Ducks break nine-game losing streak, win 1-0
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Kain dampened what could
have been a very successful
weekend for the Oregon softball
team, as the Ducks were able 10
play only one of four scheduled
games. Hut that was a big one
for coach Teresa Wilson and her
beleagured troops,
!'l wish we could play the se
cond game." Wilson-said after
her team's ' 1-0 victory, over
Portland. Stale I tniversity ip the
first ganfe. of.. a - scheduled
doubleheader. "If .their- vvas
even a hint ot clearing- we
would have .'trier!'to play " . '
t . The Ducks had to j*etile .for
the single game vjctpiypydrthe
Vikings, .theirfirst-win /since.a
;idi decision over.-l.’Sl '-do }\:prif-.
• H Tlie victory broke a' hide
game losing.° si reek.: "and" the'
Ducks fmprov’ed tql'4j28onthe
season, while;remaining .it• i-7
; in Norl’ac t'UmfenuuiicpIav..
.Tint yiclbry was' yery;’ ujuc b
- needed for the1 I luc ks who have
. 'been* playing with' only".nine'
players since April • 18. - when
" • •;.' : y v;
tumor Kim lleddinger broke her
finger.
"We’re adjusting to having
only nine players available."
Wilson said. "Sometimes in
practice, people are still in
classes, so we have to start with
only six or seven players, so we
haveto do hatting practice first.
YOU just haveto kind of junk it
and go. on." . ;
.The Ducks did just that
against. PSIX behjnd the strong. :
p j,t.i:h i ng of- ju nior : Sony
. Si hrpedor. and a hi/.zare play to
;ihni.ronly run,.' ; .
’•.". Oregon scored w he-n
• sophomore Sire;Voelieropened
jhe/secondinning with an.-’in
’ field' -Single.'Viieller was
',;• sacrificed,,* to;^; second I rase", by
junior t 'Hristv long.
»• ■■'■■ ■ .*• ’■.’
The ’next .'halter.; sophomore
.; ihuge Maks.;hiL'a slow dribbler
in friiiit of the■niirund and was.
,=• able Ice l»eat the throw to first
when; Viking filst baseman
liamhi lleiip juggled the-hall. •’
SeeingtKeTxair|o6se;Voeller
was able lo score all the way
from second as the throw to
home arrived late.
Meanwhile Schroeder was
holding the Vikings to only
three hits in the game, allowing
just one runner to advance as far
as third base. The Ducks played
solid defense behind her. in
cluding a nifty.double play in
the fifth inning. . '
‘’Sony threw real well.”
Wilson. said. “VVe alsQ played
well as a team.. We played as
g«M)d a defense-.as.we‘ve played,
ina.long'time.'’. '
V-.Thti Ducks went poised, and
ready. hi, go. hut the. rain '
squelched any Kdpe.s- - for .a’ se-.
ccind; gaJmeat()regc)n' Field.’, . /
''Tlie. grass' was slick tfie'
I takes were slick, and with oiil'y'
itirie players you can't 'play in
dangerous conditions," Wilson "•
said' “I really wanted to play
since they.were starting th«! pit- :■
cher we.had hit well earlier this
.• ’year;''-;*' •
“ The second PSUgame wasn't ;
(he only one affected by the
weather as a doubleheader with
Oregon State University was
also called on account of rain
Sunday. No makeup date has
been set for the rainouts. but the
Ducks play the Heavers Tuesday
at 1 p.m. in a doubleheader at
Oregon Field.
"We haye the potential to
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beat them,” Wilson said of
OSU. “We lost to them 4-3 in 12
innings earlier in the year, but
that was the game where
(sophomore) Capi Lynn broke
her thumb. We were up at that
time 3-0, but the injury kind of
deflated the team. It will just be
a matter of who gets the breaks
and who makes the errors.”.
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Onion's Sony Sc.hroeder hurled a 3-hit, 1-0 win over the
Portland State University Vikings Saturday at Oregon Field.
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