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Scoreboard Oregon State (2) AB H R S, Feldt, SS 4 0 0 Guthrie, 2B 3 0 0 Porchaska, DP, PR 2 0 0 Plant. 3B 2 0 0 Jodoin, 1B 2 0 1 Adams, RF 2 1 1 Notaro, RF 0 0 0 T. Felt, C 3 0 0 Maxey, LF 2 0 0 Rutschman, PH,LF 1 0 0 Chariton, CF 3 1 0 Beytser, P 0 0 0 Totals 24 2 2 IP HR ER Beyster 7 3 0 0 Oregon (0) AB H R Gustafson, 2B 2 0 0 Coe, C 3 0 0 Robinson, CF 2 0 0 Custer. 1B 3 1 0 Welch, RF 2 0 0 Dumas, PH 1 0 0 Ray, SS 3 1 0 Vidlund, LF 3 0 0 Planche, DP 3 0 0 Shelton, 3B 3 1 0 Hutchinson, PR 0 0 0 McMurren, P 0 0 0 Totals 25 3 0 IP HR ER McMurren 7 2 2 0 attendance: 394 RBI BB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 BB SO 2 10 RBI BB 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 _0_0 0 2 BB SO 3 5 Player of the Game Connie McMurren (9-12) came through with another sparkling performance on the mound against the Beavers. But once again, the sophomore from Eugene didn’t get adequate run support, as she lost her third straight start Tuesday. \/ Best Bet NBA: Houston vs. Portland 7 p.m., ATT Cable Wednesday April 12,2000 Volume 101, Issue 129 Emerakl Ducks drop another close game -"■■■••V'-'-V'V'V'V.v^-vv-v^.v.v.-.v.v..^"Vy...,vv, ■ ...v..T..,,,vl,l ^ __J Bryan Dixon Emerald Senior right fielder Lindsey Welch is one of six Ducks to go hitless against Oregon State on Tuesday. A second inning error leads to the only runs of the game as the Ducks drop their fifth game in a row By Matt O'Neill Oregon Daily Emerald This is getting frustrating. Oregon softball dropped its fifth Pacific-10 Conference game in a row as it fell to the No. 12 Oregon State Beavers 2 0. “Same routine all over again,” head coach Rick Gamez said. “Our bats are not getting the job done. Connie [McMur ren] threw a pretty good game. But there is not a reason why we shouldn’t have scored more runs.” The No. 22 Ducks (24-17 overall, 1-6 Pac-10) continued their slump, getting only three hits and three runners in scor ing position. McMurren (9-12) had another good outing, hold ing the Beavers (27-12-1,1-6) to only two hits on the day. The only scoring came in the top of the second when Me Murren walked two batters with one out and the bottom of the lineup coming to bat. She got the Beavers’ seventh hitter, Traci Feldt, to ground back to the mound. But when McMurren turned to throw to sec ond for what looked to be an inning-ending double play, her throw went into center field. That allowed both base runners to score and Feldt to advance to third. McMurren then got two strikeouts to end the inning. The Ducks’ biggest scoring threat came in the fourth inning when Holly Ray and Triawn Custer reached base with two outs. Freshman Andrea Vid lund came to the plate and gave Oregon State starter Tarrah Beyster a battle, fouling off sev en pitches before flying out to Turn to Softball, page 8 SOFTBALL ■ The unsympathetic Pacific-10 Conference doesn’t make getting back on track easy — as the Ducks are finding out By Mirjam Swanson Oregon Daily Emerald Damn, the Pac-10 is a tough softball conference. But that’s common knowl edge, right? It’s kind of obvious, seeing that all nine Pac-10 teams are ranked among the nation’s top 22 teams. Add to it that eight of those — including Oregon State, Oregon’s opponent Tuesday af ternoon — are in the top 12. And the PAC-lO’s record in non-conference games this sea son is 247-44-1. Basically, the Pac-10 is the bomb. That fact was neatly reaf firmed Tuesday, as the No. 12 Beavers did what both No. 1 Washington and No. 3 UCLA did last weekend. They shut down the Ducks’ usually — but recently only potentially — vi brant offense in a 2-0 win. Like usual, Oregon’s Connie McMurren pitched her heart out Tuesday, putting on a stellar showing for 394 fans at Howe Field. With the exception of a rocky second inning, she put her team in a position to win. In stead of getting the victory, the sopnomore walked away with another loss, as she had twice last weekend. During the past five days, McMurren has pitched 20 innings, giv en up 12 hits and two earned runs, recorded nine strikeouts and, for her efforts, saw her record drop to 9-12. “I can only focus on myself,” a frustrated McMurren said. “I know my team is behind me giv ing 100 percent , so it’s just a matter of time. For some reason, right now, it’s just not coming.” One reason, of course, is who the Ducks (24-17 overall, 1-6 Pac-10) are up against. They’re playing teams that, according to Turn to PAC-10, page 8 Mirjam Swanson We’re just as good as these other teams, we just have to prove it. Connie McMurren pitcher jj No question, Bellotti has set the bar high The Oregon football team is finding that they face heightened expectations — even now, during spring drills By Jeff Smith Oregon Daily Emerald It’s only the second week of spring practice, but already head coach Mike Bellotti has been doing a lot of coach ing. Bellotti has high expectations for his football team. He knows the type of talent his team pos sesses and wants to see that talent at its full potential — even in the spring. After last week’s first round of prac tices, Bellotti described his mood as “disappointed.” On Tuesday, howev er, Bellotti admitted that he may have jumped the gun a bit in his evaluation. “I think my initial reaction was dis Turn to Football, page 12 Bryan Dixon Emerald Joey Harrington, the Ducks’ leading candidate to start at quarterback, is enjoying spring drills.
