Ducks Set For Fun in San Diego Sun
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EUGENE ? The University of Oregon softball team (9-7) returns to Southern California for the third time in four weeks, and looks forward to six games in San Diego before it returns home for its home opener the following Wednesday (3/5).
The Ducks kick off the trip with a game at the University of San Diego, Thursday, at 6 p.m., then have five games in the San Diego State Classic, Friday-Sunday, February 29-March 2. The Ducks will face a pair of NCAA veterans in Harvard and Fresno State and one of the nation’s hottest teams in No. 20 San Diego State.
This week, UO got votes in both national polls (NFCA / USA Softball) after it went 4-2 last weekend in the Cathedral City Classic near Palm Springs, Calif. UO scored wins over No. 6 Oklahoma (1-0), Long Island (2-1), Michigan State (3-1) and Pacific (10-0), and losses to returning College World Series participants No. 10 Baylor (8-4) and No. 2 Northwestern (7-0). Senior right hander Alicia Cook (4-4) went 2-1 with shutouts of Oklahoma and Pacific, and freshman Brittany Rumfelt (4-0) won her starts vs. Long Island and Michigan State.
THIS WEEK’S GAME INFO
Vs. San Diego ( www.usdtoreros.com ) ? Thursday, February 28, 6 p.m.
At San Diego Classic ( www.GoAztecs.com ), Friday-Sunday, February 29-March 2
Location: San Diego, Calif.
UO Opponents (2008 / 2007 Record) ? Ranking (NFCA / USA SB) & Team Notes
Thursday (2/28)
- 6 p.m., San Diego (3-8 ?08 / 24-26 ?07) ? The Toreros lost nine letterwinners from last year’s squad that went 8-12 in the West Coast Conference.
Friday (2/29)
- 9 a.m., Fresno State ( www.GoBulldogs.com ) (10-3 ?08 / 47-18 ’07) ? The Bulldogs have 12 World Series appearances among their 26 postseason trips.
- 11:30 a.m., Harvard ( www.GoCrimson.com ) (0-0 ?08 / 31-15 ’07) ? Punched NCAA ticket in ’07 after winning the Ivy League.
Saturday (3/1)
- 7 p.m., Cal State Bakersfield ( www.GoRunners.com ) (6-5 '08 / 31-27-1 ’07) ? In its first full NCAA Div. 1 schedule, is working on a string of 21 consecutive winning seasons (including +30 wins in 18 of the last 19 seasons)
Sunday (3/2)
- 9 a.m., James Madison ( www.jmusports.com ) (5-2 ?08 / 38-16 ?07) ? In ’07, the Dukes placed second (17-3) in the Colonial Athletic Association.
- 11:30 a.m., No. 20 /21 San Diego State ( www.GoAztecs.com ) (11-4 ?08 / 32-24 ’07) ? Beat No. 2 Northwestern and returning national champion and No. 10 Arizona last week in Palm Springs.
A SLATE VS. WHO’S WHO IN COLLEGE SOFTBALL
A challenging weekend slate is nothing new for the Ducks who have 37 games in ’08 against returning NCAA qualifiers, including five regional champions, three World Series participants and both NCAA championship participants.
WINS RECORD
Head Coach Kathy Arendsen enjoyed her 192nd Duck win last weekend vs. Pacific and the sixth-year head coach is now tied for first in school history with Teresa Wilson. Arendsen’s career winning percentage (.615 192-120) is also a school record, ahead of Wilson’s mark (.548, 192-172) from her four seasons from 1986-89.
UP NEXT
Looking ahead, the Ducks are barely a week from their home opener at Howe Field vs. Portland State, Wednesday, March, 5, at 2:30 p.m. Afterwards, the Ducks return to Las Vegas for the Las Vegas Invitational, Thursday-Sunday, March 13-15, then have 10 home games over the ensuing week from Thursday-Tuesday March 13-25 in five doubleheaders vs. Northern Illinois, Mississippi Valley State, Utah State, Idaho State and UC Davis to wrap up the non-conference slate.
DUCK BATTING NOTES
- Freshman first baseman Monique Fuiava homered for Oregon it its 1-0 win vs. No. 6 Oklahoma last weekend and led the team in the tourney in batting (.333), hits (5), doubles (1), homers (1), runs (3), on-base pct. (.444), slugging (.600) and total bases (9), and ranked second in walks (3). Fuiava also went 2-3 in UO’s 2-1 win vs. NCAA qualifier Long Island with a double.
- Among other Ducks with notable stat lines last week, senior third baseman Joanna Gail (.313, 5-16, 1 double) and the Kivett twins Cortney (.278, 5-18, 1 walk, 2 stolen bases) and Ashley (.250, 3-12, 1 stolen base).
- Three Ducks are batting .320 or better ? junior Sari-Jane Jenkins (.354, 17-48, 5 RBI, 8 walks, 10 stolen bases), senior shortstop Lovena Chaput (.340, 16-47, 3 home runs, 10 RBI) and sophomore center fielder Neena Bryant (.320, 16-50, 2 home runs, 10 RBI).
- All three aforementioned sluggers had big weeks at the plate two weekends ago in Las Vegas ? Bryant (.500, 8-16, 1 home run, 5 RBI, 2 stolen bases), Jenkins (.500, 8-16, 2 doubles, 3 RBI) and Chaput (.467, 7-15, 2 home runs, 7 RBI).
- Five Ducks have homered this year: three returnees - Chaput (3), Bryant (2) and senior Joanna Gail (1) ? and two freshmen ? first baseman Monique Fuiava (3, including a grand slam) and catcher Ashley Kivett (1). Last week’s round trippers were bagged by Fuiava and Chaput.
- This season, Fuiava is the first Duck to hit multiple homers in a game (including a grand slam) vs. Colorado State the opening weekend and her 6 RBIs is a team high in ’08, and only one off the school record (7) that four share. Others on the team with grand slams from prior seasons include Gail (2) and Hudson (2).
- Current Duck career home run leaders include redshirt Jenn Salling (14), Bryant (12), Hudson (12), Gail (11) and Chaput (9), and all are within striking distance of UO’s 10th-best career mark held by recent Duck star Beth Boskovich (19).
- Cortney Kivett went 4-4 in her first collegiate game with a double and a stolen base, and came back with a 2-4 day the next morning vs. Cal Poly and had a RBI and stolen base in both games.
- Chaput moved to ninth all-time for UO in doubles with one last weekend (31), and is one away from seventh (32)
- UO’s 15 hits vs. Colorado State tied a team record that has been matched many times, the most recent in a 6-5 win at Oregon State in 2007.
- Oregon’s 14 runs vs. Colorado State was the second-most under sixth-year head coach Kathy Arendsen (behind last year’s 15-8 win last year vs. College World Series qualifier and then-No. 8 Texas A&M). That 14-run tally was three shy of the school record (17 vs. Rutgers, 17, 1999).
- The Ducks have stolen bases in 13 of 16 games this year (with a 9-4 mark in those games), and have multiple steals in six of them (all wins).
DUCK PITCHING NOTES
- In span of 30 hours last weekend in the Palm Springs, senior right-hander Alicia Cook logged shutouts over No. 6 Oklahoma, 1-0, and Pacific, 10-0, and had a save in 3-1 win vs. Michigan State
- Last weekend in the tourney, she led the team in wins (2), strikeouts (12), starts (3), saves (1) and innings (18.2), and ranked second in ERA (1.93),
- This season, Cook leads team in wins (4), ERA (1.72), opposing batting average (.229), saves (1), strikeouts (43) and innings (52.1)
- Cook owns UO’s season high in strikeouts (8 vs. South Carolina) and also had six vs. Colorado State and Pacific and five in her outings vs. Tennessee and Northridge, as did junior Melissa Rice vs. Mississippi State
- Cook has UO’s longest scoreless inning streak (13) which is currently alive.
- Freshman Brittany Rumfelt (4-0) has won all four of her starts. Last weekend near Palm Springs she topped Long Island, 2-1, and Michigan State, 3-1. In previous weekends, she posted a 13-2 win over Northwestern State (5 innings, 2 earned runs, 5 strikeouts, 1 walk) and a 14-4 win in her collegiate debut vs. returning NCAA qualifier Cal Poly (4 innings, 11 hits, 4 earned runs, 1 strikeout, 2 walks).
MISC. DUCK NOTES
- The Duck defense is fairly new look in '08, even for the returnees. Five players started multiple games the first weekend in the same tournament that didn’t do so in ’07 ? freshmen Monique Fuiava (1B-DP), Ashley (C) and Cortney Kivett (2B), sophomore Carlyn Re (1B) and redshirt senior Kayleen Hudson (RF-DP). Sophomore Blair Williamson (RF) started multiple games in a tournament only once last year, while three of UO’s starters have done so than at different positions than they did in the non-conference slate in ’07 ? Chaput (SS in ?08, LF in ?07), Jenkins (LF in ?08, CF in ’07) and Bryant (CF in ?08, RF in ’07).
- Six Ducks have started all 16 games this year ? Hudson (RF-DP), Jenkins (LF), Cortney Kivett (2B), Neena Bryant (CF) and Chaput (SS)
UO SEASON PREVIEW
In 2007, the Ducks seek their fifth postseason trip under sixth-year head coach Kathy Arendsen, buoyed by the memories from an often-magical ’07 season. UO racked up 44 victories ? second most in school history ? and a school record 18-game early season win streak that put the Ducks in the top 10 in the national polls in the opening months of the schedule.
TOP DUCK RETURNEES
The Ducks welcome back many of last year’s stars from one of its deepest teams ever. Junior outfielder Sari-Jane Jenkins (.396, 82 hits, 27 RBI, 38 SB) and senior third baseman Joanna Gail (.281, Defensive MVP .971) were All-Region Second Team picks. Jenkins’ sophomore season totals in hits (82), stolen bases (38) and doubles (16) ranked second most in school history and her hits and doubles totals ranked third and first in the Pac-10 last year.
In ’07, the Salem, Ore., product Jenkins was also a Pac-10 Second-Team pick, while Gail and sophomore outfielder Neena Bryant (.309, 14 doubles, 10 HR’s, 46 RBI) were honorable mention all-league selections. Bryant led the gold-medal winning U.S. junior national team in batting (,571) last summer in the World Junior Championships, and had several top-10 season all-time marks for UO (see end of release).
Senior shortstop Lovena Chaput was an All-Pac-10 Second Team pick in 2005 and an ASA All-America shortstop two summers ago. Redshirt senior Kayleen Hudson missed last year, and had a career high .293 average in ’06 and ranked second on the team in slugging (.455) and third in on-base (.362) and home runs (4).
Arendsen’s pitching staff returns both of last year’s 20-game winners - senior Alicia Cook (23-5, 10 shutouts, 125 strikeouts) and junior Melissa Rice (21-14, eight shutouts, 114 strikeouts) ? the first duo to notch the feat in school history.
STAT WATCH ? UO ALL-TIME CHARTS
Lovena Chaput, Sr., Tualatin, Ore.
Career Doubles ? 9th, 31 ? needs two to tie for 7th (32)
Career Triples ? 11th, 6 ? needs 1 to tie for 8th (7)
Sari-Jane Jenkins, Jr., Salem, Ore
Career Stolen Bases ? 58, 4th ? needs 2 to tie for 3rd (60)
Alicia Cook, Sr., Elmira, Ore.
Career Strikeouts ? 6th, 319 ? needs 17 to tie for 5th (336)
Career Shutouts ? 4th, 19 ? needs 2 to tie for 3rd (21)
Melissa Rice, Jr., Colville, Wash.
Career Shutouts ? 8th, 9 ? needs 1 to tie for 7th (10)
Career Innings ? 10th, 338.1 - needs 45 to tie for 9th (373.1)
LAST WEEK’S GAME RECAPS
Cathedral City Classic
Big League Dreams Park
Cathedral City, Calif.
Thursday-Sunday, February 21-24, 2008
2/24 ? Oregon 10, Pacific 0 (5 innings). The Ducks capped their most successful tourney of the young season with their third victory of ’08 by the10-run rule at Pawtucket Field at the Big League Dreams Sports Park. The win marked the 192nd in the career of sixth-year head coach Kathy Arendsen’s tenure in Eugene and tied her for the most in school history with Teresa Wilson. Alicia Cook (4-5) staked her second shutout in as many days and allowed only two hits in her five innings of work, struck out six and walked two. UO got out to a 6-0 lead in the top half of the first inning with all of their runs with two outs, added another run in the fourth inning and three in the top half of the sixth. The first inning explosion featured a 2 RBI double by Joanna Gail down the right field line.
2/23 ? Oregon 3, Michigan State 1. Starter Brittany Rumfelt pitched six scoreless innings, and senior Alicia Cook registered three straight outs in the seventh inning for her first save of the year (and third of her career) to cap UO's second win of the day. Rumfelt struck out two, walked none, and gave up five hits and one earned run. The Ducks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning after singles by Sari-Jane Jenkins and Neena Bryant and Monique Fuiava. UO scored again in the sixth when Lovena Chaput opened with a double and the pinch runner scored on a base hit by Joanna Gail.
2/23 ? Oregon 1, No. 6 Oklahoma 0. Monique Fuiava launched a fourth inning-homer for the game’s only run, and Alicia Cook threw a 1-0 shutout. Two batters later, Joanna Gail nearly duplicated the feat, but the left fielder jumped over the wall to barely make the catch. In the top of the sixth, centerfielder Neena Bryant made a similar play, leaping over the right center field wall for the catch. Oklahoma stranded 11 runners in the game, including two in the first on inning-ending great defensive plays by Lovena Chaput with a leaping line drive catch, and two more in the fourth on a leaping 5-3 putout by Joanna Gail on a one-hopper over her head. Cook’s third shutout of the season was her second over a returning NCAA Super Regional qualifier after she blanked South Carolina, 3-0, the previous Saturday in Las Vegas, along with a 2-0 win over Cal State Northridge in Palm Springs the opening weekend.
2/22 ? No. 2 Northwestern 6, Oregon 0. The Wildcats ace Lauren Delaney threw her second career no-hitter, and NU stayed unbeaten (5-0) after it scored one run in the second, two in the fourth, one in the fifth and three more in the sixth. Duck starter Melissa Rice struck out four, walked three, and four of the seven runs were earned in her 5 1/3 innings. Brittany Rumfelt pitched the final 1 2/3 innings and struck out one, walked none and allowed no runs. Two Duck hitters reached base via walks ? junior left fielder Sari-Jane Jenkins and junior centerfielder Neena Bryant - and the latter nearly beat out a bunt in bottom of the seventh inning.
2/22 - Oregon 2, Long Island 1. Brittany Rumfelt staked a complete game win over the returning NCAA qualifier, while fellow frosh Monique Fuiava's double in the sixth led to the game-winning RBI two hitters later when Joanna Gail hit a grounder up the middle. The Ducks got out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Lovena Chaput hit her team-leading third homer of the season over the right center field wall. Rumfelt struck out three, walked none and gave up six hits and one earned run in her third complete game of the year and first seven-inning stint. For UO, six of the first seven hitters in the lineup hit safely, including multi-hit afternoons by Sari-Jane Jenkins (2-4) and Fuiava (2-3). Chaput’s defense also keyed the Duck attack in the later innings with a jumping snab on a liner, and all three outs in the fifth when she first she ranged deep for grounders in the hole for the first out and up the middle for the second out, and a lunging catch behind third base for the final out.
No. 10 Baylor 8, Oregon 4. The Ducks were up 4-2 in the third inning, before the returning College World Series qualifier came back to score six unanswered runs. UO’s four runs came in the top of the third, courtesy of a two-RBI single by Neena Bryant and an RBI fly pop single to right field by Lovena Chaput. Starter Alicia Cook (2-4) pitched 5 2/3 innings and gave up 12 hits, struck out three, walked one, and four of Baylor’s eight runs were earned.
IN THE POLLS
In the national preseason polls, UO held its place among the country’s elite programs with 20th and 23rd ?place rankings in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and USA Softball polls, respectively. Returning national champion Arizona led both rankings and was among seven Pac-10 teams spotted, and their rankings follow: Arizona (1st / 1st ), Arizona State (3rd / 2nd), UCLA (14th / 10th ), Washington (11th / 14th), Stanford (19th / 17th) and Oregon State (18th / 19th).
A RIGOROUS SCHEDULE
The Ducks typically play one of the nation’s tougher schedules, and will again in ?08 with 37 games against returning NCAA qualifiers from last season. Not surprisingly, those opponents include five regional champions, three World Series participants and both championship participants. The Ducks will spend nearly the entire first six weeks of the season on the road at a pair of tournaments in both Palm Springs (Cathedral Kickoff 2/8-10, Palm Springs Classic 2/21-24) and Las Vegas (Louisville Slugger Classic, 2/15-17, Las Vegas Invitational 3/7-9) and another in San Diego (San Diego Classic, 2/28-3/2).
UO’s home opener at Howe Field is slated for Wednesday, March 5 at 2:30 p.m. The following weeks, the Eugene-Springfield community will get plenty of face time with its favorite team with most of UO’s next 10 games in the cozy confines of Howe Field as part of the Cascade Clash, March 13-25. Afterwards the Ducks open the Pac-10 season on the road at Washington and UCLA (3/28-30), then have their first Civil War showdown vs. Oregon State, Wednesday, April 2, soon followed by games vs. Arizona State and Arizona (4/4-6). The Ducks warp up the season five weeks later at home vs. UCLA and Washington (5/8-10)
2007 DUCK SEASON REVIEW
The Ducks advanced to the regional final for the fourth time under Arendsen last May after opening round wins in the postseason vs. Penn State (4-0) and South Carolina (8-4), before losing twice afterwards to the host Gamecocks. UO soared through the non-conference stretch and climbed as high as 10th and 11th, respectively, in the national polls thanks to a 24-3 start that included a school record 18-game winning streak. Afterwards, UO continued to fly high en route to a 44-19 record and second-most wins in school history.
Individually, the Ducks amassed a school record seven All-Pac-10 honors, led by NFCA Player of the Year finalist and redshirt sophomore shortstop Jenn Salling. The first-year Duck also nabbed UO’s first Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year award after she ranked second nationally in batting (.481), and added school records in RBI (73), slugging (.873) and walks (46). A pair of then-seniors ? Suzie Barnes and Ann Marie Topps - were tabbed to the Pac-10 All-Second Team. Barnes handily broke season records for stolen bases (41) and runs (64) and Topps crushed 19 home runs, three more than the previous Duck all-time best.
SUMMER FUN
After last year’s record-breaking collegiate season, the Ducks continued to shine on the club, national and international stages. Last August, redshirt sophomore shortstop Jenn Salling started at shortstop and hit in the middle of the Canadian National Team’s lineup in the China Cup in Beijing, China. Afterwards, the Port Coquitlam, B.C. native was selected to Canada’s Olympic Team ? one of the top medal hopefuls this August. Senior Joanna Gail started at third base for the Greek National Team in their Europe-Africa Olympic qualifying tournament as the squad finished tied for fourth and celebrated wins over numerous countries, including the Czech Republic, England and Holland. The Poway, Calif., native made her Olympic debut back in ’04 in Athens before her freshman season. Sophomore Neena Bryant was one of the top hitters on the gold-medal U.S. team at the World Junior Championships last June. The U.S. team was unbeaten (10-0), and the outfielder from Placentia, Calif., led the team in batting (.571) in her nine games and her other offensive numbers follow: 7-12, 1 double, 1 triple, 8 RBI, .545 slugging. In the summer season, Gail and Jenkins started for the ASA national champion Brakettes team (Stratford, Conn.), and Jenkins was an All-America choice.
NEW FACES
The Ducks welcome six newcomers have challenged for immediate duty ? junior transfer Shelley Deadmond (outfield) and freshmen Monique Fuiava (first base), twins Ashley and Cortney Kivett (catcher / second base), Brittany Rumfelt (pitcher) and Kaitlin Vitek (catcher). Cortney Kivett has started every game at second baseman and has replaced All-Pac-10 pick Suzie Barnes, and Rumfelt has won all four of her starts this year. Monique Fuiava had shared duties at first base with sophomore Carlyn Re, and Ashley Kivett and Vitek have stabilized UO’s future behind the plate as they rotate with senior and two-year starter Aime Morris. Deadmond was an all-league honorable mention at Butte Junior College and is one of the team’s top pinch runners and could play any outfield position.
SISTER ACT
Freshman Kivett twins ? Ashley and Cortney ? aren’t the only Ducks with sibling connections. Senior pitcher Alicia Cook is the younger sister of former Duck great Jennie Cook. The elder Cook lettered from 1996-99 and ranks top 10 for UO in games (second, 140), wins (third, 59), complete games (third, 82), innings (fourth, 720). The younger Cook Alicia has already passed her sister in shutouts (Alicia, fourth, 19; Jennie, eighth, 9) and strikeouts (Alicia sixth, 319; Jennie eighth, 241), and for comparison here are Alicia’s other career stats and UO all-time rankings: 92 games (#7), 427.1 innings (#8), 43 wins (#7), 45 complete games (#7), 19 shutouts (#4) and 319 strikeouts (#6).
TOP DUCK
UO head coach Kathy Arendsen returns for her sixth season in Eugene and has directed Oregon to its most successful stretch in school history. She entered the 2008 season ranked first all-time among Duck softball mentors in winning percentage (.612, 183-116), followed by Nancy Plantz (.588, 20-14, 1980) and Teresa Wilson (.548, 126-104, 1986-89). The current Duck mentor’s 192 wins tie her with all-time leader Wilson (192-172, .527, 1990-96).
Arendsen’s first season in ’03 was one of UO’s greatest when the Ducks tied for third in the Pac-10 (37-19, 10-11) and had one more Pac-10 win than the previous three years combined. UO continued to shine with several other of its finest seasons in 2004 (42-21, 10-11) and 2005 (36-25, 7-14), then raised the stakes even higher in ’07 (44-19). UO sprinted out to a 24-3 start thanks to a school-record 18-game win streak and top-10 national ranking, and later reached the regional final for the fourth time in her five seasons.
Prior to her arrival to Eugene, she resurrected the Mississippi State program in 1997 after a 10-year hiatus, and her Bulldogs twice made the regional final. She spent four seasons prior as the head coach at Yale as its winningest coach (90-73), and two seasons at Eastern Illinois (46-36, 1990-91) and one at Western Connecticut (18-10, 1983). As a player, she initially staked her name as one of the greatest pitchers in collegiate and U.S. history in a career that included 4,038 strikeouts, three Broderick (National Player of the Year) Awards and national titles for Texas Women’s University in 1979 and ’80. Afterwards, she pitched for the Raybestos Brakettes (Stratford, Conn.) and went 338-26, and staked 79 no-hitters, 42 perfect games, 265 shutouts and a 0.15 ERA. After her retirement, the Deerland, Mich., native was elected to the International Softball Hall of Fame, ASA Hall of Fame, Softball Hall of Fame, Cal State Chico Hall of Fame, Texas Women’s University Hall of Fame, Michigan ASA Hall of Fame and Grand Rapids Hall of Fame.
MORE LOVE FOR THE DUCK STAFF
Oregon’s recent success can also be tied to the continuity of one of the nation’s top staffs that includes associate head coach J. Gaudreau, Arendsen’s top assistant the past 14 seasons, and assistant coach Mick Hokanson who returns for his third season in Eugene and 17th overall in the collegiate ranks. The squad also added former pro centerfielder and Nebraska All-American Kim (Ogee) Harris as a volunteer coach just before the start of the season. A pair of All-Pac-10 picks from last year, Suzie Barnes and Ann Marie Topps, will serve as undergraduate coaches this year as they finish their degrees and help expedite the transition for a new class of Duck stars.
PRESEASON NATIONAL POLLS
USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Preseason Poll
http://nfca.org/top25/index.php?cat_id=1
2007
Rank Team Record Pts Pvs
1 Arizona (27) 50-14-1 721 1
2 Texas A&M 46-14 581 7
3 Arizona State 54-17 575 8
4 Alabama 55-10 553 9
5 Oklahoma 55-8 522 11
6 Tennessee (1) 63-8 511 2
7 Northwestern 52-13 503 4
8 Baylor 51-16 486 5
9 LSU 55-12 463 10
10 DePaul 47-13 462 6
11 Washington 42-19 436 3
12 Michigan 47-12 400 13
13 Florida 50-22 386 14
14 UCLA (1) 37-18 381 18
15 Hawai'i 50-13 343 12
16 Virginia Tech 49-16 306 17
17 Georgia Tech 54-16 210 19
18 Oregon State 41-23 201 15
19 Stanford 35-21-1 197 20
20 Oregon 44-19 165 22
21 CS Fullerton 38-23 163 16
22 Texas 35-20 115 24
23 Ohio State 40-18 111 23
24 La.-Lafayette 46-18 84 NR
25 Missouri 40-24 76 25
Others receiving votes: Houston 75, South Carolina 74, Georgia 62, Fresno State 42, UMass 38, Creighton 23, Illinois State 23, Florida State 22, California 21, Mississippi State 16, NC State 12, Tennessee Tech 12, Loyola Marymount 8, Nebraska 7, Southern Illinois 7, BYU 7, Hofstra 5, North Carolina 5, Louisville 3, South Florida 3, UNLV 3, Texas Tech 2, Mississippi Valley State 1, Fordham 1, Florida Atlantic 1, Iowa 1
Note: The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by NCAA Division I head coaches representing each conference. Final 2007 records are shown. First-place votes are in parentheses.
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
http://admin.usasoftball.com/folders.asp?uid=21
2007 Final
Rank Team Record Pts 2007 Ranking
1. Arizona (14) 50-14-1 487 1
2. Arizona St. (3) 54-17 468 7
3. Texas A&M (2) 46-14 465 8
4. Alabama 55-10 425 11
5. Oklahoma 55-8 410 9
6. Northwestern 52-13 346 4
7. LSU 55-12 325 10
8. DePaul 47-13 324 6
9. Baylor 51-16 319 5
10. UCLA (1) 37-18 304 18
11. Tennessee 63-8 285 2
12. Michigan 47-13 278 12
13. Florida 50-22 270 15
14. Washington 42-19 256 3
15. Virginia Tech 49-16 239 14
16. Hawaii 50-13 233 13
17. Stanford 35-21-1 162 21
18. Georgia Tech 54-16 135 16
19. Oregon State 41-23 127 17
20. La.-Lafayette 46-18 115 NR
21. Missouri 40-24 74 19
22. Ohio State 40-18 65 22
23. Oregon 44-19 63 23
T24. CS Fullerton 38-23 62 20
T24. Texas 35-20 62 NR
Parenthesis Denotes first place votes.
Others receiving votes: Massachusetts (21); South Carolina (18); California (17); Houston (16); Florida State (14); Fresno State (13); Creighton (13); Nebraska (13); Georgia (13); North Carolina (12); Louisville (7); Southern Illinois (6); Long Beach State (6); Loyola Marymount (6); BYU (6); South Florida (5); Illinois State (5); Mississippi State (4); NC State (2); UNLV (2); Cal Poly ? San Luis Obispo (2).
IN THE DUCK RECORD BOOKS
Sari-Jane Jenkins, Jr., LF, Salem, Ore.
Career Average - 3. .352 (149-423)
Season Average ? 7th, .396, 2007
Season Runs ? 5th, 48, 2007
Season Hits ? 2nd, 82, 2007
Season Doubles ? 2nd, 16, 2007
Season Stolen Bases ? 2nd, 38, 2007
Neena Bryant, So., CF, Placentia, Calif.
Season Doubles - 4th-t, 14, 2007
Season Home Runs ? 10th-t. 10, 2007
Season Runs Batted In ? 4th, 46, 2007
Season Extra Base Hits ? 5th, 25, 2007
Season Total Bases ? 9th-t, 104, 2007
Lovena Chaput, Sr., SS, Tualatin, Ore.
Career Doubles ? 9th, 31 (7th is 32)
Career Triples ? 11th, 7 (8th is 8)
Season Doubles - 10th-t, 12, 2006
Alicia Cook, Sr., P, Elmira, Ore.
Career Games ? 7th, 92 (6th is 114)
Career Wins ? 7th, 43 (6th is 47)
Career Complete Games ? 7thth, 45 (6th is 60)
Career Shutouts ? 4th, 19 (3rd is 21)
Career Innings ? 8th. Alicia Cook 427.1 (7th is 482)
Career Strikeouts ? 6th, 319 (5th is 336)
Career ERA (min. 200 IP) - 10. Alicia Cook 2.24 (137 ER, 427.1 innings)
Season Victories ? 4th, 23, 2007
Season Complete Games ? 10th-t. 23, 2007
Season Strikeouts ? 7th, 125, 2007
Melissa Rice, Jr., P, Colville, Wash.
Career Shutouts ? 8th, 9 (7th is 10)
Career Innings ? 10th, 338.1 (8th is 373.1)
Season Victories ? 6th, 21, 2007
Season Appearances ? 9th, 40, 2007
Starts ? 9th, 34, 2007
Season Complete Games ? 10th-t. 23, 2007
Season Strikeouts ? 9th, 114, 2007
OREGON SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS
Head Coach (Alma Mater): Kathy Arendsen (Chico State ?80)
Record at Oregon: 192-120, Sixth Season
Overall Record: 564-395, 18 years
Assistant Coaches: J. Gaudreau (Sixth year), Mick Hokanson (Third year)
Volunteer Coach: Kim (Ogee) Harris
Undergraduate Assistant Coaches: Suzie Barnes, Ann Marie Topps
2007 Overall Record: 44-19 / 2007 7-14 (7th)
2007 Conference Record (place): 7-14 (7th)
2007 NCAA Record: 2-2 (Regional, Columbia, S.C.)
Final NFCA / USA Softball Rankings (Season High): 22nd (10th) / 20th (11th)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost (Starters Returning/Lost): 12/4 (7/3)
Position Players Returning/Lost (Pitchers Returning/Lost): 11/4 (2/1)
Top 2007 Returnees
Sari-Jane Jenkins (Jr., OF, .396, 82 hits, 27 RBI, 38 SB)
Neena Bryant (So.,OF, .309, 58 hits, 10 HR, 46 RBI)
Alicia Cook (Sr., P, 2.06 ERA, 23-5, 10 SHO, 197 IP, 125 K)
Melissa Rice (Jr., P, 2.87 ERA, 21-14, 8 SHO, 202.2 IP, 114 K)
Redshirt (Olympic-CANADA): Jenn Salling (So., SS, .481, 76 Hits, 14 HR, 73 RBI)
Key 2007 Losses
Ann Marie Topps (DP, .2727, 19 HR, 61 RBI)
Suzie Barnes (2B, .311, 61 Hits, 41 SB)
Kristi Leiter (1B, .278, 42 hits, .988 fielding)
Newcomers (6)
Shelley Deadmond, Jr., OF, Chico, Calif.
Monique Fuiava, Fr., 1B, Las Vegas, Nev.
Ashley Kivett, Fr., C-3B, Yucaipa, Calif.
Cortney Kivett, Fr., 2B, Yucaipa, Calif.
Brittany Rumfelt, Fr., LHP, Lakeport, Calif.
Kaitlin Vitek, Fr., C-3B, Valencia, Calif.
LETTERWINNERS
Returning (# of letters): 12
Neena Bryant: 2
Lovena Chaput: 3
Alicia Cook: 3
Joanna Gail: 3
Kayleen Hudson: 3
Sari-Jane Jenkins: 2
Amie Morris: 3
Melissa Rice: 2
Hannah Barril: 1
Neena Bryant: 1
Carlyn Re: 1
Jenn Salling: 1
Blair Williamson: 1
Lost: 3
Suzie Barnes: 4
Kristi Leiter: 4
Ann Marie Topps: 4
2008 DUCK NUMERICAL ROSTER
# Name Pos. B/T Yr.
1 Cortney Kivett 2B L/R Fr.
2 Sari-Jane Jenkins OF L/R Jr.
4 Blair Williamson OF L/R So.
5 Lovena Chaput OF L/R Sr.
6 Neena Bryant OF R/R So.
7 Alicia Cook RHP R/R Sr.
8 Amie Morris C R/R Sr.
9 Joanna Gail 3B R/R Sr.
10 Hannah Barril UT R/R So.
11 Ashley Kivett C R/R Fr.
13 Kaitlin Vitek C/3B R/R Fr.
15 Monique Fuiava 1B R/R Fr.
16 Melissa Rice RHP R/R Jr.
20 Kayleen Hudson OF R/R Sr.
24 Carlyn Re 1B L/R So.
25 Shelley Deadmond OF L/R Jr.
27 Jenn Salling SS R/R So.
35 Brittany Rumfelt LHP L/L Fr.
Head Coach: Kathy Arendsen, 6th Year
Asst. Coaches: J. Gaudreau (6th year), Mick Hokanson (3rd year)
Volunteer Coach: Kim (Ogee) Harris, 1st Year
Undergraduate Assistant Coaches: Suzie Barnes, Ann Marie Topps, 1st Year
DUCK PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
COACHES
Kathy Arendsen (AIR-un-son)
J. Gaudreau (GOD-row), Mick Hokanson (HOKE-an-son).
PLAYERS
Hannah Barril (bah-RILL)
Lovena Chaput (Luh-VEE-nuh CHAP-it)
Monique Fuiava (foo-EE-ah-vah) Sari-Jane (SARRY-Jane) Jenkins
Ashley & Courtney Kivett (KIHV-et) Kaitlin Vitek (VEE-tek)
POTENTIAL STARTERS (’08 Starts)
C: Amie Morris (6) / A. Kivett (11)
1B: M. Fuiava (15) / Carlyn Re (10)
2B: Cortney Kivett (16)
SS: Lovena Chaput (16)
3B: Joanna Gail (16)
RF: Kayleen Hudson (16)
CF: Neena Bryant (16)
LF: Sari-Jane Jenkins (16)
DP: Monique Fuiava (15), Kayleen Hudson (16)
DUCK ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/College)
10 Hannah Barril UT R/R 5-1 So. Juneau, Alaska (Juneau Douglas)
6 Neena Bryant OF R/R 5-6 So. Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado)
5 Lovena Chaput OF L/R 5-9 Sr. Tualatin, Ore. (Tualatin)
7 Alicia Cook RHP R/R 5-10 Sr. Elmira, Ore. (Elmira)
25 Shelley Deadmond OF L/R 5-6 Jr. Chico, Calif. (Butte/Chico)
15 Monique Fuiava 1B R/R 5-8 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev (Mojave)
9 Joanna Gail 3B R/R 5-9 Sr. Poway, Calif. (Poway)
20 Kayleen Hudson OF R/R 5-8 Sr. Northglenn, Colo. (Northglenn)
2 Sari-Jane Jenkins OF L/R 5-6 Jr. Salem, Ore. (South Salem)
11 Ashley Kivett C R/R 5-4 Fr. Yucaipa, Calif. (Yucaipa)
1 Cortney Kivett 2B L/R 5-3 Fr. Yucaipa, Calif. (Yucaipa)
8 Amie Morris C R/R 5-7 Sr. Salem, Ore. (Sprague)
24 Carlyn Re 1B L/R 5-6 So. Tualatin, Ore. (Tualatin)
16 Melissa Rice RHP R/R 5-8 Jr. Colville, Wash. (Colville High School)
35 Brittany Rumfelt LHP L/L 5-8 Fr. Lakeport, Calif. (Clear Lake)
27 Jenn Salling SS R/R 5-5 So. Port Coquitlam, BC (Terry Fox)
13 Kaitlin Vitek C/3B R/R 5-8 Fr. Valencia, Calif. (William S. Hart)
4 Blair Williamson OF L/R 5-8 So. Salem, Ore. (Sprague)
BY CLASS
Seniors: 5
Juniors: 3
Sophomores: 5
Freshmen: 5
AT BAT / BY POSITION
Right/Left: 11/7
Infielders/Outfielders: 7/6
Pitchers/Catchers: 3/3
BY STATE
California: 7
Oregon: 6
Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, British Columbia
Season Game Highs for Oregon (as of Feb 26, 2008) (All games)
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Batting
At bats: 30 - vs Colorado State (Feb 08, 2008)
Runs scored: 14 - vs Cal Poly (Feb 09, 2008)
Hits: 15 - vs Cal Poly (Feb 09, 2008)
RBIs: 14 - vs Cal Poly (Feb 09, 2008)
Doubles: 3 - vs Colorado State (Feb 08, 2008)
Home runs: 2 - vs Cal Poly (Feb 09, 2008), vs Northwestern St. (Feb 15, 2008), vs San Jose State (Feb 17, 2008)
Total bases: 23 - vs Cal Poly (Feb 09, 2008)
Walks: 6 - vs Northwestern State (Feb 15, 2008), vs Pacific (Feb 24, 2008)
Strikeouts: 17 - vs Northwestern (Feb 22, 2008)
Sac hits: 2 - (4 games )
Sac flies: 1 - vs Colorado State (Feb 08, 2008)
Stolen bases: 7 - vs Northwestern State (Feb 15, 2008)
Hit by pitch: 3 - vs Northwestern State (Feb 15, 2008)
Fielding
Putouts: 24 - vs San Jose State (Feb 17, 2008)
Assists: 20 - vs San Jose State (Feb 17, 2008)
Errors: 6 - vs Tennessee (Feb 09, 2008)
Passed balls: 1 - (4 games )
DPs turned: 1 - (4 games )
Pitching
Innings pitched: 8.0 - vs San Jose State (Feb 17, 2008)
Runs allowed: 11 - vs Bradley (Feb 16, 2008)
Earned runs: 4 - (5 games )
Walks allowed: 4 - vs Mississippi State (Feb 08, 2008)
Strikeouts: 8 - vs Kansas (Feb 15, 2008); vs South Carolina (Feb 16, 2008)
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Batting
At bats: 4 - (17 games )
Runs scored: 4 - Chaput, Lovena vs Northwestern State (Feb 15, 2008)
Hits: 4 - Kivett, Cortney vs Colorado State (Feb 08, 2008)
RBIs: 6 - Fuiava, Monique vs Cal Poly (Feb 09, 2008)
Doubles: 2 - Kivett, Ashley vs Cal Poly (Feb 09, 2008)
Home runs: 2 - Fuiava, Monique vs Cal Poly (Feb 09, 2008)
Total bases: 8 - Fuiava, Monique vs Cal Poly (Feb 09, 2008)
Walks: 2 - (5 games )
Sac hits: 1 - (11 games )
Sac flies: 1 - Bryant, Neena vs Colorado State (Feb 08, 2008)
Stolen bases: 3 - Jenkins, Sari-Jane vs San Jose State (Feb 17, 2008)
Hit by pitch: 1 - (9 games )
Caught stealing: 1 - (4 games )
Runners LOB: 5 - Kivett, Cortney vs Northwestern State (Feb 15, 2008)
Fielding
Putouts: 12 - Re, Carlyn vs San Jose State (Feb 17, 2008); Re, Carlyn vs Michigan State (Feb 23, 2008)
Assists: 8 - Kivett, Cortney vs San Jose State (Feb 17, 2008)
Pitching
Innings pitched: 7.0 - (4 games )
Runs allowed: 8 - Cook, Alicia vs Baylor (Feb 21, 2008)
Earned runs: 4 - (4 games )
Walks allowed: 4 - Rice, Melissa vs Mississippi State (Feb 08, 2008)
Strikeouts: 8 - Cook, Alicia vs South Carolina (Feb 16, 2008)
