Year: | 2024 |
Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
Shortconference: | Pac-12 |
Teams: | 9 |
Format: | See below |
Ballpark: | Scottsdale Stadium |
City: | Scottsdale, Arizona |
Champions: | Arizona |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Coach: | Chip Hale |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Mvp: | Mason White |
Mvpteam: | Arizona |
Attendance: | 12,438 |
Television: | Pac-12 Network ESPN2 |
The 2024 Pac-12 Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 25 at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was the third and final postseason championship event sponsored by the Pac-12 Conference since 1978. It was also the final Pac-12 Conference event.
The Arizona Wildcats won the tournament and will receive the league's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2] [3]
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 | |
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| Arizona | 20–10 | 32–20 | ||
| Oregon State | 19–10 | 41–13 | ||
| Oregon | 19–11 | 37–16 | ||
| USC | 17–12 | 28–27 | ||
| Arizona State | 17–13 | 31–24 | 3–0 Vs California | |
| California | 17–13 | 34–18 | 0–3 Vs Arizona State | |
| Utah | 16–14 | 32–21 | ||
| Stanford | 11–19 | 20–32 | ||
| Washington | 10–20 | 19–29–1 |
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.
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2024 Bracket, home teams listed last.[4]
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance | ||
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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) | 1–2 | Pac-12 Network | 2,246 | ||
5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 3 Oregon vs No. 7 Utah (Pool C) | 2–4 | ||||
6 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Arizona vs No. 9 Washington (Pool A) | 6–5 | ||||
Pool Play – Thursday, May 23 | |||||||
7 | 10:00 a.m. | No. 5 Arizona State vs No. 2 Oregon State (Pool B) | 2–3 | Pac-12 Network | 2,544 | ||
8 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 USC vs No. 3 Oregon (Pool C) | 4–2 | ||||
9 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 California vs No. 1 Arizona (Pool A) | 7–5 | ||||
Semifinals – Friday, May 24 | |||||||
10 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 6 California vs No. 4 USC | 4–7 | Pac-12 Network | 2,097 | ||
11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 Stanford vs No. 1 Arizona | 3–6 | ||||
Championship – Saturday, May 25 | |||||||
12 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 USC vs No. 1 Arizona | 3–4 | ESPN2 | 3,813 | ||
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The following players were members of the 2024 Pac-12 Baseball All-Tournament Team. Player in Bold selected as Tournament MVP.[5]
Position | Player | School | |
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C | Malcolm Moore | style= | Stanford |
1B | Peyton Schulze | style= | California |
2B | Ryan Jackson | style= | USC |
3B | Max Handron | style= | California |
SS | Mason White (MVP) | style= | Arizona |
DH | Kevin Takeuchi | style= | USC |
OF | Brayden Dowd | style= | USC |
Brendan Summerhill | style= | Arizona | |
Rodney Greene Jr. | style= | California | |
P | Caden Aoki | style= | USC |
Clark Candiotti | style= | Arizona |