Softball Games at Corvallis Moved an Hour Earlier
EUGENE – Riding an 11-game winning streak, the No. 25 University of Oregon softball team (24-5) travels to Corvallis and opens Pac-10 play with a three-game stand at Oregon State (19-14), this Thursday-Saturday, April 1-3.
All three games are moved up an hour earlier than originally scheduled with the Thursday and Friday games now set for 3 p.m., and Saturday’s finale now a noon start.
The Ducks have won 18 of their last 19 games since late February with the only loss a 5-2 decision at returning NCAA qualifier San Diego State in early March.
Last week, UO swept its doubleheaders at home vs. Idaho State (19-0, 13-0) and Seattle (5-3, 4-0) and at Portland State (3-2, 2-0). The Ducks’ initial output vs. the Bengals was a new school record by two runs, and its afternoon finale marked a five-inning perfect game by Jessica Moore and Samantha Skillingstad – the 18th no-hitter in school history.
The Beavers (19-14) are on a six-game win streak of their own after beating the same teams last week. In the all-time series, UO holds a slim lead (79-78-1), after OSU won four of the last five series in 2009 (2-1), ’08 (1-2), ’06 (0-3) and ’05 (0-3), while the Ducks took the three-game set in ’07 (2-1).
Head Coach Mike White served as an assistant coach twice vs. Oregon State in his two-year tenure in 2003 and ’04, and his former pitching pupils Amy Nyhus and Amy Harris each won a pair of games in ’04 (9-8, 2-0) and ’03 (2-1, 10-2), respectively.
This week, freshman right fielder Samantha Pappas leads the Pac-10 in batting (.488), and ranks second in slugging (.893) and top-10 in total bases (third, 75), on-base percentage (fourth, .551), hits (seventh, 41), home runs (sixth, 9) and doubles (11th, 7). Among other Ducks spotted, freshman Allie Burger ranks third in batting (.459), junior first baseman Monique Fuiava is tied the lead in sacrifice flies (2) and 11th in the Pac-10 in doubles (7), freshman sophomore infielder Kelsey Chambers is tied for fourth in sacrifice bunts (6), and Kaylan Howard follows in a tie for eighth place (4).
On the mound, Ducks ranked top-10 in the league include freshman Jessica Moore (saves, first-tie, 2; games finished, third-tied, 6; ERA, fourth, 0.94; opposing batting average, fifth, .155; fewest home runs allowed, fifth-tied, 4; strikeouts, sixth, 127; relief appearances, sixth-tie, 6; appearances, seventh-tie, 17; innings, eighth, 89.0) and sophomore Samantha Skillingstad (starts, ninth, 82; opposing batting average, 10th, .197; fewest home runs allowed, second, 1), junior Brittany Rumfelt (saves, first-tied, 2) and sophomore Mikayla Endicott (games in relief, sixth, 6).
As a team, the Ducks top the Pac-10 in sacrifice flies (9), saves (4) and ERA (1.16), and rank top-six currently in several other categories:
Hitting
Sacrifice Bunts – 2nd, 25 (leader UCLA 30)
Batting – 4th, .338 (leader .350)
Doubles – 5th, 45 (leader 53)
Slugging – 5th, 5.36 (leader Arizona .606)
Total Bases – 6th, 397 (leader ASU 537)
Home Runs – 6th, 32 (leader Arizona 57)
Home Runs – 6th, 32 (leader Arizona 57)
Stolen Bases – 6th, 31 (leader California 99)
Pitching
Strikeouts – 2nd, 262 (leader California 300)
Fewest Walks – 4th-t, 53 (leader Wash. 32)
Fewest Home Runs – 1st, 6 (UCLA/Cal, 2nd, 10)
Opposing Batting Average–5th, .184 (leader Ariz. .166)
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All three games are moved up an hour earlier than originally scheduled with the Thursday and Friday games now set for 3 p.m., and Saturday’s finale now a noon start.
The Ducks have won 18 of their last 19 games since late February with the only loss a 5-2 decision at returning NCAA qualifier San Diego State in early March.
Last week, UO swept its doubleheaders at home vs. Idaho State (19-0, 13-0) and Seattle (5-3, 4-0) and at Portland State (3-2, 2-0). The Ducks’ initial output vs. the Bengals was a new school record by two runs, and its afternoon finale marked a five-inning perfect game by Jessica Moore and Samantha Skillingstad – the 18th no-hitter in school history.
The Beavers (19-14) are on a six-game win streak of their own after beating the same teams last week. In the all-time series, UO holds a slim lead (79-78-1), after OSU won four of the last five series in 2009 (2-1), ’08 (1-2), ’06 (0-3) and ’05 (0-3), while the Ducks took the three-game set in ’07 (2-1).
Head Coach Mike White served as an assistant coach twice vs. Oregon State in his two-year tenure in 2003 and ’04, and his former pitching pupils Amy Nyhus and Amy Harris each won a pair of games in ’04 (9-8, 2-0) and ’03 (2-1, 10-2), respectively.
This week, freshman right fielder Samantha Pappas leads the Pac-10 in batting (.488), and ranks second in slugging (.893) and top-10 in total bases (third, 75), on-base percentage (fourth, .551), hits (seventh, 41), home runs (sixth, 9) and doubles (11th, 7). Among other Ducks spotted, freshman Allie Burger ranks third in batting (.459), junior first baseman Monique Fuiava is tied the lead in sacrifice flies (2) and 11th in the Pac-10 in doubles (7), freshman sophomore infielder Kelsey Chambers is tied for fourth in sacrifice bunts (6), and Kaylan Howard follows in a tie for eighth place (4).
On the mound, Ducks ranked top-10 in the league include freshman Jessica Moore (saves, first-tie, 2; games finished, third-tied, 6; ERA, fourth, 0.94; opposing batting average, fifth, .155; fewest home runs allowed, fifth-tied, 4; strikeouts, sixth, 127; relief appearances, sixth-tie, 6; appearances, seventh-tie, 17; innings, eighth, 89.0) and sophomore Samantha Skillingstad (starts, ninth, 82; opposing batting average, 10th, .197; fewest home runs allowed, second, 1), junior Brittany Rumfelt (saves, first-tied, 2) and sophomore Mikayla Endicott (games in relief, sixth, 6).
As a team, the Ducks top the Pac-10 in sacrifice flies (9), saves (4) and ERA (1.16), and rank top-six currently in several other categories:
Hitting
Sacrifice Bunts – 2nd, 25 (leader UCLA 30)
Batting – 4th, .338 (leader .350)
Doubles – 5th, 45 (leader 53)
Slugging – 5th, 5.36 (leader Arizona .606)
Total Bases – 6th, 397 (leader ASU 537)
Home Runs – 6th, 32 (leader Arizona 57)
Home Runs – 6th, 32 (leader Arizona 57)
Stolen Bases – 6th, 31 (leader California 99)
Pitching
Strikeouts – 2nd, 262 (leader California 300)
Fewest Walks – 4th-t, 53 (leader Wash. 32)
Fewest Home Runs – 1st, 6 (UCLA/Cal, 2nd, 10)
Opposing Batting Average–5th, .184 (leader Ariz. .166)
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