2008 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series

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2008 West Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams2
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
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 17 San Diego †‡y ‍‍‍ 16 5 0   .762 44 17 0   .721
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍y 14 6 0   .700 38 21 0   .644
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 13 8 0   .619 33 22 0   .600
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 31 26 0   .544
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 30 23 0   .566
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 26 26 1   .500
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 7 14 0   .333 23 32 0   .418
Portland  ‍‍‍ 3 18 0   .143 21 33 0   .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


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]

Seeding[edit]

Team W–L Pct GB
San Diego 16–5 .762
Pepperdine 14–6 .700 1.5
Santa Clara 13–8 .619 3
San Francisco 12–9 .571 4
Gonzaga 10–10 .500 5.5
Saint Mary's 8–13 .381 8
Loyola Marymount 7–14 .333 9
Portland 3–18 .143 13

Results[edit]

Game One

May 24, 2008
Team R
Pepperdine 1
San Diego 10

Game Two

May 24, 2008
Team R
San Diego 12
Pepperdine 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). West Coast Conference. p. 22. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "2011 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Pepperdine Waves. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). West Coast Conference. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.