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L Kevin Calame Emerald ‘You always want to go out and beat Oregon State,’ Connie McMurren (14-14) says. Softball continued from page 11 and beat Oregon State,” sopho more pitcher Connie McMurren (14-14) said. “We needed those two games [against Arizona] to put us in better standing in the Pac-10, but were going to go out and get them like we were before.” The Beavers are also coming into the game with a bad taste in their mouths, having dropped the final game of their home stand to No. 4 Arizona State, 6-0. That loss last three games. However, Gamez is not overly concerned with the lack of production, since the Ducks faced three of the top pitch ers in the conference by facing Kirsten Voak, }ennie Finch and Becky Lemke. “We were being a lot more pa tient later in the ball game (against Arizona],” Gamez said. “But when we have runners in scoring position we have to make sure to make good solid contact.” Despite having faced some of the best pitchers in the nation, the Ducks still need to be more disci dropped Ure gon State half a game behind the Ducks in the conference standings. “They are in a situation where they need to get a couple of wins, like we are,” Gamez (i They are in a situation where they need to get a couple of wins, like we are. Rick Gamez head coach plined at the plate and not swing at pitch es out of the zone because the pitchers in the Pac-10 know how to capitalize on mistakes, Gamez said. “ W o ’ r o said. “So they are going to do what ever they need to get some. ” Despite the two losses, the Ducks sit in fifth-place in the midst of the standings. And McMurren, for one, knows how important a strong sec ond is to her team. “We could easily have come away 3-0 [last weekend}, so that makes it a little hard to swallow when you come away 1-2,” Mc Murren said. “But I think we’re doing a good job and we’re com ing on strong late in the season and that’s important.” The first time these two teams met in April, Tarrah Beyster got the better of McMurren, 2-0. Both hurlers threw great games, but an error cost the Ducks the victory. “Last time they played us here, Connie gave them a run on a cou ple walks and an error,” Gamez said. “That hurts us, but we still need to come out and swing the bats better.” Oregon is in the middle of a col lective slump that has only pro duced eight hits and one run in the i... swinging at pitches that are out of the zone and pitches that we’re taking are in the zone,” he said. “We’ve got to be more aggressive early in the count so we don’t chase the pitches later in the count.” And there is no better way to work out of a slump than in live game action, Gamez said. The best thing the Ducks can do is forget about the past and concentrate on the games ahead of them. Oregon will host California and Stanford this weekend. “Now it just becomes a matter of do we practice or do we play," Gamez said. “We’re just playing another game, [and] we would have been practicing anyway. ” Both McMurren and freshman Andrea Vidlund (16-4) continue to throw well for the Ducks. McMur ren picked up both a win and a loss during the weekend, while Vidlund got a loss despite throw ing seven innings of three-hit ball against No. 2 Arizona. All Ways Travel • Spring Sale Ends Soon • Chicago -$198.00* London -$499.00* Paris -$539.00* Copenhagen -$650.00* ♦tax not included, restrictions may apply. Subject to change without notice Eurail Passes issued onsite!!! E-mail: awt@luv2travel.com Please Elect AZRA KHALIDI "/ will represent you fully at the City Council. ” Endorsed by the Democratic Party of Lane County and Firefighters local 851 My Priorities Are: - Public Safety & Schools - Environmental Preservation - Well Managed Growth | - Reduce Gap Between Bureaucrats & Citizens CALL 342-4803 I welcome your supppft FOR EUGENE CITV ■ <1 COUNCIL WARD 2 Authorized and paid for by Azra Khalidi for City Council Shoah Holocaust Remembrance Week M But Reading of the Nantes Monday-Tuesday, May 1-2, 2000, 7:00 pm-7:00 pm, EMU Amphitheater Holocaust victims' names will be read by volunteers in ten minute intervals. HR| Ceremony Tuesday, May 2, 2000, 7:00 pm, EMU Amphitheater This is the closing ceremony of the 24 hour reading of Holocaust victims' names. “long is tie Road” Tuesday, May 2, 2000, 8:00 pm, 100 Willamette The JSU and Professor Jonathan Skolnik presents the film, "Lang ist der Veg" (Long is the Road.) This is the first feature film to represent the Holocaust from a Jewish perspective. Made by and about Jewish displaced persons, the film was shot on location at Lansberg, the largest DP camp in U.S.-occupied Germany. For more information call the JSU at 346-4366 By next fall, there will be nearly tWICC as many UO modems and only OHC modem number. . . 225-2200 o 11 the other numbers are au going away this summer Questions? Contact Microcomputer Services • http://micro.uoregon.edu/modeminfo • microhelp@oregon.uoregon.edu • 346-4412
