Ducks Host Beavers Wednesday at The Jane

Wednesday, April 22

Eugene, OR

6:00 PM

University of Oregon

Oregon State

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Week 12 - Oregon State

ON DECK
No. 12/14 Oregon steps out of conference play for the last time in 2026 to host Oregon State Wednesday (6 p.m.) in the Rivalry Series. The Ducks have already clinched the 2026 series by virtue of wins over the Beavers on March 4 (11-3) and March 6 (8-3). Oregon is one game back of first-place Nebraska (17-1) in the Big Ten standings heading into the penultimate weekend of conference action. The Ducks are tied with UCLA, which travels to Washington this week, at 16-2. Oregon hosts Ohio State in its final regular season home series this weekend before closing out the year at UCLA. The Ducks will honor their six seniors - Elon Butler, Lyndsey Grein, Amari Harper, Remmington Hewitt, Trinity Holden and Elise Sokolsky in a postgame ceremony on Sunday.

NUMBERS
* 7 - Oregon is No. 7 in the current RPI rankings.
* 11 - Oregon has played the 11th-most difficult schedule nationally.
* 14 - Oregon has won 14 straight Big Ten series, dating back to last season.
* 31 - Oregon leads the NCAA with a program-record 31 sacrifice flies.
* 17 - Oregon has 17 come-from-behind wins this season.
* 31 - 31 of Oregon's 44 games have come against teams in the top 75 of the RPI.
* 6 - Oregon is sixth nationally in average attendance per game (2,056).
* 23 - Lyndsey Grein has won 23 games, first in the Big Ten and second nationally.
* 33 - Elon Butler now owns the UO single-season record for most extra base hits - 33.
* 177 - Lyndsey Grein has 177 K's which is first in the Big Ten (10th nationally).

AMARI HARPER RECEIVES GOLDEN TICKET
Following the Ducks' 3-1 game three win over Washington, the AUSL surprised Amari Harper by awarding her a "Golden Ticket," meaning she will be selected in the May 4 AUSL college draft.

DUCKS SWEEP HUSKIES IN EUGENE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014
Emma Cox homered three times and Amari Harper and Elon Butler homered twice as Oregon swept Washington at home for the first time since 2014. Cox had two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in a career-high six runs in the 8-4 game one win. Harper homered in game two and game three, while Butler homered twice in the Ducks' game three victory (3-1). The UW series also saw the return of pitcher Elise Sokolsky for the first time in 10 games. She pitched the final 4.2 innings to earn the win in game two (5-4) and then tossed the final two innings in game three to earn her third save of the season.

BUTLER HITS 50TH HOME RUN, BREAKS DUCKS' SINGLE-SEASON EXTRA BASE HITS RECORD
April 21 against Washington, Elon Butler hit her 50th and 51st career home runs and in the process, broke Oregon's single-season extra base hits record. The home runs were her 32nd and 33rd extra base hits of the season, one better than the previous mark of 32 set just last year by Rylee McCoy. Butler, who played her first three years at California, has three more career home runs than Oregon's current record holder, Janelle Lindvall (48, 2013-16).

BUTLER CLEANS UP ON DOUBLES, RBI
Elon Butler leads the Big Ten and is 17th nationally with a career-high 16 doubles. That's tied for fifth on the UO single season list and just two off the school record. She also has three six-RBI games this season and a fourth game with five runs driven in to lead the Ducks with 50 RBI.

GETTING THE RUNNER HOME FROM THIRD
Oregon leads the NCAA with a program-record 31 sacrifice flies. Emma Cox leads the team with seven, which ranks third nationally. Amari Harper and Stefini Ma'ake have five apiece. Kaylynn Jones and Rylee McCoy have three. Addison Amaral, Elon Butler and Taryn Ho have two.

GREIN IN BIG TEN'S TOP FOUR IN NINE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES
Lyndsey Grein ranks among the Big Ten's top four in nine different statistical categories. She leads the Big Ten in wins (23), strikeouts (177), hits allowed per seven innings pitched (4.64) and appearances (36). She's second in ERA (2.15), WHIP (0.98) and innings pitched (143.1). Grein is fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.85) and strikeouts per seven innings pitched (8.6).