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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 76 S O F T B A L L CONFERENCE OVERALL W L PCT Home Away W L PCT Home Away Neutral Streak UCLA 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 25 1 .962 12-1 2-0 11-0 W10 Washington 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 23 2 .920 0-0 4-0 19-2 W7 Oregon 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 22 2 .917 4-0 4-1 14-1 W6 Arizona 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 22 3 .880 9-1 2-0 11-2 W11 Stanford 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 22 4 .846 13-2 3-1 6-1 L1 Utah 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 14 4 .778 0-0 2-2 12-2 L1 Arizona State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 22 7 .759 19-4 0-0 3-3 W5 Oregon State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 17 9 .654 0-0 5-1 12-8 W1 California 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 13 11 .542 0-0 1-4 12-7 L2 Pac-12 softball dominated in national statistics and rankings, including the top-25 polls, throughout the entire shortened season. Three Pac-12 teams were among the top four in the final published USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll with No. 1 UCLA atop the poll, followed by No. 2 WASHINGTON and No. 4 ARIZONA. Two more were in the top 15 with OREGON coming in at No. 9 and ARIZONA STATE at No. 15. A Pac-12 team occupied the top spot in the poll in all six weeks of the season. UCLA (.962), Washington (.920) and Oregon (.917) posted the top-three win percentages in the country, respectively. Oregon's record was nearly perfect in the month of February, recording the second-longest win streak to begin a year in school history. Freshmen were a highlight to the shortened campaign. Earning three Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors, Washington freshman Kelley Lynch was on her way to having a dominating collegiate debut, breaking the program record for most RBI in a freshman's first 20 games, a record that stood since 2000. UCLA freshman Maya Brady opened the season claiming Pac-12 Player and Freshman of the Week nods. In the circle, the Pac-12 is again home to some of the top thowers in the country. The Bruins' Megan Faraimo was tabbed the Pac-12 Pic- ther of the Week three times and was leading the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio (29.80), and ranked second with 149 KOs and victories (13) when the season was ended. OREGON STATE pitcher Mariah Mazon was the Conference's shutout leader and ranked third in the country. She was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 24. At the plate. ASU's Maddi Hackbarth was the nation's leader with six sacrifice flies. 12 Pac-12 student-athletes were named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 Watch list, by far the most of any conference in the country. UCLA lead all teams in the country with four, while five member schools were represented, tied for the most of any conference. The Conference finished 24-15 against ranked opponents and 180-43 overall. 2020 FINAL PAC-12 CONFERENCE SOFTBALL STANDINGS PAC-12 SOFTBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS HITTING Team Hitting ............. UCLA ................................ .368 Batting Average ......... Baylee Klingler, WASH Makena Smith, CAL .......... .481 Hits ........................... Kindra Hackbarth, ASU ......... 38 Runs ......................... Kindra Hackbarth, ASU Briana Perez, UCLA .............. 31 RBI ........................... Baylee Klingler, WASH ........... 33 Doubles .................... Aaliyah Jordan, UCLA ............ 13 Triples ....................... Teaghan Cowles, STAN ............ 6 Home Runs .............. Jessie Harper ARIZ ................. 9 Walks ........................ Denae Chatman, ASU Alli Tatnall, ASU .................... 19 Slugging Percentage ... Maddi Hackbarth, ASU ..... .816 On-base Percentage ... Aaliyah Jordan, UCLA Sami Reynolds, WASH ....... .552 Stolen Bases ............. Teaghan Cowles, STAN .......... 15 PITCHING Team ERA ................. Washington ........................ 1.43 ERA .......................... Megan Faraimo, UCLA ....... 0.85 ................................. Tatum Boyd, STAN ............. 0.85 Wins ......................... Megan Faraimo, UCLA .......... 13 Saves ........................ Mariah Mazon, OSU ................ 4 Innings Pitched ......... Mariah Mazon, OSU ......... 113.0 Appearances ............. Alexandra Perez, CAL ............ 21 Strikeouts .................. Megan Faraimo, UCLA ........ 149 2020 PAC-12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Date .............................. Player ................................................. Pitcher ...................................................Freshman Feb. 11 .............................Maya Brady, UCLA ................................... Megan Faraimo, UCLA ............................ Maya Brady, UCLA Feb. 18 .............................Rachel Cid, Oregon .................................. Mariah Mazon, Oregon State ................... Kelley Lynch, Washington Feb. 24 .............................Haley Cruse, Oregon ................................ Megan Faraimo, UCLA ............................ Kelley Lynch, Washington Mar. 3 ...............................Baylee Klingler, Washington ..................... Mariah Lopez, Arizona ............................ Kelley Lynch, Washington Mar. 10 .............................Delanie Wisz, UCLA ................................. Megan Faraimo, UCLA ............................ Lexi Sosa, UCLA

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