Following an emphatic sweep of then-no. 4 Washington up in Seattle, the no. 2 Oregon softball team returns to the Jane this weekend for a three-game series versus Utah in what will be their final regular season home stand of the year. With Sunday serving as the "senior day celebration," despite the strong likelihood that the Ducks will host at least one weekend of postseason softball later this month, Oregon will honor four seniors: Gwen Svekis, Jenna Lilley, DJ Sanders and Lauren Lindvall. After the impressive previous weekend, the Ducks have no time to relax in the race for the PAC-12 championship, which currently features Oregon knotted at the top of the standings with rival UCLA at 15-3 in conference play. Ahead of the exciting and essential weekend for Oregon, head coach Mike White and his seniors spoke with the media on Wednesday afternoon and you can listen their interviews in full below. Head Coach Mike White … Read More

Coming off Oregon's first game three Pac-12 win Sunday against USC, it was the perfect time to build momentum, because number six rival the Oregon State Beavers came to town on Tuesday. The momentum though wasn't enough as OSU defeated UO 4-3 in a game dominated by the Beaver pitching staff. Kevin Abel leading that group, pitching over six innings, allowing zero runs, and only one hit. The Ducks put together a mere two hits on the night, one coming from DH Kenyon Yovan who hit a three run home run in the first inning, the only three runs the Ducks scored all night. With the help of some poor Oregon pitching that walked OSU batters around the bases, the Beavers put together six hits including a Trevor Larnach solo home run in the second. The Ducks now try to hold their heads high as they head to California to face off against UC Irvine in a three game series beginning on Friday. Game Story (by Ethan Wyss)… Read More

Coming off Oregon's first game three Pac-12 win Sunday against USC, it was the perfect time to build momentum, because number six rival the Oregon State Beavers came to town on Tuesday. The momentum though wasn't enough as OSU defeated UO 4-3 in a game dominated by the Beaver pitching staff. Kevin Abel leading that group, pitching over six innings, allowing zero runs, and only one hit. The Ducks put together a mere two hits on the night, one coming from DH Kenyon Yovan who hit a three run home run in the first inning, the only three runs the Ducks scored all night. With the help of some poor Oregon pitching that walked OSU batters around the bases, the Beavers put together six hits including a Trevor Larnach solo home run in the second. The Ducks now try to hold their heads high as they head to California to face off against UC Irvine in a three game series beginning on Friday. Game Story (by Ethan Wyss)… Read More

HOSTS: Matt Tyra, Sean MacPherson, and Jordan Brenner 6:00 Another Huge Series Win For Oregon Softball

• Sanders, Lindvall key big victories over UDub
• Is this the best Mike White team ever?
• Breaking down new NFCA Poll

6:20 GUEST: Steve Mims (Register-Guard)… Read More

HOSTS: Marc Grandi, Bill Braker, and Ethan Wyss 6:00  Oregon softball sweeps Washington in Seattle

• Most impressive weekend of the season?
• Ducks offense finding a groove
• Is Oregon the No. 1 team in the nation?

6:20  GUEST: Mike White (Oregon Softball Head Coach)… Read More

No. 2 Oregon Softball ended an exhilarating series in Seattle with a 5-3 win over no. 4 Washington, clinching the sweep of the Huskies Sunday afternoon. Despite falling behind early for the third consecutive game, the Ducks yet again pushed the right buttons in a come-from-behind win thanks to five runs off Washington starter Gabbie Plain in the third inning. Jenna Lilley knocked the first two of those five with a double off the right field wall that scored Lauren Lindvall and Haley Cruse, while DJ Sanders brought Lilley home on a two-RBI shot to left just two batters later. Meanwhile, Oregon's defense turned two double plays, with the tying run at the plate in both situations. Megan Kleist, who scattered a season-high ten hits across six innings of three-run, five-strikeout ball, picked up the win. Miranda Elish earned her second save of the season by pitching a scoreless seventh inning. The Ducks are now 41-7 on the year and 15-3 in conference play, which ties the squad with UCLA… Read More

No. 2 Oregon Softball ended an exhilarating series in Seattle with a 5-3 win over no. 4 Washington, clinching the sweep of the Huskies Sunday afternoon. Despite falling behind early for the third consecutive game, the Ducks yet again pushed the right buttons in a come-from-behind win thanks to five runs off Washington starter Gabbie Plain in the third inning. Jenna Lilley knocked the first two of those five with a double off the right field wall that scored Lauren Lindvall and Haley Cruse, while DJ Sanders brought Lilley home on a two-RBI shot to left just two batters later. Meanwhile, Oregon's defense turned two double plays, with the tying run at the plate in both situations. Megan Kleist, who scattered a season-high ten hits across six innings of three-run, five-strikeout ball, picked up the win. Miranda Elish earned her second save of the season by pitching a scoreless seventh inning. The Ducks are now 41-7 on the year and 15-3 in conference play, which ties the squad with UCLA… Read More

After the USC Trojans won Game 1 and the Oregon Ducks took Game 2, the rubber match Sunday afternoon was bound to be a good one and it was exactly that. Oregon starting pitcher Kolby Somers pitched 6.1 innings allowing 2 hits and no runs. The Ducks struck first in the bottom half of the first inning as Spencer Steer hit a sac fly to right field to score Jacob Goldfarb. In innings 2 through 9, the Ducks went ice cold going 2-22 from the plate. Their 1-0 lead lasted until the top of the ninth until Oregon relief pitcher Ryne Nelson gave up a Matthew Acosta single to CF to tie the game up at 1 a piece. The Ducks threatened in the bottom half, but could not push any runs across. However, in the bottom of the tenth inning, Ray Soderman laced a laser shot to the right field corner to score Daniel Patzlaff and walk off with a 2-1 win to earn their first Sunday win in Pac 12 play and clinch the series. The win moves Oregon to 21-20 and 8-13 in conference play. The Ducks will look to make… Read More

After the USC Trojans won Game 1 and the Oregon Ducks took Game 2, the rubber match Sunday afternoon was bound to be a good one and it was exactly that. Oregon starting pitcher Kolby Somers pitched 6.1 innings allowing 2 hits and no runs. The Ducks struck first in the bottom half of the first inning as Spencer Steer hit a sac fly to right field to score Jacob Goldfarb. In innings 2 through 9, the Ducks went ice cold going 2-22 from the plate. Their 1-0 lead lasted until the top of the ninth until Oregon relief pitcher Ryne Nelson gave up a Matthew Acosta single to CF to tie the game up at 1 a piece. The Ducks threatened in the bottom half, but could not push any runs across. However, in the bottom of the tenth inning, Ray Soderman laced a laser shot to the right field corner to score Daniel Patzlaff and walk off with a 2-1 win to earn their first Sunday win in Pac 12 play and clinch the series. The win moves Oregon to 21-20 and 8-13 in conference play. The Ducks will look to make… Read More

The Oregon Ducks took down the USC Trojans 9-2 on Saturday to tie the series at 1-1. Oregon was led by Kenyon Yovan, who pitched eight innings, giving up just two runs and throwing an impressive 15 K's. Rain played a big factor in this one, as the game was delayed for 31 minutes in the bottom of the fourth inning. In that same inning, the Ducks got through their entire order and scored 5 runs. The rainy weather seemed to bother the Trojans all game long, as Oregon earned a majority of their runs of walks, passed balls, and errors. In total, the Trojans three pitchers gave up 13 walks and threw five wild pitches. Oregon only won the hitting battle eight hits to six, but all the mistakes allowed the Ducks to get on base, and they capitalized. Oregon will look to win the series on Sunday at noon, before hosting the Oregon State Beavers on Tuesday. Game Story (by Sean MacPherson)… Read More