2017 Pac-12 Conference Softball Standings
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For Immediate Release // Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Contact // Kasey Carlson ([email protected]) 2017 PAC-12 CONFERENCE SOFTBALL STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L PCT Home Away W L PCT Home Away Neutral Streak Oregon 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 24 0 1.000 0-0 0-0 0-0 W24 Arizona 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 24 1 .960 0-0 0-0 0-0 W9 Washington 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 21 3 .875 0-0 0-0 0-0 W7 Utah 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 18 4 .818 0-0 0-0 0-0 W5 UCLA 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 21 5 .808 0-0 0-0 0-0 W6 California 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 16 4 .800 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Arizona State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 19 5 .792 0-0 0-0 0-0 W6 Oregon State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 15 7 .682 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Stanford 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 16 10 .615 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 THIS WEEK IN PAC-12 SOFTBALL Pac-12 softball teams wrapped up tournament play going a combined 35-4 this week as Conference play begins. Oregon remains the only undefeated team in the NCAA and posts a 24-0 record to take the No. 3 spot in both polls. Arizona State’s Chelsea Gonzales was tabbed Pac-12 Player of the Week after recording a .636 batting average in 11 at bats. Arizona’s Michelle Floyd recorded the ninth perfect game in Arizona history to earn Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors. Teammate Jessie Harper notched a team-high 11 hits in 22 at-bats for the Wildcats to earn Freshman of the Week. Seven Pac-12 teams continue to be ranked for the third consecutive week with Oregon receiving four and fve frst place votes in both of the polls respectively. Arizona is at No. 5/4, Washington is at No. 6 in both rankings, UCLA follows at No. 10/11, Utah is at No. 20/21, Arizona State is at No. 21/22 and California at No. 23/20. Nonconference play continues with Lehigh and Minnesota at California, Arizona faces No. 9/10 Oklahoma and Arizona at Long Beach State earlier in the week. Conference play begins when California heads to Oregon, Arizona heads to Oregon State, Utah is at UCLA and Arizona State is at Washington to end the week • Highlighted by Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week Michelle Floyd’s perfect game, the ninth perfect game in Arizona history, the Wildcats fnished the CSUN/LMU Tournament 6-0 to improve to 24-1 on the season. The 24-1 start is Arizona’s best 25-game start since 2006. • Arizona State swept a three game series against Nebraska, outscoring the Cornhuskers 28-2. In three games, the Sun Devils had a total of 28 hits, with 14 of those going for extra bases. Seniors Sashel Palacios and Chelsea Gonzales each recorded one homerun, while sophomore Fa Leilua added two. The Sun Devils combined for 25 RBI, and scored 28 run in just 14 innings of play. • UCLA went a perfect 5-0 on the weekend with a 4-0 record at the Louisville Slugger Invitational in Carson, Calif. and a 3-2 victory over Texas at home. High- lighted by freshman Bubba Nickles fourth homer of the year, the Bruins improve 21-5 on the season entering Conference play. • Washington head coach Heather Tarr earned her 500th career win Friday night as the No. 8 Huskies beat No. 7 Minnesota, 3-2, in the UW’s opening game of the Husky Classic. The Huskies ended the weekend with a perfect 5-0 outing. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Tuesday, Mar. 14 Saturday, Mar. 18 Lehigh at #23/20 California ........................................................... 4 pm PDT #5/4 Arizona at Oregon State ......................................................... 1 pm PDT #9/10 Oklahoma vs. #5/4 Arizona ................................................... ARIZ, 4-3 #23/20 California at #3/3 Oregon (Live Stream) ............................ 2 pm PDT #5/4 Arizona at Long Beach State .............................................2:30 pm MST #20/21 Utah at #10/11 UCLA (Pac-12 Network) ...................... 3:30 pm PDT #21/22 Arizona State at #6/6 Washington ...................................... 1 pm PDT Tuesday, Mar. 14 Wednesday, Mar. 15 Lehigh at #23/20 California .....................................................................................................4 pm PDT Minnesota at #23/20 California ...................................................... 4 pm PDT Sunday, Mar. 19 #9/10 Oklahoma vs. #5/4 Arizona ........................................................................................... ARIZ, 4-3 #5/4 Arizona at Oregon State ........................................................11 am PDT #5/4 Arizona at Long Beach State ...................................................................................... 2:30 pm MST Friday, Mar. 17 #23/20 California at #3/3 Oregon(Live Stream) ............................ 12 pm PDT #23/20 California at #3/3 Oregon (Live Stream) ............................. 6 pm PDT #21/22 Arizona State at #6/6 Washington ...................................... 5 pm PDT Wednesday, Mar. 15 #5/4 Arizona at Oregon State ......................................................... 1 pm PDT #20/21 Utah at #10/11 UCLA (Pac-12 Network) .......................... 12 pm PDT Minnesota at #23/20 California ............................................................................................... 4 pm PDT #20/21 Utah at #10/11 UCLA (Pac-12 Network) ............................ 5 pm PDT #21/22 Arizona State at #6/6 Washington ...................................... 6 pm PDT Rankings from USA Today - NFCA Coaches/ESPN.com - USA Softball. Friday, Mar. 17 All game times local to site and subject to change. #23/20 California at #3/3 Oregon ................. Live Stream .........................................................6 pm PDT #5/4 Arizona at Oregon State .................................................................................................. 1 pm PDT #20/21 Utah at #10/11 UCLA ...................... Pac-12 Network ................................................. 5 pm PDT #21/22 Arizona State at #6/6 Washington ................................................................................6 pm PDT Saturday, Mar. 18 #5/4 Arizona at Oregon State ...................................................................................................1 pm PDT #23/20 California at #3/3 Oregon ................. Live Stream ........................................................ 2 pm PDT #20/21 Utah at #10/11 UCLA ...................... Pac-12 Network ............................................ 3:30 pm PDT #21/22 Arizona State at #6/6 Washington ................................................................................1 pm PDT Sunday, Mar. 19 #5/4 Arizona at Oregon State ................................................................................................ 11 am PDT #23/20 California at #3/3 Oregon ................. Live Stream ...................................................... 12 pm PDT #21/22 Arizona State at #6/6 Washington ................................................................................5 pm PDT #20/21 Utah at #10/11 UCLA ...................... Pac-12 Network ............................................... 12 pm PDT Rankings from USA Today - NFCA Coaches/ESPN.com - USA Softball. All game times local to site and subject to change. RECENT RESULTS PAC-12 IN THE RANKINGS Wednesday, Mar. 8 UC Davis at Stanford ......................... STAN, 9-1 USA SOFTBALL/ESPN.COM USA TODAY/NFCA Maine at #21/t22 Arizona State .......... ASU, 9-0 March 7 March 7 Toledo vs. #20/21 Utah .................. UTAH, 10-1 Team Record Points Team Points Record #8/8 Washington vs. Penn State ......WASH, 13-1 1. Florida (11) 22-1 487 1. Florida State (23) 22-1-1 787 2. Florida State (4) 22-1-1 480 2. Florida (5) 22-1 760 Thursday, Mar. 9 3. OREGON (5) 24-0 466 3. OREGON (4) 24-0 729 Charleston Southern vs. #20/21 Utah UTAH, 9-0 4. ARIZONA 24-1 420 4. Auburn 21-3 706 #20/21 Utah at Hawai’i .....................UTAH, 1-0 5. Auburn 22-3 413 5. ARIZONA 24-1 661 #8/8 Washington vs Penn State .........WASH, 9-1 6. WASHINGTON 21-3 390 6. WASHINGTON 21-3 617 7. Texas A&M 21-2 389 7. Texas A&M 21-2 587 Friday, Mar. 10 8. Alabama 24-2 352 8. Minnesota 21-2 558 Oregon State at Fresno State .................. FS, 4-1 9. Minnesota 21-2 339 9. Oklahoma 20-4 555 #8/8 Washington vs Minnesota .........WASH, 3-2 10. Oklahoma 20-4 333 10. UCLA 21-5 503 Grand Canyon vs. Stanford ............... GCU, 11-1 11. UCLA 21-5 285 11. Alabama 24-2 495 Idaho State at #4/3 Oregon ................. ORE, 9-3 12. LSU 19-6 263 12. James Madison 21-3 436 Hofstra at #4/3 Oregon ..................... ORE, 16-0 13. James Madison 21-3 252 13. LSU 19-6 397 Quinnipiac vs. #5/6 Arizona ............... ARIZ, 7-1 14. Tennessee 21-3 241 14. Baylor 21-4 390 #5/6 Arizona at CSUN ..................... ARIZ, 10-1 15. Baylor 21-4 238 15. Tennessee 21-3 350 Nebraska at #21/t22 Arizona State .. ASU, 12-1 16. Georgia 24-3 209 16. Georgia 24-3 348 Charleston Southern vs. #20/21 Utah 1 pm HST 17. Michigan 14-7-1 165 17. Kentucky 18-4 281 Eastern Michigan vs. #10/11 UCLA ... UCLA, 8-0 18. Kentucky 18-4 148 18. Louisiana 17-5 244 #10/11 UCLA vs. Longwood ............. UCLA, 8-0 19. Louisiana 17-5 130 19. Michigan 14-7-1 238 #23/19 California vs Montana ...............CAL, 7-0 20. CALIFORNIA 16-4 115 20. UTAH 18-4 200 #23/19 California vs Tulsa ............... TULSA, 4-0 21. UTAH 18-4 111 21. ARIZONA STATE 19-5 168 #8/8 Washington vs Penn State .......WASH, 15-0 22. ARIZONA STATE 19-5 84 22. Ole Miss 20-3 111 23. Wisconsin 20-2 46 23. CALIFORNIA 16-4 96 Saturday, Mar. 11 24. Mississippi 20-3 42 24. Wisconsin 20-2 43 Sacramento State vs. Oregon State ..... OSU, 3-0 25. Arkansas 19-4 20 Connecticut vs. Stanford ....................STAN, 4-3 25. BYU 14-7 36 Lehigh vs. Stanford ...........................STAN, 2-0 RV: North Carolina (19), Louisville (14), Ohio State RV: Missouri (27), North Carolina (13), Arkansas Idaho State at #4/3 Oregon .................. ORE, 9-0 (9), USC Upstate (8), Missouri (7), Mississippi (10), Texas (5), Pittsburgh (4), USC Upstate UOP at #4/3 Oregon ...........................