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SAN FRANCISCO -
Forty three games are on the calendar for Pac-12 softball during the final weekend before Conference play begins next Friday, March 10. No. 2 UCLA and No. 20 Oregon are both in the field for the annual Judi Garman Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton, No. 11 Washington is in Phoenix for the GCU Classic and California and No. 14 Stanford are on The Farm for the DeMarini Invitational hosted by the Cardinal. No. No. 16 Arizona is hosting its Hillenbrand Invitational and No. 23 Arizona State its Sun Devil Classic. Utah is in Honolulu for the Hawai'i Spring Fling and Oregon State is in St. George, Utah for Utah Tech's Trailblazer Invitational.
Home games this week for Arizona, Arizona State and Stanford will be streamed live. Sunday contests for Oregon, UCLA and Washington will be carried on ESPN+.
The Conference is coming off of a season in which each of its nine programs finished with a record of .500 or better, seven earned NCAA Tournament berths, and three advanced to the Women's College World Series.
A NEW NO. 1:
Six of the league's nine teams are nationally ranked and appear in the latest
USA Today
/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll
, while Utah is receiving votes.
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UCLA is down to No. 2 after a week at No. 1. The Bruins won their first 17 games of the season before suffering their first loss to Oklahoma last Sunday.
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UCLA is followed by No. 11 Washington, No. 14 Stanford, No. 16 Arizona, No. 20 Oregon and No. 23 Arizona State.
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The Pac-12's six nationally-ranked teams are the second most in the country, trailing only the 13-team SEC, which has nine.
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Seven Conference teams were in the
USA TODAY
/NFCA preseason poll, the first time since 2013 and 12th time overall that the Pac-12 has had seven ranked teams to open the season, which tied the league's second-most all-time. All eight Pac-10 softball programs were in the preseason Top 25 in 2001.
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS:
Through the season's first three weeks, Pac-12 programs have combined to go 113-30 (.790), the third-best winning percentage in the country (SEC - .803).
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Last season, Pac-12 teams went 228-68-1 (.769) in non-league games, the second-best mark in the country behind the SEC (342-97; .779).
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The Pac-12 is 15-14 against NFCA-ranked opponents this season. After winning just one of its first seven, the league has gone 14-8 (.636) against ranked foes the past two weeks, including 8-5 last week.
WEEKLY AWARDS:
Arizona's
Devyn
Netz
and Oregon's
Stevie
Hansen
collected national weekly awards from D1 Softball, Netz being named Player of the Week and Hansen Pitcher of the Week.
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Pac-12 players have won five of the nine national awards handed out by D1 Softball in the season's first three weeks, the most among all leagues. The publication also recognizes a Freshman of the Week.
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Netz and Hansen also won Pac-12 weekly honors in the same categories along with Washington's
Ruby
Meylan
, who was voted Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.
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Netz hit four home runs in five games and had 10 RBI to help Arizona go 3-2 at the Razorback Invitational, Hansen went 4-0 at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, earning wins against three top-25 teams in No. 3 Florida, No. 19 Northwestern and No. 24 Missouri, and Meylan gave up just two earned runs in 19.0 innings at Mary Nutter, striking out 27.
powHER OF THE PAC:
All nine Pac-12 softball programs are led by female head coaches.
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The Pac-12 is one of just two leagues in the country that features exclusively female head coaches (Ivy League).
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Six of the nine are leading their alma maters -
Jessica
Allister
(STAN),
Amy
Hogue
(UTAH),
Kelly
Inouye-Perez
(UCLA),
Caitlin
Lowe
(ARIZ),
Chelsea
Spencer
(CAL) and
Heather
Tarr
(WASH).
PRESEASON PAC-12 COACHES POLL
: For the third consecutive season,
UCLA was voted by the Conferences softball head coaches as the leagues preseason favorite
for the upcoming campaign.
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The Bruins, which have made seven straight trips to the Women's College World Series, collected all eight available first-place votes and totaled 64 points to top the annual poll. It's the first time since 2016 (Oregon) that a Pac-12 team has garnered every available first-place vote. Coaches may not vote for their own teams.
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Stanford was second with 54 points, and followed closely by Washington (53 points), which picked up the remaining first-place vote. Coming off its first Super Regional appearance since 2011, the Cardinal boasts its highest-ever position in the preseason poll. Stanford had been picked third twice previously, in 2002 and 2006.
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Oregon collected 39 points and Arizona 30 to round out the top portion of the rankings. Oregon State was sixth (25 points), California seventh (21 points), Utah eighth (20 points) and Arizona State ninth (18 points).
RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS:
The Pac-12 returns six NFCA All-Americans from a season ago, including the league's reigning Player (
Baylee
Klingler
, WASH) and Pitcher (
Megan
Faraimo
, UCLA) of the Year. In addition to Klingler (first-team All-American) and Faraimo (second-team AA), also back are Arizona State's
Yannira
Acua
(second-team AA), Arizona's
Allie
Skaggs
(second-team AA), California's
Makena
Smith
(third-team AA) and Utah's
Ellessa
Bonstrom
(third-team AA).
PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE:
The Conference's six returning All-Americans are also
featured on the first-ever Preseason All-Pac-12 Team
, which was voted on by the league's head coaches. UCLA has a league-high five players on the team in
Maya
Brady
, Faraimo,
Aaliyah
Jordan
,
Sharlize
Palacios
and
Brooke
Yanez
. Washington is second with four (
Madison
Huskey
, Klingler,
Lindsay
Lopez
,
Sami
Reynolds
).
TOP 100:
Eighteen Pac-12 stars from all nine league programs were included in
D1Softball.com's Preseason Top 100 Player Rankings
, led by Washington's
Baylee
Klingler
, who last season became the Conference's first triple crown winner since 1999 and just third all-time. UCLA landed six players on the list, which tied for the second-most in the country. Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon State and Washington placed two apiece, while California, Oregon, Stanford and Utah each have one.
WATCH LISTS:
Seven Pac-12 student-athletes
appear on the USA Softball Top 50 Collegiate Player of the Year watch list
, the third-most in the country (SEC - 18, Big 12 - 11) -
Maya
Brady
(UCLA),
Megan
Faraimo
(UCLA),
Frankie
Hammoude
(OSU),
Baylee
Klingler
(WASH),
Sharlize
Palacios
(UCLA),
Carlie
Scupin
(ARIZ),
Alana
Vawter
(STAN).
PAC-12 SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT:
Arizona's Hillenbrand Stadium will serve as the host site for the
inaugural Pac-12 Softball Tournament
, which is set to make its debut from May 10-13, 2023. The four-day event will begin with a play-in game between the eighth and ninth-place teams in the regular-season standings on Wednesday. That winner will advance to an eight-team, single-elimination bracket with the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship being contested on the following three days. The winner of the Pac-12 Softball Tournament will receive the Conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
The nations most successful softball conference, Pac-12 programs have combined to win 24 of the 40 NCAA softball championships all-time, 18 more than the next closest league, and all nine Pac-12 teams have made appearances in the Womens College World Series. Of the 13 different programs to have won an NCAA softball championship, five are from the Pac-12: UCLA (12), Arizona (8), Arizona State (2), California (1) and Washington (1).
MORE PAC-12 SOFTBALL:
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
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Full Schedule
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Friday, March 3
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Oregon State vs. Utah Valley
Trailblazer Tournament; St. George, Utah
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9 a.m. PT
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#11 Washington vs. Michigan State
GCU/ASU Classic; Phoenix, Ariz.
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10 a.m. PT
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Oregon State at Utah Tech
Trailblazer Tournament, St. George, Utah
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11:30 a.m. PT
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California vs. Miami (Ohio)
DeMarini Invitational; Stanford, Calif.
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noon PT
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Utah vs. St. Bonaventure
Hawai'i Spring Fling; Honolulu, Hawai'i
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noon PT
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#11 Washington vs. Boise State
GCU/ASU Classic; Phoenix, Ariz.
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12:30 p.m. PT
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#20 Oregon vs. Minnesota
Judi Garman Classic; Fullerton, Calif.
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12:30 p.m. PT
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Utah vs. Santa Clara
Hawai'i Spring Fling; Honolulu, Hawai'i
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2 p.m. PT
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#2 UCLA vs. UCF
Judi Garman Classic; Fullerton, Calif.
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2:30 p.m. PT
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New Mexico at #23 Arizona State
Sun Devil Classic; Tempe, Ariz.
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Arizona State Live Stream
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3 p.m. PT
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Weber State at #16 Arizona
Hillenbrand Invitational; Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona Live Stream
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3 p.m. PT
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#2 UCLA vs. Fresno State
Judi Garman Classic; Fullerton, Calif.
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5 p.m. PT
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Villanova at #14 Stanford
DeMarini Invitational; Stanford, Calif.
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Stanford Live Stream
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5 p.m. PT
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#20 Oregon vs. Cal Poly
Judi Garman Classic; Fullerton, Calif.
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5:30 p.m. PT
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Charlotte at #23 Arizona State
Sun Devil Classic; Tempe, Ariz.
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Arizona State Live Stream
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5:30 p.m. PT
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Saturday, March 4
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Oregon State vs. Idaho State
Trailblazer Tournament, St. George, Utah
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9 a.m. PT
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#2 UCLA vs. Cal Poly
Judi Garman Classic; Fullerton, Calif.
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9:30 a.m. PT
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#11 Washington vs. New Mexico
GCU/ASU Classic; Phoenix, Ariz.
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10 a.m. PT
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California vs. Villanova
DeMarini Invitational; Stanford, Calif.
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10:30 a.m. PT
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Oregon State vs. UNLV
Trailblazer Tournament, St. George, Utah
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11:30 a.m. PT
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#2 UCLA vs. Michigan
Judi Garman Classic; Fullerton, Calif.
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noon PT
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#11 Washington vs. Charlotte
GCU/ASU Classic; Phoenix, Ariz.
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12:30 p.m. PT
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California vs. Miami (Ohio)
DeMarini Invitational; Stanford, Calif.
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1 p.m. PT
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Nebraska at #16 Arizona
Hillenbrand Invitational; Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona Live Stream
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2 p.m. PT
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Michigan State at #23 Arizona State
Sun Devil Classic; Tempe, Ariz.
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Arizona State Live Stream
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3 p.m. PT
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Villanova at #14 Stanford
DeMarini Invitational; Stanford, Calif.
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3:30 p.m. PT
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Utah vs. Niagara
Hawai'i Spring Fling; Honolulu, Hawai'i
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4 p.m. PT
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Boise State at #23 Arizona State
Sun Devil Classic; Tempe, Ariz.
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Arizona State Live Stream
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5:30 p.m. PT
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#20 Oregon vs. San Jose State
Judi Garman Classic; Fullerton, Calif.
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5:30 p.m. PT
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Miami (Ohio) at #14 Stanford
DeMarini Invitational; Stanford, Calif.
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Stanford Live Stream
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6 p.m. PT
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Utah vs. Pacific
Hawai'i Spring Fling; Honolulu, Hawai'i
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6 p.m. PT
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#20 Oregon vs. Loyola Marymount
Judi Garman Classic; Fullerton, Calif.
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8 p.m. PT
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Sunday, March 5
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Houston at #23 Arizona State
Sun Devil Classic; Tempe, Ariz.
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Arizona State Live Stream
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11 a.m. PT
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#11 Washington at Grand Canyon
GCU/ASU Classic; Phoenix, Ariz.
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ESPN+
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11 a.m. PT
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#20 Oregon at Long Beach State
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ESPN+
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noon PT
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CSUN at #16 Arizona
Hillenbrand Invitational; Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona Live Stream
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1 p.m. PT
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Villanova at California
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California Live Stream
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1 p.m. PT
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#2 UCLA at Cal State Fullerton
Judi Garman Classic; Fullerton, Calif.
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ESPN+
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1:30 p.m. PT
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Miami (Ohio) at #14 Stanford
DeMarini Invitational; Stanford, Calif.
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Stanford Live Stream
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2 p.m. PT
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Monday, March 6
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Utah vs. Niagara
Hawai'i Spring Fling; Honolulu, Hawai'i
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3:30 p.m. PT
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Utah at Hawai'i
Hawai'i Spring Fling; Honolulu, Hawai'i
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6 p.m. PT
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Tuesday, March 7
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California at UC Davis
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3 p.m. PT
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Howard at #2 UCLA
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UCLA Live Stream
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6 p.m. PT
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CONFERENCE STANDINGS
(
Expanded Standings
)
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Teams
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Pac-12 Record
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Overall Record
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#2 UCLA
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0-0
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17-1
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#14 Stanford
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0-0
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15-2
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California
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0-0
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14-2
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#23 Arizona State
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0-0
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11-2
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#11 Washington
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0-0
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13-3
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#20 Oregon
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0-0
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13-3
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Utah
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0-0
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11-4
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#16 Arizona
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0-0
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11-5
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Oregon State
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0-0
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8-8
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PAC-12 SOFTBALL WEEKLY AWARDS
NATIONAL WEEKLY HONORS