2000 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series

2000 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLoyola Marymount (2nd title)
Winning coachFrank Cruz (2nd title)
2000 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
West
Pepperdine  x‍‍‍ 22 – 8 – 0   .733 36 – 23 – 0   .610
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 34 – 27 – 1   .556
Portland  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 20 – 34 – 0   .370
Coast
#24 Loyola Marymount x‡y ‍‍‍ 22 – 8 – 0   .733 40 – 19 – 0   .678
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 28 – 25 – 0   .528
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 22 – 37 – 0   .373
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 26 – 33 – 0   .441
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2000 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series was held on May 19 and 20, 2000[2][3] at Loyola Marymount's home stadium, George C. Page Stadium in Los Angeles, 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 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. Loyola Marymount won the series two games to none over Pepperdine and earned the league's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[4]

Seeding

Team W–L Pct GB
West Division
Pepperdine 22–8 .733 —
San Diego 14–16 .467 8
Portland 13–17 .433 9
Saint Mary's 10–20 .333 12
Team W–L–T Pct GB
Coast Division
Loyola Marymount 22–8 .733 —
Gonzaga 17–13 .567 5
Santa Clara 12–18 .400 10
San Francisco 10–20 .333 12

Results

Game One

May 19, 2000
Team R
Pepperdine 5
Loyola Marymount 19

Game Two

May 20, 2000
Team R
Loyola Marymount 6
Pepperdine 2

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Record Book". West Coast Conference. p. 23. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Loyola Marymount Lions. p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Pepperdine Waves. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Baseball Record Book". West Coast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved September 3, 2017.[permanent dead link]