Softball
continued from page 11
on the line today.”
Robinson put the home team
on the board first with her two
run home run. Fellow senior An
drea Gustafson started the game
with a walk and stole second to
set up Robinson.
“That gave us the edge,” Robin
son said. “I don’t think we were
comfortable with it. We had to
battle all day on defense.”
Oregon didn’t relax at the plate,
going right back to work in the
third inning. Freshman Amber
Hutchison started the rally with a
walk with no one out. She then
advanced to second when fellow
freshman Alyssa Laux drew a free
pass of her own.
Both runners moved up on a
wild pitch, putting runners on
second and third with only one
out and Robinson at the plate.
After the wild pitch, the Bears
intentionally walked Robinson to
load the bases for another fresh
man, Andrea Vidlund.
Vidlund then delivered a base
hit up the middle to score two
runs and push the Ducks’ lead to
4-0.
“I knew that two runs wasn’t
going to be enough,” Vidlund
said. “I really wanted to hit the
ball hard on the ground. I waited
for my pitch and hit it up the mid
dle.”
Four runs were more than
enough for starting pitcher Con
nie McMurren (15-16), who shut
out the Bears, while holding them
to only two hits and striking out
seven.
“That was so much fun, that
was the most fun I’ve ever had
pitching a game,” McMurren said.
“We were so fired up from the be
ginning, we were ready to attack."
It was another strong outing
from the sophomore, and the sen
iors got a win on their final day.
“Connie threw an amazing
game,” Robinson said. “I’m so
proud of her; she came out here
and got the job done.”
Sunday's result was the exact
opposite of Saturday’s, when the
Ducks found themselves on the
short end, 4-0.
Cal starter Jocelyn Forrest held
Oregon to four hits total, while
striking out eight. Her teammates
used six hits to get their four runs
and give Vidlund (16-7) the loss.
In the top of the first, Cal loaded
the bases with none out and the
clean-up hitter Veronica Nelson
coming to the plate. Vidlund in
duced a ground out from Nelson,
but the runner from third scored
to put the visiting team up 1-0.
Pauline Duenas then laced a
single to left-center Field, driving
in two more runs and increasing
the lead to 3-0.
The Bears added a final run in
the sixth, as Kristen Morley led off
with a double that the outfielders
overran. She later scored when
she was sacrificed to third and
crossed the plate on a Nelson fly
out to right field.
The Ducks’ best scoring threat
came in the bottom of the first
when two runners reached base
with no one out. However, Ore
gon was unable to score as both
runners were left stranded.
“We really needed that game,"
Robinson said Sunday. "That
kind of hurt us.”
Friday’s contest was no better
for Oregon. The team started the
final conference home stand with
a 2-1 defeat.
In the top of the sixth, Robin
Walker drew a free pass and Jessi
ca Mendoza was hit by a pitch to
put runners on first and second
with no outs. A passed ball
moved the runners into scoring
position. Sarah Beeson grounded
back to first but Walker was able
to score from third. Maureen
LeCocq then reached on an error
by Holly Ray that scored Men
doza from third.
The Ducks only scoring came
in the bottom of the seventh as
Robinson began her record-setting
weekend with her 32nd career
dinger.
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continued from page 11
Cedric Van Haver and junior
David Becker.
The Ducks’ 12-9 record is the
best mark under Russell, who is in
his fifth year. What made the dif
ference between a winning and
losing record this season was
wins against the Arizona schools.
“This is level of play that we
have expected to be at and aspired
to be,” Russell said. “It gives us a
chance to take the program a step
further.”
In addition to the team berth,
Oregon has two players in the in
dividual championships. Senior
Guillermo Carter and freshman
Leslie Eisinga earned a doubles
berth after reaching the champi
onship round of the Pac-10 cham
pionships. Carter also earned a
singles berth after an impressive
run at the Pac-lOs. The individual
championships will take place in
Athens, Georgia on May 24.
Carter and Eisinga “have beaten
the No. 1 team in the country and
played took the No. 2 team in the
country to the third set,” said Rus
sell. “If they get hot, they could go
.very far.”
It was expected that the
women’s season would end at the
Pac-10 Championships, but the
Ducks earned their third NCAA
berth in four years, all under head
coach Jack Griffin.
The No. 50 Ducks are 8-14 on
the season, with quality wins over
NCAA qualifiers San Diego State
and Arizona.
Oregon travels to Tempe, Ariz.,
for a first round match-up with
No. 32 Mississippi State. The
Bulldogs are a streaky team, open
ing the season 6-2, while finishing
1-7. With only one player ranked
in the top-100, Mississippi State
isn’t as top-heavy as the Ducks
are; however, it is an extremely
deep team.
No. 94 Amelie Detriviere leads
eight players with significant
playing time.
Oregon counters with No. 78'
senior Alina Wygonowska and
No. 69 freshman Monika Geiczys.
Should the Ducks make it past
the first round, they will play the
Arizona State-Army winner on
May 14. The remainder of the
championship matches will be
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