Ducks Open Penultimate Week with OSU / PSU Tilts
THIS WEEK'S UO SOFTBALL ACTION
Tuesday, 4/29 ? @Oregon State (26-25, 4-10), Corvallis, 3 p.m. ? www.OSUbeavers.com
Wednesday, 4/30 ? Portland State (26-26, 9-7), Eugene, 4 p.m. - www.GoViks.com
Friday, 5/1 ? No. 8 Stanford (42-10, 7-8), Eugene, 4 p.m.? www.GoStanford.com
Saturday, 5/2 ? No. 22 California (37-20, 5-10), Eugene, 1 p.m. ? www.CalBears.com
Sunday, 5/3 ? No. 22 California (37-20, 5-10), Eugene, Noon ? www.CalBears.com
WHAT’S ON TAP
EUGENE ? The Duck softball team (29-22, 2-11) looks ahead to its final nine regular season games of the year in the state of Oregon, including the last eight at home.
On Tuesday, UO first travels just up the road for its rescheduled game at OSU, then hosts PSU Wednesday.
Afterwards, the Ducks seek revenge at home vs. the Bay Area teams who staked one-run wins at No. 8 Stanford (1-0, 2-1) and No. 22 California (3-2, 11 innings). Last weekend, the Ducks posted a 1-2 record in the desert and won at then-No. 8 Arizona, 2-1, to take the season series, 2-1, and lost at No. 1 Arizona State, 6-1 and 9-0.
The following week, UO faces No. 4 UCLA (Thursday, May 8, 4 p.m.) and No. 21 Washington (Friday, May 9, 1:30 and 4 p.m.; Saturday, May 10, 1:30 p.m.). UO’s original Pac-10 season opener vs. Washington on March 28 was postponed because of snow and rescheduled as the first game of the Friday doubleheader.
QUICK QUACKS
Junior left fielder Sari-Jane Jenkins added another stolen base to her school record last week (now at 75), while her 27 this season ranks second in the Pac-10 ... Senior pitcher Alicia Cook beat returning national champion Arizona for the second time in a month to notch UO’s first-ever series win vs. UA, and her personal best 130 strikeouts is seventh-best all-time at UO ... Sophomore centerfielder Neena Bryant knocked in her 42nd RBI last week ? 10th-best in a season for UO ? and stands top 10 in the Pac-10 in hits (fifth-tie, 59), stolen bases (fifth, 19), batting (sixth, .376), total bases (sixth, 96) and slugging (10th, .611) ... Freshman second baseman Courtney Kivett’s 32 steals still paces the Pac-10 and ranks fourth all-time in a season for UO.
LAST WEEK’S LEADERS
In Arizona last week, sophomore centerfielder Neena Bryant led the team in batting (3-for-9) and had the game-winning RBI single in UO’s 2-1 win at Arizona. Senior third baseman Joanna Gail went 2-for-8 (.250), and had singles vs. UA’s returning College World Series Most Outstanding Player Taryne Mowatt (1-for-3) and ASU All-American pitcher Katie Burkhart (1-for-2). Freshman second baseman Cortney Kivett also singled twice last weekend (2-for-9) with a hit vs. Mowatt and ASU’s starter Elliott. Senior pitcher Alicia Cook struck out four Arizona hitters in her complete game win ? the 114th of her career and sixth-best all-time for UO.
POTENTIAL STARTERS (’08 Starts)
C: Amie Morris (19), Ashley Kivett (35)
1B: Monique Fuiava(49), Carlyn Re (38)
2B: Cortney Kivett (51)
SS: Lovena Chaput (51)
3B: Joanna Gail (51)
RF: Kayleen Hudson (46), Blair Williamson (13)
CF: Neena Bryant (51)
LF: Sari-Jane Jenkins (51)
DP: Monique Fuiava (49), Kayleen Hudson (46), Ashley Kivett (35)
TOP DUCK HITTERS
Neena Bryant, CF - .376 (59-157), 9 HR, 42 RBI, 19 SB
Cortney Kivett, Fr., 2B - .325 (54-166), 32 SB
Sari-Jane Jenkins, Jr., LF - .295 (44-149), 27 SB, 27 BB
Joanna Gail, Sr., 3B - .284 (40-141), 9 2B, 7 HR, 26 RBI
Lovena Chaput, Sr., SS - .279 (38-136), 4 HR, 18 RBI
Monique Fuiava, Fr., 1B - .240 (29-121), 5 HR, 16 RBI
TOP DUCK PITCHERS
Alicia Cook, Sr., 13-10, 2.41 ERA, 4 SHO, 130 SO, 61 BB
Melissa Rice, Jr., 11-9, 2.10 ERA, 3 SHO, 80 SO, 34 BB
Brittany Rumfelt, Fr., 5-3, 2.35 ERA, 6 CG, 27 SO, 16 BB
IN A LEAGUE OF HER OWN
Head Coach Kathy Arendsen became the first Duck skipper to stake 200 wins at the end of February in Las Vegas. The week before, the sixth-year head coach became the all-time wins leader among Duck softball coaches after she passed Tami Brown (192-172, 1990-96). Arendsen’s career winning percentage (.611, 212-135) is also a school best, ahead of Teresa Wilson’s mark (.548, 126-104, 1986-89). The 18th-year collegiate coach Arendsen sports a 584-410 overall record after prior stops at Mississippi State, Yale, Eastern Illinois and Western Connecticut.
BATTING NOTES
Two weeks ago, junior left fielder Sari-Jane Jenkins broke the school stolen bases record and now has 75 in her career and passed former teammate and current undergraduate assistant coach Suzie Barnes (72). Jenkins ranks second in the Pac-10 in ’08 in stolen bases (26) and third in triples (2). In 10 Pac-10 games so far, she tops UO in batting (.294), hits (10), stolen bases (7) and walks (8).
On the season, sophomore centerfielder Neena Bryant paces Oregon in batting average (.376), hits (59), doubles (10), slugging (.611), on-base pct. (.394), RBI's (42), home runs (9), total bases (96), and ranks top three in runs (second, 25) and stolen bases (third, 19). She has the team’s longest current hitting streak (10), and her season-long streak (11) came in the final weeks of the non-conference slate in March. She also had an eight-game streak the opening month of the season.
Freshman second baseman Cortney Kivett leads the Pac-10 in steals (31), and her 54 hits ranks 11th in the league and second for UO. Her 32 thefts rank fourth all-time in a season for UO and ninth all-time on the career charts. The Yucaipa, Calif., native had a 15-game hitting streak ended in the Mid-March’s Cascade Clash opener, then proceeded to go 7-for-21 the next three games and hit safely in nine of her next 11 games. The leadoff hitter for most of ’08 ranks second for UO in hits (54) and average (.325), third in on-base percentage (.349) and runs (19) and fourth in total bases (55). She had a season-high four hits in her first collegiate game (4-for-4) with a double and a stolen base.
Twin sister Ashley Kivett is fourth among Ducks in conference game batting (.208, 5-for-24). She also led UO in batting two weeks ago in the three games vs. Oregon State and Portland State (.600, 3-for-5, 1 RBI).
Altogether, six Ducks have homered this year, and five have four or more. The power parade includes four returnees ? Bryant (9), Joanna Gail (7), Lovena Chaput (4) and Kayleen Hudson (4) ? and two freshmen ? Monique Fuiava (5, including a grand slam) and catcher Ashley Kivett (2). Fuiava hit UO’s latest dinger vs. No. 1 Arizona State the last weekend in April. The Ducks combined for 10 round-trippers in the eight Cascade Clash games in late March, courtesy of Bryant (5), Gail (3), Chaput (1), and Hudson (1), while Kivett added another homer vs. Oregon State to open April. UO’s 10th-best individual season home run mark is 10 ? a mark that Bryant achieved last year as a freshman and is one away from. As a team, UO stood fifth in the Pac-10 this week in homers (31).
This season, Fuiava, Gail and Bryant are the first Ducks to hit multiple homers in a game. Bryant was the most recent honoree with a pair of solo home runs in her 3-for-3 day vs. UC Davis in UO’s 7-2 Cascade Clash win. Gail cleared the fence twice in her 3-for-3 afternoon vs. Cal State Bakersfield earlier in the month at San Diego State. Fuiava’s effort vs. Colorado State the opening weekend included a grand slam, 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).
Among current Ducks the career home run leader is Chaput (20) who ranks 10th all-time and moved past recent Duck star Beth Boskovich (19). Other Ducks with +10 career homers include Bryant (19), Gail (17), Hudson (16), and redshirt Jenn Salling (14).
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.
Lovena Chaput’s four runs in a 13-2 win vs. Northwestern State tied a team record shared by four others.
Ashley Kivett’s two doubles vs. Cal Poly and Blair Williamson’s pair vs. Arizona State rank second all-time for UO, as did sister Cortney Kivett’s four hits in her debut vs. Colorado State.
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).
DUCK PITCHING NOTES
ALICIA COOK, Sr., Elmira, Ore.
Season Recap: The right-hander’s three wins over Arizona (2) and Portland State the last three weeks leave her fourth all-time for UO in career victories (52), and she's now seven behind her sister Jennie Cook (third, 59). The Elmira, Ore., native also ranks top 10 in Duck history in strikeouts (fourth, 406), shutouts (fourth, 19), innings (seventh, 529), appearances (sixth, 114) and complete games (seventh, 53).
Stat Summary
Team Leader - Wins (13), shutouts (4), saves (4), strikeouts (130) and innings (154)
Other Stats ? 2.41 ERA, .238 Opposing Batting Average
Shutouts (6) - No. 6 Oklahoma (1-0), Pacific (10-0), Idaho State (2-0), Cal State Northridge (2-0), Pacific (10-0),
South Carolina (3-0)
Combined Shutouts (2) ? Cook/Rice ? Harvard (6-0), New Mexico State (2-0)
Most Strikeouts This Season (Game)
8 ? 2 games - vs. Arizona (3-2 win), South Carolina (3-0 win)
7 ? 2 games - vs. Northwestern State (13-2 win), San Diego State (3-2 loss), PSU (7-1 win)
6 ? 7 games - vs. Colorado State (3-2 loss), Idaho State (2-0 win), Mississippi Valley State (6-1 win), Northern Illinois (4-2 win), Pacific (10-0 win), Southern Utah (4-2 win) and UC Davis (7-3 win)
5 ? 3 games - vs. Harvard (6-0 win), Northridge (2-0 win), #6 Tennessee (5-0 loss)
Fewest Hits Allowed - Game
1 hit ? 2 games ? vs. Mississippi Valley State (6-1 win, 6.1 innings), Idaho State (2-0 win, 5 innings)
2 hits ? 1 game ? vs. South Carolina (3-0 win, 7 innings)
MELISSA RICE, Jr., Colbert, Wash.
Season Recap: In February and March, the right-hander won nine straight games and also had a save. Her 2-0 Cascade Clash shutout of UC Davis was the 12th of her career and ranks her sixth all-time for UO. Two more complete game blankings will put her in a tie for fifth. She also ranks top 10 for UO in career wins (seventh, 40), innings (eighth, 432.1), strikeouts (eighth, 274), appearances (eighth, 99) and complete games (ninth, 36).
Stat Summary
Team Leader - Opposing Batting Average (.223)
Other Stats - ERA (2.10), Wins (11), Innings (116.2), strikeouts (80), starts (19), shutouts (3) and appearances (28)
Most Strikeouts This Season (Game)
6 ? 3 games ? vs. Idaho State (8-0 win), UNLV (7-1 win), Southern Utah (10-6 win)
5 ? 5 games - vs. #22 Fresno State (4-1 loss), James Madison (7-2 win), Mississippi State (3-0 loss), Northern Illinois (5-3 win) and #22 San Diego State (3-2 loss)
Shutouts (3) - Mississippi Valley State (10-0), San Diego (2-0), UC Davis (2-0)
Combined (3) - Cook/Rice (2) - Harvard (6-0), New Mexico State (2-0); Rice/Rumfelt (1) - Idaho State (8-0)
No-Hitters / Fewest Hits Allowed
0 hits ? 4 innings vs. Idaho State (Brittany Rumfelt added a final no-hit inning in relief).
1 hit ? complete game vs. Mississippi Valley State (10-0 win, 5 innings)
2 hits - complete games vs. #1 UCLA (2-0 loss, 6 innings) and UNLV (7-1 win, 7 innings)
BRITTANY RUMFELT, Fr., Lakeport, Calif.
Season Recap: The left-hander won her first four collegiate starts before a stress fracture in late February sidelined her for four weeks. Since her return in late March, she has appeared in five of UO’s last seven games (and 8 of 15), including a 1-0 loss at No. 8 Stanford in which she gave up only three hits. A month prior in her last pre-finger injury action in Palm Springs, she won starts over returning NCAA qualifier 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).
Stat Summary
5-3, 2.35 ERA, 62.2 innings, 27 strikeouts, 16 walks, 72 hits
Most Strikeouts This Season - Game
5 ? 1 game ? Northwestern State (13-2 win)
4 ? 1 game ? vs. Oregon State (3-1 loss)
Combined Shutouts - Rice/Rumfelt (1) - Idaho State (8-0)
Fewest Hits Allowed (Game)
3 ? vs. Stanford (1-0 loss, 6 innings)
5 ? vs. Michigan State (3-1 win, 6 innings)
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).
Four Ducks have started all 51 games this year ? Bryant (CF), Chaput (SS), Jenkins (LF) and Cortney Kivett (2B). Joanna Gail (3B) and Kayleen Hudson (RF-DP) have started 50 and 46 contests, respectively, and Fuiava (DP-1B) has started 49 and played all 51.
STAT WATCH ? UO ALL-TIME CHARTS
Lovena Chaput, Sr., SS, Tualatin, Ore.
Career Doubles ? 4th-tie, 34 ? needs 2 to tie for 3rd (36); (6 in 2008, 28 in 2005, ’06, ?07)
Career Triples ? 8th, 7 ? needs 1 to tie for 7th (8); (1 in 2008, 6 in 2005, ’06, ?07)
Career Home Runs ? 10th, 20 ? needs 1 to tie for 9th (21); (4 in 2008, 16 in 2005, ’06, ?07)
Sari-Jane Jenkins, Jr., LF, Salem, Ore
Career Stolen Bases ? 75, 1st ? (27 in 2008, 48 in 2006, ?07)
Career Runs ? 10th, 105 ? needs 3 tie for 9th (108); (31 in 2008, 74 in 2006, ?07)
Season Stolen Bases ? 27, 5th ? needs 4 to tie for 4th (4th is Cortney Kivett, 31)
Neena Bryant, So., CF, Placentia, Calif.
Career Home Runs ? 19 ? needs 1 to tie teammate Lovena Chaput for 10th (20); (9 in 2008, 10 in 2007)
Career Stolen Bases ? 33 ? needs 2 to tie for 8th (34) (19 in 2008, 14 in 2007)
Career RBIs ? 88 ? needs 4 to tie for 10th (42 in 2008, 46 in 2007)
Season Home Runs ? 9 ? needs 1 to tie for 10th (10)
Season RBIs ? 10th, 42 ? needs 2 to tie for 8th (44)
Season Stolen Bases ? 19 ? needs 3 to tie for 10th (21)
Season Doubles ? 10 ? needs 2 to tie teammate Lovena Chaput for 10th (12)
Joanna Gail, Sr., 3B, Poway, Calif.
Career Home Runs ? 17 ? needs 3 to tie teammate Lovena Chaput for 10th (20); (7 in 2008, 10 in 2005, ’06, ’07)
Season Home Runs ? 7 ? needs 3 to tie for 10th (10)
Season Doubles ? 9 ? needs 3 to tie teammate Lovena Chaput for 10th (12)
Cortney Kivett, Fr., 2B, Yucaipa, Calif.
Season Stolen Bases ? 32, 4th ? needs 4 to tie for 3rd (36)
Career Stolen Bases ? 32, 9th ? needs 2 to tie for 8th (34)
Alicia Cook, Sr., P, Elmira, Ore.
Season Strikeouts ? 7th, 130 ? needs 23 to tie for 6th (153)
Career Shutouts ? 4th, 19 ? needs 2 to tie for 3rd (21); (4 in 2008, 15 in 2005, ’06, ?07)
Career Games ? 6th, 114 ? needs 7 to tie for 5th (121); (31 in 2008, 83 in 2005, ’06, ?07)
Melissa Rice, Jr., P, Colville, Wash.
Career Shutouts ? 6th, 12 ? needs 2 to tie for 5th (14); (3 in 2008, 9 in 2006, ?07)
Career Innings ? 8th, 432.1 - needs 49.2 to tie for 7th (482); (116.2 in 2008, 315.2 in 2006, ?07)
ALL-TIME VS. OREGON STATE / PORTLAND STATE / STANFORD / CAL
The Ducks are 77-76-1 all-time for Oregon State with OSU holding a 2-0 edge this year with its 7-4 win in Eugene and 3-1 victory in Corvallis. With its 2-1 record vs. PSU this year, UO sports a 99-59 record vs. the Vikings thanks to its doubleheader sweep in Portland two weeks ago (7-1, 2-1), while PSU won the fist meeting this year in Eugene (4-0) in March. Oregon owns a 29-24 advantage in the Stanford series, while California sports a 67-32 advantage in the Golden Bear-Duck rivalry.
BEAVER BITES
Oregon State (26-25, 4-10) is under the guidance of 14th-year head coach Kirk Walker, the 2005 Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Senior utility player Cambria Miranda was an All-Pac-10 First Team pick last year and a second-team Easton All-American. She entered the season ranked top-10 all-time career-wise for OSU in runs (third, 122), stolen bases (sixth, 29), triples (seventh, 9) and RBIs (ninth, 95). Junior first baseman DeAnn Young was an All-Pac-10 honorable mention last year as a sophomore in 2007 (.270, 25 runs). This year, Beavers ranked top-10 in the Pac-10 include McKenna Lowe (third, triples, 2), Dani Chisholm (stolen bases, seventh, 14; hits, ninth, 55) and Miranda (stolen bases, eighth, 13).
Top Oregon State Hitters ? 2008 Statistics
Dani Chisholm, So., 1B-OF, .333 (55-for-165), 21 RBI, 7 doubles, 14 stolen bases
McKenna Lowe, Fr., 2B-OF, .325 (37-for-114), 10 stolen bases
Paige Lowe, Jr., IF, .295 (41-for-139), 5 doubles, 11 stolen bases
Cambria Miranda, Sr., UT, .284 (44-for-155), 10 doubles, 8 home runs, 22 RBI, 19 walks, 13 stolen bases
DeAnn Young, Jr., 1B, .272 (41-for-151), 3 home runs, 21 RBI
Audrey Roderfeld, Fr., C-UT, .248 (32-for-129), 6 home runs, 27 RBI
Top Oregon State Pitchers ? 2008 Statistics
Kelly Dyer, So., RHP, 2.67, 17-19, 5 shutouts, 209.2 innings, 219 hits, 167 strikeouts, 58 walks
Stefanie Draper, So., RHP, 4.01, 9-6, 2 shutouts, 127.1 innings, 164 hits, 56 strikeouts, 35 walks
VIKING NOTES
Portland State (26-26, 9-7) went 2-2 last weekend at home against Loyola Marymount with 3-0 and 2-0 wins and 5-0 and 1-0 losses. The Vikings, two games out of first place in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference, are under the guidance of third-year head coach Amy Hayes who entered the season with a 61-54 record at PSU. The Vikings return five starters and nine letterwinners from last year’s squad that went 23-34 and placed fourth in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference (8-11). Two years ago, Hayes led PSU to a 38-20 overall record and conference title (15-5). Senior pitcher Mandy Hill was the PCSC Pitcher of the Year in 2006, and followed with a 20-19 record last year to become the team’s first pitcher to post consecutive 20-win seasons. Sophomore catcher Brandi Scoggins was a second-team all-region pick last year (.336 batting) and was a league co-freshman of the year. Senior Shannon Stacy was also a second-team all-league pick last year at second base, and junior infielder Jamee Rauch and first baseman Jana Rae Slayton were honorable mention picks.
Top Portland State Hitters ? 2008 Statistics
Janae Ray Slayton, Jr., 1B, .344 (53-for-154), 4 home runs, 30 RBI
Brandi Scoggins, So., C-IF, .336 (47-for-140), 8 doubles, 21 RBI
Arielle Wiser, Fr., IF, .327 (48-for-147), 20 RBI
Jackie Heidi, Jr., IF-C, .298 (45-for-151), 7 doubles, 4 home runs, 19 RBI, 17 walks
Mandy Hill, .291, Sr., P, 41-for-141, 8 doubles, 4 home runs, 31 RBI, 15 walks
Top Portland State Pitchers ? 2008 Statistics
Mandy Hill, Sr,. 2.92 ERA, 15-15, 4 shutouts, 194 Innings, 194 hits, 81 earned runs, 54 walks, 146 strikeouts
Nichole Latham, Fr., 4.43 ERA, 9-10, 1 shutout, 126.1 innings, 141 hits, 80 earned runs, 41 walks, 101 strikeouts
RECENT DUCK RECAPS
4/25 ? Oregon 2, Arizona 1, Tucson, Ariz.
For the first time in school history, UO won the season series vs. No. 8 Arizona, thanks to Neena Bryant’s seventh inning RBI single, while Alicia Cook pitched her 13th complete game of the season. UO (29-20, 2-9) scored its first run on the returning national champions in the sixth inning on an error by Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player Mowatt (17-11). On a sacrifice bunt by Lovena Chaput, the pitcher’s throw sailed over the second baseman's head into deep right field to score Bryant from first base. UO’s first three hitters in the lineup hit safely ? Sari-Jane Jenkins (1-for-3, 1 run, 1 walk), freshman Cortney Kivett (1-for-4) and Bryant (1-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI) ? as did senior Joanna Gail (1-for-3). Oregon’s aggressive base-running again played a part as the 75th career stolen base for Jenkins set up the winning run from second base. On the mound, senior Alicia Cook (13-9) struck out four, walked seven and gave up seven hits, and her run allowed was earned. Cook’s win Friday was even more dramatic as most of the crowd of 1,607 cheered when the home team again loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh inning. However, Cook forced the final hitter to hit a weak fly behind shortstop that Lovena Chaput chased down to backhand on the run, just in front of the charging left fielder Jenkins. Stranding 14 runners altogether, UA (29-15, 6-7) left multiple base runners on in five different innings ? including three in the first inning and two in the third, fourth and six innings.
4/26 ? Arizona State 6, Oregon 1, Tempe, Ariz.
Monique Fuiava supplied UO’s scoring with hit her fifth home run of the season, her first league round-tripper and first overall since March. Three Ducks hit safely ? Cortney Kivett (1-for-3), Neena Bryant (1-for-3, 1 run) and Fuiava (1-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI). Sari-Jane Jenkins (0-for-2) also got on via a walk ? her team-leading 24th of the season ? only five shy of 10th all-time in a season for Oregon. Freshman starter Brittany Rumfelt (5-3) pitched 2.1 innings, gave up seven hits, posted one strikeout and one walk, and her five runs allowed were all earned. Melissa Rice came in the third inning and pitched the final 3.2 innings, walked one, had no strikeouts, gave up three hits, and her one run allowed was earned.
4/27 ? No. 1 Arizona State 9, Oregon 0, Tempe, Ariz.
The Ducks (29-22, 2-11) fell victim to a grand slam by ASU’s returning Pac-10 Player of the Year Kaitlin Cochran in a seven-run third inning. The returning All-American went 0-for-5 in previous at-bats vs. Duck pitchers earlier in the weekend, including a fielder’s choice groundout with the bases loaded to end the second inning. In the fourth inning, Neena Bryant (1-for-2) looped her team-leading 59th hit of the season over the first baseman’s head down the right field line ? and moved within seven of UO's ninth-best hits mark (66) in a season all-time. Joanna Gail (1-for-2) also hit safely up the middle to lead off the third inning. Senior right-hander and starter Alicia Cook (13-10) gave up seven runs, all earned, in her 2.2 innings, struck out two, walked one and allowed 10 hits. Melissa Rice pitched the final 1.1 innings, and walked one, struck out none, allowed two hits, and both runs allowed were earned.
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.
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).
TOP DUCK RETURNEES
The Ducks welcome back many of last year’s stars from one of its deepest teams ever (with 2007 stats in ()). 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.
A RIGOROUS SCHEDULE
The Ducks typically play one of the nation’s tougher schedules, and will again in ?08 with 37 games against 21 returning NCAA qualifiers from last season. Not surprisingly, those opponents include five regional champions, three World Series participants and both championship participants.
The Ducks spent 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).
After UO’s home opener vs. Portland State (3/5), 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 opened the Pac-10 season on the road at Washington and UCLA (3/28-30), then had 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 wrap up the season five weeks later at home vs. UCLA and Washington (5/8-10).
Wins (11) Against Returning NCAA Qualifiers in ?08
Cal Poly (14-4), South Carolina (3-0), Long Island (2-1), then-No. 6 Oklahoma (1-0), Harvard (6-0), Southern Utah (10-6, 4-2) and Mississippi Valley State (10-0, 6-1) and returning national champion Arizona (3-2, 2-1).
Losses (17) Against Returning NCAA Qualifiers in ?08
then-No. 6 Tennessee (5-0), Mississippi State (3-0), then-No. 2 Northwestern (7-0), returning World Series qualifier and then-No. 10 Baylor (8-4), then-No. 22 Fresno State (4-1), then-No. 20 Ohio State (7-0), returning Super Regional qualifier and then-No. 1 UCLA (2-0, 12-0), Oregon State (7-4, 3-1), College World Series returnee and then-No. 1 Arizona State (3-2, 6-1, 9-0), returning national champion Arizona (5-1), then-No. 22 California (3-2, 11 innings) and then-No. 8 Stanford (2-1, 1-0).
NEW FACES
The Ducks have welcomed six newcomers who have challenged for immediate duty ? freshmen Monique Fuiava (first base), twins Ashley and Cortney Kivett (catcher / second base), Brittany Rumfelt (pitcher) and Kaitlin Vitek (catcher) and junior transfer Shelley Deadmond (outfield). Cortney Kivett has started every game and has replaced All-Pac-10 second baseman Suzie Barnes, and Rumfelt won her first four starts this year. Fuiava has shared duties at first base with sophomore Carlyn Re, and Ashley Kivett and Vitek have stabilized UO’s future behind the plate and have rotated with senior and two-year starter Amie 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 fourth, 400; Jennie eighth, 241), and for comparison here are Alicia’s other career stats and UO all-time rankings: 112 games (#7), 519.1 innings (#7), 51 wins (#4), 52 complete games (#7) and 19 shutouts (#4).
HOME GAME STATUS
Fans can call (541) 346-6148 for home game updates that may be rescheduled because of inclimate weather.
ON THE AIR
A broadcast of every home game for the remainder for the season will be also streamed online at the www.GoDucks.com website for O-Zone members. Oregon’s season finale vs. Washington, Saturday, May 10 at noon will be broadcast by Fox Sports Northwest. A pair of conference games in early April vs. then-No. 1 and then-No. 8 Arizona were televised by the Oregon Sports Network on Oregon Comcast Cable systems on Channel 37.
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), then lost 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-for-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.
TOP DUCK
Sixth-year UO head coach Kathy Arendsen 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 now has 211 wins and moved past former all-time leader Brown in early March (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.
IN THE DUCK RECORD BOOKS
Neena Bryant, So., CF, Placentia, Calif.
Career
Avg. ? 6th, .339 (117-345; 59-157 in 2008, 58-188 in 2007)
Doubles (10th is 28) ? 24 (10 in 2008, 14 in 2007)
Home Runs (10th is 20) ? 19 (9 in 2008, 10 in 2007)
RBIs (10th is 92) ? 87 (41 in 2008, 46 in 2007)
Stolen Bases ? 9th, 33 (19 in 2008, 14 in 2007)
Current Season
Doubles (10th is 12) ? 10, 2008
Home Runs (10th is 10) ? 9, 2008
Runs Batted In (8th is 44) ? 42, 2008
Extra Base Hits (9th is 22) ? 19, 2008
Total Bases (10th is 104) ? 96, 2008
Past Seasons
Doubles - 4th-t, 14, 2007
Home Runs ? 10th-t, 10, 2007
Runs Batted In ? 4th, 46, 2007
Extra Base Hits ? 5th, 25, 2007
Total Bases ? 9th-t, 104, 2007
Lovena Chaput, Sr., SS, Tualatin, Ore.
Career
Doubles ? 4th-tie, 34 (3rd is 36) ? (6 in ’08, 28 in 2005-07)
Triples ? 7th, 7 (8th is 7) ? (1 in ’08, 6 in 2005-07)
Home Runs ? 10th, 20 (9th is 21) ? (4 in ’08, 16 in 2005-07)
Past Seasons
Doubles - 10th-t, 12, 2006
Sari-Jane Jenkins, Jr., LF, Salem, Ore.
Career
Average ? 6th, .336 (176-524; 44-149 in 2008, 132-375 in 2006-07)
Stolen Bases ? 1st, 75 - (27 in 2008, 48 in 2006-07)
Runs ? 10th, 103 (9th is 108) (31 in 2008, 74 in 2006-07)
Hits (10th is 182) ? 176 (44 in 2008, 132 in 2006-07)
Doubles (10th is 28) ? 23 (2 in 2008, 21 in 2006-07)
Triples (8th-t is 7) ? 5 (2 in 2008, 3 in 2006-07)
Walks (10th is 63) ? 43 (24 in 2008, 19 in 2006-07)
Current Season
Season Stolen Bases ? 5th, 27, 2008 (4th is 32)
Past Seasons
Average ? 7th, .396, 2007
Runs ? 5th, 48, 2007
Hits ? 2nd, 82, 2007
Doubles ? 2nd, 16, 2007
Stolen Bases ? 2nd, 38, 2007
Cortney Kivett, Fr., 2B, Yucaipa, Calif.
Career
Stolen Bases ? 9th, 31
Current Season
Stolen Bases ? 4th, 32 (3rd is 36), 2008
Hits (9th is 66) ? 54, 2008
Alicia Cook, Sr., P, Elmira, Ore.
Career
Games ? 6th, 114 (5th is 121) ? (31 in 2008, 83 in 2005-07)
Wins ? 4th, 52 (3rd is 59) ? (13 in 2008, 39 in 2005-07)
Complete Games ? 7th, 53 (6th is 60) ? (13 in 2008, 40 in 2005-07)
Shutouts ? 4th, 19 (3rd is 21) ? (4 in 2008, 15 in 2005-07)
Innings ? 7th, 529 (6th is 631) ? (154 in 2008, 375 in 2005-07)
Strikeouts ? 4th, 406 (3rd is 445) ? (130 in 2008, 276 in 2005-07)
ERA (min. 200 IP) - 10. Alicia Cook 2.38 (180 ER, 529 innings) (9th is 2.05)? (53 ER in 2008, 127 in 2005-07)
Current Season
Victories (10th is 17) ? 12, 2008
Strikeouts ? 7th, 130, 2008 (6th is 153)
Past Seasons
Victories ? 4th, 23, 2007
Complete Games ? 10th-t. 23, 2007
Strikeouts ? 7th, 125, 2007
Melissa Rice, Jr., P, Colville, Wash.
Career
Shutouts ? 6th, 12 (5th is 14) ? (3 in 2008, 9 in 2006-07)
Victories ? 40, 7th (6th is 47) ? (11 in ’08, 29 in 2006, ’07)
Innings ? 8th, 432.1 (7th is 482.0) ? (116.2 in 2008, 315.2 in 2006-07)
Complete Games?9th, 36 (8th is 42)?(9 in ’08, 27 in 2006-07)
Strikeouts ? 8th, 274 (7th is 316)?(80 in ’08, 194 in 2006-07)
Appearances ? 8th, 99 (7th is 114)-(28 in ’08, 71 in 2006-07)
Current Season
Victories (10th is 17) ? 11, 2008
Past Seasons
Victories ? 6th, 21, 2007
Appearances ? 9th, 40, 2007
Starts ? 9th, 34, 2007
Complete Games ? 10th-t, 23, 2007
Strikeouts ? 9th, 114, 2007
OREGON SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS
Head Coach (Alma Mater): Kathy Arendsen (Chico State ?80)
Record at Oregon: 212-135, Sixth Season
Overall Record: 584-410, 18 years
Associate Head Coach: J. Gaudreau (Sixth year)
Assistant Head Coach: 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 (2007 Statistics)
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 (2007 Statistics)
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 L/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.
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 Harris, 1st Year
Undergraduate Assistant Coach: Suzie Barnes, 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 (S-AIR-REE-Jane) Jenkins
Ashley & Cortney Kivett (KIHV-it)
Carlyn Re (CAR-lin RAY)
Kaitlin Vitek (VEE-tek)
DUCK ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/College)
10 Hannah Barril UT L/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)
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: 1
THIS WEEK’S NATIONAL POLLS (4/29)
USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll
http://nfca.org/top25/index.php?cat_id=1
Rk Team Record Totals PVS
1 Alabama (15) 46-3 731 1
*2 Arizona State (6) 52-3 713 2
3 Florida (9) 56-2 710 3
*4 UCLA 41-5 660 4
5 Texas A&M 45-7 628 5
6 Michigan 44-5 594 6
*7 Oklahoma 41-11 561 8
*8 Stanford 42-10 516 7
9 Houston 47-7 504 9
*10 Fresno State 45-8 475 10
*11 Northwestern 32-11 443 12
*12 Arizona 31-15 425 11
*13 Tennessee 46-10 387 13
14 North Carolina 49-9-1 381 14
15 LSU 38-14 324 15
16 Louisiana-Lafayette 39-10 287 16
17 Long Beach State 36-12 277 17
18 Virginia Tech 40-14 233 18
19 Nevada 35-14 188 20
20 DePaul 40-14 130 23
*21 San Diego State 37-15 120 19
*22 California 37-20 109 21
*23 Washington 26-18-1 94 22
*24 Mississippi State 39-17 75 NR
25 UMass 33-11 46 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Georgia 42, Missouri 31, Hawai’i 27, Creighton 16, BYU 9, Auburn 7, Central Florida 5, Hofstra 2
Dropped Out: No. 24 Hawai’i, No. 25 Iowa
-The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by NCAA Division I head coaches representing each conference. First-place votes are in parentheses.
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
http://www.usasoftball.com/folders.asp?uid=3208
Rk Team Record Totals PVS
*1. Arizona St. (16) 52-3 493 1
2. Florida (3) 56-2 478 2
3 Alabama (1) 46-3 461 3
*4. UCLA 41-5 444 4
5 Michigan 43-5 411 5
6 Texas A&M 45-7 409 6
*7. Oklahoma 41-11 357 9
*8. Stanford 42-10 342 7
*9. Fresno State 45-8 327 11
*10. Arizona 31-15 321 8
*11. Northwestern 32-11 307 12
*12. Tennessee 46-10 285 10
13. Houston 44-7 275 13
14. North Carolina 49-9-1 239 14
15. Long Beach St. 36-12 220 15
16. LSU 38-14 195 16
17. ULL 39-10 174 17
18. Virginia Tech 40-14 145 18
*19. San Diego State 37-15 87 20
20. UMass 33-11 85 24
*21. Washington 26-18-1 76 21
22. Nevada 34-14 73 25
*T23. Mississippi St. 39-17 67 23
T23. Hawaii 33-16 67 19
*25. Cal 37-20 51 22
Others Receiving Votes: Missouri (38), DePaul (28), Creighton (19), Georgia (14), Hofstra (7), South Florida (3), BYU (1) and Oregon (1).
Parenthesis Denotes first place votes.
* (Asterisk) Indicates Duck opponents in 2008.
