Southern California Baseball Association
The Southern California Baseball Association or SCBA was a baseball-only conference that existed from 1977 to 1984. It was made up of schools from the Big West Conference and West Coast Conference. In 1977, the Big West and West Coast realigned themselves for baseball-only into a north conference (NCBA) and south conference (SCBA). In the league's inaugural season there were seven teams. The next year, UC Irvine joined and for the remaining seven seasons there were exactly 8 teams each year. The SCBA was dominated by Cal State-Fullerton who won the league title all eight seasons, while competing in four College World Series and claiming their first two national titles.
Members
Institution |
Nickname |
Location |
Founded |
Years |
Conference for other sports |
NCAA Baseball Tournament appearances |
CWS Appearances |
Cal State Fullerton |
Titans |
Fullerton, California |
1957 |
1977–1984 |
Big West Conference |
32 |
16 |
Cal State LA |
Golden Eagles |
Los Angeles, California |
1947 |
1977–1983 |
Independent (now in California Collegiate Athletic Association) |
4 |
1 |
Long Beach State |
49ers |
Long Beach, California |
1949 |
1977–1984 |
Big West Conference |
18 |
4 |
Loyola Marymount |
Lions |
Los Angeles, California |
1911 |
1977–1984 |
West Coast Conference |
8 |
1 |
Pepperdine |
Waves |
Malibu, California |
1937 |
1977–1984 |
West Coast Conference |
25 |
2 |
San Diego |
Toreros |
San Diego, California |
1949 |
1979–1984 |
West Coast Conference |
6 |
0 |
San Diego State |
Aztecs |
San Diego, California |
1897 |
1977–1978 |
Big West Conference (left to join WAC; now in Mt. West) |
9 |
0 |
UC Irvine |
Anteaters |
Irvine, California |
1851 |
1978–1984 |
Big West Conference |
6 |
1 |
UC Santa Barbara |
Gauchos |
Santa Barbara, California |
1891 |
1977–1984 |
Big West Conference |
7 |
0 |
UNLV |
Rebels |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
1957 |
1984 |
Big West Conference (now in Mt. West) |
10 |
0 |