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.
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Ducks drop another close game
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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.