No. 11 Oregon softball sweeps doubleheader with Cal
Updated May 15, 2021;
Oregon softball will enter the final day of the regular season with a chance to slingshot up to third place in the Pac-12.
The No. 11 Ducks swept a doubleheader at Cal Friday afternoon in Berkeley thanks in large part to Rachel Cid, who went a combined 5 for 6 with four RBIs and three runs scored across a 4-1 win in the opener and 9-4 UO win in the nonconference game.
With UCLA’s win over Arizona, Oregon will play Saturday’s series finale for a chance to move past Arizona State for fourth place with a win and if the Bruins complete the sweep of the Wildcats then the Ducks will move to third place based on win percentage.
Brooke Yanez’s 12 Ks, Haley Cruse’s RBI double lead Oregon softball past Cal
Updated 6:38 PM;
In a series Oregon softball needs to sweep to move up in the Pac-12 standings and improve its chances of hosting an NCAA Super Regional, the Ducks got off to a good start.
Brooke Yanez struck out 12 and scattered four hits and two walks in a shutout and Haley Cruse went 3 for 3 with an RBI double to lead No. 11 Oregon to a 2-0 win at Cal Thursday afternoon in Berkeley.
The Ducks left five on base over the first four innings, including two in the first and third innings, and the Bears stranded four over the first four innings.
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Jessie Harper hit a historic two-run homer and
Alyssa Denham threw a six-hit shutout as No. 7 Arizona blanked No. 12 Oregon 2-0 on Sunday in Eugene to salvage a four-game split.
The Wildcats won the final two games of the series after dropping the first two in disheartening fashion. They now enter the final week of the regular season in a much more reasonable spot, likely needing a couple wins against No. 2 UCLA to secure a coveted top-8 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
“We were grinding and pressing a little bit,” head coach
Mike Candrea said on the Pac-12 Network. “It felt like we had a hole in our bat, but they hang in there. That’s one thing about this group they keep plugging away and keep trying to make adjustments and every day is a new day.”
Arizona softball’s maddening struggles against quality teams continued Saturday as they were blanked 1-0 by No. 12 Oregon in the first game of the doubleheader.
It’s the third time the Wildcats.