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Pac-12 teams posted an impressive 44-1 (.978) record in the final week of nonconference play. No. 1/1 Washington (27-0) and No. 3/2 UCLA (24-0) remain unbeaten through nonconference play and are the only two teams in the nation still without a loss.
The Pac-12 has four teams in the top 10 of the USA Today/NFCA poll, tied for the most of any conference with the SEC. Five teams are ranked in the top-10 of the USA Softball/ESPN poll, the most of any conference. Joining No. 1/1 Washington and No. 3/2 UCLA is No. 6/6 Oregon, No. 9/9 Arizona and No. 13/10 Arizona State. Washington, UCLA, and Oregon have been ranked in the top 10 of the polls for all five weeks of the season, including the preseason.
Two ranked matchups kick off the conference season Friday on the Pac-12 Network. No. 16/16 California travels to No. NR/25 Oregon, while No. 3/2 UCLA travels to No. 6/6 Oregon for the top-10 three-game series of the week.
Oregon’s Shannon Rhodes was selected this week’s Pac-12 Player of the Week, breaking a streak where a Washington student-athlete received the honor four-consecutive weeks. Arizona State’s G Juarez is this week’s Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, picking up ASU’s first weekly honor of the season. UCLA’s Aaliyah Jordan was selected the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the third time this season.
The Pac-12 tops the NCAA statistics in 10 categories, including five team and five individual categories. UCLA leads the nation in batting average (.399), on base percentage (.477), scoring (8.17) and is tied with Washington in W-L percentage (1.000).
IN THE RANKINGS: Six teams are ranked in the USA Today/NFCA poll, including four in the top 10 with No. 1 Washington, No. 3 UCLA, No. 6 Oregon and No. 9 Arizona for the third-straight week. Also featured in the poll is Arizona State (No. 13) and California (No. 16).
The same six teams earned rankings in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll: Washington is No. 1, UCLA is No. 2, Oregon is No. 6, Arizona is No. 9 and Arizona State is No. 10, the five teams in the top-10 is the most of any conference. Also in the poll is California at No. 16 and Oregon State at No. 25. Utah received votes.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Mar. 14 | ||
Iowa at #13/10 ARIZONA STATE | Live Stream | 4 p.m. PT |
Minnesota at #9/9 ARIZONA | Live Stream | 6 p.m. PT |
Iowa at #13/10 ARIZONA STATE | Live Stream | 6 p.m. PT |
Bryant at #1/1 WASHINGTON | 7 p.m. PT | |
Friday, Mar. 16 | ||
#16/16 California at #NR/25 Oregon State | P12N | 3 p.m. PT |
#3/2 UCLA at #6/6 Oregon | P12N | 5 p.m. PT |
Utah at #9/9 Arizona | P12N | 7 p.m. PT |
Saturday, Mar. 17 | ||
#16/16 California at #NR/25 Oregon State | P12N | 12 p.m. PT |
#1/1 Washingoton at #13/10 Arizona State | P12N | 5 p.m. PT |
#3/2 UCLA at #6/6 Oregon | P12N | 7 p.m. PT |
Utah at #9/9 Arizona | P12N | 7 p.m. PT |
Sunday, Mar. 18 | ||
#16/16 California at #NR/25 Oregon State | P12N | 12 p.m. PT |
Utah at #9/9 Arizona | P12N | 12 p.m. PT |
#3/2 UCLA at #6/6 Oregon | P12N | 2 p.m. PT |
#1/1 Washington at #13/10 Arizona State | P12N | 2 p.m. PT |
Monday, Mar. 19 | ||
#1/1 Washington at #13/10 Arizona State | P12N | 2 p.m. PT |
Tuesday, Mar. 20 | ||
Utah at Grand Canyon | 12 p.m. PT | |
Utah at Grand Canyon | 1:30 p.m. PT |
CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Expanded Standings)
Teams | Pac-12 Record | Overall Record |
---|---|---|
Washington | 0-0 | 27-0 |
UCLA | 0-0 | 24-0 |
Arizona State | 0-0 | 21-2 |
Arizona | 0-0 | 21-2 |
California | 0-0 | 23-3 |
Oregon | 0-0 | 23-4 |
Stanford | 0-0 | 19-8 |
Utah | 0-0 | 14-7 |
Oregon State | 0-0 | 17-9 |
PAC-12 SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Player of the Week | Pitcher of the Week | Freshman of the Week | |
Mar. 13 | Shannon Rhodes, ORE | G Juarez, ASU | Aaliyah Jordan, UCLA |
Mar. 6 | Julia DePonte, WASH | Miranda Elish, ORE | Gabbie Plain, WASH |
Feb. 27 | Kirstyn Thomas, WASH | Taylor McQuillin, ARIZ | Aaliyah Jordan, UCLA |
Feb. 20 | Taylor Van Zee, WASH | Megan Kleist, ORE | Aaliyah Jordan, UCLA |
Feb. 13 | Kirstyn Thomas, WASH | Taran Alvelo, WASH | Briana Perez, UCLA |