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2018 PAC-12 SOFTBALL // REVIEW 29 2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS Double Elimination Three Pac-12 teams advanced to the NCAA Women's College World Series in 2017. UCLA fell to Washington, 1-0, on June 3rd while the Bruins and Ducks made it to the semifinal matches where Oregon fell to LSU, 4-1, and Washington fell to the eventual National Champions Oklahoma 3-1. Eight league teams earned berths to the NCAA Tournament, marking the 21st-straight season the Pac-12 has had five or more teams advance to the postseason. The eight selections are tied for the most in league history. Washington's Ali Aguilar and Oregon's Alexis Mack and Mia Camuso were named to the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team Arizona took the regular season title totaling its 11th Conference championship in pro- gram history, and first since 2007. Utah's Hannah Flippen and Arizona's Katiyana Mauga were named the 2017 Pac-12 Co-Players of the Year. Arizona senior Danielle O'Toole was voted Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year. Flippen also garnered Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors and was crowned the Pac-12 Batting Champion. UCLA's Rachel Garcia was tabbed Freshman of the Year and Arizona head coach Mike Candrea was voted Coach of the Year. Retuning for UCLA is NFCA National Freshman of the Year Rachel Garcia, who was named to the U.S. National Team in January. 2017 FINAL PAC-12 STANDINGS USA TODAY/NFCA FINAL POLL 3. Washington 4. Oregon 5. UCLA 9. Arizona 14. Utah 23. Arizona State ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL FINAL POLL 3. Oregon 4. Washington 5. UCLA 9. Arizona 16. Utah 23. Arizona State CONFERENCE OVERALL W L PCT Home Away W L PCT Home Away Neutral Streak Arizona*# 18 6 .750 10-2 8-4 52 9 .852 29-4 15-4 8-1 L2 Oregon#$ 17 6 .739 10-2 7-4 54 8 .871 26-2 11-4 17-2 L1 Washington#$ 16 8 .667 5-4 11-4 50 14 .800 14-4 15-4 21-6 L1 UCLA#$ 16 8 .667 7-5 9-3 48 15 .762 21-6 13-3 14-6 L1 Utah# 13 9 .591 2-6 11-4 37 16 .698 8-6 12-4 17-6 L1 Arizona State# 9 15 .375 5-7 4-8 31 22 .585 20-8 5-9 6-5 L2 Oregon State# 9 15 .375 6-6 3-9 28 27 .509 10-9 7-11 11-7 L2 California# 6 17 .261 5-7 1-10 31 24 .564 12-8 4-13 15-3 L2 Stanford 2 22 .083 0-11 2-10 19 32 .373 7-15 3-11 9-6 L4 * Conference Champion; # NCAA Tournament participant; $ NCAA Women's College World Series participant NCAA TOUNAMENT - Regionals Thursday, May 18 #11 UTAH vs Fordham W, 10-0 Friday, May 19 California vs Notre Dame W, 6-2 Oregon State vs James Madison L, 2-3 Arizona State vs North Carolina W, 9-3 #2 Arizona vs New Mexico State W, 11-0 #3 Oregon vs Illinois-Chicago W, 13-0 #5 UCLA vs Lehigh W, 8-0 #6 Washington vs Montana W, 8-0 #11 Utah vs BYU W, 3-2 Saturday, May 20 California vs Auburn L, 0-4 #11 Utah vs BYU W, 14-0 #2 Arizona vs South Carolina W, 5-0 Oregon State vs Kent State L, 1-2 #3 Oregon vs Wisconsin W, 6-0 #5 UCLA vs SJSU W, 10-2 #6 Washington vs Michigan W, 12-4 Arizona State vs Mississippi L, 0-2 Arizona State vs North Caolina L, 2-3 Sunday, May 21 #3 Oregon vs Wisconsin W, 9-0 California vs Notre Dame W, 5-3 California vs Auburn L, 2-8 #5 UCLA vs Fullerton W, 9-1 #2 Arizona vs South Carolina W, 9-0 #6 Washington vs Michigan W, 4-2 NCAA TOURNAMENT Super Regionals Thursday, May 25 UCLA vs Ole Miss W, 8-7 Friday, May 26 Washington vs Utah W, 10-4 Oregon vs Kentucky W, 4-0 UCLA vs Ole Miss W, 1-0 Arizona vs Baylor W, 3-2 Saturday, May 27 Washington vs Utah W, 9-8 Oregon vs Kentucky W, 6-5 Arizona vs Baylor W, 6-4 Sunday, May 28 Washington vs Utah W, 2-1 Arizona vs Baylor L, 5-6 NCAA Women's College World Series Thursday, June 1 UCLA vs LSU L, 1-2 Oregon vs Washington W, 3-1 Friday, June 2 Washington vs Oklahoma L, 1-3 Saturday, June 3 LSU vs Oregon W, 4-1 Washington vs UCLA W, 1-0 Sunday, June 4 Florida vs Washington L, 2-5 Oklahoma vs Oregon L, 2-4 2017 SEASON REVIEW