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PAC-10 CONFERENCE PAC-12 CONFERENCE 1350 Treat Blvd., Suite 500, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 // PAC-12.COM // 925.932.4411 For Immediate Release // Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Contact // Alex Kaufman ([email protected]) 2013 PAC-12 CONFERENCE BASEBALL STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L PCT Home Away W L PCT Home Away Neutral Streak Oregon State 20 4 .833 11-1 9-3 41 8 .837 20-3 16-5 4-0 W12 Oregon 19 5 .792 10-2 9-3 40 11 .784 19-5 21-6 0-0 W6 UCLA 17 7 .708 12-3 5-4 34 14 .708 23-9 11-5 0-0 W3 Arizona State* 14 10 .583 6-6 8-4 32 15 .677 15-8 14-7 3-0-1 W2 Stanford 11 13 .458 5-7 6-6 26 20 .565 15-11 11-9 0-0 L5 Arizona 10 14 .417 7-5 3-9 29 20 .592 25-10 4-10 0-0 L3 USC 10 14 .417 5-7 5-7 19 30 .388 11-14 8-16 0-0 W2 Washington 10 14 .417 7-5 3-9 19 30 .388 10-9 9-21 0-0 W2 California 10 17 .370 4-5 6-12 22 28 .440 11-10 10-16 1-2 L2 Washington State 8 16 .333 3-9 5-7 21 27 .438 14-12 7-15 0-0 L2 Utah 6 21 .222 3-6 3-15 17 28 .378 5-9 11-18 1-1 L2 *Tied Gonzaga on March 3 THIS WEEK IN PAC-12 BASEBALL Two weeks remain in the regular season, and the race for the Pac-12 title has reached a boiling point. Rivalry week is upon us, and annual bragging rights are on the line for 10 of the league’s 11 teams. OREGON STATE and OREGON meet in Eugene this week for a three-game set that has potential Conference championship implications, as the league’s top two teams sit one game apart in the standings. UCLA, which posted its !rst sweep of ARIZONA since 2000 last week, sits three games back and is still squarely in contention for the title. Four teams enter the week ranked in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. Oregon State sits at No. 4, followed by Oregon at No. 6, UCLA at No. 10 and ARIZONA STATE at No. 15. Pac-12 teams have compiled a 159-89-1 record (.641) against non-conference competition this season. Six teams play midweek games this week, including WASHINGTON STATE, which fell, 7-6, at UC Santa Barbara on Monday. This week’s non-conference slate is highlighted by Tuesday’s clash between UCLA and No. 5 Cal State Fullerton. WASHINGTON kicks of Tuesday’s action at 3 p.m. PT against Portland. League play resumes Friday as UCLA renews its crosstown rivalry with USC, and Arizona State and Arizona square off in Tempe. WASHINGTON and WASHIGTON STATE meet in Pasco, Wash., for a neutral site series, while Oregon State travels to Eugene to take on the Ducks in a battle for Pac-12 supremacy. Utah, which doesn’t play a Conference opponent this week, hosts Kansas for a weekend set. Games two and three of the Oregon State/Oregon series will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Tuesday, May 14 Washington at Portland ....................................................3 p.m. PT Washington at Washington State*............................................ 2 p.m. PT BYU at Utah ....................................................................6 p.m. MT Pasco, Wash. Santa Clara at Stanford ................ Live Stream .............5:30 p.m. PT Arizona at No. 15 Arizona State* ........................................ 6:30 p.m. PT No. 10 UCLA at No. 5 Cal State Fullerton .........................6 p.m. PT Stanford at California* .............................................................. 6 p.m. PT Gonzaga at No. 6 Oregon .................Live Stream .............6 p.m. PT No. 4 Oregon State at No. 6 Oregon* ...............P12N ............. 2 p.m. PT Wednesday, May 15 Sunday, May 19 Texas Tech at No. 15 Arizona State ............................. 6:30 p.m. PT Arizona at No. 15 Arizona State* ..................................12 p.m. PT Gonzaga at No. 6 Oregon .................Live Stream ............. 6 p.m. PT No. 4 Oregon State at No. 6 Oregon* ......... P12N .........12 p.m. PT Washington at Washington State* ...................................1 p.m. PT Friday, May 17 Pasco, Wash. Washington at Washington State .......................................6 p.m. PT No. 10 UCLA at USC* ................. Live Stream ................1 p.m. PT Pasco, Wash. Stanford at California* ....................................................1 p.m. PT No. 10 UCLA at USC* ....................Live Stream ................7 p.m. PT Kansas at Utah ............................................................. 6 p.m. MT Arizona at No. 15 Arizona State* .................................6:30 p.m. PT Stanford at California* ......................................................7 p.m. PT Monday, May 20 No. 4 Oregon State at No. 6 Oregon* ...... Live Stream ......6 p.m. PT Kansas at Utah ...........................................................12 p.m. MT Washington State at Portland ....................................... 12 p.m. PT Saturday, May 18 Kansas at Utah ........................................................................12 p.m. MT Games are local to site and subject to change. No. 10 UCLA at USC* .......................Live Stream ..................... 2 p.m. PT Rankings are from USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll *Pac-12 Conference Game RANKINGS TOLMAN NAMED PAC-12 BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK APPEL TABBED PAC-12 PITCHER OF THE WEEK Baseball America Top 25 (May 13) WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — USC redshirt senior out!elder Greg Zebrack has been named Pac-12 Player 1. Vanderbilt of the Week and OREGON freshman left-handed pitcher Cole Irvin has been tabbed Pac-12 Pitcher of 2. LSU the Week for May 6-12, the Conference of!ce announced Monday. 3. North Carolina 4. Cal State Fullerton Zebrack batted .778 (7-for-9) with a double and three RBI while drawing four walks as USC took two of 5. NC State three games from Washington State at Dedeaux Field. The Northridge, Calif. native registered a hit in all three games of the series and turned in pair of multiple-hit performances on Saturday and Sunday. In 6. OREGON STATE 7. Virginia those games, both USC wins, he went 6-for-8 with two RBI and one run scored. Zebrack was perfect at the plate in the Trojans’ 5-1 victory on Saturday, picking up four hits in four at-bats. On Sunday, he went 8. UCLA 9. Florida State 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI, and, in a 7-6 loss on Friday, he drew three walks and delivered an RBI double in four plate appearances. Zebrack, who slugged .849 and only struck out once in the set, improved 10. OREGON 11. Arkansas his season batting average to .347. He leads USC in runs (32), slugging percentage (.491) and on-base 12. Louisville percentage (.436). The Trojans have won two of their last three series against Conference opponents. 13. ARIZONA STATE 14. South Carolina This is Zebrack’s !rst career Pac-12 Player of the Week honor and USC’s 55th all-time selection. 15. Indiana 16. New Mexico Irvin tossed his second complete-game shutout of the season, scattering six hits and striking out seven 17. Clemson batters in a 4-0 victory over Ohio State. The Yorba Linda, Calif. native issued one walk and allowed just 18. South Alabama one extra-base hit in the second game of a double-header in Columbus. It was the third complete game 19. Kansas State of the season for the talented freshman, whose 2.62 ERA ranks second on the team and 11th in the 20. Oklahoma State Conference. Irvin has pitched a team-high 92.0 innings with 47 strikeouts and 19 walks this season. 21. Pittsburgh 22. Virginia Tech This is Irvin’s second Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week nod of the season. Duck pitchers have won the award 23. Mississippi seven times overall. 24. Mississippi State Also Nominated (Player): Nate Causey, ASU; Mitchell Tolman, ORE; Dylan Davis, OSU; Cody Regis, 25. Oklahoma UCLA. Collegiate Baseball Top 30 (May 13) Also Nominated (Pitcher): Ben Wetzler, OSU; Nick Vander Tuig, UCLA; Nigel Nootbaar, USC; Luke West, UTAH; Trevor Dunlap, WASH. 1. Vanderbilt 2. North Carolina 2013 Pac-12 Players of the Week: Feb. 19 – Ryon Healy, Jr., 1B, ORE; Feb. 26 – Trever Allen, RS So., 3. LSU OF, ASU; March 5 – Michael Conforto, So., OF, OSU; March 12 – Tyler Smith, Sr., SS, OSU; March 19 – 4. OREGON STATE Michael Conforto, So., OF, OSU; March 26 – Dallas Carroll, Fr., 3B, UTAH; April 1 – Trent Gilbert, So., 5. Cal State Fullerton 2B, ARIZ; April 8 – RJ Ybarra, Fr., DH, ASU; April 15 – Scott Heineman; So., OF, USC; April 22 – Brian 6. OREGON Ragira, Jr., 1B, STAN; April 29 – Ryon Healy, Jr., 1B, ORE; May 6 – Mitchell Tolman, Fr., 3B, ORE; May 7. Virginia 13 – Greg Zebrack, RS Sr., OF, USC. 8. NC State 9. Florida State 2013 Pac-12 Pitchers of the Week: Feb. 19 – James Farris, Jr., RHP, ARIZ; Feb. 26 – Matt Boyd, Sr., 10. Louisville LHP, OSU; March 5 – Mark Appel, Sr., RHP, STAN; March 12 – Trevor Williams, Jr., RHP, ASU; March 11. UCLA 19 – Matt Boyd, Jr., RHP, OSU; March 26 – Ryan Kellogg, Fr., LHP, ASU; April 1 – Cole Irvin, Fr., LHP, 12. Arkansas ORE; April 8 – Scott Simon, RS So., RHP, WSU; April 15 – Sean Silva; So., OF, USC; April 22 – David 13. ARIZONA STATE Berg, So., RHP, UCLA; April 29 – Nick Vander Tuig, Jr., RHP, UCLA; May 6 – Mark Appel, Sr., RHP, 14. Clemson STAN; May 13 – Cole Irvin, Fr., LHP, ORE. 15. South Carolina 16. Pittsburgh 17. New Mexico PAC-12 IN THE WEEKLY RANKINGS 18. Kansas State (USA Today/ESPN Coaches/Baseball America) 19.