2024 Pac-12 Conference baseball tournament

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2024 Pac-12 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams9
FormatSee below
Finals site
TelevisionPac-12 Network
ESPN2
2024 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 18 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 20 10 0   .667 32 20 0   .615
No. 6 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 19 10 0   .655 41 13 0   .759
No. 23 Oregon ‍‍‍ 19 11 0   .633 37 16 0   .698
USC ‍‍‍ 17 12 0   .586 28 27 0   .509
California ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 34 18 0   .654
Arizona State ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 32 24 0   .571
Utah ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 32 21 0   .604
Stanford ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 20 32 0   .385
Washington ‍‍‍ 10 20 0   .333 19 29 1   .398
Washington State ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 21 32 0   .396
UCLA ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 19 33 0   .365
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 20, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Pac-12 Conference baseball tournament will be held from May 21 through 25 at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona. It will be the third and final postseason championship event sponsored by the Pac-12 Conference since 1978.

The winner of the tournament will receive the league's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]

Seeds[edit]

This tournament will feature 9 out of 11 teams in this conference (Colorado does not field a baseball team) . Matchups composed of three teams in each pool, with each team playing two games in pool play, with the three pool winners & one wild card team advancing to the single elimination finals. The winning percentage of the teams in conference play determined the tournament seedings. There are tiebreakers in place to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
#1 Arizona 20–10 32–20
#2 Oregon State 19–10 41–13
#3 Oregon 19–11 37–16
#4 USC 17–12 28–27
#5 Arizona State 17–13 31–24 3–0 Vs California
#6 California 17–13 34–18 0–3 Vs Arizona State
#7 Utah 16–14 32–21
#8 Stanford 11–19 20–32 2–1 Vs Washington
#9 Washington 10–20 19–29–1 2–1 Vs Washington State, 1–2 Vs Stanford

Pools composition[edit]

There will be three teams in each pool, with each team playing two games in pool play. Teams selected for pool play will be based on final standings in the 2024 Pac-12 Regular Season. The Number 1, 6 & 9 seeds will be placed in pool A. The Number 2, 5 & 8 seeds will be placed in pool B. The Number 3, 4 & 7 seeds will be placed in pool C. The three pools will play a round-robin style tournament with the winners advancing to the Friday single-elimination semifinals along with one Wild Card team. The Wild Card will be determined by the best record of the non-advancing teams. Any tiebreaker will be awarded to the highest seeded team.

Pool A Pool B Pool C
#1 Arizona Wildcats #2 Oregon State Beavers #3 Oregon Ducks
#6 California Golden Bears #5 Arizona State Sun Devils #4 USC Trojans
#9 Washington Huskies #8 Stanford Cardinal #7 Utah Utes

Pool A[edit]

Pool A ARIZ CAL WASH
1 Arizona
6 California 12−0
9 Washington 0−12
Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification
1 (6) California 1 1 0 12 0 +12 1.000 Advanced to Semifinals
2 (1) Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 (9) Washington 1 0 1 0 12 −12 .000 Eliminated
Source: [1]
May 21
7:00 p.m.
Game 3
(9) Washington 0–12 (F/7) (6) California Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ
Attendance: 1,738
Umpires: HP: Angel Campos
1B: Kellen Levy
2B: Scott Letendre
3B: Billy Van Raaphorst
LP: C. Kirchoff (4−5) WP: A. Galen (5−2)
HR: Advincula (5)

May 22
7:00 p.m.
Game 6
(1) Arizona (9) Washington Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ

May 23
7:00 p.m.
Game 9
(6) California (1) Arizona Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ

Pool B[edit]

Pool B OSU ASU STAN
2 Oregon State
5 Arizona State 7−8
8 Stanford 8−7
Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification
1 (8) Stanford 1 1 0 8 7 +1 1.000 Advanced to Semifinals
2 (2) Oregon State 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 (5) Arizona State 1 0 1 7 8 −1 .000 Eliminated
Source: [2]
May 21
10:00 a.m.
Game 1
(8) Stanford 8–7 (5) Arizona State Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ
Attendance: 1,738
Umpires: HP: Mike Fichter
1B: Pat Riley
2B: Ramon Armendariz
3B: Darren Hyman
WP: T. O'Harran (2−4)
Sv: N. Dugan (3)
LP: C. Markl (6−4)
HR: Moore (17) HR: Lance (8)

May 22
10:00 a.m.
Game 4
(2) Oregon State (8) Stanford Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ
Umpires: HP: Steve Mattingly
1B: Mike Lusky
2B: Joe Burleson
3B: Nate White

May 23
10:00 a.m.
Game 7
(5) Arizona State (2) Oregon State Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ

Pool C[edit]

Pool C ORE USC UTAH
3 Oregon
4 USC 7−6
7 Utah 6−7
Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT Qualification
1 (4) USC 1 1 0 7 6 +1 1.000 Advanced to Semifinals
2 (3) Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 (7) Utah 1 0 1 6 7 −1 .000 Eliminated
Source: [3]
May 21
2:30 p.m.
Game 2
(7) Utah 6–7 (4) USC Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ
Attendance: 1,738
Umpires: HP: Nate White
1B: Steve Mattingly
2B: Mike Lusky
3B: Joe Burleson
LP: M. Ashman (1−4) WP: X. Martinez (4−0)
Sv: J. Blum (8)
HR: K. Carpenter (7) HR: C. Wells (4)

May 22
2:30 p.m.
Game 5
(3) Oregon (7) Utah Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ

May 23
2:30 p.m.
Game 8
(4) USC (3) Oregon Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ

Finals[edit]

Semifinals May 24 Final May 25
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 24
2:30 p.m.
Game 10
Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ

May 24
7:00 p.m.
Game 11
Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ

May 25
7:00 p.m.
Game 12
Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ

Schedule[edit]

2024 Bracket, home teams listed last.[5]

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
Pool Play – Tuesday, May 21
1 10:00 a.m. No. 8 Stanford vs No. 5 Arizona State (Pool B) 8–7 Pac-12 Network 1,738
2 2:30 p.m. No. 7 Utah vs No. 4 USC (Pool C) 6–7
3 7:00 p.m. No. 9 Washington vs No. 6 California (Pool A) 0–12(7 inn.)
Pool Play – Wednesday, May 22
4 10:00 a.m. No. 2 Oregon State vs No. 8 Stanford (Pool B) Pac-12 Network
5 2:30 p.m. No. 3 Oregon vs No. 7 Utah (Pool C)
6 7:00 p.m. No. 1 Arizona vs No. 9 Washington (Pool A)
Pool Play – Thursday, May 23
7 10:00 a.m. No. 5 Arizona State vs No. 2 Oregon State (Pool B) Pac-12 Network
8 2:30 p.m. No. 4 USC vs No. 3 Oregon (Pool C)
9 7:00 p.m. No. 6 California vs No. 1 Arizona (Pool A)
Semifinals – Friday, May 24
10 2:30 p.m. TBD vs TBD Pac-12 Network
11 7:00 p.m. TBD vs TBD
Championship – Saturday, May 25
12 7:00 p.m. Game 11 Winner vs Game 12 Winner ESPN2
*Game times in MST. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

All-tournament Team[edit]

The following players were members of the 2024 Pac-12 Baseball All-Tournament Team. Player in Bold selected as Tournament MVP.[6]

Position Player School
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
DH
OF
P

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Pac-12 announces creation of Pac-12 Baseball Tournament in partnership with the City of Scottsdale and The Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission". Pac-12 Conference. August 25, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pac-12 baseball tournament created with city of Scottsdale and The Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission". NCAA. August 25, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Pac-12 announces change to Pac-12 Baseball Tournament format".
  5. ^ "2024 PAC-12 Baseball Tournament" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Oregon claims 2023 Pac-12 Baseball Tournament title, Arizona's Chase Davis Named Most Outstanding Player".