LAS VEGAS, Calif. - Your Saint Mary's Gaels are set to make their second straight appearance in the WCC tournament and will kick the action off in the first game of the tournament against three seed Pepperdine on Wednesday, May 22nd at 3:00 PM. After returning from Long Beach State for his second stint with the program, head coach Eric Valenzuela has taken the Gaels back to the top of the conference with a 16-8 WCC record and 33 wins on the year.
Helping make their return to postseason action is first baseman Christian Almaanza who has put up staggering numbers this season, tying the single-season record in home runs (22) and enters the tournament with a .