PAC-12 Baseball Weekend Recap (April 15)

Today is Jackie Robinson Day across Major League Baseball, who was a four sport athlete at UCLA. The baseball stadium is named after him. Photo from UCLA’s Sports Information Department.

Today is Jackie Robinson Day across Major League Baseball, as you may or may not know Robinson was the last four sport letter winner at UCLA. On the diamond this weekend Oregon and Oregon State swept Cal/Utah to remain atop the conference standings. Also taking PAC-12 series were Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford and UCLA took 2-of-3 against Loyola Marymount.

The winners of the weekend were Arizona and Arizona State who took series in addition to continuing to climb the conference standings. Oregon and Oregon State continue to lead the standings after another weekend with UCLA/Stanford close behind.

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

Weekend Results April 12-14 (Rankings from last week):
Friday – Utah 0 @ #7 Oregon State 1, #9 Oregon 3 @ California 2, Loyola Marymount 0 @ #15 UCLA 2, #17 Arizona State 0 @ Southern California 5, Washington 5 @ #25 Stanford, #27 Arizona @ Washington State was suspended
Saturday – Utah 3 @ #7 Oregon State 8, #9 Oregon 10 @ California 4, Loyola Marymount 1 @ #15 UCLA 3, #17 Arizona State 6 @ Southern California 3, Washington 11 @ #25 Stanford 3, #27 Arizona 5 @ Washington State 9 (resumption of 4/12 game), #27 Arizona 6 @ Washington State 5
Sunday – Utah 1 @ #7 Oregon State 4, #9 Oregon 5 @ California 4, Loyola Marymount 4 @ #15 UCLA 1, #17 Arizona State 6 @ Southern California 5, Washington 2 @ #25 Stanford 12, #27 Arizona 7 @ Washington State 3

Series Recap –

Pac 12 Standings as of April 15:
Oregon (12-3, 27-8)
Oregon State (10-2, 28-6)
UCLA (7-5, 22-10)
Stanford (7-5, 19-11)
Arizona State (8-7, 22-10-1)
Arizona (8-7, 23-12)
Washington State (5-7, 18-15)
Southern California (6-9, 13-22)
California (5-10, 16-19)
Washington (3-9, 9-24)
Utah (4-11, 14-17)

National Polls:
Baseball America Top 25 – Oregon State 5, Arizona State 9, Oregon 10 and UCLA 13
National Collegiate Baseball Writers – Oregon State 6, Oregon 7, UCLA 12, Arizona State 14, Stanford 24, Arizona 25
Perfect Game Top 25 – Oregon State 5, Oregon 10, Arizona State 11, and UCLA 12
USA Today Baseball Top 25 Coaches Poll – Oregon State 5, Oregon 7, UCLA 11, Arizona State 18, Arizona 25 and Stanford received votes

Non-Conference Midweek Games:
April 16 – Arizona State @ Arizona, Oregon @ Portland, San Francisco @ California, Seattle @ Washington, Southern California @ Loyola Marymount, Stanford @ Pacific, UCLA @ UC Irvine, Utah @ Utah Valley, Washington State @ Gonzaga
April 17 – Oregon State @ Portland (make-up of 3/5 game)

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