For Immediate Release // Friday, June 14, 2019 Contact // Heather Ward ([email protected]) 2019 PAC-12 CONFERENCE SOFTBALL STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L PCT Home Away W L PCT Home Away Neutral Streak UCLA*#$ 20 4 .833 9-3 11-1 56 6 .903 23-4 14-1 19-1 W7 Washington*#$ 20 4 .833 9-3 11-1 52 9 .852 19-3 16-1 17-5 L1 Arizona #$ 19 5 .792 9-3 10-2 48 14 .774 26-7 16-2 6-5 L2 Arizona State# 13 11 .542 7-5 6-6 35 20 .636 23-11 6-8 6-1 L1 Stanford# 8 13 .381 5-7 3-6 33 20 .623 18-11 6-6 9-3 W1 Oregon State 8 14 .364 2-8 6-6 26 19 .578 2-8 12-8 12-3 W1 Utah 7 17 .292 5-7 2-10 19 34 .358 5-10 4-13 10-11 L1 California 5 18 .217 2-9 3-9 28 27 .509 7-11 8-11 13-5 L1 Oregon 5 19 .208 2-10 3-9 22 30 .423 4-13 5-11 13-6 L4 * Conference Co-Champions; # NCAA Tournament participant; $ NCAA Women’s College World Series participant THIS YEAR IN PAC-12 SOFTBALL UCLA capped a stellar Pac-12 softball season by winning the 2019 NCAA Championship for the program’s first national title since 2010 and its NCAA- leading 12th all-time crown. No. 2 seed UCLA swept No. 1 seed Oklahoma (16-3, 5-4) in its fifth-straight Women’s College World Series appearance and national-best 29th all-time trip to Oklahoma City. No. 3 seed WASHINGTON and No. 6 seed ARIZONA were among the last eight teams in the postseason, marking the 23rd time at least three Pac-12 Softball teams advanced to the WCWS. The Bruins title marked the Pac-12’s 13th NCAA championship of the 2018-19 academic year and 526th national title in Conference history. PAC-12 POSTSEASON HISTORY: The Pac-12 has won the most national titles of any Conference, claiming 24 out of 38 possible NCAA Softball titles behind an NCAA-best five different Pac-12 programs. UCLA leads the country with 12 titles followed by Arizona in second with eight while ARIZONA STATE owns a pair and CALIFORNIA and Washington each have one. This season marked the 30th time at least one Pac-12 team was in the Champi- onship Series. League teams own the top-three most Women’s College World Series appearances in NCAA history with No. 1 UCLA (29), No. 2 Arizona (23) and No. 3 Washington (14) followed by Arizona State and California in a five-team tie for fourth (12). No league has sent more teams to the WCWS in the last three years (10) after Pac-12 teams accounted for half of the field in 2018 and matched the SEC with three participants each in 2017. The Pac-12 has either sent the most or tied for the most teams in the WCWS six of the last 10 years and 15 of the last 20. At least one Pac-12 team has advanced to the WCWS every year since the inaugural tournament in 1982 for a streak of 38 years. PAC-12 IN 2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT: Along with the trio advancing to the WCWS, Arizona State and STANFORD received at-large bids in the 64-team field, marking the 24th-straight season that five-or-more Conference teams have participated in the NCAA Championship. National Champion UCLA posted a 10-1 postseason mark, including an undefeated run through the WCWS culminating with head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez capturing her 600th career victory in the Bruins’ title-clinching win over the Sooners. The Huskies swept through the regionals and super regionals, allowing one run over five games, and went 2-2 in the WCWS to finish with their third- straight 50-win season. Arizona State made its 31st NCAA Tournament appearance and went 2-2 in the Tuscaloosa Regional. Stanford made its 17th all-time NCAA appearance and first since 2013 with guidance from Pac-12 Coach of the YearJessica Allister, who completed her second season at the helm. The Cardinal finished 1-2 in the Gainesville Regional. Tuesday, Mar. 14 The Pac-12 finished with three teams in the top five of the final USA Today/NFCA and USA Softball/ESPN rankings with unanimous No. 1 UCLA, No. Lehigh at #23/20 California .....................................................................................................4 pm PDT 3 Washington and No. 5 Arizona. Arizona State ranked No. 24 in the USA Today/NFCA poll and received votes along with Stanford in USA Softball/ #9/10 Oklahoma vs. #5/4 Arizona ........................................................................................... ARIZ, 4-3 ESPN poll. #5/4 Arizona at Long Beach State ...................................................................................... 2:30 pm MST All three Pac-12 teams swept their respective NCAA Super Regionals to advance to the Women’s College World Series, marking the third-straight year Wednesday, Mar. 15 at least three league teams reached the WCWS. Arizona dominated Ole Miss (5-2, 9-1) in the Tucson Super Regional to return to the WCWS for the Minnesota at #23/20 California ............................................................................................... 4 pm PDT first time since reaching the 2010 Championship Series. Friday, Mar. 17 There were three Pac-12 matchups in the WCWS, including two extra-inning contests. The Wildcats topped Washington, 3-1, when NFCA Catcher of #23/20 California at #3/3 Oregon ................. Live Stream .........................................................6 pm PDT the Year Dejah Mulipola launched her 23rd home run of the season at the top of the eighth inning. UCLA went on to beat Arizona, 6-2, to move to the #5/4 Arizona at Oregon State .................................................................................................. 1 pm PDT WCWS semifinals. #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. THIS YEAR IN PAC-12 SOFTBALL WCWS RESULTS Pac-12 Co-Champions UCLA and Washington battled in a spectacular 10-inning pitching duel that decided which team advanced to the Championship Series. UCLA’s National Player of the NCAA TOUNAMENT - Regionals Year Rachel Garcia lived up to her reputation, tossing a complete game with 16 strikeouts off a Friday, May 17 season-high 179 pitches before hitting the three-run walk-off homer to send the Bruins to the Lipscomb vs. ARIZONA STATE ...............ASU, 4-3 Championship Series. UCLA avenged its 2017 WCWS loss to Washington as the Huskies finished Boise State vs. STANFORD ....................BSU, 9-1 their season in Oklahoma City for the third consecutive season. Fordham at #3 WASHINGTON ............ WASH, 2-0 Harvard at #6 ARIZONA ........................ ARIZ, 5-1 UCLA had several record-setting performances in the postseason. The Bruins’ 16-3 victory over Weber State at #2 UCLA .......................UCLA, 6-0 Oklahoma in Game 1 marked the largest margin of victory in a Championship Series game all-time and tied the second-largest of any WCWS game. UCLA tied its own record for most total runs in Saturday, May 18 ARIZONA STATE at #8 Alabama ..............ALA, 7-4 any WCWS game by a single team, including its 2010 title run over Florida (16-3). UCLA also tied Boston U. vs. STANFORD ................. STAN, 13-2 the WCWS record for home runs in a game (4), which it accomplished in both games against Mississippi St. at #3 WASHINGTON ..... WASH, 6-1 Oklahoma in the final series. The Bruins clinched the crown with a walk-off single by Kinsley Auburn at #6 ARIZONA ......................... ARIZ, 2-1 Washington in the bottom of the seventh that scored Jacqui Prober from second base for a 5-4 Missouri at #2 UCLA ............................UCLA, 9-1 victory. UCLA now sits at 99-37 all-time at the WCWS. Lipscomb vs. ARIZONA STATE .............ASU, 10-1 Boise State vs. STANFORD ....................BSU, 2-0 Historic performances from league players continued as Taran Alvelo broke Washington’s WCWS record with 16 strikeouts in the Huskies’ 1-0 win over Oklahoma State. Gabbie Plain tossed the Sunday, May 19 sixth postseason no-hitter in program history in an 8-0 win over Mississippi State, marking her ARIZONA STATE at #8 Alabama ..............ALA, 9-8 fourth career no-hitter. Mississippi St. at #3 WASHINGTON ..... WASH, 8-0 Auburn at #6 ARIZONA ....................... ARIZ, 12-3 UCLA’s Bubba Nickles, Rachel Garcia, Aaliyah Jordan and Kinsley Washington and the Missouri at #2 UCLA ...............................MIS, 5-1 Washington duo of Taran Alvelo and Sami Reynolds were named to the 2019 Women’s College Missouri at #2 UCLA ..........................UCLA, 13-1 World Series All-Tournament Team. UCLA’s Garcia was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2019 WCWS after going 5-0 with four complete games, 36.0 innings pitched, 28 hits, nine runs, NCAA TOURNAMENT - Super Regionals Friday, May 24 10 walks and 33 strikeouts. Pac-12 student-athletes have accounted for 14 NCAA Tournament #14 Kentucky at #3 WASHINGTON ...