Oregon Softball Heads Down to Sunny San Diego
The 25th-ranked Oregon softball team will put its nine-game winning streak on the line this weekend when it faces the University of San Diego at 3 p.m. Thursday, followed by the six-team Aztec Invitational Friday through Sunday at San Diego State.
Up-to-the-minute information on each of the Ducks’ six games can be accessed by clicking on the Live Stats link on the athletics department’s official website, GoDucks.com, under the Oregon Events Calendar heading.
Oregon, 9-1, swept all five games at last weekend’s Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas, with three of the games halted early by virtue of the eight-run rule. The remaining two contests ended with a 2-0 decision over Cal State Fullerton and a final-day 6-0 win over Utah.
The Toreros enter Thursday’s game with a 2-2 record before also taking part in the San Diego State tournament and facing the Ducks again at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
Oregon kicks off tournament play Friday against Siena at 11:30 a.m. before returning to face Long Beach State at 7 p.m. It resumes play Saturday against North Dakota State (2 p.m.) and San Diego State (4:30 p.m.).
The Ducks only loss thus far this season has come at the hands of 19th-ranked Florida in the season opener, 2-1.
They were led last week by senior Ann Marie Topps who pounded out three home runs en route to a 5-12 performance from the plate. Topps is tied for the Pacific-10 Conference lead in home runs (5) and runs scored (12), in addition to being the pacesetter in slugging percentage (1.080).
Elmira junior Alicia Cook has posted a 5-1 record and is second in the Pac-10 with a 0.71 ERA. She has not allowed an earned run in her last 28 innings pitched.
