Friday, February 23
Cathedral, CA
10:00 AM
University of Oregon
vs
Oklahoma State
No. 5 Ducks Face Tough Tests at Mary Nutter Classic
02/22/18 | Softball
EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 5 ranked Oregon softball team will face six tough tests over three days this weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.
The Ducks (9-1) will meet four top-25 teams at the event - No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 7 LSU, No. 11 Tennessee and No. 18 Oklahoma State. Oregon will also play San Jose State, which is No. 5 in the NCAA in runs scored per game, and an exhibition contest against the Japanese national team, the No. 2 team in the world according to the World Baseball Softball Confederation.
STREAM INFO
All of Oregon's games at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic will be streamed live by FloSoftball.com. A subscription to the website is required to watch.
RADIO INFO
Marc Grandi will have the call for each of Oregon's six games at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. Fans in Eugene can listen at 88.1 FM. The station also streams for free at kwva.uoregon.edu/listen-live.
EARNED RUN STREAK
Oregon pitching has gone 36.2 innings without allowing an earned run. The streak started on Feb. 10 against Missouri and has eclipsed six games since. The Ducks have allowed just two unearned runs during the streak.
MARY NUTTER CLASSIC HISTORY
- Oregon has played at the Mary Nutter Classic/Cathedral City Classic six times in eight previous seasons under head coach Mike White. The Ducks skipped the tournament in 2015 and 2011.
- The Ducks are 26-1 at the Mary Nutter under White.
- Oregon has defeated Oklahoma State twice at the Mary Nutter, 7-0 in 2016 and 8-0 in 2012.
- The Ducks have also met LSU (W, 4-1 in 2014) and Texas A&M (W, 4-0 in 2010) before at the Mary Nutter.
- Last year Oregon went 3-0 with two rainouts. The Ducks knocked off No. 22 Kentucky, 5-4.
OREGON IN THE POLLS
Oregon started the 2018 season ranked No. 3 in both top-25 polls. This week the Ducks are No. 5 in the NFCA poll and No. 2 in the USA Softball poll.
TOP-25 STREAK
Oregon softball has been ranked in the top-25 of the NFCA poll for 122 straight weeks (preseason and postseason polls included). The Ducks climbed to No. 23 in week 10 of the 2010 season (Mike White's first season in Eugene) and have never dipped below that mark since.
KLEIST NAMED PAC-12 PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Megan Kleist was named Pac-12 pitcher of the week on Feb. 20 after posted 26 strikeouts over two starts and 15.1 innings at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge. Kleist tossed a one-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Houston to open to the tournament. The junior picked up 10 strikeouts without a walk against the Cougars. In the tournament finale, a 1-0 extra innings loss to No. 15 Ole Miss with the international tiebreaker rule in effect, Kleist scattered three hits over 8.1 innings with a career-best 16 strikeouts and no walks. Kleist has issued just two walks all season.
GO DJ, THAT'S MY DJ
The loss of All-American shortstop and middle-of-the-order bat Nikki Udria was expected to be the main issue facing the Ducks in 2018. The loss was filled in incredible fashion as head coach Mike White added Louisiana transfer and All-American shorstop DJ Sanders prior to the season. Sanders, a senior who played her first three seasons with the Ragin' Cajuns, led the NCAA with 29 homers, 82 RBIs and 1.013 slugging percentage last year as a junior. The senior picked up right where she left off, as she leads the Ducks with six home runs and a 1.238 slugging percentage.
EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE
- Oregon ranks fifth in the NCAA in batting average (.402), second in on-base percentage (.493) and third in slugging percentage (.701).
- The Ducks are averaging 9.2 runs per game, the third-best in the nation.
- Oregon has ranked 10th (.324 in 2017), first (.353 in 2016), third (.359 in 2015), third (.342 in 2014) and seventh (.329 in 2013) in the NCAA in batting average over the last five seasons.
- Individually, DJ Sanders is second in the NCAA with six homers while Gwen Svekis is seventh with five.
- Sanders is third in the NCAA in slugging at 1.238.
- Alexis Mack is seventh in the nation with 19 hits.
- Jenna Lilley is 20th in the nation, hitting .567, and 19th in the NCAA with a .639 on-base percentage.
IN THE CIRCLE
- Oregon's 1.20 ERA is fourth-best in the Pac-12 and 16th-best in the nation this year.
- With a 1.41 team ERA, the Ducks ranked fifth in the NCAA and first in the Pac-12 last season.
The Ducks (9-1) will meet four top-25 teams at the event - No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 7 LSU, No. 11 Tennessee and No. 18 Oklahoma State. Oregon will also play San Jose State, which is No. 5 in the NCAA in runs scored per game, and an exhibition contest against the Japanese national team, the No. 2 team in the world according to the World Baseball Softball Confederation.
STREAM INFO
All of Oregon's games at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic will be streamed live by FloSoftball.com. A subscription to the website is required to watch.
RADIO INFO
Marc Grandi will have the call for each of Oregon's six games at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. Fans in Eugene can listen at 88.1 FM. The station also streams for free at kwva.uoregon.edu/listen-live.
EARNED RUN STREAK
Oregon pitching has gone 36.2 innings without allowing an earned run. The streak started on Feb. 10 against Missouri and has eclipsed six games since. The Ducks have allowed just two unearned runs during the streak.
MARY NUTTER CLASSIC HISTORY
- Oregon has played at the Mary Nutter Classic/Cathedral City Classic six times in eight previous seasons under head coach Mike White. The Ducks skipped the tournament in 2015 and 2011.
- The Ducks are 26-1 at the Mary Nutter under White.
- Oregon has defeated Oklahoma State twice at the Mary Nutter, 7-0 in 2016 and 8-0 in 2012.
- The Ducks have also met LSU (W, 4-1 in 2014) and Texas A&M (W, 4-0 in 2010) before at the Mary Nutter.
- Last year Oregon went 3-0 with two rainouts. The Ducks knocked off No. 22 Kentucky, 5-4.
OREGON IN THE POLLS
Oregon started the 2018 season ranked No. 3 in both top-25 polls. This week the Ducks are No. 5 in the NFCA poll and No. 2 in the USA Softball poll.
TOP-25 STREAK
Oregon softball has been ranked in the top-25 of the NFCA poll for 122 straight weeks (preseason and postseason polls included). The Ducks climbed to No. 23 in week 10 of the 2010 season (Mike White's first season in Eugene) and have never dipped below that mark since.
KLEIST NAMED PAC-12 PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Megan Kleist was named Pac-12 pitcher of the week on Feb. 20 after posted 26 strikeouts over two starts and 15.1 innings at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge. Kleist tossed a one-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Houston to open to the tournament. The junior picked up 10 strikeouts without a walk against the Cougars. In the tournament finale, a 1-0 extra innings loss to No. 15 Ole Miss with the international tiebreaker rule in effect, Kleist scattered three hits over 8.1 innings with a career-best 16 strikeouts and no walks. Kleist has issued just two walks all season.
GO DJ, THAT'S MY DJ
The loss of All-American shortstop and middle-of-the-order bat Nikki Udria was expected to be the main issue facing the Ducks in 2018. The loss was filled in incredible fashion as head coach Mike White added Louisiana transfer and All-American shorstop DJ Sanders prior to the season. Sanders, a senior who played her first three seasons with the Ragin' Cajuns, led the NCAA with 29 homers, 82 RBIs and 1.013 slugging percentage last year as a junior. The senior picked up right where she left off, as she leads the Ducks with six home runs and a 1.238 slugging percentage.
EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE
- Oregon ranks fifth in the NCAA in batting average (.402), second in on-base percentage (.493) and third in slugging percentage (.701).
- The Ducks are averaging 9.2 runs per game, the third-best in the nation.
- Oregon has ranked 10th (.324 in 2017), first (.353 in 2016), third (.359 in 2015), third (.342 in 2014) and seventh (.329 in 2013) in the NCAA in batting average over the last five seasons.
- Individually, DJ Sanders is second in the NCAA with six homers while Gwen Svekis is seventh with five.
- Sanders is third in the NCAA in slugging at 1.238.
- Alexis Mack is seventh in the nation with 19 hits.
- Jenna Lilley is 20th in the nation, hitting .567, and 19th in the NCAA with a .639 on-base percentage.
IN THE CIRCLE
- Oregon's 1.20 ERA is fourth-best in the Pac-12 and 16th-best in the nation this year.
- With a 1.41 team ERA, the Ducks ranked fifth in the NCAA and first in the Pac-12 last season.
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