This is a list of West Coast Conference champions in college baseball. The West Coast Conference is composed of nine schools, all of which participate in baseball, with each school playing all of the others in three-game series. Brigham Young University joined the league in 2012. From 1999 through 2005, the eight teams were divided into two divisions, with the winner of each meeting in a three-game championship series. Division were abolished beginning in 2006, but the championship series remained through the 2009 season with the top two teams from the regular season meeting. The league will begin a four team tournament in 2013, in anticipation of growing to a ten team conference when the University of the Pacific joins the league.[1] The winner of the tournament will claim the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
The conference began sponsoring baseball under the name West Coast Athletic Conference in 1968 and crowned a champion each year through 1976. Beginning in 1977, the league joined with the Big West Conference for baseball, with competition in two separate conferences - the Northern California Baseball Association and the Southern California Baseball Association. This arrangement lasted through the 1984 season, when the league once again began sponsoring baseball for its members. In 1989, the conference shortened the name to West Coast Conference.[2]
Champions
West Coast Athletic Conference
| Year | Regular Season Champion | Record |
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| 1968 | No. 20 Santa Clara | 15–5 |
| 1969 | No. 9 Santa Clara | 16–4 |
| 1970 | No. 14 Santa Clara | 19–2 |
| 1971 | No. 9 Santa Clara | 18–2 |
| 1972 | No. 20 Santa Clara | 13–5 |
| 1973 | No. 25 Loyola Marymount | 14–4 |
| 1974 | No. 24 Pepperdine | 15–3 |
| 1975 | No. 10 Pepperdine | 14–2 |
| 1976 | Pepperdine | 16–2 |
Northern California Baseball Association
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Southern California Baseball Association
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West Coast Athletic Conference/West Coast Conference
| Year | Regular Season Champion | Record | Postseason Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | No. 9 Pepperdine | 20–4 | |
| 1986 | No. 6 Loyola Marymount No. 14 Pepperdine | 19–5 | Loyola Marymount def. Pepperdine 14–9 in one game playoff |
| 1987 | No. 17 Pepperdine | 22–2 | |
| 1988 | No. 12 Pepperdine | 19–4–1 | |
| 1989 | Pepperdine | 20–4 | |
| 1990 | No. 25 Loyola Marymount | 25–9 | |
| 1991 | No. 19 Pepperdine | 25–10 | |
| 1992 | No. 1 Pepperdine | 23–4 | |
| 1993 | No. 16 Pepperdine | 24–6 | |
| 1994 | Santa Clara | 21–9 | |
| 1995 | No. 19 Pepperdine | 23–3–1 | |
| 1996 | Santa Clara | 22–6 | |
| 1997 | No. 19 Santa Clara | 23–5 | |
| 1998 | Loyola Marymount | 21–8 | |
| 1999 | No. 19 Pepperdine (West) Loyola Marymount (Coast) | 21–9 18–12 | Loyola Marymount def. Pepperdine (2–1) 1999 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series |
| 2000 | Pepperdine (West) No. 24 Loyola Marymount (Coast) | 22–8 22–8 | Loyola Marymount def. Pepperdine (2–0) 2000 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series |
| 2001 | No. 20 Pepperdine (West) Gonzaga (Coast) | 25–5 17–13 | Pepperdine def. Gonzaga (2–1) 2001 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series |
| 2002 | Pepperdine (Coast) San Diego (West) | 18–12 18–12 | San Diego def. Pepperdine (2–1) 2002 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series |
| 2003 | Pepperdine (Coast) San Diego (West) | 23–7 18–12 | San Diego def. Pepperdine (2–1) 2003 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series |
| 2004 | Loyola Marymount (Coast) Pepperdine (West) | 20–7 19–11 | Pepperdine def. Loyola Marymount (2–0) 2004 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series |
| 2005 | Loyola Marymount (Coast) No. 23 Pepperdine (West) | 18–12 21–9 | Pepperdine def. Loyola Marymount (2–1) 2005 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series |
| 2006 | No. 30 Pepperdine San Francisco | 15–6 | Pepperdine def. San Francisco (2–1) 2006 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series |
| 2007 | No. 16 San Diego | 18–3 | San Diego def. Gonzaga (2–1) 2007 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series |
| 2008 | No. 17 San Diego | 16–5 | San Diego def. Pepperdine (2–0) 2008 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series |
| 2009 | Gonzaga | 14–7 | Gonzaga def. Loyola Marymount (2–0) 2009 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series |
| 2010 | San Diego | 19–2 | No tournament held |
| 2011 | San Francisco | 16–5 | |
| 2012 | No. 28 Pepperdine | 16–8 | |
| 2013 | Gonzaga | 18–6 | |
| 2014 | No. 11 Pepperdine | 18–9 | |
| 2015 | San Diego | 19–8 | |
| 2016 | BYU Gonzaga Saint Mary's | 18–9 | (1) Saint Mary's def. (3) Gonzaga 13–4 2016 West Coast Conference baseball tournament |
| 2017 | BYU Gonzaga Loyola Marymount | 20–7 | (3) BYU def. (1) Gonzaga 10–3, 16–3 2017 West Coast Conference baseball tournament |
| 2018 | Pepperdine | 17–10 | |
| 2019 | BYU | 19–8 | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled in March due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 | No. 25 Gonzaga | 20–7 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 2022 | No. 12 Gonzaga | 20–7 | |
References
- ↑ "2013 WCC Baseball Championship to Take Place at Banner Island Ballpark". WCCSports.com. June 15, 2012. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ↑ "West Coast Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). West Coast Conference. pp. 19–22. Retrieved October 29, 2012.