Oregon State is closing in on the regular season title while UCLA and Stanford have an important series as well in Palo Alto. Photo Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

Here is are the five PAC-12 series going on and the PAC-12 Network will have the series at the Farm and the Beavers as they have a chance to win the title at home. Saturday in addition to Stanford-UCLA, Washington State-Oregon State they’ll televise Washington-Arizona State. Sunday will include a quadruple header with those three plus USC at Arizona, check the conference listings for times.

Games for May 24-26, 2013 (Rankings from National Collegiate Baseball Writers Poll)

Series of the Weekend
#11 UCLA Bruins (38-15, 20-7) @ Stanford Cardinal (30-21, 14-13)
Sunken Diamond/Palo Alto, California

The Rest
Washington State Cougars (22-30, 8-19) @ #3 Oregon State Beavers (43-9, 22-5)
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field/Corvallis, Oregon

#8 Oregon Ducks (43-13, 20-7) @ Utah Utes (20-29, 6-21)
Spring Mobile Ballpark/Salt Lake City, Utah

#16 Arizona State Sun Devils (34-18-1, 15-12) @ Washington Huskies (22-31, 13-14)
Husky Ballpark/Seattle, Washington

Southern California Trojans (20-33, 10-17) @ Arizona Wildcats (31-21, 12-15)
Hi Corbett Field/Tucson, Arizona

Current PAC-12 Baseball Standings
#3 Oregon State (22-5, 43-9)
#8 Oregon (20-7, 43-13)
#11 UCLA (20-7, 38-15)
#16 Arizona State (15-12, 34-18-1)
Stanford (14-13, 30-21)
Washington (13-14, 22-31)
Arizona (12-15, 31-21)
Southern California (10-17, 20-33)
California (10-20, 23-31)
Washington State (8-19, 22-30)
Utah (6-21, 20-29)

Oregon Ducks This Week:

Oregon State is now on top of the PAC-12 standings after a series win at Oregon. Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Below are the current conference standings, rankings and midweek games to keep you up to speed on PAC-12 baseball.

Weekend Results May 17-19 (Rankings from last week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers Poll):
Friday – #3 Oregon State 0 @ #6 Oregon 3, #11 UCLA 2 @ Southern California 1, Arizona 10 @ #14 Arizona State 7, Stanford 9 @ California 8, Washington 4 @ Washington State 3
Saturday – #3 Oregon State 9 @ #6 Oregon 0, #11 UCLA 7 @ Southern California 6, Arizona 3 @ #14 Arizona State 6, Stanford 9 @ California 4, Washington 3 @ Washington State 1, Kansas 0 @ Utah 1
Sunday – #3 Oregon State 12 @ #6 Oregon 2, #11 UCLA 5 @ Southern California 2, Arizona 7 @ #14 Arizona State 6, Stanford 7 @ California 3, Washington 5 @ Washington State 2, Kansas 6 @ Utah 13

Series Recap – As stated in the open Oregon State won its series at Oregon to take a two game lead in the conference. UCLA swept USC, maybe the surprising result was Arizona taking the series at ASU. Stanford got a much needed sweep also sweeping its rival was Washington against Wazzu. Utah has taken the first two against Kansas.

Pac 12 Standings as of May 20:
Oregon State (22-5, 43-9)
Oregon (20-7, 43-13)
UCLA (20-7, 37-15)
Arizona State (15-12, 34-17-1)
Stanford (14-13, 29-21)
Washington (13-14, 22-31)
Arizona (12-15, 31-21)
Southern California (10-17, 19-33)
California (10-20, 22-31)
Washington State (8-19, 21-30)
Utah (6-21, 19-29)

National Polls:
Baseball America Top 25 – Oregon State 4, UCLA 8, Oregon 11, Arizona State 19
National Collegiate Baseball Writers – Oregon State 3, Oregon 8, UCLA 11, Arizona State 16, receiving votes are Arizona and Stanford
Perfect Game Top 25 – Oregon State 6, UCLA 9, Oregon 12, Arizona State 21,
USA Today Baseball Top 25 Coaches Poll – Oregon State 3, Oregon 8, UCLA 11, Arizona State 19, receiving votes are Arizona and Stanford

Non-Conference Midweek Games:
May 20 – Gonzaga @ California, Kansas @ Utah, Portland @ Washington State
May 21 – BYU @ Arizona State, Oregon @ Oregon State, Pacific @ Stanford, Southern California @ UC Irvine (make-up of 5/7), UC Santa Barbara @ UCLA

Oregon Ducks This Week:

Oregon State at Oregon is the premier series of the weekend and will also puts the winner in the driver’s seat for the regular season title after the series at PK Park.  Arizona and Arizona State is another series to keep an eye on but the Beavers and Ducks will be the marquee series with two top 10 teams.

Oregon steps out of conference and travels to Ohio State this weekend but still plenty of good PAC-12 series being played. Oregon State is at the Farm taking on Stanford another big series in the Golden State is Arizona at UCLA.

The PAC-12 Network will show the final two games of the Beavers and Ducks series.

Games for May 17-19, 2013 (Rankings from National Collegiate Baseball Writers Poll)

Series of the Weekend
#3 Oregon State Beavers (41-8, 20-4) @ #6 Oregon Ducks (42-11, 19-5)
PK Park/Eugene, Oregon

The Rest
#11 UCLA Bruins (34-15, 17-7) @ Southern California Trojans (19-30, 10-14)
Rod Dedeaux Field/Los Angeles, California

Arizona Wildcats (29-20, 10-14) @ #14 Arizona State Sun Devils (33-15-1, 14-10)
Packard Stadium/Tempe, Arizona

Stanford Cardinal (26-21, 11-13) @ California Golden Bears (22-28, 10-17)
Evans Diamond/Berkeley, California

Washington Huskies (19-31, 10-17) @ Washington State Cougars (21-27, 8-16)
Bailey-Brayton Field/Pullman, Washington

Current PAC-12 Baseball Standings
#3 Oregon State (20-4, 41-8)
#6 Oregon (19-5, 42-11)
#11 UCLA (17-7, 34-15)
#14 Arizona State (14-10, 33-15-1)
Stanford (11-13, 26-21)
Arizona (10-14, 29-20)
Southern California (10-14, 19-30)
Washington (10-14, 19-31)
California (10-17, 22-28)
Washington State (8-16, 21-27)
Utah (6-21, 17-29)

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