Jun 10, 2014
From dazzling dunks and title-clinching goals to one-handed grabs and record-setting performances, here the top 12 plays by sophomore athletes from 2013-14. Catch more highlights and analysis every Monday night on "Pac-12 Sports Report."
May 21, 2024
Stanford beat Arizona State 8-7 in the opening game of Pool B of 2024 Pac-12 Baseball Tournament at Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, Ariz. on May 21, 2024. Stanford catcher Malcolm Moore hit two home runs. Eamonn Lance had three RBIs and a two-run homer for the Sun Devils.
May 21, 2024
The slick fielding shortstop in Seattle is this year's Defensive Player of the Year, just the second Husky to win this award since it was created for the 2013 season, joining Erik Forgione in 2014. Clayton has 136 assists this season, tied for sixth most in the league, including a league-high 11 in a game against Seattle on April 9. WIth just 4 errors in 199 chances, Clayton boasts a .980 fielding percentage, tops among Pac-12 shortstops. No slouch with the bat as well, Clayton is hitting .273 with 7 home runs and 29 RBI while swiping 7 bases.
May 21, 2024
After missing all of last year as a true freshman after Tommy John surgery, the pitching recruit out of high school has turned into one of the more dangerous bats in a stacked Sun Devil lineup. Compton leads all Pac-12 freshmen in home runs with 14 and RBI with 50 while hitting .363 for the season. Compton has been exceptionally good down the stretch, with a .478 average (22-46), 5 home runs, 14 RBI and 14 runs scored in 10 May games. This is the fourth time a Sun Devil has won this award and the first since Spencer Torkelson in 2018.
May 21, 2024
The Utes ace moved into his Friday night role in early April and has not looked back, finishing the regular season 4-1 including a pair of complete games. The lefty is the first Utah pitcher since 2008 to throw multiple complete gams in a season. Van Sickle's top outing came on April 12 against Arizona State when he threw the first "Maddux" in the Pac-12 since 2018, which is a complete game shutout on less than 100 pitches. The Utah native needed just 82 pitches as he scattered three hits with no walks without allowing the leadoff batter to reach base in any inning. The first Utah pitcher to ever claim Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, Van Sickle was twice named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week and finished the regular season with a 2.78 ERA (third best in the Pac-12) and a 1.09 WHIP (also third).
May 21, 2024
One of the top prospects in all of baseball, Bazzana built on his 2023 All-American season to place himself as one of the best players in the country as seen by being named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy. Bazzana's .429 average to end the regular season earns him the batting title and if it held through the postseason, would be the 12th highest in league history. His 26 home runs lead the Pac-12 while also setting the school's single-season record and currently tied for 10th most in conference history. And a Triple Crown is still in play for the junior, who's 62 RBI only trail his teammate Gavin Turley's 69. This is the 8th time a Beaver has won this award and the first since Jacob Melton in 2022. Bazzana is now the Oregon State career leader in hits (241), runs (213), doubles (49, T-1st), home runs (43), walks (172), stolen bases (64) and total bases (439).
May 21, 2024
Oregon State’s Jacob Kmatz was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, presented by Rawlings, on Monday, May 20. Kmatz is the first OSU pitcher to be honored three times in the same season since 2018.
May 21, 2024
Arizona State’s Jacob Tobias was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week, presented by Rawlings, on Monday, May 20. First time a team has won four straight conference player of the week awards since USC in 1991.
May 21, 2024
Stanford defeated Cal State Fullerton in the regional final by a score of 4-2 on Sunday, May 19 to punch its ticket to the Super Regionals, after dropping the first game of the day against Fullerton.