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Pacific baseball makes program history with first WCC Tournament bid

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University of Pacific baseball is headed to its first-ever West Coast Conference Tournament, clinching the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye.

Cue the music. At long last, the Tigers are going dancing. For the first time in program history, University of Pacific baseball is headed to the West Coast Conference Tournament.

An 11-11, eight-inning tie against San Diego in its Senior Day and regular-season home finale May 10, paired with results elsewhere in the WCC, officially punched Pacific’s ticket to Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the conference tournament May 20-23. "It was a goal we set at the start of the year," coach Reed Peters said. "These guys really came together.

The leadership of the senior class helped us turn it around. It was some great work by our assistant coaches to help us get here, but it ultimately came down to the players to get us there. " Pacific closed the regular season at 23-28-1 overall and 15-13-1 in conference play, securing the No.

2 seed and a first-round bye. The Tigers will next play the second-lowest advancing seed at 7 p. m.

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