.Sports. Ducks down Huskies; gain World Series berth By Gary Henley Emerald Sports Editor With their backs to the wall, the Oregon softball team came up with two clutch wins over Connecticut Saturday in Am herst. Mass., to win the North east Regional playoff tourna ment and clinch a spot in the eight-team College World Se ries. beginning this Wednesday in Sunnyvale. Calif. Down one game to none to Connecticut in the best two out-of-three series, the Ducks, playing in front of u sparse crowd (74 paid attendance), rose from the dead in game two. pulling out a thrilling, come-from-behind 3-2 victory in 10 innings. A 6-0 Oregon win in game three clinched the series and sends the Ducks (53-16) to the Softball World Series for the first time ever. Oregon coach Teresa Wilson took part in the 1983 College World Series as a pitcher for the Missouri Tigers and now is the first person to return to the Series as a coach. "We’re excited about our chance to go to Sunnyvale.” Wilson said. "Connecticut is a very good team, and they played very, very well. We got the good hits at the right time." Oregon, which finished the season ranked fourth in the na tion. now faces eighth-ranked Cal-Poly Pomona in the first round of the Series. Wednesday at 6 p in. at the Twin Creeks Sports Complex. Top-ranked UCLA starts things off when they face South Carolina at f> p.m. The Ducks. 2-1 losers to Con necticut on Friday, fell behind by a 2-1 count in the tenth in ning of game two when Hus kies' designated runner Sharon Arnold scored on Nina Rennhard’s two-out double. Fighting for their playoff lives, the Ducks rallied. Stacey Funderburg, who be gan the bottom half of the tenth at second base under the tie breaking rules, moved to third on a bunt by kristl Okuhara. and scored on a Vicki Fr\ sin gle to tii> thr score Junior Os Ouison then sliced a one-out single down the right field line, m oring Frv with the game-winner After coming so close to a two-game sweep. Connecticut catcher Betsy Burnham showed her team's frustration by going after Frv after the Ducks' junior left fielder had crossed the plate with the winning run Burnham was quoted in an Associated Press story as sa\ ing "I think she safely got in before the lag But I swung |to make the tag) just in case I said to her you guvs won. what do you want to fight me for'"' Fry gave a different version "She was quoted in the pa per as saying something that wasn't true.” Fry said I start ed walking away, and she swung at me with the ball and hit me in the back I turned around and hat by (Gray) had knocked her down The benches cleared and that was it. It might have been frustra tion.” "It was a do-or-die situation for us." added teammate Ioanna King "We all knew that this might be our last game, and that we might never have the chance to make it to Nation als again. "It was a very intense game." she added "We knew that something was going to happen, and that there would be a fight When Vicki scored, that kind of set it off. The win tied the series at one game apiece, and from there, the Ducks' i nnfidence soared as Oregon opened a quick b-0 lead through four innings of game three Oregon pitc her Katie Wiese (41-11) tossed a two hitler at the Huskies, striking out three and walking none In the first inning. Coulson punched a leadoft single up the middle, advanced to se< ond on a |ulie (lavanatigh sat nin e, and moved to third when Cra\ followed with .1 line single to right-center Kim Manning executed the squeeze, bringing in Coulson «gon Quv RBI UCo i4t I1> L R,f .>►> U6< 2B O'* go-> Uinning 0B< Of#Qn% i3t C«v*n<*w\jn M/rnmg 3251 Convertible In a city where even the ultimate TAN NING machine needs an umbrella our WOLFF S\SHM tanning beds are a perfect way to keep your Spring break tan golden right into summer! $5.00 off with this dd. exp. 5/22/H9 SunShower Tanning l pst.ms iif \t to f\mkn s 8 7 4 t . 13th ♦ 4 85 2 3 2 3 THE ULTIMATE INDOOR TANNING MACHINE Wf» v<- got your fan when you want »f' SunShowrt on campus —MU) • t Hits Uytiivi If i r 4(K off one Gyros or Falafel •• ^rurriTJ | 1219 Alder 343 3062 WHAT'S YOUR INTEREST? rhe ( ultural forum ( ontemporary Issues program is solu it mg suggestions lor next year s guest speakers Your input is extremely important tor facilitating a program designed to meet the needs ol next year s students Please list your three most desired speakers and or contempo rary issues: Topics or Issues Speakers Optional Request: Would you like to Ik- involved in next year's contemporary is sues program? If yes, please fill out below. Your name:_____ Your 1989 90 student status: _ Phone I: ___ Address: ___— Please return this questionnaire to the Cultural forum EMU Suite i, or the EMU Main Desk. There are additional Survey forms at he EMU Main Desk. Your partic ipation is greatly ap prec iated. ( Your days are j numbered. J Make no bones about it. The besf taeto invest in an Apple Macintosh ' . st*n