Oregon softball couldn’t hold on to an early lead, dropped the series finale at Arizona State and its chances of hosting an NCAA Super Regional are diminishing.
Oregon softball drops doubleheader to Arizona State
Updated May 01, 2021;
Oregon softball was out-powered by Arizona State, which swept both ends of Saturday’s doubleheader in Tempe.
Yannira Acuna went 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBI in a 10-4 win for the No. 12 Sun Devils over the No. 8 Ducks in Game 1 and had two more RBIs in a 4-1 win in Game 2.
In the opener, Hanna Delgado hit a three-run home run to give Oregon (31-12, 9-8 Pac-12) an early lead.
But Acuna tied it in the bottom of the first. Maddi Hackbarth added a two-run shot in the third to give Arizona State (30-12, 10-7 Pac-12) a 5-3 lead.
Allee Bunker drives in 4 runs as No. 8 Oregon softball tops Arizona State in extras
Updated 11:58 PM;
Allee Bunker had four RBIs, Terra McGowan scored the winning run against her former team and Raegan Breedlove closed out a pivotal series-opening win for Oregon softball at Arizona State.
Bunker went 3 for 5 with a two-run home run and pair of RBI singles, McGowan led off the ninth with a single and later scored on an error and Breedlove closed it out for a 6-5 win in nine innings for the No. 8 Ducks over the host No. 12 Sun Devils Friday night.
Oregon (31-10, 9-7 Pac-12) struck first with a two-run home run from Bunker in the first.
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Oregon softball splits doubleheader at Washington
Updated 10:04 PM;
Oregon softball couldn’t hold on to a one-run lead in the opening game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Washington, but it made up for it with a run-rule win in the nightcap.
Terra McGowan and Shaye Bowden each went 2 for 3 with an RBI in a 4-2 loss for the No. 4 Ducks to the No. 6 Huskies to start the afternoon in Seattle and Rachel Cid hit a grand slam and Allee Bunker hit a three-run double in a 10-1 win in five inning for UO to earn a split on the day.