SCOTTSDALE—Stanford brought the regular season title, the Player of the Year, the Pitcher of the Year, the Freshman of the Year and the Coach of the Year into the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals against Arizona. It gets to take all those awards back to Palo Alto after becoming the latest team to run into the Wildcat buzzsaw.
Arizona obliterated Stanford 14-4 on Friday night, enacting the 10-run mercy rule after seven innings and moving on to Saturday’s final. The Wildcats (33-23) will face Oregon (36-20) at 7 p.m. PT with the Pac-12’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament on the line.