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No. 17 Oregon Softball concluded their tour of Cathedral City, California on a winning note, earning an easy 6-1 win over UC Santa Barbara on Sunday, February 24 to finish the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic at 4-2. The Ducks used big performances by their vets to slide past the Gauchos, as senior April Utecht went 2-3 with a double, home run and three RBI, junior Haley Cruse reached base four times on a 1-1 day that featured three walks, and sophomore Shaye Bowden ended up 3-4 with two RBI. Jordan Dail also cruised from the circle, going six innings and allowing just one run on four hits, one walk, four strikeouts, and a hit-by-pitch. Fellow sophomore transfer Maddie MacGrandle put up a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh in relief to close out the day.

On the weekend, the Ducks finish 4-2, with wins over New Mexico State, Army, Texas A&M, and the Gauchos to couple with losses versus Bethune-Cookman and No. 23 Texas Tech. Now 11-4, Oregon's next weekend will prove perhaps the…

Oregon Baseball swept a day-night doubleheader with Saint Mary’s on Saturday at PK Park, as rain fell consistently throughout both games.

The Ducks won the first game, courtesy of a brilliant pitching performance by Ryne Nelson who went 6 innings, and only gave up 4 hits while striking out 9. The entire pitching staff had a great first game, only allowing 2 runs off of 7 hits.

On the offensive side, the Ducks were led by Aaron Zavala who went 3/4 with 2 RBI’s, as well as Kyle Fromke who was 1/3 with 2 RBI’s. The offense was capped off by a Cameron Campbell homerun in the 8th inning which increased their lead to 6-1 at the time. The Ducks would go on to win the first game 6-2.

In the second game of the day, it was a much more offensive game. Cullen Kafka was hit early in the game, surrendering 3 runs in the fourth inning before dialing it in later on.

The Duck bats on the other hand did not warm up till the 5th inning, when…

Oregon Baseball swept a day-night doubleheader with Saint Mary’s on Saturday at PK Park, as rain fell consistently throughout both games.

The Ducks won the first game, courtesy of a brilliant pitching performance by Ryne Nelson who went 6 innings, and only gave up 4 hits while striking out 9. The entire pitching staff had a great first game, only allowing 2 runs off of 7 hits.

On the offensive side, the Ducks were led by Aaron Zavala who went 3/4 with 2 RBI’s, as well as Kyle Fromke who was 1/3 with 2 RBI’s. The offense was capped off by a Cameron Campbell homerun in the 8th inning which increased their lead to 6-1 at the time. The Ducks would go on to win the first game 6-2.

In the second game of the day, it was a much more offensive game. Cullen Kafka was hit early in the game, surrendering 3 runs in the fourth inning before dialing it in later on.

The Duck bats on the other hand did not warm up till the 5th inning, when…

No. 17 Oregon Softball split their Mary Nutter Collegiate College doubleheader against Texas teams on Saturday, February 23, serving a 7-5 comeback victory to Texas A&M (receiving votes) before a 5-0 shutout loss to No. 23 Texas Tech.

Oregon soared early against A&M, as sophomore catcher Shaye Bowden bashed two runs in with a first-inning double to left-center. The Aggies punched into the lead during the bottom of the second, when pinch-hitter Abby Smith took UO starter Jordan Dail deep to left center on a three-run homer. The lead would balloon to 5-2 after an RBI single from the Aggies later in the inning and Kelly Martinez' fourth-inning solo shot. Dail stayed in the circle, though, pitching past her mistakes and holding A&M at five during a five-strikeout complete game. Oregon rallied for three runs in the sixth on the back of freshmen Allee Bunker (1-4, RBI, R) and Lexi Wagner (2-2, 2 RBI), then the Ducks made Dail a winner (8-0) by capitalizing on three…

No. 17 Oregon Softball split their Mary Nutter Collegiate College doubleheader against Texas teams on Saturday, February 23, serving a 7-5 comeback victory to Texas A&M (receiving votes) before a 5-0 shutout loss to No. 23 Texas Tech.

Oregon soared early against A&M, as sophomore catcher Shaye Bowden bashed two runs in with a first-inning double to left-center. The Aggies punched into the lead during the bottom of the second, when pinch-hitter Abby Smith took UO starter Jordan Dail deep to left center on a three-run homer. The lead would balloon to 5-2 after an RBI single from the Aggies later in the inning and Kelly Martinez' fourth-inning solo shot. Dail stayed in the circle, though, pitching past her mistakes and holding A&M at five during a five-strikeout complete game. Oregon rallied for three runs in the sixth on the back of freshmen Allee Bunker (1-4, RBI, R) and Lexi Wagner (2-2, 2 RBI), then the Ducks made Dail a winner (8-0) by capitalizing on three…

In No. 2 Oregon’s first full game without perennial starter, Ruthy Hebard, the Ducks took on the 16-10 UCLA Bruins. In a night that had as many tears as it did raindrops, the Bruins pulled off the improbable upset and beat the Ducks 74-69.

After a rocky start to the game, highlighted by turnovers and sloppy play from both sides. The Ducks took a 7-5 lead off a deep 3-pointer from Maite Cazorla. The Ducks eventually cleaned up their turnovers and started to put the pressure on the Bruins. Erin Boley and Cazorla were the primary benefactors of what was a great passing display by the Ducks. Boley and Cazorla finished the half with 16 and 9 points respectively, and Sabrina Ionescu chipped in with 6 points and 6 smooth dimes at the break. UCLA got the looks that they wanted to on the offensive end, but the shots refused to fall for the Bruins. They collectively shot 32.3% from the field and 22.2% from behind the line in the first half. The half fittingly ended with an air…

In No. 2 Oregon’s first full game without perennial starter, Ruthy Hebard, the Ducks took on the 16-10 UCLA Bruins. In a night that had as many tears as it did raindrops, the Bruins pulled off the improbable upset and beat the Ducks 74-69.

After a rocky start to the game, highlighted by turnovers and sloppy play from both sides. The Ducks took a 7-5 lead off a deep 3-pointer from Maite Cazorla. The Ducks eventually cleaned up their turnovers and started to put the pressure on the Bruins. Erin Boley and Cazorla were the primary benefactors of what was a great passing display by the Ducks. Boley and Cazorla finished the half with 16 and 9 points respectively, and Sabrina Ionescu chipped in with 6 points and 6 smooth dimes at the break. UCLA got the looks that they wanted to on the offensive end, but the shots refused to fall for the Bruins. They collectively shot 32.3% from the field and 22.2% from behind the line in the first half. The half fittingly ended with an air…

After a promising opening weekend of baseball in Lubbock, the Ducks opened up at home against the Saint Mary's Gaels, a team fresh off a four-game sweet against Washington State. The first four innings featured a pitching dual between a pair of juniors who refused to give up a run. Oregon's Cole Stringer only allowed three hits in six innings of work, but one of those hits was a double by Kevin Milam that brought Joe Vranesh home for the game's first run. This was the only run Stringer gave up, having also tallied six strikeouts and two walks to his total line.

Saint Mary's ace Ken Waldichuk looked like he was in mid-season form, striking out eight Duck-batters, including clean-up hitter Gabe Matthews three times. It appeared that Waldichuk was cruising into the sixth, but a walk and two hit-batters later forced him into a jam. Jakob Goldfarb capitalized on a soft single to shallow left field that drove in two runs to give Oregon its first lead.

Oregon threw…

After a promising opening weekend of baseball in Lubbock, the Ducks opened up at home against the Saint Mary's Gaels, a team fresh off a four-game sweet against Washington State. The first four innings featured a pitching dual between a pair of juniors who refused to give up a run. Oregon's Cole Stringer only allowed three hits in six innings of work, but one of those hits was a double by Kevin Milam that brought Joe Vranesh home for the game's first run. This was the only run Stringer gave up, having also tallied six strikeouts and two walks to his total line.

Saint Mary's ace Ken Waldichuk looked like he was in mid-season form, striking out eight Duck-batters, including clean-up hitter Gabe Matthews three times. It appeared that Waldichuk was cruising into the sixth, but a walk and two hit-batters later forced him into a jam. Jakob Goldfarb capitalized on a soft single to shallow left field that drove in two runs to give Oregon its first lead.

Oregon threw…

After no. 17 Oregon Softball split their first weekend of Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic play in Cathedral City, CA, the Ducks took to the field with fervor in their 11-0, five inning win against Army on Friday, February 22. Jordan Dail received the starting nod, tossing five scoreless innings to go with five hits, two walks, and eight strikeouts en route to a 7-0 record. From the plate, Oregon struck for four runs in the first inning without collecting a hit, doing their damage as starter Renee Poirier and reliever Jolie Duong combined for five walks and two hit-by-pitches in the frame. After a Cherish Burks solo-shot in the third, the Ducks secured the win on a six-run fourth inning, which saw UO collect six hits against Duong and Taylor Drayton, Army's third pitcher in the game. The win moves Oregon to 9-3 with three games remaining in the tournament, beginning with Texas A&M on Saturday, February 23 at 9 AM. After that, the Ducks close out with a 12 PM Saturday match-up…