Oregon Hosts Vikings Wednesday Before Heading to Arizona for the Weekend
On The Horizon:
After losing three straight at Howe Field last week, Oregon dropped from 11th to 15th in the rankings, and it is not going to get any easier for the Ducks.
Oregon, which enjoyed a five-week stay in Eugene, hits the road for the first time since March 10, only to play the best two teams the Pacific-10 has to offer, third-ranked Arizona and ninth-ranked Arizona State.
The Ducks’ first stop is in Tempe, where they will play a 7 p.m. start against the Sun Devils at Farrington Stadium on Fri., April 20. After squaring with Arizona State, Oregon ends its trip with a two-game stop at Hillenbrand Stadium, home of the defending national champion Wildcats. Saturday’s game is set for a 7 p.m. start, while Sunday’s game is scheduled for noon.
Before Oregon departs, the team will play one more home game in the month of April, hosting Portland State on Wed., April 18, at Howe Field.
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Live stats for all four games will be provided on www.GoDucks.com.
It’s the Pac-10
Another undefeated weekend for the defending national champs moved Arizona (31-8, 7-1) to third in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 poll. The Wildcats were stationed in Tucson last weekend, registering a 4-1 victory over Stanford and two wins (6-4, 5-2) over Cal.
Ninth-ranked Arizona State (39-10, 5-3) experienced similar success in Tempe. Last Friday the Sun Devils finished off Cal, 8-0, in five innings, before sweeping Stanford; 7-0 and 8-2.
UCLA (28-11, 4-4) climbed to No. 12 in the nation after posting a 2-1 record last week. The Bruins rebounded from a 7-0 loss at Oregon State, to post 13-3 and 5-1 victories at Oregon.
Also on the road, Washington (27-11, 4-4) went 2-1 in weekend competition. The 13th-ranked Huskies earned a 7-2 victory against the Ducks and then split with the Beavers, winning the first game 3-1 and suffering a heartbreaking 5-4 loss in game two.
No. 14 Oregon State (33-13, 5-3) also went 2-1 last week, with a victory over UCLA, before splitting two meetings with Washington. No. 16 Stanford (27-12, 3-6) and Cal (25-23, 2-7) both had rough weekends, getting swept in Arizona by the Wildcats and Sun Devils.
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After losing three straight at Howe Field last week, Oregon dropped from 11th to 15th in the rankings, and it is not going to get any easier for the Ducks.
Oregon, which enjoyed a five-week stay in Eugene, hits the road for the first time since March 10, only to play the best two teams the Pacific-10 has to offer, third-ranked Arizona and ninth-ranked Arizona State.
The Ducks’ first stop is in Tempe, where they will play a 7 p.m. start against the Sun Devils at Farrington Stadium on Fri., April 20. After squaring with Arizona State, Oregon ends its trip with a two-game stop at Hillenbrand Stadium, home of the defending national champion Wildcats. Saturday’s game is set for a 7 p.m. start, while Sunday’s game is scheduled for noon.
Before Oregon departs, the team will play one more home game in the month of April, hosting Portland State on Wed., April 18, at Howe Field.
Air Time
Live stats for all four games will be provided on www.GoDucks.com.
It’s the Pac-10
Another undefeated weekend for the defending national champs moved Arizona (31-8, 7-1) to third in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 poll. The Wildcats were stationed in Tucson last weekend, registering a 4-1 victory over Stanford and two wins (6-4, 5-2) over Cal.
Ninth-ranked Arizona State (39-10, 5-3) experienced similar success in Tempe. Last Friday the Sun Devils finished off Cal, 8-0, in five innings, before sweeping Stanford; 7-0 and 8-2.
UCLA (28-11, 4-4) climbed to No. 12 in the nation after posting a 2-1 record last week. The Bruins rebounded from a 7-0 loss at Oregon State, to post 13-3 and 5-1 victories at Oregon.
Also on the road, Washington (27-11, 4-4) went 2-1 in weekend competition. The 13th-ranked Huskies earned a 7-2 victory against the Ducks and then split with the Beavers, winning the first game 3-1 and suffering a heartbreaking 5-4 loss in game two.
No. 14 Oregon State (33-13, 5-3) also went 2-1 last week, with a victory over UCLA, before splitting two meetings with Washington. No. 16 Stanford (27-12, 3-6) and Cal (25-23, 2-7) both had rough weekends, getting swept in Arizona by the Wildcats and Sun Devils.
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