No. 17 Ducks Bay-Area Bound For Battle With Bears
*Updated season/career stats are availble via the link above.
THIS WEEKEND’S PAC-10 SOFTBALL ACTION
Opponent: No. 13 California (24-8, 2-4)
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
Game times: Friday (4/15) –.3 p.m.; Saturday (4/9) – 1 p.m.; Sunday (4/11) – Noon
Opponent Website: www.CalBears.com
SETTING THE STAGE
Sporting the third-most overall wins in the Pac-10 this week, the No. 17 University of Oregon softball team (30-8, 2-4) heads to Berkeley to face No. 13 California (24-8, 2-4) in the third weekend of conference play.
Last weekend, UO went 1-2 at home against the nation’s new No.1-ranked team, Arizona State (37-4, 4-2), after it one-hit the nation’s top hitting squad in the 2-1 finale win. In Saturday’s 10-5 loss, Oregon tied the most runs scored by an ASU opponent this year as 10 Ducks combined for 11 hits. In the first game, UO and ASU were knotted 0-0 before a two-run, seventh-inning Sun Devil homer decided the game, 2-0.
UO beat another top-10 team the week before, and its 8-0 victory at No. 6 Washington in the finale tied the largest win in the series dating back to 1993. Earlier in the year, UO triumphed over four other top-20 teams in the non-conference slate.
The Pac-10 continues to confirm its reputation as the Conference of Champions, as ASU became the third league team to top the national polls this season, and joined previous No. 1’s Arizona and UCLA. UO is one of seven league member ranked top 17 nationally this week, and the eighth and final program received a vote in the national poll.
As expected before the season, the fight for the Pac-10 crown continues to be tightly-contested with four teams within a game of the top spot this week. Three more teams are tied for fifth place (at 2-4), and the remaining school (Oregon State (17-13, 1-5)) handed returning national runner-up and this week’s league leader, Arizona (34-7, 5-1), its lone conference loss last Friday (3-1).
SERIES HISTORY
After UO swept then-No. 13 California for the first time in school history last year in Eugene, senior Monique Fuiava
became UO's fourth Pac-10 Player or Pitcher of the Week of the season. The Lynwood, Calif., native drilled a walk-off two-run double and two-run homer, respectively, in the ninth innings of UO’s 7-6 and 8-6 wins in the first and last games of the series.
In head coach Mike White
’s prior stint as a Duck assistant coach in 2003 and ’04, Cal won the series, 2-1 in 2004 (W 4-0; L 3-1, L 5-2) and ‘03 (L 4-0; L 4-1, W 9-1).
RECENT DUCK HEROES
Last week vs. ASU, sophomore Jessica Moore
held the nation’s top hitting team to a .087 mark – nearly .300 less than their mark before the series (.380). She shutout ASU in the first six innings of Friday’s complete game, and altogether struck out 11 in 14 innings.
Among highlights at the plate, freshman Kailee Cuico
launched a three-run homer Saturday, and junior Christie Nieto
and sophomore Kaylan Howard
lined an RBI double and RBI triple in Sunday’s win.
For the three game-series, Fuiava paced UO starters in hitting (.429, 3-for-7), and five others topped .250 – seniors Ashley Kivett
(1.000, 1-for-1) and Kaitlin Vitek
(.333, 1-for-3), Nieto (.286, 2-for-7, 1 2B, 1 RBI) and Howard (2-for-7, 1 3B, 1 RBI).
SEASON SCORECARD
With a 6-5 mark against top-20 teams so far, UO is 1-2 in each of its first two Pac-10 series vs. top-10 teams - then-No. 3 Arizona State (W 2-1, L, 2-0, 10-5) and at then-No. 6 Washington (W, 8-0; L, 3-2, 4-2).
UO opened the year with wins vs. then-No. 16 BYU (5-0) and then-No. 19 Texas A&M (3-2). In Las Vegas the next week, it handed World Series returnee and then-No. 9 Hawai’i its first loss of the season (13-5, 5 innings). Two weeks later in Orlando, it split with then-No. 1 Alabama (10-0 loss, 5 innings) and then-No. 17 Louisiana-Lafayette (5-2).
Against 2010 NCAA tourney returnees, UO is 9-6 overall this season with added wins vs. Illinois (2-1), Illinois State (6-0, 6 innings) and North Carolina (1-0), and a loss to Virginia (3-2).
GOLDEN BEAR SEASON REVIEW
Last weekend in Seattle, Cal won 10-0, and lost 2-1, 9-1, while it also went 1-2 vs. then-No. 4 Arizona State two weeks ago with a 3-2 win and 7-2 and 3-1 losses. Earlier in non-conference action, Cal beat all three of its top-20 foes, then-No. 8 Missouri (1-0), then-No. 20 LSU (11-3) and then-No. 16 Hawai’i (3-1).
Team-wise this week, Cal ranks top 50 nationally in win-loss percentage (26th, 0.75), triples (31st, 0.28 p/g), ERA (33rd, 2.04) and stolen bases (45th, 1.5 p/g).
The Bears have been without one of their top pitchers, Valerie Arioto (due to injury), so sophomore pitcher Jolene Henderson has pitched five complete games the last two weeks. Ranked second nationally and first in the Pac-10 in wins (22), she also stands fifth nationally in shutouts (8), and top 50 in hits allowed (18th, 4.2 per 7 innings), strikeouts (28th, 173), and walks allowed (47th, 1.58 per 7 innings).
Among other NCAA individual rankings this, junior outfielder Jamia Reid stood top 20 nationally in triples (third, 3) and batting (21st, .444).
NFCA Hall of Fame head coach Diane Ninemire is in her 24th season at the Bear helm and has led Cal to one national title, and nine World Series bids among its 22 straight regional trips.
BEAR BEATERS
Last year vs. then-No. 13 Cal, senior Monique Fuiava
delivered extra-inning game-winning RBI’s in the opener and closer and claimed her first four-hit game in the opener. Among the seven Ducks who started all three games, she hit .500 - the only above .300 - and also paced the squad in hits (6), doubles (1), slugging (.833) and on-base percentage (.500), and ranked second in homers (1-tied).
In the second game last year, senior Kaitlin Vitek
socked her first homer of 2010 in the 1-0 win, and paced all Ducks in hitting for the series (.667, 4-for-6).
Junior Kelsey Chambers
hit .273 (2-for-7, 2 hit by pitch) and belted a homer in the finale last year, while twin sister Lindsey Chambers
homered in UO’s 7-0 win two years ago in Eugene and had 2 RBI.
Sophomore Samantha Pappas
hit .273 last year vs. Cal, and belted a homer in the first and third games en route to 2-for-5 and 3-for-5 efforts, respectively.
On the mound last year, junior Samantha Skillingstad
paced Duck hurlers in ERA (0.78), wins (2), appearances (3), strikeouts (13) and opposing batting average (.156), and walked two in her nine innings. In her lone start - UO’s 1-0 second-game win - she pitched six of the seven innings, struck out seven, walked two and gave up only three hits. In her 2.1 innings in the finale, she retired all five of her outs via strikeouts, and logged another 'K’ among her two outs that sealed the series¬-opening win. The year before as a freshman, she shutout the Bears, 7-0, and struck out six and allowed three hits. Later in the year, she lost 1-0 at Berkeley, struck out eight and allowed four hits and four walks in the complete game.
Sophomore Jessica Moore
picked up UO’s other win last year vs. Cal and struck out nine batters in her 10 innings in the series.
Junior Mikayla Endicott
worked five innings out of the bullpen in the Cal series last year, struck out six in her five innings, walked one and posted a 2.80 ERA. She also pitched as a freshman once in relief vs. Cal in 2009, struck out two, walked two, and allowed one hit in her 2.1 innings..
*To see boxscores from recent Duck-Bear meetings, click PDF the link above to the right.
HOME SWEET HOWE
With its 2-1 win vs. then-No. 3 ASU in early April, the Duck beat their fourth, top-10 ranked team at Howe Field in as many Pac-10 series (going back to 2010). Earlier this season, UO went 4-0 in nonconference action vs. Weber State (6-1, 6-2) and Utah State (11-3, 9-0).
In 2010, the Ducks went 14-5 in the friendly confines after it rattled off a 12-0 start, then staked at least one win in every home series against the nation's top conference. Oregon's perfect early season run included its first-ever sweep of then-No. 13 Cal in April. The following weekend, UO beat its first top-ranked team, then-No. 1 Washington, 4-0, since 2004 when it topped the returning national player of the year Danielle Lawrie. Oregon’s other league home victories came vs. then-No. 3 Arizona (2-1) in nine innings when Neena Bryant
hit a two-run shot off another of the nation’s top pitchers, Kenzie Fowler.
FURTHER UP DOWN THE ROAD
Next week, UO renews its Civil War series against Oregon State in Eugene, Thu.-Sat., April 21-23, with Frisday’s game televised in high definition tape delay live by the Oregon Sports Network on Comcast Sports Net from 6-8 p.m.
At the end of April, Oregon’s final away Pac-10 series follows at eight-time national champion Arizona (Fri.-Sun., April 29-May 1), while the Ducks close the regular season at home with three-game sets vs. Stanford (Fri.-Sun., May 6-8) and UCLA (Thu.-Sat., May 12-14).
RECENT DUCK STARTERS (2011/‘10/Career Starts)
C: Ashley Kivett
(10/46/136), Alexa Peterson
(29/-/29)
1B: Monique Fuiava
(30/56/194), Kailee Cuico
(25/-/25)
2B: Kaylan Howard
(32/56/88)
SS: Courtney Ceo
(35/-/35), Kelsey Chambers
(35/57/141)
3B: Lindsey Chambers
(7/15/64), Courtney Ceo
(35/-/35)
RF: Samantha Pappas
(32/57/89), Christie Nieto
(30/-/30)
CF: Samantha Pappas
(32/57/89), Allie Burger
(36/56/92)
LF: Kaitlin Vitek
(26/24/83), Allie Burger
(36/56/92)
IN THE POLLS
In this week’s 10th NFCA and USA Softball polls of the season, the Ducks were tabbed 17th in both editions.
Oregon has now been ranked for 22 straight editions by USA Softball and 17 straight polls by the NFCA. UO’s week-by-week NFCA/USA SB rankings this year follow: 4/5 (15/16), 3/30 (14/15), 3/23 (15/16), 3/16 (16/15), 3/9 (15/14), 3/2 (13/13), 2/22 (13/13), 2/15 (14/14), Preseason (14/14).
Among this week's editions, nine Duck foes this season ranked top 25 (NFCA / USA SB) - Arizona State (1/1), Alabama (5/3), Washington (7/8), Arizona (8/7), UCLA (9/11), Stanford (11/12), California (13/13), Louisiana-Lafayette (18/20) and Texas A&M (22/23).
Four other Duck opponents – BYU, Hawai’i, Oregon State and Pacific - received vote(s) in at least one poll.
Overall in both editions, Arizona State (37-4, 4-2) became the third Pac-10 team to be ranked first nationally this year after the previous No. 1 - Alabama - was swept at LSU (2-1 (14), 3-1 (10), 2-0). Earlier this season, Arizona and UCLA were tabbed first nationally by USA Softball and the NFCA, respectively.
No. 2 Michigan climbed two spots Tuesday after it won twice at Purdue last weekend, as did No. 3 Texas after it beat then-No. 20 Texas A&M and Nebraska (twice). The former No. 2 - Georgia - dropped to fifth nationally after it lost twice to then-No. 8 Tennessee last week, then came back with three wins vs. then-No. 18 Kentucky at home.
Complete NFCA and USA Softball polls are available at the http://nfca.org/top25/index.php?cat_id=1 and http://www.usasoftball.com/news.asp?uid=5398 URL addresses.
PAC-10 RANKINGS
Oregon again paced the Pac-10 this week in strikeouts (309), lowest opposing batting average (.190), most stolen bases in a game (8 vs. North Texas) and most doubles in a game (school record 8 vs. Utah State). Here is a listing of various noteworthy team and individual rankings this week.
Individual – Hitting (leader)
Monique Fuiava
Slugging - 7th, .768 (Hansen, Stan., .541)
Batting - 8th, .439 (Harrison, UCLA, .918)
On-Base Pct. - 9th, .515 (Hansen, Stan., .604)
Courtney Ceo
Hits - 7th-t, 46 (Lastrapes, Ariz., 60)
Stolen Bases - 9th-t, 8 (Hassman, Stan., 22)
Kelsey Chambers
Sacrifice Flies - 2nd-t, 3 (Parlich, ASU, 5)
Alexa Peterson
Hit by Pitch - 4th-t, 7 (Stuart, UW, 12)
Christie Nieto
Hit by Pitch - 4th-t, 7 (Stuart, UW, 12)
Allie Burger
Stolen Bases - 7th, 12 (Hassman, Stan., 22)
Samantha Pappas
Stolen Bases - 8th, 10 (Hassman, Stan., 22)
Individual – Pitching (leader)
Jessica Moore
ERA - 2nd, 1.18 (Henderson, Cal, 0.87)
Opposing Batting - 2nd, .174 (Henderson, Cal, .167)
Starts - 3rd, 20 (Fowler, Ariz., 24)
Strikeouts Looking - 3rd, 45 (Henderson, Cal,59)
Wins - 5th, 15 (Henderson, Cal, 22)
Strikeouts - 5th, 131 (Henderson, Cal, 173)
Innings, 5th, 112 (Henderson, Cal, 176.2)
Appearances - 7th, 23 (Fowler, Ariz., 32)
Samantha Skllingstad
Opposing Batting - 6th, .190 (Henderson, Cal, .167)
Strikeouts - 7th, 101 (Henderson, Cal, 173)
Strikeouts Looking - 8th, 28 (Henderson, Cal, 59)
ERA - 9th, 1.98 (Henderson, Cal, 0.87)
Starts - 9th-t, 14 (Fowler, Ariz., 24)
Appearances - 10th, 20 (Fowler, Ariz., 32)
Brittany Rumfelt
Games in Relief - 1st, 16 (Hall, OSU, 15)
Games Finished - 3rd-t, 11 (Hall, OSU, 13)
Mikayla Endicott
Games Finished - 3rd-t, 11 (Hall, OSU, 13)
Games in Relief - 5th, 12 (Rumfelt, UO, 16)
Team – Hitting (leader)
Stolen Bases - 2nd-t, 48 (Stanford 58)
Sacrifice Bunts - 2nd, 23 (UCLA 25)
Sacrifice Flies - 2nd-t, 10 (Stanford 12)
HBP - 4th, 26 (UCLA 36)
Runs - 5th, 223 (ASU 346)
Triples - 5th, 3 (Cal 9)
Total Bases - 5th, 501 (ASU 621)
Home Runs - 5th, 49 (Arizona 59)
Batting - 6th, .315 (ASU .368)
Doubles - 6th, 45 (Arizona 61)
Slugging - 6th, .520 (UW .608)
Hits - 6th, 303 (ASU 396)
On-Base Pct. - 6th, .385 (ASU .462)
RBI - 6th, 193 (ASU 325)
Walks - 7th, 91 (ASU 181)
Team Pitching (leader)
Strikeouts - 1st, 309 (Arizona, 2nd, 256)
Opposing Batting - 1st, .190 (UCLA, 2nd, .201)
Batters SO Looking - 1st, 88 (Ariz., 2nd, 77)
ERA - 2nd, 1.83 (ASU 1.77)
Hits Allowed - 3rd, 171 (Cal 162)
Home Runs Allowed - 4th, 17 (Cal, 1st, 10)
Walks Allowed - 6th, 112 (Cal 63)
THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT INFO - California Golden Bears (24-8, 2-4)
Website: CalBears.com
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
Founded: 1868
Enrollment: 34,953
Colors: Blue (282) and Gold (116)
Head Coach: Diane Ninemire
Career Record: 1,038-506 (24th year)
Record at School: 595-252 (13th year)
Assistants: Tammy Lohman, John Reeeves
2010 Overall Record: 44-19
2010 Conference Record: 10-11
2010 Postseason: Super Regional (3-2)
Ret. Letterwinners/Starters/Pitchers:
Series Record: Cal leads, 70-37
Top Golden Bear Players / Key 2011 Stats
Jamila Reid, Jr., LF - .457, 37 H, 5 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 16 SB
Britt Vonk, Fr., SS - .379, 36 H, 4 2B, 12 RBI, 17 SB
Jace Williams, Jr., 3B - .359, 33 H, 5 2B, 22 RBI
Ella Reid, Jr., RF - .247, 18 H, 5 HR, 15 RBI
Jolene Henderson, Sr., P/UT - .264, 6 HR, 21 RBI; 22-5, 0.87 ERA, 176.2 IP, 173 SO, 40 BB, 106 H
Arianna Erceg, Fr., P/1B – 6.69 ERA, 2-3, 30.1 IP, 7 SO, 17 BB, 50 H
All-Time Series Vs. California (Cal leads, 70-37)
4/9/10 #13 Cal W 7-6 (9) (Skillingstad)
4/10/10 #13 Cal W 1-0 (Skillingstad)
4/11/10 #13 Cal W 8-6 (9) (Moore)
4/3/09 #12 Cal W 7-0 (Skillingstad)
4/25/09 at #15 Cal L 7-2 (Rumfelt)
4/26/09 at #15 Cal L 1-0 (Skillingstad)
4/11/08 at #22 Cal L 3-2 (11) (Rice)
5/3/08 #22 Cal L 6-1 (Rumfelt)
5/4/08 #22 Cal W 4-1 (Cook)
3/30/07 Cal* W 4-3 (Rice)
5/11/07 at Cal* W 8-2 (Cook)
5/12/07 at Cal* L 4-2 (Cook)
4/7/06 at #7 Cal W 5-1 (Harris)
4/29/06 #7 Cal L 0-4 (Cook)
4/30/06 #7 Cal L 0-6 (Harris)
4/15/05 #3 Cal* L 5-6 (Harris)
5/7/05 at #2 Cal* L 0-1 (Harris)
5/8/05 at #2 Cal* L 0-1 (Harris)
4/2/04 at #3 Cal* W 4-0 (Nyhus)
5/15/04 #3 CAL* L 1-3 (Harris)
5/15/04 #3 CAL* L 2-5 (Nyhus)
3/9/03 vs. Cal% L 6-0 (Harris)
4/5/03 at Cal* L 4-0 (Harris)
4/6/03 at Cal* L 4-1 (Harris)
5/9/03 vs. Cal* W 9-1 (Meashintubby)
4/6/02 vs. CAL* L 2-3 (McMurren)
4/7/02 vs. CAL* L 0-7 (Kontra)
5/10/02 at Cal* L 2-3 (McMurren)
3/10/01 vs. Cal L 0-6 (Wangler)
4/7/01 at Cal L 0-4 (McMurren)
4/8/01 at Cal L 4-9 (Vidlund)
5/11/01 vs. CAL L 4-7 (McMurren)
2/26/00 vs. Cal* L 1-12 (Vidlund)
4/19/00 vs. Cal* L 0-3 (McMurren)
4/14/00 at Cal* W 3-2 (McMurren)
5/6/00 vs. CAL* L 0-4 (Vidlund)
5/7/00 vs. CAL* W 4-0 (McMurren)
4/10/99 at Cal* L 1-9 (Cook)
4/10/99 at Cal* W 7-0 (McMurren)
5/9/99 vs. CAL* L 6-10 (Haag)
5/9/99 vs. CAL* L 0-3 (McMurren)
4/4/98 vs. CAL* W 3-2 (Cook)
4/4/98 vs. CAL* W 5-3 (Smith)
5/9/98 at Cal* L 0-2 (Cook)
5/9/98 at Cal* L 0-8 (Smith)
4/5/97 at Cal* L 0-4 (Cook)
4/5/97 at Cal* W 13-8 (Cook)
5/11/97 vs. Cal* W 5-3 (Cook)
5/11/97 vs. Cal* L 3-4 (Cook)
3/10/96 at Cal* L 0-3 (Woods)
3/10/96 at Cal* W 2-0 (Martinez)
4/20/96 vs. CAL* L 0-5 (Cook)
4/30/95 at Cal* W 2-0 (Kampfer)
4/30/95 at Cal* W 2-0 (Kampfer)
3/22/94 at Cal* L 0-10 (Taylor)
3/22/94 at Cal* W 1-0 (Taylor)
4/16/94 vs. CAL* W 2-0 (Taylor)
4/16/94 vs. CAL* W 3-2 (Hickson)
5/20/94 vs. Cal W 3-2 (Taylor)
5/21/94 vs. Cal W 2-1 (Taylor)
3/20/93 at Cal* W 1-0 (Taylor)
3/20/93 at Cal* L 1-3 (Taylor)
3/9/92 at Cal* L 1-4 (Taylor)
3/9/92 at Cal* L 1-6 (Godwin)
5/2/92 vs. CAL* L 0-2 (Taylor)
5/2/92 vs. CAL* W 1-0 (Godwin)
3/30/91 at Cal* L 3-0 (Dumoski)
3/30/91 at Cal* L 2-0 (Taylor)
5/4/91 vs. CAL* L 4-0 (Dumoski)
5/4/91 vs. CAL* L 1-0 (Dumoski)
2/15/90 vs. Cal W 2-1 (Wiese)
3/18/90 at Cal* L 6-0 (Wiese)
3/18/90 at Cal* L 3-0 (Poore)
5/4/90 vs. CAL* W 1-0 (Wiese)
5/4/90 vs. CAL* W 1-0 (Wiese)
2/17/89 vs. Cal L 0-1 (Larson)
4/1/89 at Cal* L 3-4 (Wiese)
4/1/89 at Cal* L 1-7 (Larson)
4/9/89 vs. CAL* L 1-2 (Wiese)
4/9/89 vs. CAL* W 4-0 (Wiese)
2/21/88 vs. Cal W 5-4 (Jones)
3/30/88 at Cal* W 3-2 (Voeller)
3/30/88 at Cal* L 2-1 (Jones)
5/8/88 vs. Cal* L 4-1 (Voeller)
5/8/88 vs. Cal* W 1-0 (Jones)
4/16-18/87 vs. Cal* L 2-1 (Voeller)
vs. Cal* L 5-3 (Schroeder)
4/26/87 vs. CAL* L 4-2 (Voeller)
vs. CAL* W 6-0 (Schroeder)
4/13/86 vs. CAL* L 0-7 (Schroeder)
4/13/86 vs. CAL* L 1-4 (Schroeder)
4/21/86 at Cal* L 0-7 (Schroeder)
4/21/86 at Cal* L 1-4 (Voeller)
1985 Cal L 0-2
1985 Cal L 0-2
1984 Cal L 0-2
1984 Cal L 1-7
1984 Cal L 0-1
1983 Cal L 0-3
1983 Cal L 0-1
1981 Cal L 0-7
1980 Cal L 0-1
1980 Cal L 1-3
1980 Cal L 0-1
1979 Cal W 1-0
POWER SURGE
Oregon’s long-ball bats have continued to spark the offense as 12 players have combined to sock 49 homers (for a 1.29 home run per game ratio). Compare that with last year’s total (51) by 13 players that ranked fourth-most overall in school history. From a historical standpoint, UO’s highest overall total (69) came in a 69-game season in 1999 (for a 1.0 per game ratio).
Junior Kelsey Chambers
leads the Ducks in homers (8) – only three away from the 10th-best mark in school history - and is followed by sophomore Samantha Pappas
(7), seniors Monique Fuiava
(6) and Kaitlin Vitek
(5), junior Christie Nieto
(4), freshmen Courtney Ceo
and Kailee Cuico
(4), junior Lindsey Chambers
(3) and freshman Alexa Peterson
(3), sophomore Jessica Moore
(2) and sophomore Allie Burger
(1).
On the career list, Fuiava is tied for seventh all-time for the Ducks (25), while Pappas hit 11 homers last year and tied for eighth all-time for UO in a season.
AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH
So far this season, the Duck staff is again on a season-record pace for strikeouts (309, 245.0 innings (1.30 K/Inning)). The current record belongs to the same staff last year (470, 381.2 innings (1.23 K/Inning)) that easily topped the former mark (394, 432.2 innings, 57 games) set by head coach Mike White
’s former crew in 2004. Other notable current and 2010 Duck team rankings compared to the school season record (note: UO has played 38 games so far this year):
Hitting – 2011 Team Stats (2010 / *UO Record (# of games))
Batting Average - .315 (2010 - 2nd, .299 / *2007 -.310 (59))
Slugging – .520 (2010 - 2nd, .460 / *2007 - .482 (59))
Sacrifice Flies – 10 (2010 – 2nd, 15 (57); *2007 – 16th (59))
Hits – 303 (2010 – 9th, 442 (*1989 – 552 (70))
Home Runs – 49 (2010 - 4th, 51 / *1999 – *69 (69))
RBI – 193 (2010 - 5th, 239 / *1999 – 307 (69))
Total Bases – 501 (2010 - 5th, 679 / *1999 – *834 (69))
Runs – 223 (2010 - 7th, 258 / *1998 - 361 (71))
Doubles – 45 (4th-t, 72 / *1999 – 92 (69))
Pitching – 2011 Team Stats (2010 / UO Record (# of games))
Strikeouts – 309 (*2010 - 1st, 470 (57))
Saves – 2 (2010 - 3rd, 6 / *2003 – 17 (56))
Opposing Batting – .189 (2010 - 12th, .236 / *1985 - .176 (50))
Shutouts – 10 (2010 - 6th, 14; *1989 – 27 (70))
PICKS OF THE PAC-10
In early March, sophomore Jessica Moore
became only the second Duck hurler to stake multiple Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors in her career and 34th overall all-time (including pitcher and player honors).
The Stockton, Calif., native went 3-0 the week before in the Libby Matson Tournament in Stockton, Calif. In the four-game tourney, she led UO in wins (3), strikeouts (19), ERA (0.00), innings (16.0) and opponent batting average (.115); and allowed three hits or less in all three of her starts
Moore is one of four Ducks on the current roster that have scored previous honors, as the quartet of senior first baseman Monique Fuiava
and sophomore outfielders Allie Burger
and Samantha Pappas
all staked honors last year.
Last year, Moore picked up her first honor after she helped the team to a 6-0 record vs. Idaho State, Seattle and at Portland State. Altogether that week, Moore went 3-0, averaged more than two strikeouts per inning (29 / 14 innings), and led the team in strikeouts (29), opposing batting average (.082), ERA (0.00), innings (14.0), appearances (3) and starts (2). She also combined with Samantha Skillingstad
on a five-inning perfect game in the second Idaho State meeting, also the 18th no-hitter in school history.
HONOR ROLL
Last May, Oregon’s talented ‘Fab Four’ freshman class was rewarded for its impressive debut seasons with a host of All-Pac-10 and All-Region honors.
In the vote by league head coaches, right fielder Samantha Pappas
picked up UO’s second Pac-10 Freshman of the Year honor, and was one of only two first-year players named to the 15-person All-Pac-10 First Team. Pitcher Jessica Moore
was chosen to the All-Pac-10 Second Team and became UO’s second freshman pitcher to receive All-Pac-10 acclaim after Katie Wiese was a first-team pick in 1989.
Altogether, UO has staked 18 first-team and 34 second-team honors in the award dating back to 1988.
Freshman left fielder Allie Burger
, sophomore shortstop Kelsey Chambers
, sophomore pitcher Samantha Skillingstad
, and senior center fielder Neena Bryant
added All-Pac-10 honorable mention acclaim, and the latter player claimed her second All-Pac-10 honorable mention nod after she received All-Pac-10 Second Team acclaim the last two seasons (2008, ’09).
All three aforementioned first-year Ducks (Burger, Moore and Pappas) were tabbed to the All-Pac-10 Freshman Team, and second baseman Kaylan Howard
was chosen as an honorable mention.
On the NFCA All-Pacific Region squads, Pappas was tabbed to the 12-person All-Region First Team, and pitcher Jessica Moore
and left fielder Allie Burger
were named to the 12-person All-Region Second Team.
Dating back to 1988, UO has staked 13 first-team and 21 second-team All-Region laurels. Its three-player tally in 2010 matched its third-highest count ever, and was its most since four players received similar honors in 2007 (while its all-time high (5) came in 1989).
ON THE CHARTS
The past week, sophomore Jessica Moore
made her second appearance on the Duck all-time season list in strikeouts (10th, 131), a year after she set the school record (238). Here are other sightings on Oregon all-time lists and improvements to watch for:
UO CAREER LEADERS
Strikeouts
5, Samantha Skillingstad
– 390 (4th is 435, 3rd is 445)
Stolen Bases
8, Cortney Kivett
- 52 (6th-t, is 58, 5th is 60, 3rd is 71)
Appearances
9t, Samantha Skillingstad
– 86 (8th is 114, 7th is 119)
Doubles
6, Monique Fuiava
- 34 (4th is 36, 3rd is 38, 2nd is 39)
Home Runs
8t, Monique Fuiava
- 25 (6th is 26, 5th is 31, 4th is 33)
Shutouts
10, Jessica Moore
– 8 (9th is 9, 8th is 10)
11, Samantha Skillingstad
– 7 (9th is 9, 8th is 10)
Wins
11, Samantha Skillingstad
– 11th, 31 (10th is 32, 9th is 33)
UO SEASON LEADERS
Strikeouts
1, 238 – Jessica Moore
, 2010
5, 170 - Samantha Skillingstad
, 2009
*10, 131 - Jessica Moore
, 2011 (9th is 153, 8th is 159)
Stolen Bases
4, 33 - Cortney Kivett
, 2008
Runs Batted In
3, 48 - Sam Pappas, 2010
* 32 – Monique Fuiava
, 2011 (10th is 44)
Slugging
7, .641 – Samantha Pappas
, 2010
Home Runs
8th-t, 11 – Samantha Pappas
, 2010
Batting
11, .387 – Allie Burger
, 2010
12, .383 – Samantha Pappas
, 2010
Total Bases
7t, 107 - Samantha Pappas
, 2010
UO GAME LEADERS
Stolen Bases
4t, 3 - Cortney Kivett
, at UNLV, 3/8/08
Hits
2t, 4 - Cortney Kivett
, vs. Seattle, 3/24/09
2t, 4 - Monique Fuiava
vs. #13 California, 4/9/10
2t, 4 – Courtney Ceo
vs. Arkansas, 2/19/11
Home Runs
3t, 2 - Monique Fuiava
, vs. Cal Poly, 2/9/08
3t, 2 - Monique Fuiava
, vs. Cal State Fullerton, 2/13/09
3t, 2 - Alexa Peterson
, vs. Nevada, 2/18/11
Runs Batted In
5t, 6 - Monique Fuiava
, vs Cal Poly, 2/9/08
10t, 5 - Samantha Pappas
, vs. Idaho State, 3/26/10
10t, 5 – Allie Burger
vs. Oregon State, 4/3/10
10t, 5 – Monique Fuiava
, at PSU, 3/23/11
Strikeouts
3, 14 – Jessica Moore
vs. Portland State, 5/6/10
4,13 – Jessica Moore
vs. No. 3 Arizona, 5/7/10
5t, 12 - Jessica Moore
vs. Creighton, 2/12/10
5t, 12- Jessica Moore
vs. Cal Poly, 3/6/10
5t, 12 - Samantha Pappas
at PSU, 3/23/10
5t, 12 - Jessica Moore
vs. No. 16 BYU, 2/10/11
11t, 11 - Jessica Moore
vs. No. 19 Texas A&M, 2/25
11t, 11- Jessica Moore
vs. North Carolina, 3/4/11
11t, 11 - Samantha Skillingstad
, vs. N. Dakota, 3/13/10
17t, 10 - Samantha Skillingstad
at Stanford, 4/24/09
17t, 10 - Brittany Rumfelt
vs. No. 12 Missouri, 2/27/09
17t, 10 - Jessica Moore
vs. Hawai’i, 2/26/10
17t, 10 - Jessica Moore
at PSU, 3/23/10
17t, 10 - Jessica Moore
, at Oregon State, 4/1/10
NATIONAL CRED
This week in the NCAA stat rankings, the Ducks ranked top 30 as a team in six categories, while individuals stood top 50 in seven categories. A complete listing is available at the http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/ranksummary?sportCode=WSB URL address, and UO’s top rankings follow:
DUCK TEAM NATIONAL RANKINGS (Leader)
Home Runs - 13th, 1.29 p/g (Ga. Tech, 1.83)
Slugging - 19th, 0.520 (Florida, .615)
WL Percentage - 19th, 0.789 (Michigan, .921)
ERA - 21st, .183 (E. Illinois, 1.16)
Batting - 28th, .315 (Texas Tech .371)
Scoring - 30th, 5.87 p/g (Wash., 8.52)
Double Plays - 38th, 0.37 p/g (S. Utah, 0.72)
DUCK INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL RANKINGS (Leader)
Monique Fuiava
Batting - 29th, .439 (Hansen, Stan., .541)
On-Base Pct. - 48th, .515 (Monka, Northwestern, .685)
Slugging - 51st, .768 (Nohara, NMSU, 1.191)
RBI - 55th, 1.0 p/g (Orgeron, ULL, 1.58)
Alexa Peterson
Hit By Pitch - 61st, 0.22 p/g (Young, LSU, 0.51)
Christie Nieto
On-Base Pct. - 58th, .511 (Monka, Northwestern, .685)
Hit By Pitch - 82nd, 0.19 p/g (Young, LSU, 0.51)
Kelsey Chambers
Sacrifice Flies - 28th, 3.0 (Bush, Fla., 6.0)
Jessica Moore
ERA - 19th, 1.18 (Brombacher, Fla., 0.67)
Hits allowed Per 7/inn - 24th, 4.41 (Crabtree, Houston, 2.5)
Wins - 39th, 15 (Childers, SC-Upstate, 24)
Strikeouts - 61st, 131 (Melloh, Indiana, 303)
Samantha Skillingstad
Strikeouts - 15th, 10.0 p/7innings (Crabtree, Houston, 12.2)
Hits allowed Per 7/inn - 54th, 4.85 (Crabtree, Houston, 2.5)
For comparison’s sake last year, the Ducks ranked 33rd nationally in batting (.299) and 34th in slugging (.460), and 47th in home runs per game (0.89). On the individual front in ‘10, outfielder Allie Burger
ranked 72nd in batting (.387), and right fielder Samantha Pappas
stood 82nd nationally in batting (.383), 88th in RBI (0.84 per game), 90th on-base percentage (.472), 123rd in slugging (.641) and 131st in home runs (11).
Jessica Moore
was equally easy to find last season on the final NCAA pitching stat charts in strikeouts (36th, 8.7 per 7 inning average), total strikeouts (46th, 238), ERA (52nd, 1.86) and fewest hits allowed (160th, 6.38 per 7 innings). The Sutter, Calif., native ranked 11th nationally in saves (4), and was followed by teammate Brittany Rumfelt
(101st-t, 2).
DOUBLE YOUR FUN
The Ducks again sport a pair of twins on their roster in 2011 – all four of whom have frequently started the past two seasons.
The fraternal set of seniors Ashley Kivett
and Cortney Kivett
sisters have combined to start 292 games (136/156) in the infield their first three years. Cortney paced the Pac-10 in steals as a freshman with UO’s fourth-most ever in a season (33), while Ashley was one of the team’s leading hitters in Pac-10 play in ’10 with her .273 average and ranked second in the Pac-10 in runners picked off (4).
The identical sophomore pair of Kelsey Chambers
and Lindsey Chambers
have combined for 30 homers (21 / 9) in their careers, including eight and two, respectively, last season. They saw the most action among newcomers as freshmen when Kelsey started in right field the first half of ‘09, then started 24 games in the remainder at second base (and had two more at shortstop), while Lindsey’s starts came in the left side of the infield with 18 at third base and 22 at shortstop.
TOP DUCK PROFILE
Second-year head coach Mike White
is widely regarded as one of finest-ever U.S. National Team players and pitching mentors. The 2009 International Softball Congress (ISC) Hall of Fame selection, also is well-known in the area as an integral part of two of Oregon’s greatest teams in 2003 and ‘04 and one of the West Coast’s top prep coaches.
In his prior Duck stint as an assistant coach, the Ducks lowered their ERA from 3.01 the season prior to his arrival to 2.12 and 1.68, respectively, while its strikeout totals of 347 and 394 – then the best two in school history – far outdistanced its 223 total from 2002.
His first-year pupils included then-freshman Amy Harris who set a single-season strikeout record (180) his first season, while senior Andrea Vidlund led the nation in saves and set a Pac-10 record (11). The next season, newcomer Ani Nyhus was an All-Pac-10 First Team and NCAA Regional All-Tournament choice and two-time conference pitcher of the week. The junior college transfer notched 20 wins (25-12), rewrote the program’s single-season strikeout record (202) and pitched a no-hitter vs. Utah State. Catcher Jenn Poore was also an All-American and All-Pac-10 Second Team honoree in ’04 and drafted into the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league.
Since then, he continued to live in Eugene with his family and remained active as an assistant coach for one of the nation’s top programs at Marist High School during the 2008-09 seasons. The program ended 2009 ranked 22nd nationally by USA Today and won consecutive 4A state titles after identical 29-1 seasons. He also coached the Northwest Thunder and Northwest Bullets Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) youth club teams and served as a private instructor for various elite players of all levels.
As a player, the New Zealand native became a U.S. citizen in 1994 and helped the two national teams claim two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze in his four trips with New Zealand and two with the United States
In 2000, he helped guide the USA to a bronze medal in the World Championships when he went 2-0 with a 0.89 ERA and 19 strikeouts. In 1999, the U.S. won the silver medal at the Pan Am Games, and he was 3-2 with a 0.68 ERA and 35 strikeouts. He also played on three silver medal Pan-American Games teams in 1995, 1999 and 2003.
Among other honors, the multiple Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) MVP pitcher and All-American helped lead teams to five ASA national titles and five ISC World Club Championships, and was the 2002 ASA Player of the Year.
MORE LOVE FOR THE DUCK STAFF
Oregon’s highly-regarded staff also includes three other talented coaches that sport equally impressive playing resumes.
Second-year Duck coach and former UCLA All-American Lisa Dodd
has earned similar respect as a Nevada assistant coach after she helped them to WAC conference title, top-20 rankings and NCAA bid in 2008. As a pitcher and infielder, the 2007 NFCA Second-Team All-American helped the Bruins to three straight WCWS trips and a Pac-10 title in 2006. She went on to play professionally in Italy in 2007 and ’08, while as a prep she was tabbed the 2003 Gatorade National Prep Player of the Year.
White first shared the field with first-year assistant coach Blake Miller
when the latter was a top infielder for the U.S. National Team. As a collegiate coach the past 10 years, Miller has worked with two All-Americans and nine Academic All-Americans, and guided four teams to regional bids and one Junior College World Series trip. His resume includes stops as a head coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville the past three seasons and at Darton College (2006-07) and as an assistant coach at East Tennessee State (2005), Missouri Western State (2004) and Mesa State (2001-03).
The Ducks rounded out one of its most experienced coaching staffs ever with the addition of Julie Strand
as a volunteer assistant coach. The Eugene native joined the program after serving the last two seasons as the head coach at Southern Utah (2009-10) and four seasons as its assistant coach (2005-08). In that stretch, she helped the Thunderbirds advance twice to the NCAA Tournament (2006-07) after three Mid-Con Conference tourney championships (2005-07) and a pair of regular season league titles (2005-06). She also served as an assistant coach at the University of Southern Colorado, and was a two-time all-league catcher for Colorado State University-Pueblo.
CATCH THE ACTION LIVE
Duck softball fans can track home action this season several ways. For home games, O-Zone subscribers can listen to and watch games online for as little as $9.17 per month (for a 12-month membership), and a link to signing up is available at the www.GoDucks.com multimedia link at the top of each page.
Fans from Duck opponents can catch multiple games online for a $12.95 automatically-renewing monthly membership (and should cancel the membership before the end of the month to prevent the next month's charge).
Live stats for all home and away contests are available for free via the softball schedule page by clicking on the page icon with the '1" in the far right media column.
PAC-10 PRESEASON POLL
In the annual Pacific-10 Conference Softball Coaches Preseason Poll, defending national champion UCLA and runner-up Arizona tied for first place after they each received 46 points and four-first-place votes. Arizona State followed in third place with 30 points, and was trailed by California (fourth-tie, 26), Washington (fourth-tie, 26), Stanford (sixth, 22), Oregon (seventh, 21) and Oregon State (eighth, 7).
THE ‘CONFERENCE OF CHAMPIONS’
The Pac-10’s moniker is validated by the fact the eight Pac-10 schools have combined to win 23 of the 28 softball NCAA national championships, including the last five by four different teams. Last year, the Pac-10 advanced six teams to the 16-team Super Regional level, including three of the eight World Series qualifiers (national champion UCLA, runner-up Arizona and defending champion Washington).
SUMMER FUN
Girls in grades 2-12 are invited to sign up online for the Oregon Softball Summer Camps, that will be hosted in Eugene on (July 18-19, July 25-26; and August 26-28 2011. More information is available at the www.GoDucks.com front-page camps link, and at the http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=204830692 URL address.
WATCH WHITE WEEKLY ON GODUCKS.TV
Oregon softball fans can get a weekly update from head coach Mike White
on Jerry Allen’s www.GoDucks.TV sports talk show on Tuesday morning early in the 9 a.m. hour. Fans can watch the show live, and previous shows are also archived.
TICKET INFORMATION
In 2011, the Ducks will host 16 home games on 14 dates at Howe Field. UO has two non-conference doubleheader dates early in the schedule vs. Weber State (Sat., March 19, 1 p.m.) and Utah State (Sun., March 20, Noon).
Oregon’s first home Pac-10 contest is a 6 p.m. tilt against Arizona State, Friday, April 8. Five weeks later, UO caps its home slate vs. returning national champion UCLA, Friday-Sun., May 12-14. The Ducks also have a three-game slates against Oregon State (Thu.-Sat., April 21-23) and Stanford (Fri.-Sun., May 6-8).
Varsity sport tickets are available through the Oregon Athletic Ticket Office (1-800-WEB-FOOT, 541 346-4461 locally), and tickets are for general admission seating are $5 for Adults and $3 for Children (2-18) and Seniors (62+). Groups of 10 or more that arrange for tickets in advance can purchase GA tickets for $2 each. Current UO Students that show valid UO ID’s at the entry gate will receive general admission at no charge.
UPCOMING HOME GAME PROMOTIONS
• Thu., 4/21: Oregon State, 6 p.m. – THROWBACK NIGHT: Fans that show their Bi-Mart card while purchasing a G.A. ticket to the game will receive a free G.A. voucher for the next night’s game vs. OSU (Fri., 6 p.m.). Fans can also wear their 2010-11 “Quack Out Loud” spirit t-shirt and receive $1 off admission price.
• Fri., 4/22: Oregon State, 6 p.m. – CROWD HOWE: It’s Student Night/Greek Night/O-Heroes Night. As part of the ‘Go Green’ theme, fans that wear their bike helmet or bring two cans of food receive free admission.
• Sat., 4/23: Oregon State, Noon – EASTER SATURDAY: Junior Duck Club members receive FREE admission. Wear your Junior Duck Club t-shirt and receive a giveaway item. After the game, Duck players will sign autographs.
• Fri., 5/6: Stanford, 6 p.m. - SCOUT NIGHT – Scout leaders and members that wear their scout uniform to the game will receive G.A. admission for only $2.
• Sat., 5/7: Stanford, 2 p.m. – DERBY DAY – Wear your Derby Day outfit and receive a G.A. ticket for only $2. Kids get the chance to run out with the starters and run the bases postgame. Afterwards, fans can get autographs from the softball team.
• Sun., 5/8: Stanford, Noon – MOTHER’S DAY – Pick up a Bi-Mart 2-for-1 ticket coupon at area stores and get two G.A. tickets for the price of one. It’s also STRIKE OUT CANCER DAY, and fans are asked to wear pink. A ticket stub from the Saturday Duck baseball game also is good for free admission.
• Thu., 5/12: UCLA, 6 p.m. – LIGHTS OUT AT HOWE: All faculty and staff receive free admission with their UO ID card. Select faculty members will also serve as honorary guest coaches.
• Fri., 5/13: UCLA, 6 p.m. – TAKE A KID TO THE GAME: Kids receive $1 admission when they wear their Kidsports jersey or t-shirt. Local Bi-Mart stores also have vouchers for $2 admission.
• Sat., 5/14: UCLA, 11:30 a.m. – SENIOR NIGHT: Senior citizens receive admission for only $1. Vouchers are available at the Howe Field ticket window for $5 off reserved baseball tickets for the 2 p.m. game that day.
2011 DUCK GAME-WINNING RBI’S
(*)#16 BYU (2/10) - no GW-RBI (scored on wild pitch in 7th inning)
#19 Texas A&M (2/11) - 1st inning - Jessica Moore
two-out, 2-RBI single to center field
Ole Miss (2/11) - 1st inning - Alexa Peterson
one-out, bases-loaded walk
North Texas (2/12) - 4th inning - Kaitlin Vitek
, one-out, two-run home run
Nevada (2/12) - 1st inning - Sam Pappas no-out infield ground-out
Utah (2/18) - 9th inning - Lindsey Chambers
one-out, two-run homer to left field
(*)Nevada (2/18) - 2nd inning - Lauren Kotz
scored on an error with Courtney Ceo
at bat
#9 Hawai'i (2/19) - 2nd inning - Christie Nieto
hit grand slam to center field with no outs
Arkansas (2/19) - 8th inning - Samantha Pappas
two-out, sacrifice fly to right field
(*)Boise State (2/20) - 1st inning - Alexa Peterson
scored on a throwing error by catcher with one out after stealing 3B
SJSU (2/26) - 3rd inning - Allie Burger
RBI single to center field
SJSU (2/27) - 4th inning - Kelsey Chambers
no-out sacrifice fly to center field
Santa Clara (2/27) - 6th inning - Kelsey Chambers
solo homer to right center field
Pacific (2/28) – 3rd inning - Kelsey Chambers
one-out, one-run single to left field
North Carolina (3/4) – 8th inning - Alexa Peterson
, one-out suicide squeeze bunt
#17 Louisiana-Lafayette (3/5) – 7th inning - Alexa Peterson
two-out single to left field
Illinois (3/6) - 1st inning - Kaylan Howard
one-out, sacrifice fly
Illinois State (3/6) - 1st inning - Monique Fuiava
two-out, one-run double
Weber State G1 (3/19) - 2nd inning - Christie Nieto
two-out, three-run home run
Weber State G2 (3/19) - 2nd inning - Kaitlin Vitek
two-out, solo homer
Utah State G1 (3/20) – 1st inning - Monique Fuiava
one-out, two-run double to right field
Utah State G2 (3/20) - 1st inning - Monique Fuiava
no-out, bases-loaded walk
Portland State G1 (3/23) - 4th inning - Monique Fuiava
two-out, grand slam
Portland State G2 (3/23) - 7th inning - Monique Fuiava
two-out, three-run homer
(*)Cal Poly (3/25) - 1st inning - run scored on shortstop's two-out error on grounder
UNLV (3/25) - 1st inning - Monique Fuiava
, no-out, RBI single to pitcher
Fairfield (3/26) - 1st inning - Sam Pappas, one-out, RBI single to left field
UNLV (3/26) - 5th (and final) inning - Kelsey Chambers
, no-out, double down left field line
#6 Washington (4/3) – 3rd inning – Monique Fuiava
, one-out RBI double to left center field
#3 Arizona State (4/10) – 6th inning – Christie Nieto
, one-out RBI double to left center field
* No GW-RBI
BY PLAYER
Fuiava - 7
K Chambers - 4
Peterson - 3
Pappas - 3
Nieto - 3
Vitek - 2
L Chambers - 1
Burger - 1
Moore - 1
Howard - 1
2011 OREGON SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS / MEDIA INFORMATION
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
Location: Eugene, Ore.
Enrollment: 20,394
President: Richard Lariviere
Senior Women’s Administrator: Renee Baumgartner
Colors / Nickname: Green and Yellow (Pantone 342 & Yellow)
Nickname: Ducks
Conference: Pacific-10
Home Field (Capacity): Howe Field (3,000)
Department Web site: www.GoDucks.com
Home Game Status Update Line (b/c of weather conflicts): (541) 346-6148
OREGON SOFTBALL HISTORY / INFORMATION
Head Coach: Mike White
(41-22, 2nd Season)
Assistant Coaches: Lisa Dodd
, Blake Miller
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Julie Strand
Preseason All-Time Softball Record: 918-832-1 (First Year, 1974)
Postseason Trips: 1976, 80, 89*, 90, 94, 98, 99, 2000, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08, 10
Super Regional Appearances: 2010
Women’s College World Series Appearances*: 1989
All-Americans: 8
2010 Record / Pac-10 Record (Place): 36-21 / 8-13 (6th-t)
Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 14 (5 Sr., 5 Jr., 4 So.) / 5
Position Starters Returning / Lost: 7 (5 IF, 2 OF) / 3 (1 OF, 2 IF)
Position Players Ret. / Lost: 11 (9 IF, 2 OF) / 5 (3 OF, 1IF, 1 UT)
Pitchers Returning / Lost: 4 / 0
Top 2011 Returnees (2010 Stats)
- Samantha Pappas
(So., OF, .383, 64 H, 11 HR, 48 RBI, . 11 SB)
- Allie Burger
(So., OF, .387, 63H, 4 3B, 26 RBI, 11 SB)
- Kelsey Chambers
(Jr., IF, .301, 49 H, 8 HR, 39 RBI, .497 SLG)
- Monique Fuiava
(Sr., 1B, .271, 45 H, 4 HR, 20 RBI, .410 SLG,)
- Ashley Kivett
(Sr., C, .275, 25H 8 2B, 12 RBI, 12 BB)
- Jessica Moore
(So., P, 16-13, 5 SHO, 238 SO, 66 BB, 192 IP)
- Samantha Skillingstad
(Jr., P, 2.94 ERA, 11-6, 1 SHO, 119 SO, 45 BB, 100 IP)
Key 2010 Losses (2010 Statistics)
- Neena Bryant
(CF, .295, 46H, 9 2B, 7 HR, 24 RBI, 7 SB)
- Blair Williamson
(OF, .359, 23 H, 10 RBI)
- Carlyn Re
(1B, .293, 24 H, 4 2B, 3 HR)
Newcomers (5)
- Courtney Ceo
(Fr., IF, Meadow Vista, Calif.)
- Kailee Cuico
(Fr., UT, San Pedro, Calif.)
- Lauren Kotz
(Fr., OF, Bakersfield, Calif.)
- Christie Nieto
(Jr., 1B-OF, Yorba Linda, Calif.)
- Alexa Peterson
(Fr., UT, Salem, Ore.)
MEDIA SERVICES INFORMATION
Assistant Ath. Director, Media Services: Dave Williford
Assistant (SB Contact): Geoff Thurner, (541) 346-2250
E-mail: gthurner@uoregon.edu
Department web site: www.goducks.com
Address: 2727 Leo Harris Parkway, Eugene, Ore. 97401
Office Phone: 541/346-5488
Office FAX: 541/346-5449
Press Box Phone: 541-346-4497
OREGON SOFTBALL MEDIA
Daily Emerald Student Newspaper: www.dailyemerald.com
Eugene Register Guard: www.registerguard.com
Oregonian: www.oregonlive.com
KEZI-TV (ABC): www.kezi.org
KMTR-TV (NBC): www.kmtr.org
KVAL-TV (CBS): www.kval.org
KUGN-590 AM (Radio): www.kugn.com
Duck News (Online): www.DuckNews.com
MORE ONLINE SOFTBALL INFORMATION
NCAA: www.ncaasports.com
NCAA Playing Rules: http://www.ncaapublications.com/ProductsDetailView.aspx?sku=SR11
NCAA Championships Handbooks: http://ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/ncaa/NCAA/Sports+and+Championship/General+Information/championship+handbooks
NCAA Record Books: http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/SB_Records/2010/DivI.pdf
Pacific-10 Conference: www.Pac-10.org
National Professional Fastpitch League (NPF): www.profastpitch.com
International Softball Federation: www.internationalsoftball.com
USA Softball: www.USAsoftball.ccm
National Fastpitch Coaches Association: www.nfca.org
Ultimate College Softball: www.ultimatecollegesoftball.com
Season RPI Ratings: http://warrennolan.com/softballl
2011 OREGON SOFTBALL ROSTER / PRONUNCIATIONS
NUMERICAL ROSTER
# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown (H.S./College)
00 Samantha Pappas
OF L/R 5-10 So. Las Flores, Calif. (Tesoro)
1 Cortney Kivett
IF L/R 5-3 Sr. Yucaipa, Calif. (Yucaipa)
2 Allie Burger
OF L/R 5-3 So. Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park)
3 Kaylan Howard
2B R/R 5-4 So. Riverside, Calif. (Poly)
4 Lauren Kotz
OF R/R 5-7 Fr. Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale)
5 Lindsey Chambers
IF R/R 5-4 Jr. Concord, Calif. (Clayton Valley)
7 Samantha Skillingstad
RHP R/R 5-10 Jr. Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park)
8 Kelsey Chambers
IF R/R 5-4 Jr. Concord, Calif. (Clayton Valley)
9 Mikayla Endicott
RHP R/R 5-7 Jr. Roseburg, Ore. (RHS)
11 Ashley Kivett
C R/R 5-4 Sr. Yucaipa, Calif. (YHS)
12 Jessica Moore
RHP R/R 5-10 So. Sutter, Calif. (Sutter)
13 Kaitlin Vitek
UT R/R 5-8 Sr. Valencia, Calif. (Hart)
14 Alexa Peterson
UT R/R 5-8 Fr. Salem, Ore. (South)
15 Monique Fuiava
IF R/R 5-8 Sr. Lynwood, Calif. (Mojave-L.V.)
17 Christie Nieto
UT L/L 5-9 Jr. Yorba Linda, Calif. (El Dorado)
22 Courtney Ceo
IF L/R 5-8 Fr. Meadow Vista, Calif. (Bear River)
27 Jordan Reeves
C R/R 5-8 Jr. Fairbanks, Alaska (Lathrop)
33 Kailee Cuico
IF R/R 5-6 Fr. San Pedro, Calif. (SPHS)
35 Brittany Rumfelt
LHP L/L 5-8 Sr. Lakeport, Calif. (Clear Lake)
** PRONUNCIATION GUIDE **
Courtney Ceo
(CEE-oh), Kailee Cuico
(KIE-lee QWEE-co), Mikayla Endicott
(mih-KAY-lah IN-dih-cot), Monique Fuiava
(foo-EE-ah-vah, Ashley & Courtney Kivett (KIHV-et), Lauren Kotz
(COAT-s), Christie Nieto
(nee-ET-oh), Samantha Skillingstad
(SKILL-ing-stad), Kaitlin Vitek
(VEE-tek)
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown (H.S./College)
2 Allie Burger
OF L/R 5-3 So. Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park)
22 Courtney Ceo
IF L/R 5-8 Fr. Meadow Vista, Calif. (Bear River)
8 Kelsey Chambers
IF R/R 5-4 Jr. Concord, Calif. (Clayton Valley)
5 Lindsey Chambers
IF R/R 5-4 Jr. Concord, Calif. (Clayton Valley)
33 Kailee Cuico
IF R/R 5-6 Fr. San Pedro, Calif. (SPHS)
9 Mikayla Endicott
RHP R/R 5-7 Jr. Roseburg, Ore. (RHS)
15 Monique Fuiava
IF R/R 5-8 Sr. Lynwood, Calif. (Mojave-L.V.)
3 Kaylan Howard
2B R/R 5-4 So. Riverside, Calif. (Poly)
11 Ashley Kivett
C R/R 5-4 Sr. Yucaipa, Calif. (YHS)
1 Cortney Kivett
IF L/R 5-3 Sr. Yucaipa, Calif. (Yucaipa)
4 Lauren Kotz
OF R/R 5-7 Fr. Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale)
12 Jessica Moore
RHP R/R 5-10 So. Sutter, Calif. (Sutter)
17 Christie Nieto
UT L/L 5-9 Jr. Yorba Linda, Calif. (El Dorado)
00 Samantha Pappas
OF L/R 5-10 So. Las Flores, Calif. (Tesoro)
14 Alexa Peterson
UT R/R 5-8 Fr. Salem, Ore. (South)
27 Jordan Reeves
C R/R 5-8 Jr. Fairbanks, Alaska (Lathrop)
35 Brittany Rumfelt
LHP L/L 5-8 Sr. Lakeport, Calif. (Clear Lake)
7 Samantha Skillingstad
RHP R/R 5-10 Jr. Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park)
13 Kaitlin Vitek
UT R/R 5-8 Sr. Valencia, Calif. (Hart)
Head Coach: Mike White
, 2nd Season
Assistant Coach: Lisa Dodd
(2nd Season)
Assistant Coaches: Blake Miller
(1st Season)
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Julie Strand
(1st Season)
Managers: Garrett Gilchrist, John Mitchell
Athletic Trainers: Melissa Gresham, Clay Jamieson
SQUAD BREAKDOWN
BY CLASS
Seniors: 5
Juniors: 6
Sophomores: 4
Freshmen: 4
BY POSITION
Infielders: 8
Outfielders: 7
Pitchers; 4
Catchers: 3
BY STATE
California: 14
Oregon: 2
Washington: 2
Alaska: 1
AT BAT
Right/Left: 13/6
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS
(# of letters): Monique Fuiava
(3), Ashley Kivett
(2), Cortney Kivett
(3), Brittany Rumfelt
(3), Kaitlin Vitek
(3), Kelsey Chambers
(2), Lindsey Chambers
(2), Mikayla Endicott
(2), Samantha Skillingstad
(2), Allie Burger
(1), Kaylan Howard
(1), Jessica Moore
(1), Samantha Pappas
(1). Letterwinners Lost (2): Hannah Barril
(4), Neena Bryant
(4),Shelley Deadmond
(3), Carlyn Re
(4) Blair Williamson
(4)
NATIONAL POLLS (4/12) – Week #10
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
http://www.usasoftball.com/folders.asp?uid=3208
Rk Team Record Totals Prev
*1. Arizona State (10) 37-4 473 3
2. Michigan (8) 35-3 465 4
*3. Alabama 35-7 439 1
4. Texas (2) 34-3 435 7
5. Georgia 35-6 430 2
6. Tennessee 34-6 403 8
*7. Arizona 34-7 397 5
*8. Washington 29-4 383 6
9. Missouri 32-5 316 12
10. Florida 33-7 305 11
*11. UCLA 28-7 281 10
*12. Stanford 26-8 277 14
*13. California 24-8 273 9
14 Oklahoma 32-11 230 15
T15. Baylor 31-7 217 17
T15. Nebraska 30-6 217 13
>17. Oregon 30-8 173 16
18. Kentucky 27-10 151 18
19. LSU 25-12 124 RV
*20. ULL 32-6 113 19
21. Oklahoma State 32-9 111 21
22. Georgia Tech 34-7 88 23
*23. Texas A&M 30-11 53 20
24. Notre Dame 26-7 33 RV
25. Auburn 32-9 31 22
Others receiving votes: Texas Tech (23); Louisville (20); San Diego State (17); *Hawaii (6); Tulsa (6); Maryland (4); Fresno State (3); UAB (1); *BYU (1); *Oregon State (1)
Dropped Out: Texas Tech, Fresno State
New to Poll: LSU, Notre Dame
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
* Denotes Duck opponents in 2011
USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll
http://nfca.org/top25/index.php?cat_id=1
Rk Team Record Totals Prev
*1 Arizona State (15) 37-4 717 3
2 Michigan (6) 35-3 708 4
3 Texas (5) 34-3 690 5
4 Georgia (3) 35-6 660 2
*5 Alabama 37-5 638 1
6 Tennessee (1) 34-6 606 9
*7 Washington 29-4 568 7
*8 Arizona 34-7 519 8
*9 UCLA 28-7 507 6
10 Florida 33-7 491 10
*11 Stanford 26-8 424 13
12 Nebraska 30-6 396 11
*13 California 24-8 387 12
14 Missouri 32-5 374 16
15 Oklahoma 32-11 337 14
16 Baylor 31-7 304 17
>17 Oregon 30-8 297 15
*18 La.-Lafayette 32-6 217 9
19 Oklahoma State 32-9 183 21
20 Kentucky 27-10 172 18
21 LSU 25-12 147 RV
*22 Texas A&M 30-11 110 20
23 Georgia Tech 34-7 78 25
24 Auburn 32-9 71 22
25 Texas Tech 38-6 63 21
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 33, Louisville 20, *Pacific (CA) 9, Fresno State 8, *Hawai‘i 8, Tulsa 7, New Mexico St. 1
Dropped Out: No. 23 Fresno State
-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.
* Denotes Duck opponents in 2011
2011 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Batting
At bats: 38 vs Utah (2/18/11 at Las Vegas)
Runs scored: 13 vs Hawai'i (2/19/11 at Las Vegas)
Hits: 15 vs North Texas (2/12/11 at Tempe)
RBIs: 13 vs Hawai'i (2/19/11 at Las Vegas)
Doubles: 7 vs Utah State (3/20/11)
Triples: 1 at Pacific (2/28/11)
1 vs Weber State (3/19/11)
1 vs. #3 Arizona State (4/10/11)
Home runs: 4 vs Utah (2/18/11 at Las Vegas)
4 vs Hawai'i (2/19/11 at Las Vegas)
4 vs Weber State (3/19/11)
Total bases: 27 vs North Texas (2/12/11 at Tempe)
27 vs Hawai'i (2/19/11 at Las Vegas)
Walks: 9 vs Nevada (2/18/11 at Las Vegas)
Strikeouts: 9 vs UNLV (3/26/11 at San Luis Obispo)
9 at #6 Washington (4/2/11)
Sac hits: 2 (5 games )
Sac flies: 2 vs San Jose State (2/27/11 at Stockton)
2 at Pacific (2/28/11)
2 at #6 Washington (4/3/11)
Stolen bases: 8 vs North Texas (2/12/11 at Tempe)
Hit by pitch: 4 vs Mississippi (2/11/11 at Tempe)
Caught stealing: 2 vs Mississippi (2/11/11 at Tempe)
2 at Portland State (3/23/11)
Runners LOB: 10 vs. #3 Arizona State (4/9/11)
Hit into DP: 2 vs Santa Clara (2/27/11 at Stockton)
2 vs North Carolina (3/4/11 at Orlando)
Fielding
Putouts: 27 vs Utah (2/18/11 at Las Vegas)
Assists: 16 vs Arkansas (2/19/11 at Las Vegas)
Errors: 3 (4 games )
Passed balls: 3 vs Pacific (2/26/11 at Stockton)
DPs turned: 2 at #6 Washington (4/2/11)
Pitching
Innings pitched: 9.0 vs Utah (2/18/11 at Las Vegas)
Runs allowed: 10 vs #1 Alabama (3/5/11 at Orlando)
10 vs. #3 Arizona State (4/9/11)
Earned runs: 9 vs. #3 Arizona State (4/9/11)
Walks allowed: 8 vs Arkansas (2/19/11 at Las Vegas)
Strikeouts: 13 vs Nevada (2/12/11 at Tempe)
13 vs Utah State (3/20/11)
Hits allowed: 16 vs. #3 Arizona State (4/9/11)
Doubles allowed: 3 vs. #3 Arizona State (4/9/11)
Triples allowed: 1 vs #1 Alabama (3/5/11 at Orlando)
1 at #6 Washington (4/2/11)
Homers allowed: 2 (5 games )
Wild pitches: 2 vs Arkansas (2/19/11 at Las Vegas)
2 vs Virginia (3/4/11 at Orlando)
2 vs UNLV (3/26/11 at San Luis Obispo)
Hit batters: 2 (7 games )
2011 TEAM GAME HIGHS
Hitting
At bats: 5 (5 games )
Runs scored: 3 (10 games )
Hits: 4 Ceo, Courtney
vs Arkansas (2/19/11 at Las Vegas)
RBIs: 5 Fuiava, Monique
at Portland State (3/23/11)
Doubles: 3 Cuico, Kailee
vs Utah State (3/20/11)
Triples: 1 Ceo, Courtney
at Pacific (2/28/11)
1 Pappas, Samantha
vs Weber State (3/19/11)
1 Howard, Kaylan
vs. #3 Arizona State (4/10/11)
Home runs: 2 Vitek, Kaitlin
vs North Texas (2/12/11 at Tempe)
2 Chambers, Kelsey
vs Nevada (2/12/11 at Tempe)
2 Peterson, Alexa
vs Nevada (2/18/11 at Las Vegas)
Total bases: 9 Vitek, Kaitlin
vs North Texas (2/12/11 at Tempe)
9 Peterson, Alexa
vs Nevada (2/18/11 at Las Vegas)
Walks: 3 Pappas, Sam vs Ole Miss (2/11/11 at Tempe)
Strikeouts: 3 Cuico, Kailee
vs UNLV (3/26/11 at San Luis Obispo)
3 Chambers, Kelsey
vs. #3 Arizona State (4/8/11)
Sac hits: 2 Howard, Kaylan
vs Santa Clara (2/27/11 at Stockton)
Sac flies: 1 (10 games )
Stolen bases: 3 Pappas, Samantha
vs N. Texas (2/12/11 at Tempe)
3 Burger, Allie
vs Utah State (3/20/11)
Hit by pitch: 2 Nieto, Christie
vs Ole Miss (2/11/11 at Tempe)
Caught stealing: 1 (12 games )
Runners LOB: 6 Vitek, Kaitlin
vs Ole Miss (2/11/11 at Tempe)
Fielding
Putouts: 13 Peterson, Alexa
vs Utah State (3/20/11)
13 Fuiava, Monique
vs. #3 Arizona State (4/10/11)
Assists: 5 Howard, Kaylan
vs N. Carolina (3/4/11 at Orlando)
5 Moore, Jessica
vs. #3 Arizona State (4/10/11)
Errors: 2 Fuiava, Monique
vs CS Fullerton (2/13/11 at Tempe)
2 Chambers, Kelsey
vs #17 La.-Lafayette (3/5/11 at Orlando)
2 Ceo, Courtney
at #6 Washington (4/2/11)
Passed balls: 2 Kivett, Ashley
vs Pacific (2/26/11 at Stockton)
Pitching
Innings pitched: 8.0 Moore, Jessica
vs N. Carolina (3/4/11 at Orlando)
Runs allowed: 5 Moore, Jessica
vs #1 Alabama (3/5/11 at Orlando)
5 Endicott, Mikayla
vs. #3 Arizona State (4/9/11)
Earned runs: 5 Endicott, Mikayla
vs. #3 Arizona State (4/9/11)
Walks allowed: 6 Moore, Jessica
at #6 Washington (4/2/11)
Strikeouts: 12 (4 games )
Hits allowed: 10 Skillingstad, Sam vs. #3 Arizona State (4/10/11)
Doubles allowed: 2 (4 games )
Triples allowed: 1 Skillingstad, Sam vs #1 Alabama (3/5/11 at Orlando)
1 Endicott, Mikayla
at #6 Washington (4/2/11)
Homers allowed: 2 Skillingstad, Sam at Portland State (3/23/11)
2 Moore, Jessica
vs UNLV (3/26/11 at San Luis Obispo)
Wild pitches: 2 Skillingstad, Sam vs Virginia (3/4/11 at Orlando)
2 Moore, Jessica
vs UNLV (3/26/11 at San Luis Obispo)
Hit batters: 2 (6 games )
OREGON POSTSEASON APPEARANCES (* Regional Finalist; **Regional Champion)
(Regional Record: 28-21; Super Regional: 0-2; WCWS: 1-2; AIAW WS: 3-2)
REGIONAL
**1989 (3-1)
No. 5 Regional
Amherst, Massachusetts
Oregon 2, Massachusetts 0
Connecticut 2, Oregon 1
Oregon 3, Connecticut 2
Oregon 6, Connecticut 0
1990 (0-2)
No. 8 Regional
Columbus, Ohio
Kent State 3, Oregon 0
Ohio State 2, Oregon 0
1994 (2-2)
No. 3 Regional
Fresno, California
Oregon 3, California 2
Fresno State 1, Oregon 0
Oregon 2, California 1 (20 innings)
Fresno State 5, Oregon 0
1998 (2-2)
No. 2 Regional
Lincoln, Nebraska
Iowa 5, Oregon 2
Oregon 11, Coastal Carolina 3
Oregon 10, Iowa 9
Nebraska 9, Oregon 7
1999 (1-2)
No. 8 Regional
Chicago, Illinois
Illinois-Chicago 1, Oregon 0
Oregon 6, Texas 0
Michigan State 9, Oregon 1
2000 (2-2)
No. 5 Regional
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Southern Mississippi 3, Oregon 0
Oregon 4, Northwestern State 1
Oregon 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 3
Southern Mississippi 3, Oregon 1
*2003 (5-2)
No. 6 Regional
Fullerton, California
No. 17 Oregon 10, Penn State 8
No. 11 Oklahoma State 2, No. 17 Oregon 1
No. 17 Oregon 4, San Diego State 1
No. 17 Oregon 2, No. 6 Cal State Fullerton 1
No. 17 Oregon 7, No. 11 Oklahoma St. 6 (12 innings)
No. 17 Oregon 9, No. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette 2
No. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette 6, No. 17 Oregon 4
*2004 (4-2)
No. 4 Regional
Tallahassee, Florida
No. 12 Oregon 1, Bethune-Cookman 0
No. 12 Oregon 12, South Florida 0
No. 4 Florida State 5, No. 12 Oregon 4 (12 innings)
Oregon 2, No. 17 South Florida 1
No. 12 Oregon 1, No. 4 Florida State 0
No. 4 Florida State 2, No. 12 Oregon 0
*2005 (2-2)
No. 14 Region
Norman, Okla.
No. 14 Louisiana-Lafayette 7, Oregon 5
Oregon 3, Wichita State 2 (8)
Oregon 3, No. 14 Louisiana-Lafayette 1
No. 10 Oklahoma 2, Oregon 1
*2007 (2-2)
Columbia, S.C.
No. 20 Oregon 4, Penn State 0
No. 20 Oregon 8, South Carolina 4
South Carolina 2, No. 20 Oregon 0
South Carolina 4, No. 20 Oregon 3
*2008 (2-2)
Norman, Okla.
No. 7 Oklahoma 6, Oregon 0
Oregon 1, Tulsa 0
Oregon 3, Arkansas 0
No. 7 Oklahoma 11, Oregon 0
*2010 (3-0)
Atlanta, Ga.
Oregon 1, Auburn 0
Oregon 11, No. 7 seed Georgia Tech 2 (5)
Oregon 4, Georgia Tech 3 (8)
SUPER REGIONAL
2010 (0-2)
Columbia, Mo.
No. 8 seed Missouri 1, Oregon 0
Missouri 7, Oregon 3
WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
1989 (1-2)
Sunnyvale, California
Cal Poly Pomona 1, Oregon 0
Oregon 1, South Carolina 0
Arizona 4, Oregon 0
AIAW WORLD SERIES
1976 (1-2)
Minnesota 5, Oregon 1
Oregon 11, Maryville State 0
Indiana State 14, Oregon 6
1980 (2-2)
Oregon 7, Massachusetts 3
Utah State 5, Oregon 0
Oregon 2, SW Missouri State 1
Western Michigan 1, Oregon 0 (7th Place)
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