Tim Kupsick Photographer
Sophomore Amy Harris (center) hugs catcher Heather Munson on Saturday at softball’s Senior Day festivities. Munson is one of four
Ducks who will not return next year. The Ducks marked the end of the careers of the four at Howe Field by going 1-2 over the weekend.
SOFTBALL
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held to one hit in the 3-1 loss in the
first game before getting five hits in
a 5-2 loss.
"We didn't play up to our level and
that's just frustrating in itself, no matter
if it's our last weekend or not," Poore
said. "We didn't get our bats going."
All four Oregon pitchers — Ny
hus, sophomore Amy Harris, senior
Anissa Meashintubby and junior
Lindsey Kontra — saw action on the
same day for the first time during
the Pac-10 season.
Meashintubby started the first
game, allowing one run on five hits
before Harris relieved her to start
the fifth. Harris allowed two runs
on three hits before she left the
game after California right fielder
Kristen Bayless lined a base-hit off
of the pitcher's leg.
Kontra came in and allowed the
bases to load before third baseman
Ashley Richards dove to catch a foul
popup to end the top of the seventh.
Oregon's lone run in the first
game came on a squeeze play with
the bases loaded and one out. Sabol
laid down a bunt toward first base
to score Boskovich. The Ducks did
n't get their only hit until Richards
cracked a double in the sixth.
In the second game, Nyhus gave
up four runs and eight hits in 2 2/3
innings before Kontra relieved her.
Kontra, who had pitched just three
innings in conference play this sea
son, threw 4 1/3 innings and al
lowed just one run on six hits.
The Ducks scored both their runs
in the third. Boskovich, back at des
ignated player to end the weekend,
hit a lead-off home run for the first
am. Second baseman Erin Goodell
followed with a double and scored
on a double to left-center field by
right fielder Dani Baird.
It was the final weekend at Howe
for four Oregon players — seniors
Julie Jaime, Meashintubby, Poore
and junior Heather Munson.
Contact the senior sports reporter
at mindirice@dailyemerald.com.
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was left out of the postseason.
Then came the Tallahassee regional.
"We kind of picked out three that
we thought for sure," second base
man Erin Goodell said. "We thought
either Florida State, Georgia or Michi
gan. We were kind of hoping not
Florida State because they had the
higher ranking, but you've just got to
take what you get."
"I think we're ready to
pick up and go.... We're
ready to get on a run and
get ourselves
to the World Series. "
Ani Nyhus
Oregon pitcher
Oregon's region is dominated by
teams from the host state — host
school Florida State, Oregon oppo
nent Bethune-Cookman, No. 3
seeded Southern Florida and No. 4
seeded Florida.
"It doesn't make much difference
(to be the host)," Arendsen said.
"Fullerton probably thought that last
year, but Louisiana (Lafayette) and
Oregon were in the final. It all comes
down to who plays well and who
wants it the most."
The remaining opponents in the re
gion are No. 5-seeded Cal State
Northridge, No. 6-seeded Ohio State
and No. 8-seeded Long Island.
The Ducks have faced three of their
regional foes already this season. On
Feb. 14, Oregon lost to Ohio State, 3
1, then bounced back and beat North
ridge, 6-1, later that day. On March
13, the Ducks finished their preseason
tournament schedule with a 9-1 vic
tory against Long Island.
"I think that we're ready to pick up
and go," pitcher Ani Nyhus said.
"We're ready to get on a run and get
ourselves to the World Series. I think,
after this weekend, all of us are very
focused and we're ready to go to prac
tice tomorrow and get ourselves ready
to leave on Tuesday."
Although travel plans were being fi
nalized late Sunday night, the Ducks
will likely fly out of Eugene or Port
land on Tuesday, giving them a full
day of practice in Florida on Wednes
day before tournament play begins.
If Oregon wins the regional, it will
likely fly directly to Oklahoma City
for the Women's College World Series.
The winners of each eight regions
open the World Series on May 26.
"We're going to go down there pre
pared and knowing what to expect,"
Goodell said. "As long as we're on
our game and ready to play it, any
thing's possible."
Contact the senior sports reporter
at mindirice@dailyemerald.com.
SPORTS BRIEFS
Heeke staying at Oregon
Dave Heeke, Oregon's senior asso
ciate athletic director, announced
Sunday he will not leave Eugene to
take the vacant athletic director posi
tion at Northern Arizona.
Heeke, who has been with the
Ducks for 16 years, will continue to
oversee Oregon's external operations.
That includes broadcasting, market
ing and promotions, media services,
sponsorships and video offices.
" The Northern Arizona job was a
great opportunity, but for many rea
sons this was not the right time for my
family," he said. "I'm thrilled to be
able to continue my career at Oregon
and to continue working in a tremen
dous Athletic Department."
However, just a few days ago, the
Arizona Daily Sun and the Greeley
Tribune had Northern Arizona set to
announce Heeke's hiring as its
new director. He reportedly was in
Flagstaff last week.
"I'm not going to comment on any
I
press conference," he told the Tribune
on Tuesday. "I'm here visiting."
Northern Arizona has been search
ing for a new director since Steve
Holton was fired in January.
Rollin' for a Remedy
called a ‘success’
With almost half the lower section
of McArthur Court full on Friday
night, Rollin' for a Remedy founder
Lauren Westendorf termed the second
annual event a "success."
"We're really happy," she said. "All
the players really enjoyed it."
The Eugene Express defeated the
Oregon basketball players, 58-36, but
the score had little to do with the game.
"It's for (Davie Untz)," former
men's basketball player Jay Anderson
said of the child who has leukemia
and needs money for a bone marrow
transplant. "We appreciate all the fans
that came out."
Westendorf said almost $ 1,200 was
raised for Untz, which is double what
the event raised last year.
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