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making the right decision to attend
school in Eugene.
After all, he had to turn away Texas,
also known as a pretty special pro
gram in track and field.
"Oregon had more of what I was
looking for," Skipper said." If you take
two different people; this guy over here
might want something else. So it was
just a personal preference for me."
Oregon has seen its fair share of
incredible athletes recently, from
Santiago Lorenzo to John Stiegeler.
Each, in his own right, had an ability
like no other.
Skipper may be in another catego
ry. He is a special talent, which could
lead him to Athens, Greece, for the
2004 Summer Olympics.
OK, that's too far away to think of
right now. No doubt Skipper will have
to jump more than 19 feet to get
there. He's never done that and knows
it is a goal this season.
For now, his focus is on improving
and helping the Duck program move
forward into contention for the 2004
NCAA championship.
And hey, if the Padres come calling,
it would be nice. Maybe not nice
enough to sign, but something pretty
interesting to put in the books.
Besides, who would want to leave
Oregon, especially when your last
name is Skipper?
"Oregon is just amazing all
around," he said. "The academic pro
grams, the people on the teams, the
facilities they have, the history. It goes
on and on and on. I'm very grateful to
be here at Oregon."
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the first. Missouri answered with two
runs in the top of the third, but the
Ducks tied it up in the bottom of the
fifth with two doubles. Suzie Barnes
scored from third on a double by
pinch hitter Julie Jaime.
The Tigers didn't give up, battling
for a run off reliever Anissa Meashin
tubby in the top of the sixth. Down 3
2, the Ducks manufactured a run in
the bottom of the seventh off a walk
and two singles to tie the game again.
In the bottom of the ninth, desig
nated player Beth Boskovich walked
with one out. After a sacrifice bunt by
Dani Baird to advance Boskovich,
outfielder Kayleen Hudson drove in
the runner with a single to left center
field for the winning run.
"I was just trying to relax and play
my game," Hudson said. "I was trying
not to let the stress get to me My team
mates helped me by getting on base"
The Ducks hosted Kansas for two
games, sweeping the Jayhawks in their
trip to Eugene. On March 23 Oregon
picked up a win, 1-0, at the hands of
Meashintubby in the first game. The
senior pitcher threw her ninth career
shutout to move up to No. 6 on the
all-time career shutout list at Oregon.
She had six strikeouts and gave up
three hits in the victory.
Wednesday, the Ducks returned to
the field and found the offense that
was hiding the day before. Three Ore
gon players — Hudson, Baird and
Breanne Sabol — hit home runs en
route to a 9-0 five-inning victory
against Kansas. For Baird, it was her
first home run of the season.
"Yesterday, I was on (Kansas'
pitcher) the whole day," Baird said.
"So I was just looking for a good
pitch to drive."
Oregon ended its week with a Pac-10
victory against Oregon State, 9-8, and a
doubleheader split with Utah State Sat
urday. Ani Nyhus threw a no-hitter in
the second game against Utah State
Oregon is now 5-2 against ranked
opponents this season, including the
victory against No. 16 Oregon State.
As it becomes the Pac-10 season, the
Ducks will face tough competition —
each team appears somewhere in the
top 25 rankings.
Oregon State and Oregon are the
only Pac-10 teams to drop out of the
top 25 in the past two seasons, and
neither remained out of the poll for
very long.
In the NFCA/USA Today Poll re
leased March 25, Arizona, UCLA and
California, respectively, were the top
three schools. Washington was close
behind at No. 6, while No. 13 Stan
ford, No. 16 Oregon State and the No.
17 Ducks rounded out the Pac-10
schools in the top 20. Arizona State,
the final Pac-10 school with a softball
program, is No. 23.
Following the doubleheader
against Portland State, the Ducks
play eight consecutive Pac-10 games
on the road. They travel to Califor
nia and Stanford for games Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Oregon then
plays Oregon State in Corvallis April
9 and 10 before playing Washington
on April 16 and UCLA on April 17
and 18.
The Ducks return to Howe Field
on April 23 to host Arizona State
and Arizona.
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called a "Mecca."
"We're all really excited to play at
Madison Square Garden," Oregon
forward Jay Anderson said. "It should
be really fun for us."
Oregon (18-12 overall) has taken
pride in the fact it is getting the chance
to play in New York. However, the
pride should be focused more on the
team's ability to play up to its poten
tial in recent weeks. The realization of
that potential has paced Oregon to its
current three-game winning streak.
Oregon went 6-1 as the season
wound down, which included com
ing back from an 18-point deficit to
Colorado in the first game of the NIT.
Two games later, the Ducks may
have had their best defensive game of
the season, holding Notre Dame to
61 points overall.
Oregon guard Andre Joseph has
been central to the improvement in
defense. He was key in holding Notre
Dame's Chris Thomas to 18 points on
7 of 25 shooting. Thomas also turned
the ball over five times while dishing
out a total of four assists.
Joseph did all that while leading the
team with 16 points, the second game
in a row he paced Oregon in scoring.
"I try to be (a tempo setter),"
Joseph said. "I've been good lately so
hopefully that continues on."
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Oregon head coach Ernie Kent has
preached defense all season long. It
seems the Ducks are finally getting the
hang of it.
"I think it's the fact that we have not
given up on these guys," Kent said,
listing one of a number of factors why
Oregon has improved defensively.
"We continue to teach every day and
it's starting to be absorbed as we head
down the stretch right now."
With Michigan (21-11), a team the
Ducks likened to UCLA and Califor
nia, perimeter defense should be key.
The Wolverines' two leading scorers,
guard Lester Abram and Bernard
Robinson Jr., both stand 6-foot-6 and
have the ability to shoot from beyond
the three-point line.
Abram drained more than 41 per
cent of his three-pointers this season.
Robinson Jr. shot 25 percent from be
yond the arc this season; he knocked
down 35 percent during the 2002-03
season, showing he has the capability
to shoot from long range.
There's really no one player the
Ducks can focus on.
"They've got really good guards,"
Joseph said. "They've got shot block
ers in the middle. They're supposed to
be a really good home team, just like
us. We're meeting on a neutral court,
so it should be a good game."
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