The bracket is set for the
2024 Pac-12 Softball Tournament
, with action slated to begin Wednesday, May 8 at Stanfords Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium.
UCLA (33-10, 16-4 Pac-12) will be the No. 1 seed after winning its 13th regular-season Pac-12 title. The Bruins went 17-4 in league play this season, and enter the Pac-12 Tournament having won five straight games.
Host Stanford (42-12, 17-7 Pac-12) is the No. 2 seed. The Cardinal won its most Conference games ever this season with 17 Pac-12 victories.
With Oregon (28-18) and Washington (31-12) tied with 13-10 league records, the Pac-12s tie breaking procedures were implemented to determine the No. 3 and 4 seeds. The Ducks emerged as the No. 3 seed as they had a better head-to-head record (2-1) versus the Huskies this season. Oregon topped sixth-ranked Stanford in the regular-season finale behind a complete-game shutout from
Elise Sokolsky
. Washington has 10 top-25 wins this season, eight of which have come in Pac-12 play.
Arizona (33-15-1, 13-11 Pac-12) is the No. 5 seed. The Wildcats have won six of their last eight games, including a pair of top-25 wins. Reigning Pac-12 Tournament champion Utah (32-19, 10-13 Pac-12) is the No. 6 seed. The Utes beat No. 9 Washington twice to wrap up the regular season this past weekend to reach double-digit league wins for the second straight year.
California (36-15, 9-12 Pac-12) will be the No. 7 seed, and goes into the Pac-12 Tournament winning four of its last five. No. 8 seed Oregon State (20-28, 8-15 Pac-12) and No. 9 seed Arizona State (19-29, 3-20 Pac-12) round out the tournament field. These two teams are set to square off on Wednesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT to begin postseason play.
All eight games will be nationally televised, with Wednesdays and Thursdays games set to air on Pac-12 Networks. Fridays semifinals and Saturdays championship will air on ESPN2.
2024 Pac-12 Softball Tournament
(subject to change)
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Date
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Time
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Teams
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How to Watch
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Talent
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Wed., May 8
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7p PT / 8p MT
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Game 1: No. 8 seed Oregon State vs. No. 9 seed Arizona State
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Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Now
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Elise Woodward, Amanda Freed
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Thurs., May 9
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10a PT / 11a MT
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Game 2: No. 3 seed Oregon vs. No. 6 seed Utah
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Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Now
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Ann Schatz, Kenzie Fowler
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12:30p PT / 1:30p MT
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Game 3: No. 2 seed Stanford vs. No. 7 seed California
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Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Now
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Ann Schatz, Kenzie Fowler
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4p PT / 5p MT
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Game 4: No. 1 seed UCLA vs. Game 1 Winner
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Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Now
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Elise Woodward, Amanda Freed
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6:30p PT / 7:30p MT
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Game 5: No. 4 seed Washington vs. No. 5 seed Arizona
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Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Now
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Elise Woodward, Amanda Freed
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Fri., May 10
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4:30p PT / 5:30p MT
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Game 6: Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner
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ESPN2
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Courtney Lyle, Danielle Lawrie
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7:30p PT / 8:30p MT
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Game 7: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner
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ESPN2
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Courtney Lyle, Danielle Lawrie
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Sat., May 11
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7p PT / 8p MT
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Championship: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner
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ESPN2
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Courtney Lyle, Danielle Lawrie
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