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LEADING OFF:  As the calendar turns to May with 3 weekends left in the regular season, UTAH finds itself in a tie for 1st place and ranked 25th in the D1Baseball poll for the first time since it was established in 2015.  The Utes have won the last 5 times Bryson Van Sickle has toed the rubber and his 2.62 ERA on the season is 3rd in the Pac-12.  Utah heads to Eugene this weekend to take on an OREGON squad that is just 2 games out of first place.  The Ducks split 4 games with Oregon State in the last week, including a Tuesday matchup in Eugene where Oregon turned a 5-0 deficit into a 9-5 victory.  Bryce Boettcher had 2 home runs in that game for the Ducks and 5 of his 8 long balls this season have come in the last 9 games.

#24 ARIZONA is tied with Utah atop the Pac-12 standings but is looking to rebound after having their 11-game conference win streak snapped in Seattle last weekend.  The Wildcats top 3 starters, Clark Candiotti, Jackson Kent and Cam Walty, combined to go 5-1 with a 2.33 ERA in the month of Apri while racking up a combined 71 strikeouts in 69.2 innings.  Arizona hosts a STANFORD team that has won 7 of their last 10 games and 3 of their last 4 weekend series.  Owen Cobb has a 9-game hit streak with 6 multi-hit games in that span, going 19-41 (.463 AVG) with 12 runs scored.

#7 OREGON STATE hits the road to Pullman this weekend as they sit 1.5 games out of first place.  The Beavers’ Aiden May is coming off winning multiple national player of the week awards after throwing 8 shutout innings against Oregon last Friday, allowing just 1 hit and striking out 14.  WASHINGTON STATE, who took 2 of 3 in Corvallis last season, looks to get back to their winning ways.  Grant Taylor has gone at least 6 innings in each of his last 5 starts, striking out 45 in 35.0 innings in that span.

CALIFORNIA has won 10 of their last 12 as they travel south to face USC this weekend.  Peyton Schulze hit .378 in the month of April and his 22 RBI that month were tied for the 3rd most in the Pac-12.  The Trojans have won their last 6 conference home games.  Kevin Takeuchi has racked up 3 hits in 4 of the last 8 games and drove in 20 runs in the month of April.

WASHINGTON is coming off a big weekend, taking 2 of 3 from Arizona in Seattle, but now transitions to Tempe to face the hot bats of ARIZONA STATE.  The Sun Devils have scored 10+ runs in 5 of the last 6 games to climb back to .500 in conference play.  Kien Vu has been on fire since joining the lineup full-time and led the Pac-12 in the month of April in AVG (.439), SLUG% (.848), RBI (26) and Total Bases (56).  The Huskies have won 7 of their last 10 and doing it with pitching, allowing 3 ER or less in 4 of the last 5 games.  Reliever Grant Cunningham has only allowed 1 earned run in his last 11 appearances (28.2 IP, 0.32 ERA, 30 K).

UCLA is the lone Pac-12 team in non-conference play this weekend as they face Cal State Fullerton.  The Bruins are coming off a 16-2 win at Pepperdine with freshman Mulivai Levu going 3-4 with 2 home runs while becoming the first UCLA player with 7 RBI in a game since Tommy Beres in the 2022 Pac-12 Tournament.  UCLA takes on #10 UC Irvine in a mid-week game on Tuesday.

Rankings

• USA Today Coaches:  #7 Oregon State, #24 Arizona  RV:  Oregon, Utah
• Baseball America:  #11 Oregon State, #21 Oregon
• D1Baseball:  #6 Oregon State, #21 Arizona, #25 Utah
• NCBWA:  #7 Oregon State, #23 Arizona  RV:  Oregon, Utah
• Perfect Game:  #7 Oregon State

RPI:  Through games of Wednesday, May 1, the Pac-12 has 7 teams in the Top 100 and 5 in the Top 60.  Oregon State is the highest rated Pac-12 team at #12 thanks to going 17-9 against the Top 100.  Arizona is the 2nd highest at #39 and has the 2nd hardest non-conference schedule in the country and has 14 wins across Quad 1 & Quad 2.  California checks in at #60 but have the 10th best Quad 1 Win % (5-2, .714). 

NATIONAL AWARDS

NBCWA Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Month

• March - INF Travis Bazzana, Oregon State

D1Baseball National Pitcher of the Week

• April 15 - LHP Bryson Van Sickle, Utah
• April 29 - RHP Aiden May, Oregon State

NBCWA Dick Howser Trophy National Pitcher of the Week

• April 2 - RHP Grant Taylor, Washington State
• April 29 - RHP Aiden May, Oregon State

NBCWA Dick Howser Trophy National Hitter of the Week

• April 23 - 1B/OF Jacob Walsh, Oregon (co-winner)

Perfect Game National Player of the Week

• Feb. 20 - INF Travis Bazzana, Oregon State (co-winner)
• March 26 - INF Travis Bazzana, Oregon State (co-winner)

Perfect Game National Pitcher of the Week

• April 2 - RHP Grant Taylor, Washington State (co-winner)
• April 29 - RHP Aiden May, Oregon State

FIELD OF 64 PROJECTIONS:

Baseball America (May 1):  Oregon State (#1 seed, 9 overall), Arizona (#2 seed), Oregon (#3 seed),  Utah (#3 seed, Last Four In), California (First Four Out)

D1Baseball (May 1):  Oregon State (#1 seed, 9 overall), Arizona (#2 seed), Oregon (#2 seed), Utah (#3 seed)

Perfect Game (April 5):  Oregon State (#1 seed, 6 overall), Arizona (#3 seed), Oregon (#3 seed, Last 4 In), Utah (Last 4 Out)

MIDSEASON WATCH LIST

NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award

• Micah Ashman, Utah
• Bridger Holmes, Oregon State
• Logan Mercado, Oregon
• Bradley Mullan, Oregon
• Rashad Ruff, UCLA

Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award

• Bennett Thompson, Oregon
• Jacob Morrow, Washington State
• Malcolm Moore, Stanford
• Ryan Campos, Arizona State
• Tanner Smith, Oregon State
• Will Cresswell, Washington State

Golden Spikes Award

• 2B Travis Bazzana, Oregon State
• C Caleb Lomavita, California

BEAVERS EARLY FAVORITES:  Oregon State, who has finished 2nd in the regular season standings each of the last 2 seasons, was picked by the Pac-12 coaches as the favorite to win the conference.  The Beavers received 8 of the 11 first place votes and are looking for its first Pac-12 title since 2017.  Stanford, who’s won the last 2 regular season titles, was 2nd and had 2 first place votes while UCLA was picked 3rd and received the other first place vote.

PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM:  For the 2nd straight year, the conference released a Preseason All-Conference team as voted on by the league’s 11 coaches.  Oregon State, Arizona State and California all led the league with 5 selections each. The 33-person team featured 18 players that earned Pac-12 honors last spring including 8 all-conference selections highlighted by preseason All-Americans Travis Bazzana (Oregon State), Malcolm Moore (Stanford), Austin Overn (USC), Duce Gourson (UCLA) and Micah Ashman (Utah).

PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS

D1 Baseball

• 1st Team - 2B Travis Bazzana (Oregon State)
• 3rd Team - OF Austin Overn (USC)

Baseball America

• 1st Team - C Malcolm Moore (Stanford)
• 2nd Team - C Caleb Lomavita (California), 2B Travis Bazzana (Oregon State)
• 3rd Team - 2B Duce Gourson (UCLA), SP Matt Scott (Stanford)

NCBWA

• 1st Team - 2B Travis Bazzana (Oregon State)
• 2nd Team - RP Austin Anderson (Oregon)
• 3rd Team - RP Micah Ashman (Utah)

Perfect Game

• 1st Team - INF Travis Bazzana (Oregon State)
• 2nd Team - 2B Duce Gourson (UCLA), DH Malcolm Moore (Stanford)

PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS

Golden Spikes Award

• INF Travis Bazzana (Oregon State)
• OF Rodney Green Jr. (California)
• C Caleb Lomavita (California)
• C Malcolm Moore (Stanford)

Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger

• Travis Bazzana (Oregon State)
• Emilio Corona (Arizona)
• Elijah Hainline (Oregon State)
• Malcolm Moore (Stanford)
• Bennett Thompson (Oregon)
• Jacob Walsh (Oregon)
• Mason White (Arizona)

NCBWA Stopper of the Year

• Austin Anderson (Oregon)
• Micah Ashman (Utah)
• Josh Emanuels (Washington)
• Chase Grillo (Washington State)
• Rashad Ruff (UCLA)

D1BASEBALL PRESEASON POSITIONAL PLAYER RANKINGS

Catchers (Top 50)

• #6 Malcolm Moore (Stanford)
• #7 Caleb Lomavita (California)
• #10 Ryan Campos (Arizona State)
• #49 Bennett Thompson (Oregon)

First Basemen (Top 50)

• #15 Mason Guerra (Oregon State)
• #44 Jacob Tobias (Arizona State)
• #50 Jacob Walsh (Oregon)

Second Basemen (Top 50)

• #1 Travis Bazzana (Oregon State)
• #4 Duce Gourson (UCLA)
• #45 Owen Cobb (Stanford)

Shortstops (Top 50)

• #8 Cam Clayton (Washington)
• #12 Cody Schrier (UCLA)
• #16 Elijah Hainline (Oregon State)
• #17 Mason White (Arizona)
• #50 Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek (USC)

Third Baseman (Top 50)

• #15 Trent Caraway (Oregon State)
• #18 Drew Smith (Oregon)
• #46 Nu’u Contrades (Arizona State)

Outfielders (Top 100)

• #8 Austin Overn (USC)
• #19 Rodney Green Jr. (California)
• #20 Gavin Turley (Oregon State)
• #22 TJ Clarkson (Utah)
• #29 AJ Guerrero (Washington)
• #32 Justin Cassella (Oregon)
• #78 Micah McDowell (Oregon State)
• #86 Brady Kasper (Oregon)
• #88 Harris Williams (Arizona State)

Starting Pitchers (Top 150)

• #36 Aiden May (Oregon State)
• #39 Matt Scott (Stanford)
• #47 Caden Aoki (USC)
• #79 Ian May (California)
• #91 Luke Jewett (UCLA)
• #106 Jacob Kmatz (Oregon State)
• #128 Jackson Kent (Arizona)
• #133 Nick Dugan (Stanford)
• #144 Grant Taylor (Washington State)
• #145 Tyler Stromsborg (USC)

Relief Pitchers (Top 50)

• #41 Micah Ashman (Utah)
• #45 Cody Delvecchio (UCLA)
• #48 Josh Blum (USC)

Impact Transfers (Top 130)

• #15 RHP Aiden May (Oregon State via Arizona)
• #24 INF Elijah Hainline (Oregon State via Washington State)
• #60 OF Justin Cassella (Oregon via Elon)
• #99 RHP Kassius Thomas (Stanford via Duke)
• #117 RHP Xavier Martinez (USC via Cal State Northridge)
• #119 OF Jeffery Heard (Oregon via Sacramento State)

BASEBALL AMERICA PRESEASON LISTS

• Best Pure Hitter - #2 Travis Bazzana (Oregon State)
• Fastest Runner -  #2 Austin Overn (USC)
• Best Defensive Outfielder - #3 Austin Overn (USC)
• Best Outfield Arm - #3 Nick McLain (Arizona State)
• Closest to the Majors - #3 Travis Bazzana (Oregon State)

FIELD OF 64 PRESEASON PROJECTIONS:

Baseball America:  Oregon State (1 seed), Stanford (2 seed), UCLA (2 seed), Oregon (3 seed), USC (3 seed), Arizona State (First Four Out)

D1Baseball:  Oregon State (1 seed), Stanford (2 seed), Arizona State (3 seed), Oregon (3 seed), UCLA (3 seed), USC (3 seed)

MADE IN AMERICA:  3 current Pac-12 players made the 2023 Collegiate National Team Roster that went 7-3 this summer, sweeping 5 games with Taiwan and going 3-2 against Japan. The Pac-12 was represented by INF Duce Gourson (UCLA), OF Rodney Green Jr. (Cal), and C Malcolm Moore (Stanford).  Former Stanford OF/P Braden Montgomery was also on the team prior to his transfer in August.

2024 PAC-12 BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: Once again, the Pac-12 Baseball Tournament returns to Scottsdale Stadium May 21-25, 2024 for year 3 at the Spring Training home of the San Francisco Giants. The tournament will once again feature pool play, with the top 9 teams in the Conference standings will earn berths to the tournament. The teams will be split into three pools based on their regular season finish with the top team from each pool advancing to the semifinals. The fourth semifinal spot will be determined by the top record of the non-advancing teams, with any tiebreakers going to the higher seed.  

The champion will receive the Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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