Oregon Classic Begins Friday at The Jane
02/26/26 | Softball
ON DECK
Near sellout crowds await No. 20/17 Oregon as it hosts its 2026 home opener on Friday against Stetson (12:30 p.m.) and Idaho State (3:30 p.m.) at Jane Sanders Stadium. Just a handful of reserved section seats are available. $10 general admission seats in the Bob are available for all dates (goducks.com/tickets). The games are part of the Oregon Classic that runs through the weekend. The Ducks will play Stetson (3:30 p.m.) and Samford (6 p.m.) on Saturday and Samford again on Sunday (12:30 p.m.). This will be Oregon's first meeting with both Samford and Stetson. The Ducks and Idaho State last played in 2020.
GREIN PICKS OFF TWO TOP-25 SEC TEAMS
Lyndsey Grein threw a pair of 2-1 wins against two ranked teams from the SEC at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. She threw 6.1 innings against No. 11 Texas A&M, allowing one run on five hits. Against No. 13 South Carolina, she went 5.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits. She recorded her 500th career strikeouts against the Gamecocks. In four games against the SEC this season, Grein was 3-1 with a 1.17 ERA. She allowed four runs on eight hits and struck out 29 in 24.2 innings, including a no-hitter against Missouri on opening day.
CAN'T RUN ON COX
Emma Cox has thrown out eight base runners (four caught stealing, four picked off) this season.
GETTING THE RUNNER HOME FROM THIRD
Oregon leads the Big Ten and is second nationally with 11 flies this season. Rylee McCoy has three, while Addison Amaral and Amarai Harper both have two.
HO TAKES ADVANTAGE IF FIRST START
Freshman Taryn Ho made her first start at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic and made the most of it. The shortstop hit .417 for the tournament (5-of-12) and successfully executed three sacrifice bunts.
BUTLER DOES IT AT MNCC
Elon Butler went 8-for-17 (.471) at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. She had a hit in all five games, including two doubles, a home run and three RBIs.
DUCKS CELEBRATE 60 YEARS OF SOFTBALL AND 10 YEARS AT THE JANE IN 2026
Oregon is celebrating 60 years of softball at Oregon and 10 seasons at Jane Sanders Stadium. Dr. Becky L. Sisley was hired by the University of Oregon in the mid-1960s and was the first softball coach at Oregon when that program was housed within the Physical Education Department. In 1975-76 she was integral to Oregon's implementation of Title IX as softball and other sports moved into the Athletic Department for the first time and subsequently coached Oregon to the AIAW World Series in 1976. The Ducks' first on-campus facility - called Oregon Field - opened in 1979. It was located where the hammer throw area at Hayward Field currently resides. As the Ducks' track and field programs expanded, Howe Field, the former home of the baseball program, was retrofitted for softball and the team moved in prior to the 1987 season. Two seasons later, the Ducks made their first NCAA Women's College World Series appearance. Oregon started becoming a regular NCAA Tournament participant in the late 1990s, and then became a mainstay at the Women's College World Series in the mid-2010's. It was during this decade that football alum Bob Sanders and his family came forth with a donation that funded the construction of Jane Sanders Stadium, which was named after Bob's wife. In all, the Sanders Family donated more that $16 million toward the construction of the new facility, with significant contributions also coming from Sisley and others. "The Jane" opened to a sold out stadium on March 24, 2016, as the Ducks defeated Stanford, 2-0. In 10 seasons, Oregon is 149-52 (.741) at The Jane.
Near sellout crowds await No. 20/17 Oregon as it hosts its 2026 home opener on Friday against Stetson (12:30 p.m.) and Idaho State (3:30 p.m.) at Jane Sanders Stadium. Just a handful of reserved section seats are available. $10 general admission seats in the Bob are available for all dates (goducks.com/tickets). The games are part of the Oregon Classic that runs through the weekend. The Ducks will play Stetson (3:30 p.m.) and Samford (6 p.m.) on Saturday and Samford again on Sunday (12:30 p.m.). This will be Oregon's first meeting with both Samford and Stetson. The Ducks and Idaho State last played in 2020.
GREIN PICKS OFF TWO TOP-25 SEC TEAMS
Lyndsey Grein threw a pair of 2-1 wins against two ranked teams from the SEC at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. She threw 6.1 innings against No. 11 Texas A&M, allowing one run on five hits. Against No. 13 South Carolina, she went 5.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits. She recorded her 500th career strikeouts against the Gamecocks. In four games against the SEC this season, Grein was 3-1 with a 1.17 ERA. She allowed four runs on eight hits and struck out 29 in 24.2 innings, including a no-hitter against Missouri on opening day.
CAN'T RUN ON COX
Emma Cox has thrown out eight base runners (four caught stealing, four picked off) this season.
GETTING THE RUNNER HOME FROM THIRD
Oregon leads the Big Ten and is second nationally with 11 flies this season. Rylee McCoy has three, while Addison Amaral and Amarai Harper both have two.
HO TAKES ADVANTAGE IF FIRST START
Freshman Taryn Ho made her first start at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic and made the most of it. The shortstop hit .417 for the tournament (5-of-12) and successfully executed three sacrifice bunts.
BUTLER DOES IT AT MNCC
Elon Butler went 8-for-17 (.471) at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. She had a hit in all five games, including two doubles, a home run and three RBIs.
DUCKS CELEBRATE 60 YEARS OF SOFTBALL AND 10 YEARS AT THE JANE IN 2026
Oregon is celebrating 60 years of softball at Oregon and 10 seasons at Jane Sanders Stadium. Dr. Becky L. Sisley was hired by the University of Oregon in the mid-1960s and was the first softball coach at Oregon when that program was housed within the Physical Education Department. In 1975-76 she was integral to Oregon's implementation of Title IX as softball and other sports moved into the Athletic Department for the first time and subsequently coached Oregon to the AIAW World Series in 1976. The Ducks' first on-campus facility - called Oregon Field - opened in 1979. It was located where the hammer throw area at Hayward Field currently resides. As the Ducks' track and field programs expanded, Howe Field, the former home of the baseball program, was retrofitted for softball and the team moved in prior to the 1987 season. Two seasons later, the Ducks made their first NCAA Women's College World Series appearance. Oregon started becoming a regular NCAA Tournament participant in the late 1990s, and then became a mainstay at the Women's College World Series in the mid-2010's. It was during this decade that football alum Bob Sanders and his family came forth with a donation that funded the construction of Jane Sanders Stadium, which was named after Bob's wife. In all, the Sanders Family donated more that $16 million toward the construction of the new facility, with significant contributions also coming from Sisley and others. "The Jane" opened to a sold out stadium on March 24, 2016, as the Ducks defeated Stanford, 2-0. In 10 seasons, Oregon is 149-52 (.741) at The Jane.
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