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SHUTOUT continued from page 1 preseason tournaments, junior transfer Ani Nyhus stepped into the role of Oregon ace with early-sea son dominance. Now Nyhus has been the Ducks' (34-12 overall, 8-4 Pacific-10 Con ference) go-to pitcher, with 141.2 in nings pitched, and Harris and Meashintubby are behind her with 72.2 and 80 innings pitched, respec tively. Sunday's 1-0 victory against No. 1 Arizona was Harris' day to shine, however. The sophomore returned to her freshman form, pitching 5.2 scoreless innings against a team that is No. 2 in the nation for runs per game. Harris struck out five batters and allowed three hits. "It felt great (to be pitching)," Harris said Sunday. "Especially to day, to have this many people here and to have my family and friends watching. Just to come out, no nerves, and beat the No. 1 team in the nation. You can't ask for any thing else." After Harris allowed two runners on base in the sixth, Nyhus entered the game in relief. "It was more of a situational change that they made than that Amy came out," Nyhus said Sunday. "That girl could have gone 14 in nings, she was throwing so well. Amy pitched incredible for us today." That opinion was the consensus among teammates and coaches, who were happy to see I larris return to form. "I thought Amy 1 larris was spectac ular," Oregon head coach Kathy Arendsen said Sunday. "Maybe her best game as a Duck. She threw 97 pitches. "I would have loved Amy to get that win," Arendsen continued. "She deserved it." Rare victory The biggest thing that Oregon showed the Pac-10 with its 1-0 victo ry against No. 1 Arizona is that no school in the nation's top conference is unbeatable. "This is huge," Nyhus said. "We've beat every team in the Pac-10 now, and I think — along with coming out of (the Pac-10 season) ready to go to regionals and the world series — that was one of the goals for everyone." Against the Wildcats, Oregon is now 9-64 all-time, including the split Saturday and Sunday. Winning again Arendsen and the Ducks are three victories shy of matching last sea son's total of 37. With two more Pac-10 wins, Oregon will match last season's 10-win conference record and earn double-digit Pac-10 victo ries for the seventh time in confer ence history. Oregon's top Pac-10 record is its 13-7 campaign in 1989. The Ducks finished 54-18 that season, the only year that Oregon has participated in the Women's College World Series. Small step from a big win After a 2-1 weekend that included a victory against No. 1 Arizona, the Ducks moved from No. 12 to No. 11 in the NFCA/USA Softball poll re leased Tuesday. Around the Pac-10, most schools either kept their ranking from the previous week or shifted only one or two spots in the poll. Arizona stayed at No. 1 with all 20 first-place votes. No. 4 UCLA and No. 5 California kept their rankings, while No. 7 Stanford moved up one spot and No. 8 Washington fell two places. The Ducks are not far behind Wash ington, with 40 points separating the country's No. 8 and No. 11 programs. Oregon State stayed at No. 16 and Arizona State, the only Pac-10 pro gram not ranked in the top 25, did not receive any votes. Contact the senior sports reporter at mindirice@daiiyemerald.com. SPORTS BRIEF BCS ‘Plus One' game still up in air PI IOENIX — lust as the concept of a post-bowl championship game ap peared to be gaining momentum, the plan was met with resistance Tuesday at the Bowl Championship Series meetings. BCS Chairman Mike Tranghese ac knowledged a divide in opinion among the 11 conferences for a "Plus One" model that would call for five BCS bowl games plus a final game for all the marbles. "I don't think it's a dead issue," Tranghese said, "but 1 don't want to give the impression that this is where we're headed, either. 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