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2019-20 Pac-12 Year In Review

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2 0 1 9 - 2 0 P A C - 1 2 Y E A R I N R E V I E W 48 B A S E B A L L PLAYER PITCHER Feb. 18 Austin Wells, Arizona ............................... Alex Williams, Stanford Feb. 25 Quentin Selma, California ........................ Zach Pettway, UCLA March 3 Matt McLain, UCLA ................................. Zach Pettway, UCLA March 10 Kyle Manzardo, Washington State ............ John Beller, USC 2020 PAC-12 BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK HITTING Team Hitting ................UCLA ................................................. .308 Batting Average ............Kyler McMahan, OSU ......................... .439 Hits ..............................Kyle Manzardo, WSU .............................27 Runs ............................Spencer Torkelson, ASU .........................24 Runs Batted In .............Aaron Zavala, ORE .................................77 Doubles .......................Hunter Jump, ASU .................................29 Triples ..........................Tyresse Turner, USC .................................2 ...............................Anthony Hall, ORE ...................................2 ...............................Donta Williams, ARIIZ ..............................2 ...............................Dayton Dooney, ARIZ ...............................2 Home Runs .................Spencer Torkelson, ASU ...........................6 Walks ...........................Spencer Torkelson, ASU .........................31 Slugging % ..................Spencer Torkelson, ASU ..................... .780 Stolen Bases ................Braiden Ward, WASH .............................10 PITCHING Team Pitching ..............UCLA ..................................................1.88 ERA .............................Alex Williams, STAN ........................... 0.51 Wins ............................Garret Irvin, ARIZ .....................................4 ...............................Jesse Bergin, UCLA .................................4 Saves ...........................RJ, Dabovich, ASU ...................................4 Innings Pitched ............A.J. Block, WSU ..................................27.2 Appearances ................Michael Townsend, UCLA.......................11 ...............................Kyle Mora, UCLA ....................................11 ...............................Nick Proctor, CAL ...................................11 Strikeouts .....................Stevie Emanuels, WASH .........................38 Opp. Bat. Avg. ..............Christian Chamberlain, OSU ............... .086 Team Fielding ..............Washington ........................................ .978 2020 PAC-12 BASEBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS 2020 FINAL PAC-12 CONFERENCE BASEBALL STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L T PCT W L T PCT L10 STREAK UCLA 0 0 0 --- 13 2 0 .867 8-2 W1 Arizona State 0 0 0 --- 13 4 0 .765 9-1 W5 Arizona 0 0 0 --- 10 5 0 .667 6-4 W1 USC 0 0 0 --- 9 5 0 .643 6-4 L1 Washington 0 0 0 --- 9 6 0 .600 6-4 W1 Washington State 0 0 0 --- 9 7 0 .563 7-3 L1 Oregon 0 0 0 --- 8 7 0 .533 7-3 W1 Utah 0 0 0 --- 6 7 0 .462 5-5 W2 Oregon State 0 0 0 --- 5 9 0 .357 3-7 L5 California 0 0 0 --- 5 11 0 .313 4-6 W1 Stanford 0 0 0 --- 5 11 0 .313 4-6 L2 Two Pac-12 baseball teams earned spots in the final USA Today Baseball Coaches top-25 including UCLA at No. 4 and ARIZONA STATE at No. 10. The league was off to a hot start before the season came to a halt, recording eight ranked wins, five upsets and 17 series wins, nine of which were perfect sweeps. Two of those ranked wins came from USC and then-No. 2 UCLA after defeating then-No. 5 and 2019 NCAA Champion Vanderbilt in the Southern California College Baseball Classic. The Conference finished in the top-15 nationally in ERA (No. 3 UCLA, 1.88), shutouts (No. 12 UCLA, 3) and on-base percentage (No. 13 Arizona, 0.417). The Bruins were top contenders this year as their 13-2 record led the league heading into Pac-12 play. UCLA premiered the spring with a 12-game win streak, the program's best season-start since 2010. Arizona State was in second after going 13-4 in non-conference competition with the help of standout Spencer Torkleson as he led the country in walks (31) and walks per game (1.82), and had the fourth-most runs (24) in the nation. ARIZONA and USC were tied for third with a 10-5 record. The USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll featured four Pac-12 teams as 2019 Pac-12 Champion UCLA led the way at No. 8, followed by Arizona State at No. 13, STANFORD at No. 15, and OREGON STATE at No. 25. The Pac-12 had nine total preseason All-America selections from three different schools. Four student-athletes were named to all five preseason All-America lists, including Arizona's Austin Wells, Arizona State's Spencer Torkelson, and UCLA's Holden Powell and Garrett Mitchell. Junior infielder Torkelson was selected first team for all five lists and was also named the 2020 Collegiate Baseball Projected Player of the Year. Junior pitchers Erik Tolman of Arizona State and UCLA's Powell were selected to NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List. Six Pac-12 student-athletes were named to the 2020 Golden Spikes Award Watch List, including consensus preseason all-americans Wells and Torkelson. The list is further highlighted by fellow Sun Devil infielders Alika Williams and Gage Workman, Mitchell and Powell. Twelve Pac-12 student-athletes were selected in the 2020 MLB Draft including Torkelson, who was the No. 1 overall pick by the Detroit Tigers. The Pac-12 has produced four No. 1 overall picks in the last 10 drafts and a NCAA-best eight all-time. Despite this year's shortened draft Arizona State had five picks for the third-straight year while six Pac-12 institutions were represented in the draft. Arizona and UCLA also had a pair of student-athletes chosen, with Oregon State, USC and Washington State each having one pick.

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