This week in Pac-12 softball

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• With just two weeks remaining in the Pac-12 softball regular season, and two series between top-20 opponents this week, each game is crucially important. OREGON is just one game ahead of UCLA in the standings, and both teams face a ranked opponent as the second-ranked Ducks play No. 18 CALIFORNIA and the seventh-ranked Bruins play No. 16 ARIZONA. No. 20 WASHINGTON hosts OREGON STATE while No. 24 ARIZONA STATE travels to STANFORD. UTAH, which is ranked in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll for the first time in school history, takes a break from league play this week after picking up its fifth-straight Pac-12 series win. 

• Oregon’s Jenna Lilley took home Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Player of the Week accolades as well as Pac-12 Player of the Week honors after helping UO sweep non-conference opponent No. 9 Louisiana-Lafayette. Fellow Duck Cheridan Hawkins was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after no-hitting the Ragin’ Cajuns, while Utah’s Katie Donovan was voted Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, marking Utah’s fourth freshman of the week honor and sixth player of the week accolade in 2015 alone. 

UPCOMING PAC-12 SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Apr. 29
Pacific at #18 California, 4 p.m. PT

Friday, May 1
#18 California at #2 Oregon * (P12N), 5 p.m. PT
#16 Arizona at #7 UCLA * (P12N), 5 p.m. PT
#24 Arizona State at Stanford * (P12N), 7 p.m. PT

Saturday, May 2
#16 Arizona at #7 UCLA *, 2 p.m. PT
#18 California at #2 Oregon * (P12N), 3:30 p.m. PT
Oregon State at #20 Washington * (P12N), 5:30 p.m. PT
#24 Arizona State at Stanford * (P12N), 5:30 p.m. PT

Sunday, May 3
#18 California at #2 Oregon * (P12N), 12 p.m. PT
Oregon State at #20 Washington * (P12N), 2 p.m. PT
#24 Arizona State at Stanford * (P12N), 2 p.m. PT
#16 Arizona at #7 UCLA * (P12N), 7 p.m. PT

Monday, May 4
Oregon State at #20 Washington * (P12N), 7 p.m. PT