Ducks Up to No. 19 in USA Today/NFCA Poll
02/12/19 | Softball
EUGENE, Ore. – After getting the Melyssa Lombardi era off to a 5-0 start last weekend at the Kajikawa Classic, the Oregon softball team moved up six spots to No. 19 in the first USA Today/NFCA top-25 poll of the 2019 regular season.
Oregon also went from receiving votes to No. 22 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll, and the Ducks slotted in at No. 18 in the opening Softball America top 25.Â
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The Ducks outscored opponents 53-20 in their first five games under Lombardi, hitting .389 as a team with 33 walks to just 18 strikeouts.
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Oregon has now been ranked in the USA Today/NFCA top 25 for 136 consecutive polls, dating back to week 10 of the 2010 season.
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The Ducks will head to Clearwater, Fla., this week to play at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational, where they will face four high-quality opponents in No. 8 LSU, No. 18 Kentucky, No. 23 James Madison and Florida Atlantic.
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Oregon will play LSU (9:30 a.m. PT, SEC Network) and James Madison (2:30 p.m., ESPN3) on Friday, and Florida Atlantic (7 a.m.) and Kentucky (1 p.m., ESPNU) on Saturday. Â Â
Oregon also went from receiving votes to No. 22 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll, and the Ducks slotted in at No. 18 in the opening Softball America top 25.Â
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The Ducks outscored opponents 53-20 in their first five games under Lombardi, hitting .389 as a team with 33 walks to just 18 strikeouts.
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Oregon has now been ranked in the USA Today/NFCA top 25 for 136 consecutive polls, dating back to week 10 of the 2010 season.
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The Ducks will head to Clearwater, Fla., this week to play at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational, where they will face four high-quality opponents in No. 8 LSU, No. 18 Kentucky, No. 23 James Madison and Florida Atlantic.
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Oregon will play LSU (9:30 a.m. PT, SEC Network) and James Madison (2:30 p.m., ESPN3) on Friday, and Florida Atlantic (7 a.m.) and Kentucky (1 p.m., ESPNU) on Saturday. Â Â
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