SB | Oregon Cannot Sweep Series, Loses to California 5-3

After a 15-hour break, Oregon and Cal resumed the rained-out game early Saturday morning. Oregon was up 1-0 and picked up where they left off before the rain delay. The Ducks slugged two home runs and tallied six hits en route to a 4-0 win over the Bears in game two of the series.

Game three was played to a different tune as Cal plated five runs in the opening frame of the game. All five runs were unearned because Jasmine Sievers and Rachel Cid accumulated two errors to allow those runners to reach base or score. Zoe Conley and Kamalani Dung held Oregon scoreless through the first five innings, but the Duck-bats came alive in the sixth inning when they tallied two two-out runs to come within three runs. Shaye Bowden opened the seventh with a solo home run, but Conley retired the next two batters. With two outs, Hannah Galey drew a walk and Lexi Wagner singled, providing Haley Cruse with a prime opportunity to tie the game or give her team the win. Unfortunately for the Ducks, Cruse grounded back to the circle for the final out of the game.

Postgame Story (by Jonathan Rifkind)

Postgame Interviews

Head Coach Melyssa Lombardi


Second Baseman Allee Bunker and Center Fielder Haley Cruse