SPORTS
Ducks once again plagued by errors in losses
Oregon swept in two doubleheaders
By Jason McAllister
rrm/'aldCbninCuiot;
N'nbodv said i11»■ in thr i’.ii d
ii III ( 'onterence svould he
easy
The Oregon softball leant is
discovering |tisl how brutal a
league featuring lour top to
teams can be as the\ were
swept at home over the week
end In third-ranked Arizona
and eighth ranked Arizona
Slate
Arizona stopped the Hunks
on Saturdav . i J and < 0 and
Arizona State billowed with a
li V 4-1 sweep on Sundav (Ire
gon is now O H in Pac 10 pl.i\
and 17 It) overall
Defense has been Oregon's
weakness all vear, and errors
plaved .i ke\ role in both dnu
bleheadors
In game one against Arizona
State, a mishandled throw on a
potential double pla\ ball led
to two Sun Devil runs in the
top of the seventh inning
Oregon rallied for two runs
of its ow n in the bottom of the
inning on singles bv Mamie
Mi l kill and Anna Poore but
with the tying run on sec ond
base. Arizona State pitcher
Karev lames came on to strike
out Laurie I leischauer and kt-l
Iv Kinlev to end the game llo
gon's Kai hello Tavlor (H-1)) took
the loss, surrendering It) lots
and four earned runs
"Krrors were our downfall
aga m, (a >at b lam I brow n
said "When (the plavers) learn
their positions better, we'll In
sun essful
Brown has made several
i hanges recent l\ with K im
Manning and f’atlv I’yles trad
i‘d positions to icnlerfield and
shortstop, respectively while
backup catcher Laura Sc bmidt
moved to the shirting third base
job Oregon committed 11 er
rors m the tour games
Sunday’s so o n d g a in e
wasn't as i lose, as the Sun I lev
its slammed 11 tuts off pitchei
Natasha llumoski (- t) Mean
while, the lllliks were held to
nnh lour Inis
Saturday s at turn also tea
lured ii tighl first game- .is < lo
gon rallied from a hi detu u to
pull W ithin t - with the liases
loaded in the sixth inning but
couldn't prnduc e the ke\ bit
!\u-IO Soft hall
Ar
Oregon
14 v r
351 y
i; 19
V
6
6' j
''I nuurnod runs have hurt us
.ill \isu Itimui s.iid ' lhe
piti lu rs are cluing a grc.it |iih
amine hi! the hall a tun \Ve
h.i\ i■ In stall (tiling uvervthihg
right i nslead ot just sumc
things right
In the sei unci game against
the U ilili ats the Ducks were
yii tiiiii/ed b\ tour errors 1.1 \
lor; the game one loser, started
game I wo as w ell: hut allow eel
three hits ami tour runs, three
ot them Unearned before
Dumoski i ame on to shut (low n
Arizona Oregon hail |ust three
hits in heing stiutout
(tregon did tare better against
Stanford I mho rhe Cardinal
playing softball tor the first
time sun e 1'tH'i, isn't in the
f’.l( It) 111 the sport
The I tin k s show ed ! he i I
strength w ith 1 ! 0 and 1J (I
v ir lories respei tiyelv
Oregon took advantage ot an
inexperienced Cardinal piti h
ing staff hammering out 7 1
tuts in the douhleheader
l av lor threw a no hittei in
the tirsl game, striking out sis
At the plate. Anna Poore had
three lots, im hiding a two run
home run to end the game and
finished with seven KH1
At 17 |u overall Oregon will
he hard pressed to earn a third
straight invitation to tin- \< \A
tournament with Hi games h it
to play, mostlv against llighet
ranked c onferem e foes
Regard less ot Oregon's post
season ( ham es Brow u said her
goal remains the same
"I |ust want to get the kids to
play the best hall they can
plav she said "We’ll i nine
around. I know we w ill
First Game
Arizona St 10 0 0 3 0 2 6 10 4
Oregon 1000202 -5 83
Ttn*t''-d»i vV' -ni • Jjj1 in '■ j/hJ Set
T&,\iy SimtiHiii^ *V l. fa,
•o( ib 9)
Second Game
Arizona St 0202000 4111
Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 4 2
jVV< ' ! i6i a* '■ §t>t’ ■ i D<if* • • !
if. ■■ •• »V zari . ■
Valentine \s
Campus
Travel
Now Open 10 a.m. - Noon and I p.m. - 5 p.m.
STUDENT FARES STILL
OUR SPECIALTY
CIEE and STA Representative
Same Day Ticketing
Call Today 342-3170
For all your travel needs
Located 3 doors down from lO Bookstore
Inside “C'it> Sweats
i
I
L_J
13th
Valentine* s
Campus
Hl«»u M*f ^
tfrvuon s Kim M.inniin: slnlrs s.i/r/v into sti unit basv in Sinuitix s ilouhlrhr.nlri loss to \ii/oiui Stair
HEY BUB!
Wanna know where to
Get a Small 1 -Item
Pizza for
s3.95?
Offer good only on Monday’s
TRACK TOWN PIZZA
1809 FRANKLIN BLVD
484-2799
IN-House
or
Delivery
($6.00 minimum)