 23 at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona, Arizona. The top six regular season finishers of the conference's nine teams met in the tournament, with the top 2 teams receiving a bye to the double-elimination rounds.[2]

The Saint Mary's Gaels won the tournament.[3]

Seeding and format

The top six finishers of the league's nine teams qualify for the conference tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record.

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Gonzaga4
3San Francisco105Saint Mary's13
6Santa Clara45Saint Mary's10
2Pacific7
2Pacific8
4Pepperdine23San Francisco4
5Saint Mary's9
5Saint Mary's87
3San Francisco96
Lower round 2Lower final
3San Francisco10
1Gonzaga52Pacific6
3San Francisco6

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Notes Reference
Wednesday, May 20
1 2:00 pm No. 6 Santa Clara vs No. 3 San Francisco 4–10 Santa Clara Eliminated
2 7:00 pm No. 5 Saint Mary's vs No. 4 Pepperdine 9–2 Pepperdine Eliminated
Thursday, May 21
3 2:00 pm No. 5 Saint Mary's vs No. 1 Gonzaga 13–4
4 7:00 pm No. 3 San Francisco vs No. 2 Pacific 4–8
Friday, May 22
5 10:00 am No. 1 Gonzaga vs. vs No. 3 San Francisco Elimination Game
6 2:00 pm No. 5 Saint Mary's vs No. 2 Pacific
7 7:00 pm Game 5 Winner vs Game 6 Loser Elimination Game
Saturday, May 23
8 1:00 pm Game 6 Winner vs Game 7 Winner
9 50 minutes after Game 8 (if necessary) Game 8 Winner vs Game 8 Loser Elimination Game (if necessary)

References

  1. ↑ "West Coast Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "WCC Baseball Championship 2026". WCC Sports. West Coast Conference. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "St. Mary's edges USF to claim WCC baseball title, NCAA Tournament berth". San Francisco Chronicle. May 24, 2026. Archived from the original on May 29, 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-01.