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Photo by: Rob Moseley/GoDucks.com
Ducks Homer Five Times in Win
04/07/23 | Softball
EUGENE, Ore. – No. 18 Oregon pounded out 17 hits, including five home runs, in a 16-0 defeat of Lindenwood Friday night in front of 1,936 fans at Jane Sanders Stadium.
The Ducks (25-11) scored 13 of their 16 runs in the first and second innings.
"I really love how these guys swung the bat today," said head coach Melyssa Lombardi. "I felt like they really swung the bat with authority. I thought they put themselves in good counts."
Ariel Carlson, Allee Bunker, Tehya Bird, Remmington Hewitt and Alyssa Daniell all homered for the Ducks on Friday.
How it Happened: Oregon sent nine batters to the plate in a six-run first inning and followed that with a seven-run second inning.
In the first, Hanna Delgado led off with her third triple of the season and scored on Kai Luschar's infield single.
Luschar stole second before Bunker walked. Both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Terra McGowan's ground out to short scored Luschar for a 2-0 Duck lead.
KK Humphreys then doubled to left center to score Bunker before Karissa Ornelas traded places with Humphreys with a double of her own to center field for a 4-0 lead.
Carlson delivered the big blow of the inning, a two-run blast to the bleachers in center field. Her third home run of the season made it 6-0 Oregon.
Bunker delivered her seventh home run of the year in the second inning, a three-run shot high off the netting beyond the left field wall that scored Delgado and Luschar for a 9-0 lead.
Humphreys followed with her second double of the game and scored on Ornelas' single that made it 10-0. After Carlson walked, Bird lined a home run out to left and the Ducks led 13-0.
"It is always great to see our hard work pay off," said Bunker. "After any game, we think about things we could do better regardless of how good or bad a game is. So, to see that, today payoff, we wanted to score early and that's what we did, that was our goal for today. I am glad we were able to achieve that."
Oregon added three more runs via the long ball in the fourth inning.
Hewitt, the only freshman on the squad, led off the by hitting the first home run of her career.
Two outs later, Kedre Luschar singled and Daniell followed with the Ducks' fifth home run of the night.
Stevie Hansen started and went three innings and did not give up a hit in improving to 15-4 on the season,
Noteworthy: Eleven different Ducks recorded a hit Friday night … The 17 hits were the most by the Ducks since putting up 18 against Drake on Feb. 28, 2020 … Oregon's seven-run second was the most runs scored in an inning since the Ducks had 11 in the first inning March 3 against Cal Poly … Oregon's 16 runs were the second-most scored this season, trailing the game against Cal Poly (17 runs) … Kai Luschar extended her hitting streak to four games – her first four starts of the 2023 season – and raised her batting average to .667. She tied her career high – set four days ago against Montana – with three hits … Bunker moved into a tie for sixth in UO career RBIs with Alexa Peterson (2011-14) at 153.
Quotable
Freshman Remmington Hewitt on her first career home run
"I just stepped into the box, just locked in just like any other at bat. Usually, once I get deep into those counts I start seeing the ball better and then (the pitcher) gave me a low pitch. She was giving me the high pitch and I just kept getting rid of it and then she came low with it and I just did what I did with it and got the barrel on it."
On Deck: The Ducks open a three game series at Arizona State on April 14 (6 p.m., Pac-12 Network.
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The Ducks (25-11) scored 13 of their 16 runs in the first and second innings.
"I really love how these guys swung the bat today," said head coach Melyssa Lombardi. "I felt like they really swung the bat with authority. I thought they put themselves in good counts."
Ariel Carlson, Allee Bunker, Tehya Bird, Remmington Hewitt and Alyssa Daniell all homered for the Ducks on Friday.
How it Happened: Oregon sent nine batters to the plate in a six-run first inning and followed that with a seven-run second inning.
In the first, Hanna Delgado led off with her third triple of the season and scored on Kai Luschar's infield single.
Luschar stole second before Bunker walked. Both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Terra McGowan's ground out to short scored Luschar for a 2-0 Duck lead.
KK Humphreys then doubled to left center to score Bunker before Karissa Ornelas traded places with Humphreys with a double of her own to center field for a 4-0 lead.
Carlson delivered the big blow of the inning, a two-run blast to the bleachers in center field. Her third home run of the season made it 6-0 Oregon.
Bunker delivered her seventh home run of the year in the second inning, a three-run shot high off the netting beyond the left field wall that scored Delgado and Luschar for a 9-0 lead.
Humphreys followed with her second double of the game and scored on Ornelas' single that made it 10-0. After Carlson walked, Bird lined a home run out to left and the Ducks led 13-0.
"It is always great to see our hard work pay off," said Bunker. "After any game, we think about things we could do better regardless of how good or bad a game is. So, to see that, today payoff, we wanted to score early and that's what we did, that was our goal for today. I am glad we were able to achieve that."
Oregon added three more runs via the long ball in the fourth inning.
Hewitt, the only freshman on the squad, led off the by hitting the first home run of her career.
Two outs later, Kedre Luschar singled and Daniell followed with the Ducks' fifth home run of the night.
Stevie Hansen started and went three innings and did not give up a hit in improving to 15-4 on the season,
Noteworthy: Eleven different Ducks recorded a hit Friday night … The 17 hits were the most by the Ducks since putting up 18 against Drake on Feb. 28, 2020 … Oregon's seven-run second was the most runs scored in an inning since the Ducks had 11 in the first inning March 3 against Cal Poly … Oregon's 16 runs were the second-most scored this season, trailing the game against Cal Poly (17 runs) … Kai Luschar extended her hitting streak to four games – her first four starts of the 2023 season – and raised her batting average to .667. She tied her career high – set four days ago against Montana – with three hits … Bunker moved into a tie for sixth in UO career RBIs with Alexa Peterson (2011-14) at 153.
Quotable
Freshman Remmington Hewitt on her first career home run
"I just stepped into the box, just locked in just like any other at bat. Usually, once I get deep into those counts I start seeing the ball better and then (the pitcher) gave me a low pitch. She was giving me the high pitch and I just kept getting rid of it and then she came low with it and I just did what I did with it and got the barrel on it."
On Deck: The Ducks open a three game series at Arizona State on April 14 (6 p.m., Pac-12 Network.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hansen, Stevie (15-4)
L: Wapp,Avery (4-5)
Batting:
2B: Humphreys, KK 2 ; Ornelas, Karissa 1
3B: Delgado, Hanna 1
HR: Bunker, Allee 1 ; Daniell, Alyssa 1 ; Carlson, Ariel 1 ; Bird, Tehya 1 ; Hewitt, Remmington 1
RBI: Luschar, Kai 1 ; Bunker, Allee 3 ; Daniell, Alyssa 2 ; McGowan, Terra 1 ; Humphreys, KK 1 ; Ornelas, Karissa 2 ; Carlson, Ariel 2 ; Bird, Tehya 3 ; Hewitt, Remmington 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Delgado, Hanna 2 ; Luschar, Kai 2 ; Luschar, Kedre 1 ; Bunker, Allee 2 ; Daniell, Alyssa 1 ; Humphreys, KK 2 ; Ornelas, Karissa 2 ; Carlson, Ariel 2 ; Bird, Tehya 1 ; Hewitt, Remmington 1
SB: Luschar, Kai 1
CS: Delgado, Hanna 1
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RBI
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