Friday, May 11
Berkeley, CA
3:00 PM
University of Oregon
at
California
Ducks Tied for First Heading into Final Series of Regular Season
05/09/18 | Softball
EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 2 ranked Oregon softball team is tied for first in the Pac-12 standings as it heads to Berkeley for the final series of the regular season.
The Ducks and No. 24 ranked Golden Bears open the series at 3 PM on Thursday and play again at 3 PM on Friday. The series and season finale is at noon on Saturday.
The Ducks (18-3 in Pac-12 play) are tied with UCLA with three games left to play. Oregon is looking for its fifth Pac-12 title in the last six seasons. The Pac-12 recognizes co-champions if a tie occurs at the end of the regular season, despite the Ducks owning the tiebreaker after taking 2-of-3 games against the Bruins to open league play this year. The tiebreaker only comes into play to decided which team gets the Pac-12's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. But the with the Ducks ranked No. 2 in the NFCA poll and UCLA at No. 1, both teams are far more interested in the league championship than the automatic bid.
#2 OREGON DUCKS (44-7, 18-3 Pac-12)
Team BA: .320 | Team ERA: 1.14 | Runs Scored: 313 | Runs Allowed: 69
Recently: Swept Utah last weekend, outscoring the Utes 21-3
National Rankings: The Ducks are No. 2 in both the NFCA & USA Softball polls
All-Time Series: Cal leads, 78-51 (UO has won 12 of last 13 meetings, 4 straight)
Last Year: UO swept California at home and outscored the Bears 17-4
Notable: Going into the final weekend of the regular season, the No. 2 ranked Ducks have a lot to play for. Oregon is tied on top of the Pac-12 standings with UCLA. And while Oregon has the tiebreaker from winning the series with Bruins, the Pac-12 recognizes co-champs if a tie occurs at the end of the regular season. While UO is No. 2 in the NFCA and USA Softball polls, Oregon is No. 1 in the NCAA RPI, a major factor in determining seeding for the postseason. The Ducks are looking to be the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in four years (went to the WCWS semis as the No. 1 seed in 2014).
#24 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (34-16, 7-13 Pac-12)
Team BA: .279 | Team ERA: 2.13 | Runs Scored: 254 | Runs Allowed: 120
Recently: Swept by No. 1 UCLA last weekend in a three-game series in Berkeley
National Rankings: No. 24 in the NFCA poll, unranked in USA Softball poll
Head Coach: Diane Ninemire (29th Season)
Notable: Cal comes into the weekend after being swept by No. 1 UCLA last week. The Bears put up a fight, falling 2-1 in the second game and trailing 5-4 in the series finale before the Bruins pulled away in the final two innings to win, 10-5. Lindsay Rood is hitting a team-high .345 with a Pac-12-best 30 stolen bases on 30 attempts. Cal uses two starting pitchers. Kamalani Dung has a 2.03 ERA in 145.0 innings with 164 strikeouts and 55 walks. Zoe Conley has a 2.05 ERA in 177.2 innings with 176 strikeouts and 56 walks. Teams are hitting just .209 off the Cal pitching staff this season.
BROADCAST INFO
All three games this weekend will appear on Pac-12 Networks with Kate Scott on the call. The games will also be streamed at Pac-12.com and on the Pac-12 Now app, both need a cable login.
RADIO INFO
KWVA 88.1 FM will air all three games with Marc Grandi and Matt Tyra on the call. Fans can also stream the broadcast for free at kwva.uoregon.edu.
WHEN PLAYING CALIFORNIA
- Cal leads the all-time series, 78-51
- Oregon has won 12 of the last 13 meetings, with five coming via run-rule.
- The Ducks are 17-8 vs. Cal under Mike White.
- UO has now been ranked in the top three of the NFCA poll in five straight seasons when playing Cal.
- Recently, UO has swept Cal in 2017, 2015 and 2014.
- The Ducks and Cal met in the WCWS in 2012, with the Ducks falling, 6-3.
- UO's longest winning streak in the series is eight games (2013-16) while Cal's longest winning streak in the series is 10 games (2001-03).
LAST YEAR AGAINST CALIFORNIA
- Oregon swept the three-game series with Cal.
- The Ducks won the first game, 5-1, the second game, 2-1, and the third game, 10-2 (5).
- The Ducks hit .290 in the series last year, with Danica Mercado hitting .444 with a triple.
- Gwen Svekis and Nikki Udria each homered in the series, while Jenna Lilley had a team-best three RBIs.
- Maggie Balint, Miranda Elish and Megan Kleist each tossed a complete game win in the series. Elish had seven strikeouts in her start with one run allowed on six hits. Maggie Blaint allowed one run on seven hits while Megan Kleist threw in the run-rule win, allowing two run (one earned) on five hits in five innings.
- Oregon pitchers had 12 strikeouts and just three walks in the series sweep.
TOP-25 RECORD
The Ducks have played 21 times this season against NFCA top-25 foes, going 15-6 in those games. UO took 2-of-3 games against both then-No. 3 UCLA and No. 7 Arizona State and swept both then-No. 4 Washington and No. 9 Arizona. Oregon also has wins against then-No. 13 Florida State, No. 7 LSU, No. 18 Oklahoma State and No. 2 Oklahoma. The Ducks will add three more top-25 games this week vs. No. 24 California.
RPI REPORT
- Oregon is No. 1 in the RPI this week, Cal is No. 29.
- The Ducks are 11-4 against teams in the current top-10 of the RPI.
- The Ducks have played No. 2 UCLA (2-1), No. 3 Oklahoma (1-0), No. 5 Washington (3-0), No. 6 Florida State (1-1), No. 7 Arizona State (2-1), No. 8 Tennessee (0-1), No. 9 LSU (1-0) and No. 10 Georgia (1-0).
TEAM RECORDS WATCH
- Season pitching strikeouts: 440 (1st - 470, 2010)
- Season opponent BA: .177 (1st - .176, 1985)
- Season fielding percentage: .978 (1st - .974, 2007)
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS WATCH
- Season HRs: Svekis, 15, 4th (3rd - Vidlund, 16, 2003)
- Career doubles: Lilley, 48 (record was 42, Takeda)
- Career walks: Lilley, 131 (record was 121, T. Custer)
- Career runs: Lilley, 166, 4th (3rd - Ceo, 193)
- Career RBIs: Svekis, 153, 5th (4th - Pappas, 155)
- Career HRs: Svekis, 43, 3rd (2nd - Cuico, 46)
SUB-1
Only five times in UO history has a pitcher recorded a sub-1.00 ERA in a season. Megan Kleist has a 0.91.
IN THE CIRCLE
- Oregon's 1.04 team ERA is No. 2 in the NCAA and leads the Pac-12.
- The UO pitching staff has the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the NCAA at 7.7-to-1. Oregon pitchers have 440 strikeouts and just 57 walks this season.
- Megan Kleist's incredible 11.9-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio leads the NCAA. Elish is ninth in the NCAA with a 7.5-to-1 ratio.
- Kleist's 0.91 ERA is No. 1 in the Pac-12 and No. 6 in the NCAA while Elish's 1.09 ERA is No. 4 in the league and No. 13 in the NCAA.
- The Ducks also lead the league with 440 strikeouts.
- UO' 57 walks allowed are the fewest in the Pac-12.
IN THE BOX
- Oregon is 10th in the NCAA in batting average (.320), 15th in on-base percentage (.403) and 5th in slugging percentage (.526).
- UO is 8th in the NCAA in homers per game (1.27).
- The Ducks are 11th in the NCAA in scoring, averaging 6.14 runs per game.
IN THE FIELD
- The Ducks are 9th in the NCAA and second in the Pac-12 with a .978 fielding percentage. The mark would be a single-season program record if the season ended today.
- Oregon has made more than two errors in a game just once all season (3 vs. Stanford on April 20)
- Oregon is 26-1 this year when making no errors.
FOUR IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
The Ducks are undefeated, 39-0, when scoring four-or-more runs this year.
NPF DRAFT
The Ducks had three players drafted this year. Catcher Gwen Svekis went No. 3 overall to the Chicago Bandits. Shortstop DJ Sanders also went to Chicago and third baseman Jenna Lilley was drafted by her hometown Cleveland Comets.
THE DUCKS UNDER MIKE WHITE
- Longest losing streak is just four games (2010)
- Longest winning streak is 35 games (2017)
- Oregon is 19-8 vs. Arizona, 16-10-1 vs. Arizona State, 17-8 vs. California, 23-4 vs. Oregon State, 22-5 vs. Stanford, 15-16 vs. UCLA, 21-1 vs. Utah and 17-10 vs. Washington in nine seasons under Mike White.
- White's only losing record against Pac-12 opponents is to UCLA by just one game (15-16).
- The Ducks are 50-15-3 overall in Pac-12 series.
- UO has been swept three times in a Pac-12 series under White while sweeping opponents 31 times.
- 4-11 against No. 1 ranked teams
- 39-17 in the postseason, 24-0 in regionals.
- UO has advanced to Super Regionals every year under White with four WCWS trips.
- Including 2017, White has coached 30 first team all-Pac-12 selections in his 8+ seasons in Eugene.
The Ducks and No. 24 ranked Golden Bears open the series at 3 PM on Thursday and play again at 3 PM on Friday. The series and season finale is at noon on Saturday.
The Ducks (18-3 in Pac-12 play) are tied with UCLA with three games left to play. Oregon is looking for its fifth Pac-12 title in the last six seasons. The Pac-12 recognizes co-champions if a tie occurs at the end of the regular season, despite the Ducks owning the tiebreaker after taking 2-of-3 games against the Bruins to open league play this year. The tiebreaker only comes into play to decided which team gets the Pac-12's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. But the with the Ducks ranked No. 2 in the NFCA poll and UCLA at No. 1, both teams are far more interested in the league championship than the automatic bid.
#2 OREGON DUCKS (44-7, 18-3 Pac-12)
Team BA: .320 | Team ERA: 1.14 | Runs Scored: 313 | Runs Allowed: 69
Recently: Swept Utah last weekend, outscoring the Utes 21-3
National Rankings: The Ducks are No. 2 in both the NFCA & USA Softball polls
All-Time Series: Cal leads, 78-51 (UO has won 12 of last 13 meetings, 4 straight)
Last Year: UO swept California at home and outscored the Bears 17-4
Notable: Going into the final weekend of the regular season, the No. 2 ranked Ducks have a lot to play for. Oregon is tied on top of the Pac-12 standings with UCLA. And while Oregon has the tiebreaker from winning the series with Bruins, the Pac-12 recognizes co-champs if a tie occurs at the end of the regular season. While UO is No. 2 in the NFCA and USA Softball polls, Oregon is No. 1 in the NCAA RPI, a major factor in determining seeding for the postseason. The Ducks are looking to be the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in four years (went to the WCWS semis as the No. 1 seed in 2014).
#24 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (34-16, 7-13 Pac-12)
Team BA: .279 | Team ERA: 2.13 | Runs Scored: 254 | Runs Allowed: 120
Recently: Swept by No. 1 UCLA last weekend in a three-game series in Berkeley
National Rankings: No. 24 in the NFCA poll, unranked in USA Softball poll
Head Coach: Diane Ninemire (29th Season)
Notable: Cal comes into the weekend after being swept by No. 1 UCLA last week. The Bears put up a fight, falling 2-1 in the second game and trailing 5-4 in the series finale before the Bruins pulled away in the final two innings to win, 10-5. Lindsay Rood is hitting a team-high .345 with a Pac-12-best 30 stolen bases on 30 attempts. Cal uses two starting pitchers. Kamalani Dung has a 2.03 ERA in 145.0 innings with 164 strikeouts and 55 walks. Zoe Conley has a 2.05 ERA in 177.2 innings with 176 strikeouts and 56 walks. Teams are hitting just .209 off the Cal pitching staff this season.
BROADCAST INFO
All three games this weekend will appear on Pac-12 Networks with Kate Scott on the call. The games will also be streamed at Pac-12.com and on the Pac-12 Now app, both need a cable login.
RADIO INFO
KWVA 88.1 FM will air all three games with Marc Grandi and Matt Tyra on the call. Fans can also stream the broadcast for free at kwva.uoregon.edu.
WHEN PLAYING CALIFORNIA
- Cal leads the all-time series, 78-51
- Oregon has won 12 of the last 13 meetings, with five coming via run-rule.
- The Ducks are 17-8 vs. Cal under Mike White.
- UO has now been ranked in the top three of the NFCA poll in five straight seasons when playing Cal.
- Recently, UO has swept Cal in 2017, 2015 and 2014.
- The Ducks and Cal met in the WCWS in 2012, with the Ducks falling, 6-3.
- UO's longest winning streak in the series is eight games (2013-16) while Cal's longest winning streak in the series is 10 games (2001-03).
LAST YEAR AGAINST CALIFORNIA
- Oregon swept the three-game series with Cal.
- The Ducks won the first game, 5-1, the second game, 2-1, and the third game, 10-2 (5).
- The Ducks hit .290 in the series last year, with Danica Mercado hitting .444 with a triple.
- Gwen Svekis and Nikki Udria each homered in the series, while Jenna Lilley had a team-best three RBIs.
- Maggie Balint, Miranda Elish and Megan Kleist each tossed a complete game win in the series. Elish had seven strikeouts in her start with one run allowed on six hits. Maggie Blaint allowed one run on seven hits while Megan Kleist threw in the run-rule win, allowing two run (one earned) on five hits in five innings.
- Oregon pitchers had 12 strikeouts and just three walks in the series sweep.
TOP-25 RECORD
The Ducks have played 21 times this season against NFCA top-25 foes, going 15-6 in those games. UO took 2-of-3 games against both then-No. 3 UCLA and No. 7 Arizona State and swept both then-No. 4 Washington and No. 9 Arizona. Oregon also has wins against then-No. 13 Florida State, No. 7 LSU, No. 18 Oklahoma State and No. 2 Oklahoma. The Ducks will add three more top-25 games this week vs. No. 24 California.
RPI REPORT
- Oregon is No. 1 in the RPI this week, Cal is No. 29.
- The Ducks are 11-4 against teams in the current top-10 of the RPI.
- The Ducks have played No. 2 UCLA (2-1), No. 3 Oklahoma (1-0), No. 5 Washington (3-0), No. 6 Florida State (1-1), No. 7 Arizona State (2-1), No. 8 Tennessee (0-1), No. 9 LSU (1-0) and No. 10 Georgia (1-0).
TEAM RECORDS WATCH
- Season pitching strikeouts: 440 (1st - 470, 2010)
- Season opponent BA: .177 (1st - .176, 1985)
- Season fielding percentage: .978 (1st - .974, 2007)
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS WATCH
- Season HRs: Svekis, 15, 4th (3rd - Vidlund, 16, 2003)
- Career doubles: Lilley, 48 (record was 42, Takeda)
- Career walks: Lilley, 131 (record was 121, T. Custer)
- Career runs: Lilley, 166, 4th (3rd - Ceo, 193)
- Career RBIs: Svekis, 153, 5th (4th - Pappas, 155)
- Career HRs: Svekis, 43, 3rd (2nd - Cuico, 46)
SUB-1
Only five times in UO history has a pitcher recorded a sub-1.00 ERA in a season. Megan Kleist has a 0.91.
IN THE CIRCLE
- Oregon's 1.04 team ERA is No. 2 in the NCAA and leads the Pac-12.
- The UO pitching staff has the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the NCAA at 7.7-to-1. Oregon pitchers have 440 strikeouts and just 57 walks this season.
- Megan Kleist's incredible 11.9-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio leads the NCAA. Elish is ninth in the NCAA with a 7.5-to-1 ratio.
- Kleist's 0.91 ERA is No. 1 in the Pac-12 and No. 6 in the NCAA while Elish's 1.09 ERA is No. 4 in the league and No. 13 in the NCAA.
- The Ducks also lead the league with 440 strikeouts.
- UO' 57 walks allowed are the fewest in the Pac-12.
IN THE BOX
- Oregon is 10th in the NCAA in batting average (.320), 15th in on-base percentage (.403) and 5th in slugging percentage (.526).
- UO is 8th in the NCAA in homers per game (1.27).
- The Ducks are 11th in the NCAA in scoring, averaging 6.14 runs per game.
IN THE FIELD
- The Ducks are 9th in the NCAA and second in the Pac-12 with a .978 fielding percentage. The mark would be a single-season program record if the season ended today.
- Oregon has made more than two errors in a game just once all season (3 vs. Stanford on April 20)
- Oregon is 26-1 this year when making no errors.
FOUR IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
The Ducks are undefeated, 39-0, when scoring four-or-more runs this year.
NPF DRAFT
The Ducks had three players drafted this year. Catcher Gwen Svekis went No. 3 overall to the Chicago Bandits. Shortstop DJ Sanders also went to Chicago and third baseman Jenna Lilley was drafted by her hometown Cleveland Comets.
THE DUCKS UNDER MIKE WHITE
- Longest losing streak is just four games (2010)
- Longest winning streak is 35 games (2017)
- Oregon is 19-8 vs. Arizona, 16-10-1 vs. Arizona State, 17-8 vs. California, 23-4 vs. Oregon State, 22-5 vs. Stanford, 15-16 vs. UCLA, 21-1 vs. Utah and 17-10 vs. Washington in nine seasons under Mike White.
- White's only losing record against Pac-12 opponents is to UCLA by just one game (15-16).
- The Ducks are 50-15-3 overall in Pac-12 series.
- UO has been swept three times in a Pac-12 series under White while sweeping opponents 31 times.
- 4-11 against No. 1 ranked teams
- 39-17 in the postseason, 24-0 in regionals.
- UO has advanced to Super Regionals every year under White with four WCWS trips.
- Including 2017, White has coached 30 first team all-Pac-12 selections in his 8+ seasons in Eugene.
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