![]() ![]() Susac said getting the first win in a Pac-12 Tournament - and hitting two homers in the victory - was a big moment. ![]() Teams like Stanford and Oregon State have no doubt they’ll be in the bracket and are trying to solidify their status as Top 8 national seeds, which would earn them home-field advantage until the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, from June 16-27.Īt the opposite end are Washington and Arizona State, who probably have to win this weekend’s tournament to keep their season going.Īrizona is somewhere in the middle of those two extremes, but Wednesday’s win certainly helps its cause. 7 seed Washington both bring 12-game winning streaks into the weekend.Īll eight teams come into Scottsdale with NCAA Tournament aspirations, some more realistic than others. Stanford is the tournament’s top seed while Oregon State is No. Then you have guys who aren’t so high profile, but they show up, hit well against good pitching, play good defense, throw the ball well, and then it ups their stock a little bit.” “You’ve got the high-profile guys that scouts are coming to watch. Susac’s older brother, Andrew, has played six seasons in the big leagues, helping the Giants win a World Series in 2014. Susac was the star of the tournament’s opener with two homers in Arizona’s 8-6 win over Oregon. Oregon State pitcher Cooper Hjerpe and outfielder Jacob Melton, Stanford outfielder Brock Jones, California outfielder Dylan Beavers, Oregon shortstop Josh Kasevich and Arizona catcher Daniel Susac could all hear their names called early during the MLB draft in July. The games will feature some of the nation’s top college talent. “Now it gives us a chance to do the same thing.” “The last week of the regular season, we’d be just playing typical games and the SEC and ACC are playing tournaments with all this excitement and atmosphere and TV,” Esquer said. The championship game is Sunday.Įven factoring in the desert heat, Esquer welcomes the postseason excitement. The league’s top eight teams qualified for the tournament, which will be a double-elimination format. Stanford coach David Esquer - who was voted the Pac-12 Coach of the Year on Tuesday after leading the Cardinal to the regular-season title - said he’s happy to join the conference postseason party. “We’re thrilled this has finally come to fruition,” Gould said. Scottsdale showed interest in hosting, and after a few COVID-19-related delays, the tournament is a reality. Pac-12 deputy commissioner Teresa Gould said the idea of a postseason tournament has been talked about for at least 20 years, but those discussions rarely gained traction until the past few seasons. PSU's Franklin: Revenue sharing with players 'inevitable' ![]()
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