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May 24, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas – Oregon saw its 2021 season come to an end at the NCAA Austin Regional after a whirlwind day that saw the Ducks walk-off to force a deciding game before falling in game two.
The Ducks first endured a five-hour rain delay prior to the start of game one, then proceeded to walk-off in extra innings for a 3-2 win after giving up a lead in the seventh inning. Oregon ultimately fell in the winner-take-all second game, 1-0, in a contest that went into the early morning in Austin. I m so proud of this team, said head coach Melyssa Lombardi. Just to watch them transform from the beginning of the year to now, I can t say enough. My heart hurts because they were right there, and I want them to get what they want, but we just fell short.
Oregon softball’s Brooke Yanez named NFCA national pitcher of the week
Updated May 11, 2021;
EUGENE Oregon softball ace Brooke Yanez earned national recognition for her play over last weekend’s series against Arizona.
Already named Pac-12 pitcher of the week, Yanez was named NFCA national pitcher of the week on Tuesday. It’s the second time Yanez has earned the national accolade in her Oregon career and she previously earned the honor once while at UC Davis. She’s only the second pitcher in UO program history to receive the honor multiple times, joining Cheridan Hawkins.
Yanez had a 0.38 ERA and 24 strikeouts with only one walk over 18.2 innings across three games against Arizona’s Pac-12 leading offense. She had back-to-back complete game victories in the first two games of the series, giving up one run and struck out eight over seven innings in the opener before a shutout with 12 strikeouts in game two.