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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 4 Stanford  ‍†‍‍y23–7–0 .76738–16–0 .704
No. 23 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y18–12–0 .60039–18–0 .684
Washington  ‍‍‍y17–12–0 .58635–18–0 .660
USC  ‍‍‍17–13–0 .56734–23–1 .595
Arizona State  ‍‍‍16–13–0 .55232–23–0 .582
No. 12 Oregon  ‍‍‡‍y16–14–0 .53338–20–0 .655
UCLA  ‍‍‍12–16–1 .43128–24–1 .538
Arizona  ‍‍‍y12–18–0 .40033–24–0 .579
California  ‍‍‍12–18–0 .40024–28–0 .462
Washington State  ‍‍‍10–19–0 .34529–23–0 .558
Utah  ‍‍‍9–20–1 .31722–32–1 .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 will feature 9 out of 11 teams in this conference ( Colorado does not field a baseball team) . There will be 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 seedings will be determined upon completion of regular season play. 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 2021221−9.000Eliminated
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) 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) 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 2111722−5.500Eliminated
3(2) Oregon State 2022227−5.000
May 23
10:00 a.m.
Game 1		(8) Arizona 12–3 (6) 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) 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) 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 2111220−8.500Advanced to Semifinals
2(4) USC 211912−3.500Eliminated
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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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

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