Ducks Fall Short in Slugfest

Saturday, March 11

Seattle, WA

4:00 PM

University of Oregon

17-5, 1-1

Washington

19-4, 1-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Oregon	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	8	6	1
Washington	3	1	3	0	2	4	X	13	17	1

03/11/23 | Softball

Box Score Oregon-Washington Box Score G2

SEATTLE – No. 21 Oregon and No. 10 Washington traded haymakers throughout the game but the Huskies prevailed on this night, 13-8, Saturday at Husky Softball Stadium to even the opening series of the Pac-12 season at one game apiece.

The deciding game is scheduled for noon on Sunday.

How it Happened: The Huskies (19-4, 1-1), took an early 3-0 lead in the first inning before the Ducks answered with five runs in the second inning.

Oregon (17-5, 1-1) loaded the bases after walks to Vallery Wong, Hanna Delgado and Tehya Bird. Pinch-hitter Karissa Ornelas singled to center field to score Wong. Terra McGowan then cleared the bases with a grand slam home run down the left field line to give the Ducks a 5-3 lead.

It was McGowan's team-leading eighth home run of the season.

The Huskies scored once in the bottom of the second to make it 5-4, and then retook the lead with three runs in the third.

Trailing 7-5, Oregon answered again in the top of the fifth on Valley Wong's three-run homer. McGowan singled and KK Humphreys walked. With two outs, Wong drove a two-strike pitch deep over the wall in center field for an 8-7 Ducks lead. It was the second straight game with a home run for Wong, who also had her second straight three RBI game.

Washington reclaimed the lead with two runs in the bottom of the inning, and then added four more in the sixth for the final tally.

Noteworthy: McGowan, who was 2-for-4 on Saturday, took over the team lead in RBI with 25. She homered for the fourth time in the last five games … Allee Bunker's first inning double was the 41st of her career, tying her for third with Missy Coe (1999-01) on the UO career list. Bunker also moved one hit closer to Nikki (Udria) Ragin (2014-17) for third on the UO career hits list. Bunker finished the game with 245, just two back of Ragin's 247 … Stevie Hansen (11-3) took the loss in relief and saw her 11-game winning streak come to an end.

On Deck: The Oregon-UW series finale is scheduled for Sunday at 12 p.m. game (Pac-12 Network).

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