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Group-satisfying and elective courses, seminars, and workshops begin throughout the summer. awckOU.V«l»l»! http;//uosu mnier.uoregon.edu Read it online, or pick up a free copy today in the Summer Session office, 333 Oregon Hall, or at the UO Bookstore Telephone (541) 346-3475 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Softball defeats Cal, Stanford The Ducks upset California and Stanford in the Bay Area in Oregon's first Pac-10 road games this season By Mindi Rice Senior Sports Reporter The 15th-ranked Ducks are off to their best Pacific-10 Conference start since the 1989 season, the only sea son since Oregon left the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women that the team has made the Women's College World Series. Oregon (29-9 overall, 3-1 Pac-10) beat No. 3 California, 4-0, Friday and first time since 2000 that the Ducks went 2-1 in their Bay Area trip. "I thought we had a nice weekend," Oregon head coach Kathy Arendsen said. "You always want to go home on a win streak, but to take two out of split games n 11 &**■ p-p UP SOFTBALL with No. 11 Stanford — a 1-0 victory Sat urday and a 6 1 loss Sunday. It marks the three on the road in the Pac-10 is a tremendous accomplishment." Pitcher Ani Nyhus started all three games for the Ducks during the week end, improving her record to 14-5. Oregon started the weekend with its first Pac-10 road game of the sea son against California in Berkeley, where the Ducks had not won since the 2000 season. Nyhus dominated the No. 3 Gold en Bears, scattering four hits in Ore gon's 4-0 victory. "This is a huge win for our team," Arendsen said. "To come on the road and be able to get a conference win against a very good team is a tremen dous accomplishment. I am extreme ly pleased with our pitching perform ance as well as how we hit the ball." Oregon put together a walk and two squeeze plays to score its first run in the third. Second baseman Erin Goodell walked to lead off the inning and advanced to second on a hard-hit single by outfielder Suzie Barnes. Catcher Jenn Poore moved the run ners over with a bunt and Goodell scored on a squeeze bunt by shortstop Breanne Sabol. In the fourth, the Ducks added a run when outfielder Dani Baird scored on an RBI single by Goodell. Designat ed player Beth Boskovich added a run in the sixth when she scored on a squeeze by Baird. Oregon's final run in the game came on a lead-off home run by Poore in the seventh. It was her sixth home run of the season. The Ducks continued their momen tum from Friday's victory into Satur day's game against No. 11 Stanford. With Nyhus in the circle again, Oregon earned another conference victory, 1 -0. The junior transfer pitched her sec ond one-hitter of the week, facing the minimum 21 batters for the second time this week. She did both against Portland State on Wednesday. "I'm just feeling really confident in my pitches and in our defense," Nyhus said. "We made some key plays today and it's been great having them behind me. I feel confident in our team and what we can accomplish when we play together." The Ducks needed just one run to fend off the Cardinal. First baseman Kristi Leiter hit a home run in the second inning, her second blast of the season. "We are really hitting our stride at the right time," Arendsen said. "We come ready to play and very focused on win ning. I'm extremely proud of this team for how they come ready to play." Sunday, the Ducks broke their five game winning streak with a 6-1 loss to Stanford. Oregon scored its only run of the game in the seventh when pinch hitter Ann Marie Topps scored on a sin gle by left fielder Julie Jaime Nyhus started the game and was re lieved in the third inning after giving up three runs. Amy Harris threw two in nings, allowing three runs. Lindsey Kontra finished the game for the Ducks, pitching 11/3 innings. Between Wednesday and Saturday, Nyhus pitched three consecutive com plete-game shutouts. She has 102 strike outs this season. The Ducks return to Oregon this week for two games in Corvallis. Ore gon and Oregon State face each other for the final times this season with games at 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Contact the senior sports reporter at mindirice@dailyemerald.com. MEN continued from page 7 place finish in the 400 outdoors (46.64). Tommy Skipper also raised his out door best in die pole vault Saturday, clearing 17 feet, 8 1/2 inches. The freshman All-American finished fourth among collegiate athletes, upping his personal best by two inches. Nebraska senior Eric Eshbach fin ished tops in the event (18-4 1/2), followed by UCLA's Yoo Kim (sec ond, 18-0 1/2) and John Russell (third, 17-8 1/2). Oregon sophomore Jeff Lindsey matched his 2004 outdoor season best in the high jump, (6-8 3/4) while finishing tied for 13th. The Mansfield, Texas, native met the Pac 10 standard but fell one inch shy of the regional qualifying mark. Teak Wilburn of California captured first in the event, clearing a height of 7-3. Oregon junior Leonidas Watson highlighted Friday's action, finishing fifth in the long jump (24-7 3/4). The St. Louis Community College transfer opened with a mark of 23 10 3/4 before reaching his daily best on his third jump. The Duck men return home next week for the Pepsi Team Invitational on Saturday. Oregon's competition will include Washington, Colorado and Minnesota. The Golden Gophers are the two-time defending Big Ten outdoor men's team champion. Contact the sports reporter at jonroetman@dailyemerald.com.
