Sunday Shutout Gives Ducks Sweep of ASU

Sunday, April 16

Tempe, AZ

2:00 PM

University of Oregon

28-11, 8-7

Arizona State

21-16, 5-10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Oregon	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	4	10	1
Arizona State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

04/16/23 | Softball

Box Score Oregon-ASU Box Score G3

TEMPE, Ariz. – Stevie Hansen and Morgan Scott combined on a four-hit shutout and Tehya Bird and Alyssa Daniell each had two RBI as No. 19 Oregon completed a sweep of Arizona State with a 4-0 win Sunday in front of 1,700 at Farrington Stadium.

It was the Ducks' first sweep in Tempe since 2016.

"The pitchers worked ahead they changed speeds," said coach Melyssa Lombardi. "I thought they really executed the game plan.
I love how Stevie gave us five innings of work and then passed the ball to Morgan who came in and got the save."

How it Happened: Oregon (28-11, 8-7) scored one run each in four different innings.

In the second, Daniell drew a lead-off walk and moved around to third on a couple of ground outs. Bird then singled off the third base bag to bring Daniell home with the first run of the game.

"Any time we can turn the lineup over and on top of that push runs through, the bottom of the lineup was really big today," said Lombardi.

Kai Luschar had a one-out single in the third – her second hit of the game – and advanced to third on consecutive wild pitches. One out later, Daniell lined a single to the right side to score Luschar.

Bird came through with another two out RBI in the fifth inning. After Ariel Carlson reached on a fielder's choice and KK Humphreys walked, both runners moved up a wild pitch. Bird then lined a shot up the middle that was smothered by the shortstop but there was no play and Bird's single scored Carlson from third for a 3-0 lead.

"It feels really good because I've been struggling at the plate a little bit and it feels good to come through for my team," said Bird, who was 3-for-3 on Sunday. "I'm always trying to put the ball in play, but I think it's different when I know I have runners in scoring position. It's even more important to put the ball in play and make the defense make plays."

Daniell capped the scoring with a home run in the seventh inning, her second of the series and seventh on the year.

"I really loved watching Alyssa play all weekend," said Lombardi. "She was clutch for us. That last home run that she hit today – we needed that."

That was more than enough for Hansen, who gave up just three hits in five innings to improve to 16-4 on the season.

ASU (21-16, 6-10) got two runners on in the second after an error and a walk, but Hansen struck out Savannah Price to end the threat.

ASU also had two runners on in the fourth but Hansen got Kayla Lissy to pop out to center field to end the inning.

Scott relieved in the sixth and gave up a leadoff double, but she stranded the runner at third following a ground out, a strikeout and a pop-up. Scott struck out two in earning her fifth save of the season.

Noteworthy: Daniell had an RBI in all three games of the series and it was her fourth straight game with an RBI overall … This is Oregon's second winning streak of six or more games in 2023. Overall, this was Oregon's first sweep of ASU since a series in Eugene in 2017.

Quotable
3B Tehya Bird
"It feels amazing to get our first sweep of the season. If feels good taking us into the second half of the Pac-12. I feel like we're getting hot at the right moment."

On Deck: Oregon hosts Portland State in a doubleheader beginning Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Jane Sanders Stadium (Pac-12 Network).

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