2008 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series

The 2008 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series was held on May 24, 2008[2] at San Diego's home stadium, John Cunningham Stadium in San Diego, California, and pitted the top two finishers from the WCC regular season. The event determined the champion of the West Coast Conference for the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. San Diego won the series two games to none over Pepperdine and earned the league's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

2008 West Coast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSan Diego (4th title)
Winning coachRich Hill (4th title)
MVPPlayer: Kevin Muno (San Diego)
Pitcher: Brian Matusz (San Diego),
2008 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 17 San Diego †‡y  1650 .762  44170 .721
Pepperdine  y 1460 .700  38210 .644
Santa Clara   1380 .619  33220 .600
San Francisco   1290 .571  31260 .544
Gonzaga   10100 .500  30230 .566
Saint Mary's   8130 .381  26261 .500
Loyola Marymount   7140 .333  23320 .418
Portland   3180 .143  21330 .389
Conference champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

TeamW–LPctGB
San Diego16–5.762
Pepperdine14–6.7001.5
Santa Clara13–8.6193
San Francisco12–9.5714
Gonzaga10–10.5005.5
Saint Mary's8–13.3818
Loyola Marymount7–14.3339
Portland3–18.14313

Results

Game One

May 24, 2008
TeamR
Pepperdine1
San Diego10

Game Two

May 24, 2008
TeamR
San Diego12
Pepperdine4

References

  1. "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). West Coast Conference. p. 22. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. "2011 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Pepperdine Waves. p. 20. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). West Coast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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