2023 Pac-12 Conference softball tournament
The 2023 Pac-12 Conference softball tournament was held from May 10 through May 13, 2023 at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. This marked the first postseason championship event sponsored by the Pac-12 Conference since 1978, the first to feature more than two teams. As the tournament winner, Utah earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
| Teams | 9 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Utah (1st title) |
| Runner-up | UCLA (1st title game) |
| Winning coach | Amy Hogue (1st title) |
| MVP | Mariah Lopez (Utah) |
| Attendance | 12,246 |
| Television | Pac-12 Network ESPN2 ESPNU |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 UCLA †y | 21 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .875 | 52 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Washington y | 16 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .667 | 44 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Utah ‡y | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 42 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Stanford y | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 47 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Oregon y | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 38 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .691 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California y | 9 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .396 | 35 | – | 21 | – | 1 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | – | 17 | – | 1 | .271 | 15 | – | 29 | – | 1 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 6 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .250 | 29 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .537 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 6 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .250 | 22 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 5, 2023[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
The tournament featured nine teams in this conference (Colorado, USC & Washington State do not field teams). Teams played once per day at the 2023 Pac-12 Softball Championship. The four-day event began with a play-in game between the eighth and ninth-place teams in the regular-season standings. That winner advanced 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 Championship received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The seedings were determined upon completion of regular season play. The winning percentage of the teams in conference play determined tournament seedings. There were tiebreakers in place to seed teams with identical conference records.[2]
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | UCLA | 21–3 | 50–4 | |
| #2 | Washington | 16–8 | 37–11 | |
| #3 | Utah | 15–9 | 34–13 | |
| #4 | Stanford | 14–10 | 39–12 | 2–1 vs. Oregon |
| #5 | Oregon | 14–10 | 35–14 | 1–2 vs. Stanford |
| #6 | California | 9–14 | 33–18–1 | |
| #7 | Oregon State | 6–17 | 15–28–1 | |
| #8 | Arizona | 6–18 | 28–24 | 2–1 vs. Arizona State |
| #9 | Arizona State | 6–18 | 22–25 | 1–2 vs. Arizona |
Bracket
| Play-in Game May 10 | Quarterfinals May 11 | Semifinals May 12 | Finals May 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Arizona | 13(5) | 8 | Arizona | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Arizona State | 4 | 1 | UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stanford | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stanford | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Oregon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Washington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Oregon State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Washington | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | California | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play-in Game – Wednesday, May 10 | ||||||
| 1 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 Arizona vs. No. 9 Arizona State | 13−4 (5) | Pac-12 Network | 2,530 | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11 | ||||||
| 2 | 10:00 a.m. | No. 3 Utah vs. No. 6 California | 6−2 | Pac-12 Network | 2,242 | |
| 3 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 2 Washington vs. No. 7 Oregon State | 1−0 | |||
| 4 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 8 Arizona | 4−3 | 2,492 | ||
| 5 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 5 Oregon | 4−3 | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, May 12 | ||||||
| 6 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 2 Washington vs. No. 3 Utah | 4−8 | ESPNU | 2,434 | |
| 7 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 Stanford | 1−0 | ESPN2 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, May 13 | ||||||
| 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Utah vs. No. 1 UCLA | 7−4 | ESPN2 | 2,548 | |
| *Game times in MST. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[3] | ||||||
Team and tournament leaders
Source:[4]
| Team | Avg. | RBI | Home Runs | Stolen Bases | ERA | Wins | Strikeouts | Saves | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2 Tied | 0.600 | 2 Tied | 5 | Allie Skaggs | 1 | None | 0 | Devyn Netz | 4.00 | Devyn Netz | 1 | Devyn Netz | 12 | None | 0 |
| Arizona State | Yanni Acuna | 1.000 | Jazmine Hill | 4 | Jazmine Hill | 1 | None | 0 | Kylee Magee | 8.08 | None | 0 | Kylee Magee | 4 | None | 0 |
| California | Acacia Anders | 0.666 | Makena Smith | 1 | None | 0 | 2 Tied | 1 | Sona Halajian | 2.33 | None | 0 | Sona Halajian | 1 | None | 0 |
| Oregon | 2 Tied | 1.000 | Alyssa Daniell | 2 | Alyssa Daniell | 1 | None | 0 | Morgan Scott | 3.44 | None | 0 | Morgan Scott | 2 | None | 0 |
| Oregon State | 2 Tied | 0.333 | None | 0 | None | 0 | Carson Saabye | 1 | Tarni Stepto | 0.00 | None | 0 | 2 Tied | 2 | None | 0 |
| Stanford | 2 Tied | 0.400 | 3 Tied | 1 | 2 Tied | 1 | Taylor Gindlesperger | 1 | NiJaree Canady | 0.00 | Alana Vawter | 1 | NiJaree Canady | 8 | None | 0 |
| UCLA | Maya Brady | 0.500 | Maya Brady | 3 | Maya Brady | 2 | Kelli Godin | 1 | Brooke Yanez | 2.08 | 2 Tied | 1 | Megan Faraimo | 11 | None | 0 |
| Utah | 2 Tied | 0.555 | 2 Tied | 3 | 5 Tied | 1 | Abby Dayton | 1 | Sydney Sandez | 2.00 | Mariah Lopez | 2 | Mariah Lopez | 7 | None | 0 |
| Washington | Sydney Stewart | 0.500 | Jadelyn Allchin | 1 | 5 Tied | 1 | None | 0 | Ruby Meylan | 2.55 | Ruby Meylan | 1 | Ruby Meylan | 4 | None | 0 |
References
- "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- "Arizona to host inaugural Pac-12 Softball Tournament in 2023". June 13, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- "Bracket set for inaugural Pac-12 Softball Tournament". May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- "2023 Pac-12 Softball Tournament Pac-12 Pitching Leaders" (PDF).