2025 Big West Conference baseball tournament
| Teams | 5 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Cal Poly (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Larry Lee (1st title) |
| MVP | Ryan Fenn (Cal Poly) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 UC Irvine †y | 24 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .800 | 43 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly ‡y | 23 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .767 | 43 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 19 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .633 | 29 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 16 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .533 | 36 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 16 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .533 | 35 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 15 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .500 | 26 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 15 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .500 | 22 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 13 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .433 | 27 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CSUN | 10 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .333 | 15 | – | 34 | – | 0 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 9 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .300 | 18 | – | 38 | – | 0 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 5 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .167 | 16 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 23, 2025[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Big West Conference baseball tournament determinde the conference champion for the Big West Conference at the end of the 2025 college baseball season. The top five teams met at Cal State Fullerton's on campus venue, Goodwin Field from May 21 through 24. This was the first Big West Conference postseason championship event since the 1998 season, ending a 27-year hiatus. The Cal Poly Mustangs won the championship, defeating UC Irvine in back-to-back elimination games, receiving the conference's automatic bid.[2] UC Irvine also received an at-large bid. Both teams went 2-2 in the tournament, losing in their respective regional final.
Seeding and format
The top five finishers from the regular season were seeded one through five based on conference winning percentage. Seeds No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 received a bye into the double elimination bracket, while No. 4 and No. 5 battled in a single elimination the first round.
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Irvine | 24-6 | |
| 2 | Cal Poly | 23-7 | |
| 3 | Cal State Fullerton | 19-11 | |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 16-14 | 2-1 vs. UC Santa Barbara |
| 5 | UC Santa Barbara | 16-14 | 1-2 vs. Hawai'i |
| DNQ | UC San Diego | 15-15 | 2-1 vs. Long Beach State |
| DNQ | Long Beach State | 15-15 | 1-2 vs. UC San Diego |
| DNQ | UC Davis | 13-17 | |
| DNQ | CSUN | 10-20 | |
| DNQ | CSU Bakersfield | 9-21 | |
| DNQ | UC Riverside | 5-25 |
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Upper final | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Irvine | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hawai'i | 6 | 4 | Hawai'i | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | UC Santa Barbara | 2 | 1 | UC Irvine | 15 (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal Poly | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal Poly | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Irvine | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal Poly | 15 (8) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal Poly | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hawai'i | 16 | 4 | Hawai'i | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 21 | ||||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 5 UC Santa Barbara vs No. 4 Hawaii | 2–6 | UC Santa Barbara Eliminated | ||
| Thursday, May 22 | ||||||
| 2 | 3:00 pm | No. 4 Hawaii vs No. 1 UC Irvine | 5–7 | [3] | ||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Cal State Fullerton vs No. 2 Cal Poly | 2–7 | [4] | ||
| Friday, May 23 | ||||||
| 4 | 3:00 pm | No. 2 Cal Poly vs No. 1 UC Irvine | 3–15 (7) | [5] | ||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Hawai'i vs No. 3 Cal State Fullerton | 16–4 | Cal State Fullerton Eliminated | [6] | |
| Saturday, May 24 | ||||||
| 6 | 3:00 pm | No. 4 Hawai'i vs No. 2 Cal Poly | 1-2 | Hawai'i Eliminated | [7] | |
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Cal Poly vs No. 1 UC Irvine | 15-5 (8) | [8] | ||
| Sunday, May 25 | ||||||
| 8 | 3:00 pm | No. 2 Cal Poly vs. No. 1 UC Irvine | 6-4 | UC Irvine eliminated | [9] | |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the Big West Conference All-Tournament Team.[10]
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Chris Downs | Cal Poly |
| Trevor Hansen | UC Irvine | |
| Isaiah Magdaleno | Hawai'i | |
| Griffin Naess | Cal Poly | |
| C | Blake Penso | UC Irvine |
| 1B | Ben Zeigler-Namoa | Hawai'i |
| 2B | Ryan Fenn (MVP) | Cal Poly |
| 3B | Zach Daudet | Cal Poly |
| SS | Maddox Latta | Cal State Fullerton |
| OF | Matthew Bardowell | Cal State Fullerton |
| LeTrey McCollum | UC Santa Barbara | |
| Jacob McCombs | UC Irvine |
References
- ^ "Big West Conference 2025 Baseball Standings". bigwest.org. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Big West Baseball Championship - The Big West". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
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