The door has opened for No. 5 Stanford to get the top seed in the Pac-12 tournament. Can the Cardinal seize the opportunity?
With two games to go in the regular season, No. 5 Stanford finds itself in the middle of a three-team sprint to the finish for the regular-season Pac-12 title and the top seed in the conference tournament. A win on Friday against USC could put the Cardinal in the driver’s seat heading into the final day.
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Game Date: May 20, 2022
Game Time: 10 p.m. ET
TV: Pac-12 Network
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After beating USC 7-1 in the series opener on Thursday, Stanford is now 19-9 in conference play. That’s the same record as No. 2 Oregon State, but the Beavers still technically hold the top spot thanks to the head-to-head tiebreaker after sweeping the Trojans in early April. No. 22 UCLA is also in the picture at 18-10 after beating Oregon State on Thursday. Those two teams play each other again on Friday and Saturday.
Of course, none of that matters if the Cardinal can’t take care of business on their own. They’ll look to build on Thursday’s seven-run, 12-hit performance. Junior infielder Brett Barrera had three of those 12 hits, going 3-of-4 with a double and two runs driven in.
That performance extended his multi-hit game streak to four games and six of the last seven. He’s now batting .372 this season, which leads the Cardinal.
Stanford has yet to name a starter for the game, but the Cardinal have a deep staff. As a team, they have a 3.78 ERA, which ranks third in the Pac-12. USC has named its starter, senior lefty Isaac Esqueda.
First pitch for this one is at 10 p.m. ET. You can watch the game on the Pac-12 Network.
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