Oregon daily emerald., May 11, 1987, Page 9, Image 9

Oregon's season swept away by Pacific in season finale
By Gary Henley
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The 1987 Oregon softball
season ended on a sour note
Saturday afternoon as Pacific
University swept a double
header from the Ducks. 4-1 and
2-1.
Oregon closes its '87 cam
paign with a 23-30 record
overall. 2-8 in Pacific 10 Con
ference games.
Head coach Teresa Wilson ob
viously was displeased to end
the year with the two losses.
"This was a good example of
what happens when you’re not
mentally prepared,” she said
"They just didn't want it bad
enough today.
"We've got a lot of youth and
inexperience on this team, and
they showed how high we can
go (a win over sixth-ranked
University of (California in last
month) and how low we can go
in one year."
In game one. Pacific pitcher
Dee Ann Hetzel worked on a
perfect game through four inn
ings before walking Sue Voeller
and serving up a single to Kira
Lewis in the fifth.
l»wis' line drive to right was
her 39th base hit of the season, a
new Oregon record for most hits
in a season.
Pacific scored four runs (all
unearned) on four hits before
the Ducks managed a run in the
seventh when Voeller came in
on a Cheryl Coryell double, one
of only two hits allowed by
Hetzel.
Voeller struck out five and
walked one for the Ducks, and
the junior from Milwaukie con
cluded her finest season at
Oregon, setting single season
marks for most games pitched
(32), innings pitched (211),
strikeouts (100). wins (14) and
shutouts (7).
In the second game. Vicki Fry
scored from third on a Voeller
single to center in the first, and
the Ducks held a 1-0 lead
through four innings.
In the fifth, an error allowed
Hetzel to score the tying run.
and one inning later. Rlyce
Talley scored the game-winner
on Brandi Gill’s single.
The Ducks committed four er
rors. and Pacific pitcher Heidi
Trupp allowed only three hits
on the day to nail down the win
for the Boxers, now 29-8.
“A win would have been nice
to go out with.” said senior
Sony Schroeder, who closed out
her career at Oregon by pitching
the second game.
‘‘But the teammates I had
here will make it nice to
remember. This was definitely
the best year I’ve had.”
Schroeder won 31 games in
four years for the Ducks, in
cluding a perfect game against
l.ewis and Clark College in her
freshman debut.
Schroeder added that she
would like to continue playing
“There's always softball
somewhere. I would like to
come back and help out here,
and keep these players out of
trouble,” she said.
"What I'll remember most
about Sony is that she was a
very hard worker, and that's a
valuable asset.” Wilson prais
ed. "She was our team leader by
example this year.”
Oregon hopes to fill the void
left by Schroeder with the sign
ing of Denise (ones of Oregon
City. Portland's Metro player of
the year last season and one of
the top pitching prospects in
the nation.
The Ducks will also have the
Women
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the long jump and ran the third leg of the winning 400-meter relay.
"She's now up in the Pac-10 scoring range (triple jump).”
Karen Church and Stephanie Morris turned in gutsy perfor
mances as well, on a day when hot and muggy weather prevailed
Church was master of the 100 and 200. while Morris stepped all the
way down from her usual HIM) event to place in the same two sprints
and run the mile relay.
Overall, the Ducks claimed six individual victories to the
Heavers' five. Distance runners Angela Benomini (1,500) and Deon
Saraceno (3,000) came away with firsts, as did shot putter Connie
Shepherd.
The Civil War occasion had other significance as well. OSU will
host the Pat 10 meet in just two weeks, so Oregon was anxious to
get acquainted with Wayne Valley Field.
"It gave us a chance to look at their new facilities." said
Heinonen, whose dual-meet record jumped to 55-ti. "(The athletes)
have a better feeling for what it's going to take, even though the
competition will bo dramatically different at the Pac-10 meet.”
Next up for the Ducks is the Oregon Twilight meet Saturday at
Hayward Field.
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next couple of weeks, Wilson
said, "with some of the players
we hope to have to go with the
kids we already have, we'll he
able to compete better in the
Pac-10."
With seven freshmen now
with a year under (hair bolts.
Wilson said, "wo had a few
bright spots this season, but we
just got a taste of what we can
do. and what we're capable of
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