2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball tournament

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2023 Pac-12 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams9
Format See below
Finals site
Champions Oregon  (1st title)
Winning coach Mark Wasikowski  (1st title)
MVP Chase Davis (Arizona)
Attendance11,010
Television Pac-12 Network
ESPN2
2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 4 Stanford  y2370 .76738160 .704
No. 23 Oregon State  y18120 .60039180 .684
Washington  y17120 .58635180 .660
USC  17130 .56734231 .595
Arizona State  16130 .55232230 .582
No. 12 Oregon  y16140 .53338200 .655
UCLA  12161 .43128241 .538
Arizona  y12180 .40033240 .579
California  12180 .40024280 .462
Washington State  10190 .34529230 .558
Utah  9201 .31722321 .409
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 30, 2023 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 through 27 at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was the second postseason championship event sponsored by the Pac-12 Conference since 1978.

Contents

Oregon won the tournament and the league's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. [2] [3] [4]

Seeds

This tournament featured 9 out of 11 teams in this conference ( Colorado does not field a baseball team) . Matchups composed of three teams in each pool, with each team playing two games in pool play, with the three pool winners & one wild card team advancing to the single elimination finals. The winning percentage of the teams in conference play determined the tournament seedings. There are tiebreakers in place to seed teams with identical conference records.

SeedSchoolConf.Over.Tiebreaker
#1 Stanford 23–737–14
#2 Oregon State 18–1239–16
#3 Washington 17–1233–16
#4 USC 17–1333–22–1
#5 Arizona State 16–1331–22
#6 Oregon 16–1433–20
#7 UCLA 12–16–127–23–1
#8 Arizona 12–1830–233–0 Vs California
#9 California 12–1824–260–3 Vs Arizona

Pools composition

There will be three teams in each pool, with each team playing two games in pool play. Teams selected for pool play will be based on final standings in the 2023 Pac-12 Regular Season. The Number 1, 6 & 9 seeds will be placed in pool A. The Number 2, 5 & 8 seeds will be placed in pool B. The Number 3, 4 & 7 seeds will be placed in pool C. The three pools will play a round-robin style tournament with the winners advancing to the Friday single-elimination semifinals along with one Wild Card team. The Wild Card will be determined by the best record of the non-advancing teams. Any tiebreaker will be awarded to the highest seeded team.

Pool APool BPool C
#1 Stanford Cardinal#2 Oregon State Beavers#3 Washington Huskies
#6 Oregon Ducks#5 Arizona State Sun Devils#4 USC Trojans
#9 California Golden Bears#8 Arizona Wildcats#7 UCLA Bruins

Pool A

Pool ASTANORECAL
1 Stanford 6−818−10
6 Oregon 8−63−2
9 California 10−182−3
PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTQualification
1(6) Oregon 220118+31.000Advanced to Semifinals
2(1) Stanford 2112418+6.500
3(9) California 20212219.000Eliminated
Source:
May 23
7:00 p.m.
Game 3
(9) California 2–3 (6) Oregon Scottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 2,032
Umpires: Joe Maiden, Steve Mattingly, Travis Reininger, Patrick Riley
LP: T. Stasiowsk (0–2) WP: L. Mercado (5–1)
Sv: J. Mollerus (9)
HR: none HR: none

May 24
7:00 p.m.
Game 6
(1) Stanford 18–10 (9) CaliforniaScottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Umpires: Randy Sutton, Mark Buchanan, Joe Burleson, Kellen Levy
WP: B. Pancer (2–0) [ dead link ] LP: R. Aivazian (0–4)
HR: Montgomery (16), Rios (18) HR: Lomavita (17)

May 25
7:00 p.m.
Game 9
(6) Oregon8–6 (F/10 inn.)(1) StanfordScottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 2,384
Umpires: Ramon Armendariz, Angel Campos, Kellen Levy, Jake Uhlenhopp
WP: J. Mollerus (2–2) [ dead link ] LP: B. Pancer (2–1)
HR: Ceballos (16) HR: Graham (18)

Pool B

Pool BOSUASUARIZ
2 Oregon State 10−1412−13
5 Arizona State 14−103−12
8 Arizona 13−1212−3
PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTQualification
1(8) Arizona 2202415+91.000Advanced to Semifinals
2(5) Arizona State 21117225.500Eliminated
3(2) Oregon State 20222275.000
May 23
10:00 a.m.
Game 1
(8) Arizona 12–3 (5) Arizona State Scottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 2,032
Umpires: Nathan White, Randy Sutton, Mark Buchanan, Joe Burleston
WP: A. May (5–2) LP: J. Hansell (2–1)
HR: McClaughry (4), Caulfield (5) HR: none

May 24
10:00 a.m.
Game 4
(2) Oregon State 12–13 (8) ArizonaScottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Umpires: Jake Uhlenhopp, Ramon Armendariz, Angel Campos, Nathan White
LP: R. Brown (4–2) [ dead link ] WP: C. Barraza (5–2)
HR: none HR: C. Davis (20), K. Romero (18), T Bullard (11)

May 25
10:00 a.m.
Game 7
(5) Arizona State14–10 (2) Oregon StateScottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 2,384
Umpires: Travis Reininger, Patrick Riley, Joe Maiden, Steve Mattingly
WP: B. Pivaroff (3–2) [ dead link ] LP: R. Larson (3–2)
HR: Keaschall (18) HR: Guerra (11)

Pool C

Pool CWASHUSCUCLA
3 Washington 8−34−17
4 USC 3−86−4
7 UCLA 17−44−6
PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTQualification
1(3) Washington 21112208.500Advanced to Semifinals
2(4) USC 2119123.500Eliminated
3(7) UCLA 2112110+11.500
May 23
2:30 p.m.
Game 2
(7) UCLA 4–6 (4) USC Scottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 2,032
Umpires: Kellen Levy, Jake Uhlenhopp, Ramon Armendariz, Angel Campos
LP: J. Brooks (6–6) WP: C. Connolly (3–1)
Sv: K. Wisch (7)
HR: none HR: Overn (4)

May 24
2:30 p.m.
Game 5
(3) Washington 4–17 (F/7 inn.)(7) UCLAScottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Umpires: Steve Mattingly, Travis Reininger, Patrick Riley, Joe Maiden
LP: J. Engman (3–4) [ dead link ] WP: K. Austin (5–4)
HR: Morales (11) HR: Holmen (13), Hahn (1)

May 25
2:30 p.m.
Game 8
(4) USC3–8 (3) WashingtonScottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 2,384
Umpires: Mark Buchanan, Joe Burleson, Nathan White, Randy Sutton
LP: C. Aoki (3–4) [ dead link ] WP: S. Flesland III (7–2)
Sv: C. Matter (5)
HR: none HR: none

Finals

Semifinals May 26 Final May 27
      
3 Washington 7
6 Oregon12
6 Oregon5
8 Arizona 4
1 Stanford 4
8 Arizona14(7 inn.)
May 26
2:30 p.m.
Game 10
No. 6 Oregon12–7 No. 3 WashingtonScottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 2,563
Umpires: Patrick Riley, Kellen Levy, Jake Uhlenhopp, Mark Buchanan
WP: G. Grinsell (2–1) [ dead link ] LP: K. Lord (6–5)
HR: Ceballos (16) HR: Morales (13)

May 26
7:00 p.m.
Game 11
No. 8 Arizona14–4 (F/7 inn.)No. 1 StanfordScottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 2,563
Umpires: Joe Burleson, Steve Mattingly, Nathan White, Ramon Armendariz
WP: B. Zastrow (6–5) [ dead link ] LP: Q. Mathews (7–4)
HR: C. Davis (21), M. White (8) HR: T. Troy (16)

May 27
7:00 p.m.
Game 12
No. 8 Arizona4–5 No. 6 OregonScottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 4,051
Umpires: Angel Campos, Travis Reininger, Ramon Armendariz, Joe Burleson
LP: C. Hintz (0–3) [ dead link ] WP: T. Spoljaric (6–0)
Sv: M. Dallas (3)
HR: K. Romero (19), T. Bullard (12) HR: T. Walsh (14)

Schedule

2023 Bracket, home teams listed last. [5]

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevisionAttendance
Pool Play – Tuesday, May 23
110:00 a.m.No. 8 Arizona vs No. 5 Arizona State (Pool B)12–3 Pac-12 Network 2,032
22:30 p.m.No. 7 UCLA vs No. 4 USC (Pool C)4–6
37:00 p.m.No. 9 California vs No. 6 Oregon (Pool A)2–3
Pool Play – Wednesday, May 24
410:00 a.m.No. 2 Oregon State vs No. 8 Arizona (Pool B)12–13Pac-12 Network2,012
52:30 p.m.No. 3 Washington vs No. 7 UCLA (Pool C)4–17 (7 inn.)
67:00 p.m.No. 1 Stanford vs No. 9 California (Pool A)18–10
Pool Play – Thursday, May 25
710:00 a.m.No. 5 Arizona State vs No. 2 Oregon State (Pool B)14–10Pac-12 Network2,384
82:30 p.m.No. 4 USC vs No. 3 Washington (Pool C)3–8
97:00 p.m.No. 6 Oregon vs No. 1 Stanford (Pool A)8–6(10 inn.)
Semifinals – Friday, May 26
102:30 p.m.No. 6 Oregon vs No. 3 Washington12–7Pac-12 Network2,563
117:00 p.m.No. 8 Arizona vs No. 1 Stanford14–4(7 inn.)
Championship – Saturday, May 27
127:00 p.m.No. 8 Arizona vs No. 6 Oregon4–6 ESPN2 4,051
*Game times in MST. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-tournament Team

The following players were members of the 2023 Pac-12 Baseball All-Tournament Team. Player in Bold selected as Tournament MVP. [6]

PositionPlayerSchool
CBennett ThompsonOregon
1BCarter GrahamStanford
2BTravis BazzanaOregon State
3BSabin CeballosOregon
SSNik McClaughryArizona
DHTony BullardArizona
OFChase DavisArizona
Alberto RiosStanford
Colby ShadeOregon
PGrayson GrinsellOregon
Bradon ZastrowArizona

References

  1. "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. "Pac-12 announces creation of Pac-12 Baseball Tournament in partnership with the City of Scottsdale and The Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission". Pac-12 Conference. August 25, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. "Pac-12 baseball tournament created with city of Scottsdale and The Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission". NCAA. August 25, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. "Pac-12 announces change to Pac-12 Baseball Tournament format". Archived from the original on October 20, 2022.
  5. "2023 PAC-12 Baseball Tournament" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2023.
  6. "Oregon claims 2023 Pac-12 Baseball Tournament title, Arizona's Chase Davis Named Most Outstanding Player". Archived from the original on May 29, 2023.