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.
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Oregon Softball (36-15, 13-10) swept Friday’s doubleheader in Berkeley, including a 4-1 win in game one and a 9-3 victory in game two.
Brooke Yanez (3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 6Ks) earned her 20th win of the season in game one after relieving Samaria Diaz (3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 6 Ks) in the third inning. Oregon was lead offensively by Rachel Cid, who went 2-3 at the plate with an RBI, and Deijah Pangileenan, who was hit by a pitch and launched her first home run of the season.
In game two, Oregon jumped out to a four-run lead, before Cal sliced the lead in half in the bottom of the 3rd on a Maddie Bishop home run to right-center. From there, Oregon poured it on with a five-spot in the 6th inning, including back-to-back home runs from Rachel Cid (6) and Shaye Bowden (5). Makenna Kliethermes picked up the win to improve to 8-6 this season (3.1, 3 ER, 4 Ks) and Reagan Breedlove (3.1, 3 H, 1 ER) pitched well in relief.
BERKELEY, Calif. – Oregon's offense got off to a fast start before the pitching locked it down the rest of the way in a 3-1 win over California to complete a four-game road sweep of the Bears.
The Ducks finish the regular season 37-15 overall and 14-10 in Pac-12 play and will learn their NCAA Tournament fate during Sunday's selection show (6 p.m., ESPN2).
No. 12 Oregon softball’s final home series comes against Pac-12 best hitting team in No. 7 Arizona
Updated May 07, 7:28 AM;
Posted May 07, 7:28 AM
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EUGENE A month-long gauntlet stretch of Oregon softball’s season comes to a close with senior weekend against No. 7 Arizona.
The No. 12 Ducks (31-13, 9-9 Pac-12) are 5-11 over the last four weekends, which have included three top 12 opponents in UCLA, Washington and Arizona State.
UO has slid to sixth in the Pac-12 entering this weekend but is still ranked in the top 15 because of the caliber of its schedule and quality wins over some of those premier opponents. To stand any chance of hosting an NCAA Regional in two weeks, Oregon will likely need to at least split this weekend’s four-game series with Arizona (33-8, 11-5 Pac-12), starting this afternoon (4 p.m., ESPN2) at Jane Sanders Stadium.
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