No. 14 Ducks Welcomes Vikings & No. 1 Bears
*Updated season/career stats are available via the link above, and updated Pac-12/NCAA stats are available in the links box to the right.
THIS WEEK’S DUCK SOFTBALL ACTION
vs. Portland State (18-18, 8-4)
Location: Howe Field, Eugene, Ore.
Game Dates/Start Times: Wednesday, April 18 (Doubleheader), 3 p.m.
vs. No. 1 California (39-2, 11-1)
Location: Howe Field, Eugene, Ore.
Game Dates/Start Times: Friday (4/20), 6 p.m.; Saturday (4/21), 5 p.m.; Sunday (4/22), Noon
Regular Season Home Ticket Prices: Adult GA: $5.0; Child (Ages 2-18)/Senior ((62+) GA: $3.00; Current UO Student: Free (with valid UO ID); Group (10+): $2.00
THIS WEEK’S TICKET/MARKETING PROMOTIONS
- Sat., (4/21), 5 pm - vs. Cal. Hero's Night: Free admission with ticket stub from baseball vs. Washington State. Post-game autographs and cape-making & super hero contest.
- Sun., (4/22), Noon - vs. Cal. Earth Day / Wear Green: Donate e-waste items to receive $3 general admission! Kids can run the bases post-game.
SETTING THE STAGE
Ranked third in the nation’s top softball league for the third straight week, the No. 14 University of Oregon softball team (29-9, 8-5) returns home for another busy week with five home games in five days. The Ducks first host a doubleheader against returning NCAA qualifier Portland State (18-18, 8-4) Wednesday, then take on their second top-ranked foe of the season in California (39-2, 11-1) for three weekend tilts.
Wednesday also marks the debut of recent addition of multi-sport star and freshman Liz Brenner as a reserve catcher.
Last weekend, then-No. 15 UO swept its first league series of the year with 9-0, 6-2, and 11-1 wins over Utah in Salt Lake City. Earlier in the week at home, UO split with No. 7 Washington with a 5-3 win and 6-3, nine-inning loss.
Returning World Series advancer and No. 1 Cal suffered only its second loss of the season last weekend to then-No. 13 Arizona, 8-3, at home, and won the other games via 2-0 and 6-0 shutouts. In its trip to Colorado the past week, PSU went 2-3 with a four-game split at Northern Colorado and loss at Colorado State most recently on Sunday.
Two years ago in Eugene, the then-No. 21 Oregon swept then-No. 13 Cal (7-6, 1-0, 8-6) for the first time in series history. Last year, the then-No. 13 Bears returned the favor with three wins over the then-No. 17 Ducks in Berkeley (5-0, 2-0, 5-2). Against the Vikings the last two seasons, the Ducks have won four in a row, while PSU’s last win was in 2010 when UO still took the season series, 3-1.
To prep itself for another tough Pac-12 slate that features six other top-16 ranked teams nationally this week, UO has faced a tough early season schedule. After its first nine weeks of action, the Ducks sport a 11-6 mark against returning NCAA qualifiers from last year, and a 7-5 ledger vs. top-25 teams.
Looking ahead to next week, UO heads to No. 12 Arizona (29-12, Pac-12: 8-7 (4th)) for single games in Tucson each day, Friday-Sunday, April 27-29.
RECENT DUCK STARTERS (2012/2011/Overall Career Starts)
C: Alexa Peterson (30/48/80)
1B: Kailee Cuico (37/40/78)
2B: Kaylan Howard (37/52/145)
SS: Kelsey Chambers (37/54/198)
3B: L. Chambers (4/7/70), J.Sullivan(7/-/8), C.Ceo (27/55/91)
OF: Allie Burger (31/52/140), Sara Goodrum (9/-/9)
OF: Janie Takeda (33/-/33)
OF: Samantha Pappas (36/50/148)
RECENT DUCK HEROES
For last week’s five-game stretch vs. then-No. 7 Washington and Utah, senior Christie Nieto posted arguably the team’s finest offensive week of the season (.889, 8-for-9, 2 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 5 BB). She claimed two of the team’s game-winning RBI with her two-run, fifth-inning homer vs. the Huskies, and second-inning, solo homer to left field in the second game of the Utah sweep.
Five other Ducks topped .400 last week – sophomore Courtney Ceo (1.000, 2H, 1 BB, 2 SB), senior Lindsey Chambers (.667, 4 H, 1 2B, 3 BB), freshman Sara Goodrum (.500, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 BB), sophomore Alexa Peterson (.412, 7 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB) and senior Kelsey Chambers (.412, 7H, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB).
The latter player climbed the UO career homer list to fourth (34) and is only three shy of the school record (37), while Peterson accounted for the Ducks’ other two-game-winning RBI.
Junior pitcher Jessica Moore (21-6) went 3-1 on the week with a 2.15 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 26 innings. She has now beaten all five Pac-12 foes this year and has nine wins this year vs. NCAA tourney returnees.
Last week’s wins moved the All-Pac-12 returnee to second all-time for UO in career (61), and her season totals for victories and strikeouts (21/157) rank seventh and 10th all-time for the Ducks. She already owns the team’s career strikeout record (619), and the past month has quickly outdistanced the former mark of Amy Harris (584, 2003-06).
NEW TO THE FOLD
Duck fans should watch this week for the collegiate catching debut of freshman Liz Brenner. The Portland, Ore., native was a former 6A all-state softball first-team
choice as a prep sophomore and catcher/first baseman for the Northwest
Blaze club team that won the 2009 ASA 16-U national title.
With a season-ending injury to back-up catcher Courtney Ceo last week, Brenner started practice on Tuesday, and will likely play this week behind starting catcher Alexa Peterson (but could also play first base - a position she also played in club ball, particularly her later seasons).
NATIONAL CRED
In Monday morning’s national rankings, UO ranked top 60 nationally team-wise in scoring (13th, 6.29 rpg), slugging (15th, .499), win-loss percentage (18th, .763), batting (19th, .319) and ERA (51st, 2.32).
On the individual front, six Ducks ranked top 200 - sophomore Kailee Cuico (RBI, 45th, 0.95 p/g), junior Kaylan Howard (home runs, 108th, 0.22 p/g; slugging, 180th,.663), sophomore Courtney Ceo (runs, 49th, 0.94 p/g; batting, 142nd, .378), senior Kelsey Chambers (RBI, 45th, 0.95 p/g; doubles, 54th, 0.29 p/g; homers, 12st, 0.21 p/g; slugging, 127th, .632), junior Samantha Pappas (batting, 108th, .386; slugging, 136, .624) and junior Jessica Moore (wins, ninth, 21; ERA, 82nd, 2.01).
A complete list of NCAA team/individual softball rankings is available at the ncaasports.com website at the http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/ranksummary?sportCode=WSB URL address.
PAC-12 RANKINGS
Eight Duck individuals were also easy to spot in Monday’s updated Pac-12 rankings, and they included sophomore first baseman Kailee Cuico (sacrifice flies, second-tied, 3; chances/putouts, first/first, 296/286), the outfield duo of junior Allie Burger (sacrifice bunts, third-tie, 7) and freshman Janie Takeda (sacrifice bunts, seventh-tie, 5), senior DP Christie Nieto (hit by pitches, sixth, 7), senior shortstop Kelsey Chambers (doubles, fourth-tied, 11), sophomore infielder Courtney Ceo (assists, 10th-tie, 77), and junior pitcher Jessica Moore (wins, second-tie, 21; starts, third, 27; innings, third, 177.1; appearances, fourth, 30; strikeouts, fourth, 157; ERA, sixth, 2.01) and freshman Karissa Hovinga (games finished, ninth-tied, 7)
Team-wise offensively, UO’s top league rankings came in sacrifice bunts (second, 27) and stolen bases (third, 53), and it also ranked fourth in triples (7), and fifth in batting (.315), slugging (.499), doubles (52) and homers (40). In the circle, the Ducks stand second in fewest homers allowed (14), fourth in ERA (2.32) and fewest walks (95), and fifth in fewest runs allowed (115).
In Oregon’s 12-8 early April win at then-No. 14 Stanford, the Ducks’ 29 hits, seven doubles and 53 total bases all marked Pac-12 overall season highs.
Last year, Oregon comfortably paced the Pac-12 in batters struck out (446), most stolen bases in a game (8 vs. North Texas) and most doubles in a game (a school-record 7 vs. Utah State), while then-senior Brittany Rumfelt and sophomore Kailee Cuico tied for first in the league in relief appearances (21) and most doubles in a game (3), respectively.
2012 DUCK SEASON PREVIEW
Ranked No. 11 and No. 16 in the preseason by USA Softball and the NFCA (both preseason program bests), Oregon returns starters at seven of the eight field positions, and its top pitcher from last year - junior Jessica Moore.
The right-hander from Sutter, Calif., has posted UO's top two all-time best strikeout totals (238, 224) the past two years, and became the third Duck pitcher ever to earn all-conference honors.
Seven other Duck returnees have earned prior All-Pac-12 acclaim - senior shortstop Kelsey Chambers (2010 Honorable Mention), junior outfielders Allie Burger (2010 HM) and Samantha Pappas (2010 All-Pac-10) and infielder Kaylan Howard (2010 All-Freshman HM), and sophomore infielders Courtney Ceo (2011 All-Freshman), Kailee Cuico (2011 All-Freshman HM) and Alexa Peterson (2011 All-Freshman Team).
With its return to national prominence under third-year head coach Mike White, Oregon has made its first-ever Super Regional trips the past two years, and ended the year ranked top 15 nationally in both the USA SB/NFCA polls in 2010 (14/14) and ’11 (14/15). Last year’s third-place Pac-10 finish (based on its 11-10 league mark) was its best finish since the league expanded to eight teams in 1993.
NEW TO THE FOLD
The Ducks said farewell to five seniors from last season, yet welcome an impressive six-person newcomer class that includes pitcher Karissa Hovinga (Ralston, Neb.), outfielders Alyssa Gillespie (Hillsboro, Ore.), Sara Goodrum (Red Mountain, Ariz.) and Janie Takeda (Placentia, Calif.), and infielders Hannah Melick (Auburn, Wash.) and Jamie Rae Sullivan (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
- Takeda was an Under Armour Prep All-American in 2011 and four-time all-league pick. In 2012, she has the most starts among frosh (33) with her nods in center field, and her 39 hits and .358 batting mark rank second and fourth on the squad this week, respectively.
- A starter at designated player for 10 games in 2012, Melick connected on a seventh-inning, game-winning two-run double in the opening weekend win vs. NCAA veteran San Diego State. In week two, she just missed hitting for the cycle vs. Cal Poly (3-for-3, double, triple, homer, 3 RBI), then homered again the next game vs. returning Missouri Valley Conference champion Illinois State in Orlando. On the season, she paces the team in pinch-hits (4) and pinch-hit batting average (.308). As a prep senior, the 2011 South Puget Sound League North Division Player of the Year paced the league in batting, on-base percentage and slugging.
- With an 8-3 mark this season, Hovinga has pitched seven complete games among her 11 starts, has struck out 49 batters and walked 29 in her 75.2 innings, and owns a 2.68 ERA. In December, she went 2-1 in the ISF Junior World Championships for the Canadian National Team. As a prep, she was a three-time, all-state first-team pick for two-time Nebraska state champion Pappillion High School.
- A three-year Arizona all-state honorable mention. Goodrum helped lead her Red Mountain prep team to state titles her last two years. The first two months of the season, she started six games for UO in left field, three in right field, and three at designated player, and altogether has played 23 contests. She drilled her first homer in the finale win at Utah in mid-April for her first collegiate extra-base hit.
- A starter at third base in six games the opening month, Sullivan ripped her first collegiate hit - a two-run double - the second weekend of the campaign vs. returning WAC champion New Mexico State. In March and April, she added her first career starts at first base and designated player to give her nine overall on the season, and the latter was part of a 4-RBI day vs. Boise State that included her first homer, a two-run shot, and a two-run double. Before her Duck career, she was a starter for the Cal Worth Firecrackers 18-U club team that won the Colorado Fireworks and Canadian Open Junior Olympic U-19 tourneys, and took second in the PGF tournament.
- Gillespie was the 2011 Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year and four-time all-state choice for Glencoe High School near Portland, but will likely miss the season due to shoulder surgery.
OPPONENT GAME NOTES
PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (18-18, 8-4) - www.GoViks.com
The Vikings return 10 letterwinners, six starters and two pitchers from last year’s Pacific Coast Softball Conference champions and NCAA Regional advancers … This week their highest NCAA team rankings were in double plays (62nd, 0.34 p/g), ERA (81st, 2.71), triples (84th, 0.17 p/g) and fielding (87th, .963). … PSU individuals spotted this week on NCAA charts include sophomore Crysta Conn (hit by pitch, 21st, 0.34 p/g), senior Karmen Holladay (homers, 86th, 0.23 p/g; slugging, 129th, .631), junior pitcher Anna Bertrand (wins, 59th, 15; ERA, 95th, 2.13), and freshman Alicia Fine (slugging, 122nd, .638). … Among returning honorees from ’11, junior Carly McEachran was tabbed the PCSC Mountain Division Player of the Year last season (.333, 6 HR, 30 RBI). … Bertrand opened the 2012 campaign with four straight league pitcher of the year nods, and was an Pacific All-Region Second Team choice last spring. She was also a 2011 All-PCSC First Team honoree, and was joined on the squad by three current teammates - outfielder Jenna Krogh, utility player Saide Lopez, first baseman Karmen Holladay and third baseman Crysta Conn. … Fourth-year head coach Tobin Echo-Hawk has won or shared league coach of the year honors the past three years, sports a 93-71 record at the helm, and has guided the team to PCSC titles and NCAA tourney trips in 2009 and ’11.
Top Viking Players (Notable 2012 Stats)
Alicia Fine, Fr., IF - .388, 33 H, 8 2B, 3 HR, 22 RBI
Karmen Holladay, Sr., 1B - .327, 34 H, 7 2B, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 14 BB
Jenna Krogh, Sr., CF - .321, .36 H, 9 BB, 8 SB
Crysta Conn, So., IF - .260, 27 H, 17 RBI
Anna Bertrand, Jr.,RHP – 2.13, 15-10, 4 SHO, 177.1 IP, 152 SO, 59 BB, 129 H
Raya Johnson, Fr., RHP – 4.09, 2-5, 51.1 IP, 32 SO, 41 BB, 53 H
All-Time Oregon-Portland State Results (UO Leads Series, 108-61)
3/23/2011 - at PSU (UO #15) - W, 8-3
3/23/2011 - at PSU (UO #15) - W, 4-2
3/23/2010 - at PSU (UO #25) - W, 3-2
3/23/2010 - at PSU (UO #25) - W, 2-0
5/5/2010 - PSU (UO #19) - W, 5-4
5/5/2010 - PSU (UO #19) - L, 1-4
3/11/2009 - PSU - L, 5-7
4/1/2009 - PSU - W, 2-0
4/22/2009 - at PSU - W, 3-1
4/22/2009 - at PSU - W, 4-3
3/5/2008 - PSU - L, 0-4
4/16/2008 - at PSU - W, 2-1
4/16/2008 - at PSU - W, 7-1
4/30/2008 - PSU - W, 8-4
4/18/2007 - PSU (UO #14) - W, 11-1
3/15/2006 - PSU - W, 6-5
4/12/2006 - PSU - W, 2-0
5/3/2006 - at PSU - L, 0-4
5/3/2006 - at PSU - L, 2-3
2/20/2005 - PSU (UO #13) - W, 2-1
2/20/2005 - PSU (UO #13) - L, 5-6
3/9/2005 - PSU - W, 2-1
4/20/2005 - at PSU - W, 4-1
4/20/2005 - at PSU - W, 6-2
5/3/2005 - PSU - W, 4-0
3/31/2004 - at PSU (UO #17) - W, 5-2
3/31/2004 - at PSU (UO #17) - W, 1-0
5/5/2004 - PSU (UO #10 - W, 1-0
5/5/2004 - PSU (UO #10 - W, 3-2
4/9/2003 - vs. PSU (UO #22) - W, 7-2
4/9/2003 - vs. PSU (UO #22) - W, 3-2
4/16/2003 - at PSU (UO #20) - W, 4-0
4/16/2003 - at PSU (UO #20) - W, 5-0
4/10/2002 - at PSU - W, 6-0
4/10/2002 - at PSU - L, 0-2
4/24/2002 - vs. PSU - W, 7-1
4/24/2002 - vs. PSU - W, 4-2
4/3/2001 - at PSU - L, 2-4
4/3/2001 - at PSU - L, 7-8
5/9/2001 - vs. PSU - L, 2-4
5/9/2001 - vs. PSU - W, 7-0
3/18/2000 - vs. PSU - W, 8-0
4/12/2000 - at PSU - W, 7-4
4/12/2000 - at PSU - W, 7-5
4/25/2000 - vs. PSU - W, 8-0
4/25/2000 - vs. PSU - W, 3-2
4/14/1999 - vs. PSU - W, 8-4
4/14/1999 - vs. PSU - W, 5-3
4/22/1999 - at PSU - W, 4-0
4/22/1999 - at PSU - L, 4-5
3/13/1998 - vs. PSU - W, 9-1
3/13/1998 - vs. PSU - W, 8-0
4/8/1998 - at PSU - W, 10-6
4/8/1998 - at PSU - L, 6-9
4/27/1997 - vs. PSU - W, 7-1
4/27/1997 - vs. PSU - W, 8-4
4/30/1996 - vs. PSU - W, 1-0
4/30/1996 - vs. PSU - W, 5-2
4/27/1994 - vs. PSU - W, 10-0
4/27/1994 - vs. PSU - W, 3-1
4/21/1993 - at PSU - W, 5-0
4/21/1993 - at PSU - W, 6-0
4/18/1992 - vs. PSU - L, 0-1
4/18/1992 - vs. PSU - W, 4-1
4/20/1991 - at PSU - L, 2-4
4/20/1991 - at PSU - L, 5-6
5/1/1991 - vs. PSU - W, 1-0
5/1/1991 - vs. PSU - W, 12-2
4/15/1990 - at PSU - W, 1-0
4/15/1990 - at PSU - W, 6-0
4/21/1990 - vs. PSU W , 3-0
4/21/1990 - vs. PSU - W, 4-3
5/2/1990 - vs. PSU - W, 7-1
5/2/1990 - vs. PSU - L, 2-3
4/8/1989 - at PSU - W, 6-1
4/8/1989 - at PSU - L, 3-4
4/23/1989 - at PSU - W, 2-1
4/23/1989 - at PSU - W, 8-1
5/2/1989 - vs. PSU - W, 4-2
5/2/1989 - vs. PSU - W, 1-0
3/8/1988 - vs. PSU - W, 2-0
4/25/1988 - at PSU - W, 6-0
4/25/1988 - at PSU - W, 2-1
4/26/1988 - vs. PSU - W, 1-0
4/26/1988 - vs. PSU - W, 1-0
4/9/1987 - vs. PSU - W, 6-1
4/9/1987 - vs. PSU - W, 7-1
4/13/1987 - at PSU - W, 4-0
4/13/1987 - at PSU - W, 5-3
4/21/1987 - vs. PSU - W, 8-1
4/21/1987 - vs. PSU - W, 8-0
5/5/1987 - at PSU - W, 9-1
5/5/1987 - at PSU - W, 12-0
4/4/1986 - vs. PSU - L, 1-5
4/4/1986 - vs. PSU - W, 9-0
4/8/1986 - at PSU - L, 0-2
4/8/1986 - at PSU - W, 2-0
4/26/1986 - vs. PSU - W, 1-0
1985 - PSU - L, 0-1
1985 - PSU - L, 1-4
1985 - PSU - L, 0-3
1985 - PSU - L, 0-3
1985 - PSU - W, 1-0
1985 - PSU - W, 4-2
1985 - PSU - W, 3-2
1985 - PSU - L, 0-1
1985 - PSU - L, 0-1
1985 - PSU - L, 0-1
1984 - PSU - W, 4-3
1984 - PSU - W, 3-2
1984 - PSU - L, 2-3
1984 - PSU - L, 2-4
1983 - PSU - L, 2-6
1983 - PSU - L, 0-5
1983 - PSU - L, 0-4
1983 - PSU - L, 0-1
1983 - PSU - L, 2-7
1983 - PSU - L, 1-2
1983 - PSU - L, 1-4
1983 - PSU - L, 2-5
1982 - PSU - W, 1-0
1982 - PSU - L, 0-5
1982 - PSU - L, 0-6
1982 - PSU - L, 0-7
1982 - PSU - W, 2-0
1982 - PSU - L, 0-1
1982 - PSU - L, 0-1
1981 - PSU - L, 0-4
1981 - PSU - L, 1-8
1981 - PSU - L, 0-1
1981 - PSU - L, 4-5
1981 - PSU - W, 7-2
1980 - PSU - W, 10-3
1980 - PSU - W, 13-0
1980 - PSU - W, 7-6
1980 - PSU - W, 7-0
1980 - PSU - W, 17-6
1979 - PSU - L, 0-1
1979 - PSU - W, 11-1
1979 - PSU - W, 6-2
1979 - PSU - W, 2-1
1979 - PSU - W, 3-0
1978 - PSU - L, 8-9
1978 - PSU - W, 4-0
1978 - PSU - W, 2-0
1978 - PSU - L, 1-2
1977 - PSU - L, 8-13
1977 - PSU - W, 8-0
1977 - PSU - L, 4-14
1977 - PSU - W, 5-2
1977 - PSU - W, 5-3
1976 - PSU - L, 5-9
1976 - PSU - W, 10-4
1976 - PSU - W, 6-5
1976 - PSU - W, 11-1
1976 - PSU - W, 1-0
1975 - PSU - W, 7-4
1975 - PSU - L, 0-5
1975 - PSU - W, 7-2
1974 - PSU - L, 4-10
1974 - PSU - L, 6-10
1974 - PSU - W, 10-2
No. 1 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (39-2, 11-1) - www.CalBears.com
Ranked No. 1 nationally in both polls for the fourth straight week, Cal is 12-2 against ranked foes this year with wins vs. then-No. 3 Washington (2-1, 5-3, 6-4), then-No. 6 Texas (6-3), then-No. 9 Stanford (9-0, 4-3, 8-0), then-No. 13 Arizona (2-0, 6-0), then-No. 21 Texas A&M (3-0) and then-No. 25 LSU (14-3(5), and losses vs. then-No. 13 Arizona (8-3) and then-No. 18 Hawai’i (3-1). … The Bears are one of the most balanced teams on this week’s NCAA charts and rank top 10 nationally in win-loss percentage (second, .951), homers (fourth, 1.51 p/g), fielding (fourth, .979), scoring (fifth, 7.12), slugging (fifth, .562), batting (sixth, .337) and ERA (sixth, 1.27), and also top 30 in stolen bases (29th, 1.61 p/g). … Last year’s Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, junior right-hander Jolene Henderson, ranks top 25 nationally this week in shutouts (fourth, 10), wins (ninth, 21), ERA (12th, 1.15), saves (21st, 3) and strikeouts (19th, 187; per 7 innings, 24th, 8.60). … Valerie Arioto is equally dominant on the current NCAA rolls in homers (second, 0.46 p/g), on-base percentage (second, .629), slugging (third, 1.087), RBI (11th, 1.22 p/g), ERA (19th, 1.30), batters struck out (31st, 8.40 p/7 innings), wins (36th, 17) and batting (48th, .413). … Other Bears ranked top 100 include Danielle Henderson (homers, 28th, 0.30 p/g), Breana Kostreba (homers, 55th, 0.26 p/g; slugging, 61st, 0.72), Jamia Reid (batting, 67th, .401) and Frani Echavarria (batting, 89th, .392). ... This week, three Cal players were announced as USA Softball Player of the Year Top-25 List selections – Arioto, Henderson and Reid. … Head Coach Diane Ninemire notched her 1,098 win over the weekend, and in her 25 seasons at the helm has led Cal to one national title, and 10 World Series bids among its 23 straight regional trips.
Top Golden Bear Players (Notable 2012 Stats)
Valerie Arioto, Sr., UT/RHP - .413, 38H, 5 2B, 19 HR, 50 RBI, 55 BB; 17-1, 1.30, 102.2 IP, 123 SO, 26 BB, 68 H
Victoria Jones, So., IF/C - .412, 14 H, 5 2B
Jamia Reid, Sr., OF - .401, 57 H, 34 SB
Frani Echavarria, Sr., OF - .392, 40 H, 9 2B, 4 HR,
Breana Kostreba, Fr., IF - .350, 35 H, 7 2B, 10 HR, 34 RBI, 12 BB
Britt Vonk, So., SS - .339, 41 H, 5 2B, 12 BB, 11 SB
Danielle Henderson, Fr., 3B/C - .299, 32 H, 12 HR, 29 RBI, 17 BB
Cheyenne Cordes, Fr., IF/OF - .299, 32 H, 4 2B, 6 HR, 25 RBI, 20 BB
Jolene Henderson, Jr., RHP – 22-1, 1.15, 10 SHO, 151.2 IP, 187 SO, 36 BB
All-Time Oregon-Cal Results (Cal Leads Series, 73-37)
4/15/2011 - at #13 Cal (UO #17) - L, 0-5
4/16/2011 - at #13 Cal (UO #17) - L, 0-2
4/17/2011 - at #13 Cal (UO #17) - L, 2-5
4/9/2010 - #13 Cal (UO #21) - W, 7-6 (9)
4/10/2010 - #13 Cal (UO #21) - W, 1-0
4/11/2010 - #13 Cal (UO #21) - W, 8-6 (9)
4/3/2009 - #12 Cal - W, 7-0
4/25/2009 - at #15 Cal - L, 2-7
4/26/2009 - at #15 Cal - L, 0-1
4/11/2008 - at #22 Cal - L, 2-3 (11)
5/3/2008 - #22 Cal - L, 1-6
5/4/2008 - #22 Cal - W, 4-1
3/30/2007 - Cal* (UO #13) - W, 4-3
5/11/2007 - at Cal* (UO #20) - W, 8-2
5/12/2007 - at Cal* (UO #20) - L, 2-4
4/7/2006 - at #7 Cal - W, 5-1
4/29/2006 - #8 Cal - L, 0-4
4/30/2006 - #7 Cal - L, 0-6
4/15/2005 - #3 Cal* (UO #25) - L, 5-6
5/7/2005 - at #2 Cal* (UO #25) - L, 0-1
5/8/2005 - at #2 Cal* (UO #25) - L, 0-1
4/2/2004 - at #3 Cal* (UO #15) - W, 4-0
5/15/2004 - #3 CAL* (UO #12) - L, 1-3
5/15/2004 - #3 CAL* (UO #12) - L, 2-5
3/9/2003 - #8 Cal% (UO #23) - L, 0-6
4/5/2003 - at #7 Cal* (UO #19) - L, 0-4
4/6/2003 - at #7 Cal* (UO #19) - L, 1-4
5/9/2003 - #5 Cal* (UO #18) - W, 9-1
4/6/2002 - CAL* - L, 2-3
4/7/2002 - CAL* - L, 0-7
5/10/2002 - at Cal* - L, 2-3
3/10/2001 - Cal - L, 0-6
4/7/2001 - at #5 Cal - L, 0-4
4/8/2001 - at #5 Cal - L, 4-9
5/11/2001 - #6 CAL - L, 4-7
2/26/2000 - Cal* - L, 1-12
3/19/2000 - Cal* - L, 0-3
4/14/2000 - at Cal* W , 3-2
5/6/2000 - CAL* - L, 0-4
5/7/2000 - CAL* - W, 4-0
4/10/1999 - at Cal* - L, 1-9
4/10/1999 - at Cal* - W, 7-0
5/9/1999 - CAL* - L, 6-10
5/9/1999 - CAL* - L, 0-3
4/4/1998 - CAL* - W, 3-2
4/4/1998 - CAL* - W, 5-3
5/9/1998 - at Cal* - L, 0-2
5/9/1998 - at Cal* - L, 0-8
4/5/1997 - at Cal* - L, 0-4
4/5/1997 - at Cal* - W, 13-8
5/11/1997 - Cal* - W, 5-3
5/11/1997 - Cal* - L, 3-4
3/10/1996 - at Cal* - L, 0-3
3/10/1996 - at Cal* - W, 2-0
4/20/1996 - CAL* - L, 0-5
4/30/1995 - at Cal* - W, 2-0
4/30/1995 - at Cal* - W, 2-0
5/6/1995 - CAL* - L, 1-8
5/6/1995 - CAL* - W, 3-2
3/22/1994 - at Cal* - L, 0-10
3/22/1994 - at Cal* - W, 1-0
4/16/1994 - CAL* - W, 2-0
4/16/1994 - CAL* - W, 3-2
5/20/1994 - Cal - W, 3-2
5/21/1994 - Cal - W, 2-1
3/20/1993 - at Cal* - W, 1-0
3/20/1993 - at Cal* - L, 1-3
3/9/1992 - at Cal* - L, 1-4
3/9/1992 - at Cal* - L, 1-6
5/2/1992 - CAL* - L, 0-2
5/2/1992 - CAL* - W, 1-0
3/30/1991 - at Cal* - L, 0-3
3/30/1991 - at Cal* - L, 0-2
5/4/1991 - CAL* - L, 0-4
5/4/1991 - CAL* - L, 0-1
2/15/1990 - Cal - W, 2-1
3/18/1990 - at Cal* - L, 0-6
3/18/1990 - at Cal* - L, 0-3
5/4/1990 - CAL* - W, 1-0
5/4/1990 - CAL* - W, 1-0
2/17/1989 - Cal - L, 0-1
4/1/1989 - at Cal* - L, 3-4
4/1/1989 - at Cal* - L, 1-7
4/9/1989 - CAL* - L, 1-2
4/9/1989 - CAL* - W, 4-0
2/21/1988 - Cal - W, 5-4
3/30/1988 - at Cal* - W, 3-2
3/30/1988 - at Cal* - L, 1-2
5/8/1988 - Cal* - L, 1-4
5/8/1988 - Cal* - W, 1-0
4/16/1987 - Cal* - L, 1-2
4/16/1987 - Cal* - L, 3-5
4/26/1987 - CAL* - L, 2-4
4/26/1987 - CAL* - W, 6-0
4/13/1986 - CAL* - L, 0-7
4/13/1986 - CAL* - L, 1-4
4/21/1986 - at Cal* - L, 0-7
4/21/1986 - at Cal* - L, 1-4
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
IN THE POLLS
The Pac-12 continues to confirm its reputation as the Conference of Champions with three teams appearing in the top 10 in one or both USA SB /NFCA national polls for the seventh straight week - No. 1/1 California, No. 3/4 Arizona State and No. 11/9 Washington.
This week, No. 14/18 UO moved up one spot in both editions and was one of seven league members that ranked top 20 nationally this week, and an eighth program (No. 24 OSU) made its third appearance in the NFCA top 25.
Glancing at this week's polls, 11 Duck foes this season were ranked top 25 (USA Softball/ NFCA) – No. 1/1 California, No. 2/2 Alabama, No. 3/4 Arizona State, No. 10/10 Missouri, No. 11/9 Washington, No. 12/13 Arizona, No. 15/15 UCLA, No. 19/16 Stanford, No. 21/21 North Carolina, No. 24/- Oregon State and No. -/25 Baylor.
One other Duck opponent – Fresno State - received votes in at least one poll.
Compared to last week, Cal ranked first nationally in both polls for the fourth straight week. No. 5/6 Oklahoma made its its first top-five appearance when it passed No. 6/5 Texas in the USA Softball edition.
For comparison's sake, a complete list of the Pac-12's teams rankings from last week follows: No. 1/1 California, No. 3/5 Arizona State, No. 8/7 Washington, No. 18/15 Stanford, No. 13/13 Arizona, No. 17/16 UCLA and No. 23/25 Oregon State.
Oregon has now been ranked for 37 straight editions by USA Softball and 30 straight polls by the NFCA. UO's week-by-week USA SB/ NFCA rankings in that stretch follow: 2012 - Preseason 11th/16th, 2/14 19/19, 2/21 21/19, 2/28 18/18, 3/6 15/18; 3/13 14/17; 3/20 15/17; 3/27 16/17; 4/3 17/18; 4/10 15/19; 4/17 14/18. 2011 - Preseason 14th/14th, 2/15 14th/14th, 2/22 13th/13th, 3/2 13th/13th, 3/9 15th/14th, 3/16 16th/15th, 3/23 15th/16th, 3/30 14th/15th, 4/5 15th/16th, 4/12 17th/17th, 4/19 19th/21th, 4/26 16th/19th, 5/3 12th/17th, 5/10 11th/14th, 5/17 11th/12th, 6/15 14th/15th. 2010 - 3/8 25th/-; 3/15 25th/-; 3/22 21st/-; 3/29 21st/ RV; 4/5 17th/ RV; 4/12 17th/23rd; 4/19 18th/20th; 4/26 19th/20th; 5/3 20th/22nd; 5/5 20th/22nd; 5/10 21st-t/22nd; 6/15 14th/14th.
More information on the USA Softball and NFCA polls are available at the http://www.usasoftball.com/news.asp?uid=5398 and http://nfca.org/top25/index.php?cat_id=1 URL addresses.
In January's preseason national polls, UO was tabbed No. 11 by USA Softball and No. 16 by NFCA - both program bests, respectively. The Pac-12 was again the nation’s top league and featured seven teams ranked top 13 nationally - No. 1 ASU (last year's national champion), No. 3 California, No. 8 Arizona, No. 9 Stanford, No. 11 Oregon, No. 12 Washington and No. 13 UCLA.
AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH
Junior Jessica Moore broke the school career strikeout record in late March, and her current total (612) has quickly outdistanced the former mark of Amy Harris (584, 2003-06). Last week, she also improved her position on the Duck career lists for wins (second, 61) by two spots, and will likely climb at least the career innings list this week (she is currently 10th at 206.2).
Senior Kelsey Chambers also moved up the Duck career lists one position in homers (fourth, 34) and two spots in RBI (fifth, 126) last week at Utah.
Six other current Ducks stand top 10 in several career/season/game offensive categories, and a complete list follows.
UO ALL-TIME HITTING CHARTS
Allie Burger
Season
Batting – 11th, .387, 2010
Game
Stolen Bases – 4th-t, 3, vs. Utah State, 3/20/11
RBI - 10th-t, 5, vs. Oregon State, 4/3/10
Courtney Ceo
Game
Hits - 2nd-t, 4, vs. Arkansas, 2/19/11
Kailee Cuico
Game
Doubles – 1st-t, 3 vs. Utah State, 3/20/11
Kelsey Chambers
Career
Homers – 4th-t, 34 (2nd-tie is 35, 1st is 37)
RBI - 5th, 126 (4th is 136, 3rd is 141)
Season
Home Runs – 6th-t, 13, 2011 (4th is 14, 3rd is 15, 2nd is 16)
Game
Home Runs – 3rd-t, 2, vs. Nevada, 2/22/11
Home Runs – 3rd-t, 2, vs. #9 Arizona, 4/30/11
*RBI – 10th, 5, vs. San Jose State, 2/11/12
Samantha Pappas
Career
Batting – 3rd, .350
Season
RBI – 3rd, 48, 2010
Slugging – 7th, .641, 2010
Total Bases – 7th-t, 107, 2010
Home Runs – 8th-t, 11, 2010
Batting – 12th, .383, 2010
Game
Stolen Bases – 4th-t, 3, vs. N. Texas, 2/12/11
RBI - 10th-t, 5, 3/26/10
Alexa Peterson
Game
Home Runs – 3rd-t, 2, vs. Nevada, 2/18/11
UO ALL-TIME PITCHING CHARTS
Jessica Moore
Career
Strikeouts – 1st, 619
Wins – 2nd, 61 (1st is 73)
Shutouts – 5th, 14 (4th is 18, 3rd is 21, 2nd is 22, 1st is 31)
Innings - 8th, 576.0 (7th is 576.2, 6th is 631, 5th is 716.2)
Appearances – 9th, 112 (8th is 114, 7th is 119, 6th is 121)
Season
Strikeouts, 1st, 238, 2010
Strikeouts – 2nd, 224, 2011 (1st is 238, Moore, 2010)
*Strikeouts – 10th, 157, 2012 (9th is 159, 8th is 168)
Wins – 3rd, 24, 2011 (2nd is 25, 1st is 42)
*Wins – 10th, 18 (9th is 20, 7th is 21, 6th is 22, 5th is 23)
*Wins – 7th-t, 21, 2012 (6th is 22, 5th is 23, 3rd-t, is 24)
Wins – 14th, 16, 2010, ’12 (11th-t is 17, 10th is 18, 9th is 20)
Game
*Strikeouts – 3rd, 14, vs. No. 1 Alabama, 3/13/12
Strikeouts – 3rd, 14, vs. Portland State, 5/6/10
Strikeouts – 4th, 13, vs. No. 3 Arizona, 5/7/10
Strikeouts – 5t, 12, vs. Creighton, 2/12/10
Strikeouts – 5t, 1, vs. Cal Poly, 3/6/10
Strikeouts – 5t, 12, vs. No. 16 BYU, 2/10/11
Strikeouts – 11t, 11, vs. No. 19 Texas A&M, 2/25/11
Strikeouts – 11t, 11, vs. North Carolina, 3/4/11
Strikeouts – 11th, 11, vs. Fordham, 5/21/11
Strikeouts – 18t, 10, vs. Hawai’i, 2/26/10
Strikeouts – 18t, 10, at PSU, 3/23/10
Strikeouts – 18t, 10, at Oregon State, 4/1/10
Samantha Skillingstad
Career
Strikeouts – 6th, 398 (4th is 435, 3rd is 445)
Appearances - 9t, 93 (8th is 114, 7th is 119)
Shutouts – 11th, 7 (10th is 9, 8th is 10)
Wins – 11th, 32 (9th is 33, 8th is 41)
Season
Strikeouts – 6th, 170, 2009
Game
Strikeouts – 5t, 12, at PSU, 3/23/10
Strikeouts – 11t, 11, vs. N. Dakota, 3/13/10
Strikeouts – 17t, 10, at Stanford, 4/24/09
*=2012 season marks
POWER SURGE
In 2012, the Ducks are again taking aim at the fences with 40 homers by 11 different players in their opening 38 games. The last two weeks, UO has connected on 17 homers over the course of eight league tilts at then-No. 14 Stanford, vs. then-No. 7 Washington and at Utah.
In that span, Ducks with round-trippers (with total in that span in ()) include seniors Christie Nieto (4) and Kelsey Chambers (3), juniors Samantha Pappas (3) and Kaylan Howard (2), sophomores Kailee Cuico (3) and Alexa Peterson (1) and freshman Sara Goodrum (1).
Last year, UO bashed six homers in its six games in the NCAA Regional and final regular season series vs. then-No. 12 UCLA to cement a new school season record. UO's 71 homers from 12 Duck players gave it a 1.22 per game ratio - 14th -best nationally.
Not surprisingly, head coach Mike White's first squad in 2010 featured 13 players combining for 51 homers in 57 games - the fifth-best overall total in school history. From a historical standpoint, UO’s former school record (69) came in a 69-game season in 1999 (for a 1.0 per game ratio).
With her five homers the last month of the 2011 regular season vs. then-No. 9 Arizona, then-No. 10 Stanford and then-No. 12 UCLA, junior Kelsey Chambers belted a team-leading and career-high 13 homers in 2011 – the sixth-best mark all-time for UO in a season – and her 31 career-wise is fifth all-time for the Ducks. Also on the Oregon season list, junior Samantha Pappas hit 11 homers in 2010 and tied for eighth all-time for UO in a campaign.
Other Duck returnees that cleared the fences in 2011 included Pappas (8), sophomore Kailee Cuico (7), senior Christie Nieto (6), sophomores Courtney Ceo (5) and Alexa Peterson (5), junior Kaylan Howard (4), senior Lindsey Chambers (3), and juniors Jessica Moore (2) and Allie Burger (1).
Junior Kaylan Howard is the first Duck to hit grand slam(s) this year, with four-baggers vs. UC Santa Barbara and Nebraska. The Riverside, Calif., native also hit grand slams as a freshman in an NCAA regional upset at #5 seed Georgia Tech, and as a sophomore in a win against then-returning national champion UCLA.
Other current Ducks that hit grand slams last year include senior Christie Nieto (vs. then-No. 9 Hawai’i as a pinch-hitter), and junior Samantha Pappas and sophomore Kailee Cuico in separate games vs. UNLV. Pappas also turned the trick as a freshman in a win vs. Idaho State.
DOUBLE YOUR FUN
The Ducks again sport a pair of twins on their roster in 2012 and both have played key roles the past four seasons.
The identical junior pair of Kelsey Chambers and Lindsey Chambers have combined for 44 homers (34 / 10) in their careers, including eight and one, respectively, in 2012.
As a sophomore in 2010, Kelsey Chambers was tabbed an All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention, and in 2011, ranked sixth all-time in homers hit in a season (13) and is currently fourth career-wise (34).
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.
SKED CRED
The Ducks will face another grueling regular season slate in 2012 with 33 of their 56 games this spring against 17 returning tournament qualifiers from last year’s NCAA tournament field.
That list includes last year’s national champion Arizona State, five of the remaining seven World Series advancers (Alabama, Baylor, California, Missouri, Oklahoma State), three more Super Regional Advancers (Arizona, Stanford, Washington), four more regional finalists (BYU, Nebraska, San Diego State and UCLA) and four more round of 64 advancers (Fresno State, Illinois State, New Mexico State, Portland State).
So far this year against those returning NCAA qualifiers, UO is 10-5 with wins vs. returning national champion and No. 5 Arizona State (3-0), fellow World Series advancer and No. 10 Oklahoma State (8-0 (6)), Super Regional advancer and No. 14 Stanford (8-5, 12-8), regional finalist No. 24 Nebraska (4-2), Fresno State (5-4), Illinois State (5-2), New Mexico State (7-1) and San Diego State (5-4, 6-0). UO’s losses came to ASU (7-4), Super Regional returnee BYU (2-1), a pair of World Series advancers in No. 1 Alabama (5-1) and No. 10 Baylor (2-1) and Super Regional advancer and No. 14 Stanford (7-6).
Among the team’s 14 other foes this spring, UO beat two others that were NCAA tourney advancers in ’10 – No. 24 North Carolina (5-4) and Virginia (6-2) - while it also beat Cal Poly (11-1) and Purdue (twice - 8-1, 9-1 (5)) who advanced to the postseason in ’09.
In this week’s fourth NCAA RPI national rankings, Oregon improved a position to eighth overall and third-best among league teams. UO was one of eight Pac-12 teams in the top 27 overall with No. 1 California, No. 4 Arizona State, No. 10 Arizona, No. 12 Washington, No. 15 UCLA, No. 22 Stanford and No. 27 Oregon State.
To see a complete list of NCAA RPI rankings, visit the http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/softball/d1 URL address.
HOME SWEET HOWE
In 2012, the Ducks own a 5-3 record in the friendly confines of Howe Field this year with its series sweep of Boise State, 1-1 splits vs. returning national champion and then-No. 3 Arizona State and returning Super Regional advancer and then-No. 7 Washington, and a loss to then-No. 1 Alabama.
Sporting a 12-4 home record in 2011, UO ended 15- and 10-game losing streaks to then-No. 12 UCLA and then-No. 10 Stanford in early May, and took each season series for the first time since 2005 and ’07, respectively. In mid-April, UO celebrated its first series sweep of Oregon State since 1994, and third ever. Two weeks before, Oregon’s 2-1 win vs. then-No. 3 ASU in early April marked its seventh top-10 ranked Pac-10 victim at Howe Field the past two years. Earlier this season, UO went 4-0 in non-conference 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 they 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, since 2004, with its 4-0 victory against 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.
2011 – ANOTHER MEMORABLE SEASON
Last year, UO both started and ended the year ranked top 15 in both national polls en route to its second straight (and ever) NCAA Super Regional trip.
- Last May, Oregon finished tied for third in the Pac-10 Conference - its best finish since the league expanded to eight teams in 1993. The final two weeks of the regular season, UO won its first series vs. then-No. 12 UCLA and then-No. 12 Stanford for the first times since 2005 and '07, respectively.
- Among other conference play notes last year:
- UO won its third-ever season series vs. eight-time national champion Arizona.
- UO swept Oregon State for the third time ever and first time since 1994.
- UO's 8-0 win at then-No. 6 Washington tied its biggest winning margin in the series.
Last May, UO opened the postseason with a 3-0 mark in the Penn State Regional with wins over Albany (3-1), Fordham (2-0) and at Penn State (3-1), then dropped both of its Super Regional games at eventual NCAA runner-up Florida. Altogether, the past two years, UO is now 6-4 in the postseason under third-year head coach Mike White.
- Last year's Duck team broke school season records for home runs (71, 1.22 per game), and ranked 14th nationally. On the mound, the Ducks' 446 strikeouts (7.69 strikeouts p/g) ranked second-best all-time for UO behind his 2010 pitching staff's mark (470, 8.25).
2011 SEASON SCORECARD
Overall last year, Oregon was 16-13 against teams that received NCAA invites with its marks against #1 seed Arizona State (1-2), #2 seed Alabama (0-1), #4 seed Florida (0-2), #7 seed California (0-3), #8 seed Arizona (2-1), #12 seed Washington (1-2), #15 seed Stanford (2-1), #16 seed Texas A&M (1-0), Albany (1-0), BYU (1-0), Fordham (1-0), Illinois State (1-0), Louisiana-Lafayette (1-0), Pacific (1-1), Penn State (1-0) and Portland State (2-0).
Against top-20-ranked teams last year, UO was 12-13 with all of those squads qualifying for the postseason except for 2010 WCWS advancer Hawai’i.
In its six, three-game series in Pac-10 play, UO swept Oregon State, 3-0; topped both then-No. 9 Arizona, then-No. 10 Cardinal and then-No. 12 UCLA, 2-1; went 1-2 vs. a pair of 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); then dropped all three games at then-No. 13 Cal (5-0, 2-0, 5-2).
In other top-20 tilts, 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 win).
AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH
Last year, the Duck pitching staff was on another near season-record pace for strikeouts in 2011 (446, 378.0 innings (1.18 K/Inning)) under head coach Mike White’s tutelage. The current record belonged to the Ducks’ four-person staff from 2010 (470, 381.2 innings (1.23 K/Inning)) that easily topped the former mark (394, 432.2 innings, 57 games) set by White’s former crew in 2004. Here are other notable current and 2010 Duck team rankings compared to the school season record (note: UO has played 56 games so far this year):
Hitting – 2011 Team Stats (2010 / *UO Record (# of games))
Home Runs – 1st, 71 (2010 - 5th, 51 / *old record 1999 – *69(69))
Slugging – 1st, .484 (2010 - 2nd, .460 / *2007 - .482 (59))
Sacrifice Flies – 3rd, 14 (2010 – 2nd, 15; *2007 – 16th (59))
Batting – 5th, .291 (2010 - 2nd, .299 / *2007 -.310 (59))
RBI – 5th, 261 (2010 - 6th, 239 / *1999 – 307 (69))
Total Bases – 4th, 711 (2010 - 5th, 679 / *1999 – *834 (69))
Runs – 5th, 298 (2010 - 8th, 258 / *1998 - 361 (71))
Hits – 11th, 428 (2010 – 9th, 442 (*1989 – 552 (70))
Doubles – 11th-t, 58 (4th-t, 72 / *1999 – 92 (69))
Pitching – 2011 Team Stats (2010 / UO Record (# of games))
Strikeouts – 2nd, 437 (*2010 - 1st, 470 (57))
Saves – 7th-t, 4 (2010 - 3rd, 6 / *2003 – 17 (56))
Opposing Batting – 6th, .205 (2010 - 12th, .236 / *1985 - .176 (50))
Shutouts – 7th-t, 14 (2010 - 6th, 14; *1989 – 27 (70))
PICKS OF THE PAC-12
In early April, junior outfielder Samantha Pappas was rewarded with her second Pac-12 Softball Player honors after then-No. 17 Oregon went 2-1 vs. the then-No. 14 Cardinal for the second straight year – only its second series advantage the last five years. Oregon posted 8-5 and 12-8 in the first and third games, and came back from a 6-2 deficit in the second tilt to narrowly fall, 7-6.
On the weekend, the former All-Pac-12 pick Pappas paced UO in hitting (.556), slugging (1.444), on-base percentage (.636), homers (2-tied), triples (1) and walks (2), and stood second in hits (5).
The Las Flores, Calif., native was one of four Ducks that hit safely in every game, and had a pair of two-hit efforts in the last two games after she reached base in all four at-bats in the finale (2-for-2, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB). During the series, she also posted personal season game highs in runs (2), triples (1), total bases (5-twice), homers (1-twice), walks (2) and sacrifice hits (1).
Pappas’ 2012 award marked the 37th in school history, eighth in the tenure of head coach Mike White, and the second for the former Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year after she picked up similar honors as a freshman in 2010.
Among the current roster, junior pitcher Jessica Moore is a two-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week recipient, and sophomore catcher Alexa Peterson and junior outfielder Allie Burger received similar league weekly player awards in 2011 and ’10, respectively.
HONOR ROLL
In 2011, eight Ducks were honored to various All-Pac-10 Teams and four enjoyed nods on the NFCA Pacific All-Region squads.
Junior pitcher Jessica Moore became the third Duck pitcher to ever land on the All-Pac-10 First Team, while then-senior first baseman Monique Fuiava received her first All-Pac-10 Second-Team commendation. Four others added honorable mention status – sophomore infielder Courtney Ceo, junior outfielder Samantha Pappas and then-senior pitcher Brittany Rumfelt and outfielder Kaitlin Vitek.
Ceo and catcher Alexa Peterson were also tabbed to the All-Pac-10 Freshman Team, while utility player Kailee Cuico was an honorable mention.
Regional coaches took similar notice as Moore and Fuiava made their first appearances on the NFCA Pacific All-Region First Team, as did Ceo and Peterson on the Second Team.
Dating back to 1988, UO has now staked 15 first-team and 23 second-team regional-team laurels, and this year’s quartet tied its second-best tally ever (and was one shy of its all-time (5) from 1989). On the All-Pac-10 rolls, Oregon has racked up 19 first-team honors and 35 second-team selections.
Other team-awarded honors went to Fuaiva (Batting Leader, Offensive MVP), Moore (Pitcher of the Year), Peterson (Defensive Player of the Year), and seniors Christie Nieto (Web Gem) and Samantha Skillingstad (Spirit Award).
MOORE LEADS THE WAY
Helping Oregon to wins in all six of her NCAA regional starts the past two seasons, All-Pac-10 First Team honoree and sophomore pitcher Jessica Moore has positioned the Ducks for many of its biggest wins this year, and here are various highlights from last season’s final two months in reverse chronological order.
- Working her first 21-inning stretch in a 48-hour window in 2011, Moore notched all 21 outs in the regional finale vs. Penn State (5/22), struck out five, walked two, gave up four hits and one earned run. After UO scored three runs in the sixth inning to take a 3-1 lead, she got out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the inning’s bottom half with a pair of ground-ball outs, then set PSU down 1-2-3 in the seventh.
- In a NCAA regional second-game dual (5/21) vs. Fordham’s returning first-team All-American Jen Mineau, Moore logged her third one-hit complete game of the season, walked one, and struck out 11 – one off her season high.
- In the NCAA regional opener (5/20) vs. America East champion Albany, her nine strikeouts was her sixth effort of nine K’s or more this season, and she allowed only one walk, five hits and one earned run.
- In her win vs. then-No. 12 UCLA (5/12), Moore struck out 10 – her Pac-10 season high and most career-wise in a seven-inning league tilt. She also got her third save of the season in the 5-0 series clincher and regular season finale (5/14) when she came in with the bases loaded and no outs in the seventh, and got a double play and ground out.
- In her 2-0 shutout of then-No. 10 Stanford (5/7), she struck out eight Cardinal batters – a team then-Pac-10 season high, then got the win in the 4-2 finale (5/8) after she struck out strike out six in the final 3 2/3 innings.
- In her 2-0 first-game shutout of then-No. 9 Arizona (4/29), she four-hit the nation’s ninth-leading hitting team (and added four strikeouts) to become the third Duck to ever beat the eight-time national champions in consecutive seasons.
- In her 2-1 win in the finale vs. then-No. 3 Arizona State (4/10), she one-hit the nation’s leader in hitting (.380) and second in runs per game (8.76).
- She picked up two of the team’s three wins vs. rival Oregon State (4/21, 4/23) in 7-1 and 8-1 wins.
- In the 8-0 series finale vs. then-No. 6 Washington (4/3), she struck out five and allowed five hits in her 6 2/3 innings, and helped UO tie its largest winning margin vs. the returning World Series advancers.
TOP DUCK PROFILE
Third-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.
Sporting a program-best 70.4 winning percentage as its head coach, White has compiled a 107-45 mark already after leading the Ducks to its first-ever Super Regional trips the last two seasons.
Last spring, UO was similarly tabbed seventh in the league preseason poll. Four months later, it tied for third in the final conference standings (42-16, 11-10) thanks to its best finish since the league expanded to eight teams in 1993.
Last year, Oregon was one of the nation’s hottest teams at the end of the season after it won nine of its last 12 Pac-12 games. In that stretch, the Ducks won their last four league series against then-returning national champion and No. 12 UCLA (2-1), No. 10 Stanford (2-1), at then-returning national runner-up and No. 9 Arizona (2-1), and vs. Oregon State (3-0).
Those Bruins and Cardinal wins ended 15- and 10-game losing streaks for their first wins and series advantages since 2005 and ‘07.
Earlier in the Pac-12 slate, UO’s Civil War sweep of OSU was its third ever and first since 1994; it one-hit then-NCAA batting leader Arizona State, 2-1; and it tied its largest winning margin in the Duck-Husky series with its 8-0 win at then-No. 6 Washington.
In his first year at the helm, Oregon went 36-21 in 2010 – nearly reverse the previous year’s mark (16-34) – and staked its most Pac-10 wins (8) since its 10 in 2003 and ’04. Oregon beat five different Pac-10 teams – No. 1 Washington, No. 3 Arizona, No. 9 Arizona State, No. 13 California (3 times and its first-ever sweep in the series) and OSU (2) – for the first time since topping all seven in ’04.
The Ducks opened the postseason by upsetting then-No. 7 ranked / No. 8 seeded Georgia Tech twice in Atlanta in the regional, and ultimately ended the year ranked 14th nationally in both polls.
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.
Third-year Duck coach and former UCLA All-American Lisa Dodd has earned similar respect as a Nevada assistant coach after she helped the Wolf Pack to a WAC Conference title, top-20 rankings and NCAA bid in 2008. As a pitcher and infielder, the 2007 NFCA Second-Team All-American starred on Bruin teams that claimed 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 second-year assistant coach Blake Miller on the U.S. National Team teammate, and the latter has played 15 seasons as a pro player and been a member of U.S. National Teams since 2001. As a collegiate coach the past 11 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).
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-12 PRESEASON POLL
In the annual Pacific-12 Conference Softball Coaches Preseason Poll, defending national champion Arizona State topped the rankings and received six of the nine first-place votes. Returning World Series advancer California and Arizona followed in second and third places, and picked up two and one first-place votes, respectively.
The remaining standings for the nine-team league follow: UCLA (fourth), Stanford (fifth), Washington (sixth), Oregon (seventh), Oregon State (eighth) and Utah (ninth).
For comparison’s sake last spring, UO was similarly tabbed seventh in the league preseason poll. Four months later, it tied for third in the final conference standings (42-16, 11-10) thanks to its best finish since the league expanded to eight teams in 1993.
THE ‘CONFERENCE OF CHAMPIONS’
The Pac-12’s moniker is validated by the fact the eight Pac-12 schools have combined to win 24 of the 30 softball NCAA national championships, including the last six by four different teams. This year, the Pac-10 advanced six teams to the 16-team Super Regional level, and two of the eight World Series qualifiers (national champion Arizona State, California).
All-Time NCAA Softball Champions/Runners-up
Year Champion (Coach) Score Runner-Up
1982 UCLA (Sharron Backus) 2-0 (8) Fresno State
1983 Texas A&M (Bob Brock) 2-0 (12) CS Fullerton
1984 UCLA (Sharron Backus) 1-0 (13) Texas A&M
1985 UCLA (Sharron Backus) 2-1 (9) Nebraska
1986 CS Fullerton (Judi Garman) 3-0 Texas A&M
1987 Texas A&M (Bob Brock) 4-1 UCLA
1988 UCLA (Sharron Backus) 3-0 Fresno State
1989 UCLA (Backus/Enquist) 1-0 Fresno State
1990 UCLA (Backus/Enquist) 2-0 Fresno State
1991 Arizona (Mike Candrea) 5-1 UCLA
1992 UCLA (Backus/Enquist) 2-0 ARI ZONA
1993 Arizona (Mike Candrea) 1-0 UCLA
1994 Arizona (Mike Candrea) 4-0 CS Northridge
1995 UCLA (Sharron Backus)% 4-2 Arizona
1996 Arizona (Mike Candrea) 6-4 Washington
1997 Arizona (Mike Candrea) 10-2 UCLA
1998 Fresno State (Margie Wright) 1-0 Arizona
1999 UCLA (Sue Enquist) 3-2 Washington
2000 Oklahoma (Patty Gasso) 3-1 UCLA
2001 Arizona (Mike Candrea) 1-0 UCLA
2002 California (Diane Ninemire) 6-2 Arizona
2003 UCLA (Sue Enquist) 1-0 (9) California
2004 UCLA (Sue Enquist) 3-1 California
2005 Michigan (Carol Hutchins) 4-1 (10)^ UCLA
2006 Arizona (Mike Candrea) 5-0^ Northwestern
2007 Arizona (Mike Candrea) 5-0^ Tennessee
2008 Arizona State (Clint Myers) 11-0^ Texas A&M
2009 Washington (Heather Tarr) 5-1 ^ Florida
2010 UCLA (Kelly Inouye-Perez) 5-0^ Arizona
2011 Arizona State (Clint Myers) 7-2^ Florida
^ - Best of three championship series - % - The 1995 title was later vacated by the NCAA.
UPCOMING HOME GAME PROMOTIONS/TICKET DEALS
Wed, May 2, 1 pm - vs. Seattle (DH)
Field Trip Day: Kids are FREE! 2 games for the price of 1!
Fri, May 4, 6 pm - vs. Missouri
(Kentucky) Derby Night: Dress in theme for $3 general admission!
Jr. Duck Night: Jr. Ducks are FREE with proof of membership!
T-Shirt giveaway to first 50 fans!
Sat, May 5, 1 pm - vs. Missouri (DH)
Cinco de Mayo / Bi-Mart Family Day: 2 adults and unlimited kids for $10! 2 games for the price of 1! Kids run bases post-game. Sign-making contest. Post-game autographs!
Thu, May 10, 6 pm - vs. UCLA
Movie Night / Thirsty Thursday: $1 off soda.
Fri, May 11, 6 pm - vs. UCLA
Strike Out Cancer: Wear Pink. Raffle and silent auction to support cancer research.
Sat, May 12, Noon - vs. UCLA
Senior Day/Mother's Day: Senior citizens receive $1 general admission. T-shirt giveaway to first 50 fans! Kids run bases post-game. Sign-making contest. Post-game autographs!
2012 DUCK GAME-WINNING RBI’S
UC Santa Barbara (2/10) - Kailee Cuico first-inning one-out homer to right field
San Jose State (2/11) - Kelsey Chambers first-inning no-out double to second base
San Diego State (2/12) - Pinch-hitter Hannah Melick, seventh-inning no-out 2-RBI double to left center field
#22 Nebraska (2/24) - Kaylan Howard first-inning no-out grand slam to left field (4 RBI)
#21 Oklahoma State (2/25) - Sam Pappas second-inning, one-out double down left field line
Northwestern (2/25) - Kaylan Howard third-inning, one-out double to left field
New Mexico State (2/26) - Kaylan Howard third-inning, one-out single to left field (2 RBI)
Cal Poly (2/26) - no GW-RBI
Illinois State (3/2) - Kelsey Chambers first-inning, one-out double (1 RBI)
Purdue (3/3) - Kelsey Chambers first-inning, one-out infield ground-out (1 RBI)
Pittsburgh (3/3) - Kelsey Chambers eighth-inning, one-out single to left field (1 RBI)
Virginia (3/4) - Allie Burger second-inning, two-out triple to left field (3 RBI)
#24 North Carolina (3/4) - Kaylan Howard seventh-inning, no-out, two-run homer to left field (2 RBI)
Butler (3/9) – K. Chambers first-inning, no-out single to right field (1 RBI)
at Fresno State (3/9) – Alexa Peterson, seventh-inning, two out (1-2 pitch), single to left center field (2 RBI)
Connecticut (3/10) – Kaylan Howard first-inning, one-out single to left field (1 RBI)
Purdue (3/10) – Kaylan Howard first-inning, two-out triple to center field (2 RBI)
San Diego State (3/11) – Kailee Cuico first-inning, one-out infield ground-out to 2B (1 RBI)
at Oregon State (3/24) – Kaylan Howard fourth-inning, one-out homer to left field (3 RBI)
Boise State (3/28) – Kailee Cuico sixth-inning, no-out single to left field (2 RBI)
Boise State (3/28) – Kelsey Chambers first-inning, no-out double to center field (2 RBI)
Boise State (3/29) – Lindsey Chambers eighth-inning, one-out homer to left field (2 RBI)
#5 Arizona State (3/31) – Christie Nieto fifth-inning, one-out homer to center field (1 RBI)
at #14 Stanford (4/5) – Kailee Cuico first-inning one-out sacrifice fly to left field (1 RBI)
at #14 Stanford (4/7) – Alexa Peterson third-inning, no-out double to left field (1 RBI)
vs. # 7 Washington (4/10) – Christie Nieto fifth-inning, one-out two-run homer to right field (2 RBI)
at Utah (4/13) – Alexa Peterson second-inning, no-out single to right field (1 RBI)
at Utah (4/14-15) – Christie Nieto second-inning, solo homer to left field (1 RBI)
at Utah (4/15) – Alexa Peterson second-inning, one-out single to left field (1 RBI)
* No GW-RBI
BY PLAYER
7 – Kaylan Howard
6 - Kelsey Chambers
4 – Kailee Cuico, Alexa Peterson
3 – Christie Nieto
1 - Allie Burger, Lindsey Chambers, Hannah Melick, Sam Pappas
2012 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 (1,400)
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 (107-45, 3nd Season)
Assistant Coaches: Lisa Dodd, Blake Miller
Preseason All-Time Softball Record: 955-847-1 (First Year, 1974)
Postseason Trips: 1976, 80, 89*, 90, 94, 98, 99, 2000, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08, 10, 11
Super Regional Appearances: 2010, 11
Women’s College World Series Appearances*: 1989
All-Americans: 8
2011 Record / Pac-12 Record (Place): 42-16 / 11-10 (3rd-tie)
Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 12 (4 Sr., 4 Jr., 4 So.) / 7
Position Starters Returning / Lost: 7 (5 IF, 2 OF) / 2 (1 IF, 1 OF)
Position Players Returning / Lost: 10 (8 IF, 2 OF) / 5 (4 IF, 1 OF)
Pitchers Returning / Lost: 2 / 2
Top Returnees (2011 Stats)
- Allie Burger (Jr, OF, .273, .373 SLG, 12 SB)
- Courtney Ceo (So., 3B, .356, 64H, 5 HR, 14 SB)
- Kelsey Chambers (Sr., SS, 34 H, 8 2B, 13 HR, 30 RBI, .574 SLG)
- Kailee Cuico (So., UT, .235, 8 2B, 7 HR, 28 RBI, .487 SLG)
- Kaylan Howard (Jr., 2B, .270, 38 H, 4 HR, 15 RBI, .411 SLG)
- Jessica Moore (Jr., P, 24-11, 6 SHO, 224 SO, 100 BB, 206.2 IP)
- Christie Nieto (Sr., UT, .270, 27 H, 6 HR, 24 RBI, .510 SLG)
- Samantha Pappas (Jr, OF, .289, 44 H, 8 HR, 31 RBI, .474, 16 SB)
- Alexa Peterson (So., C, .344, 42 H, 5 HR, 18 RBI, .516 SLG)
Key Losses (2011 Statistics)
- Monique Fuiava (Sr., 1B, .357, 14 2B, 8 HR, 44 RBI),
- Brittany Rumfelt (Sr., P, 6-0, 2.30, 64 IP, 88 SO, 28 BB, 47 H)
Newcomers (6)
- Alyssa Gillespie (Fr., OF, Hillsboro, Ore.)
- Sara Goodrum (Fr., OF, Mesa, Ariz.)
- Karissa Hovinga (Fr., P, Ralston, Neb.)
- Hannah Melick (Fr., IF, Pacific, Wash.)
- Jamie Rae Sullivan (Fr., IF, Huntington Beach, Calif.)
- Janie Takeda (Fr., OF, Placentia, Calif.)
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
Oregon Softball Twitter: www.twitter.com/OregonSB
NCAA: www.ncaasports.com
NCAA Playing Rules:
http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4233-2012-2013-womens-softball-rules-2-year-publication.aspx
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/2012/DivI.pdf
Pacific-12 Conference: www.Pac-12.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
2012 OREGON SOFTBALL ROSTER / PRONUNCIATIONS
NUMERICAL ROSTER
# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown (H.S./College)
00 Samantha Pappas OF L/R 5-10 Jr. Las Flores, Calif. (Tesoro)
1 Sara Goodrum OF L/L 5-8 Fr. Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain)
2 Allie Burger OF L/R 5-3 Jr. Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park)
3 Kaylan Howard 2B R/R 5-4 Jr. Riverside, Calif. (Poly)
4 Lauren Kotz UT R/R 5-7 So. Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale)
5 Lindsey Chambers IF R/R 5-4 Sr. Concord, Calif. (Clayton Valley)
7 Samantha Skillingstad RHP R/R 5-10 Sr. Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park)
8 Kelsey Chambers IF R/R 5-4 Sr. Concord, Calif. (Clayton Valley)
9 Alyssa Gillespie OF L/R 5-9 Fr. Hillsboro, Ore. (Glencoe)
10 Karissa Hovinga RHP R/R 5-9 Fr. Ralston, Neb. (Papillion)
12 Jessica Moore RHP R/R 5-10 Jr. Sutter, Calif. (Sutter)
14 Alexa Peterson C R/R 5-8 So. Salem, Ore. (South Salem)
17 Christie Nieto UT L/L 5-9 Sr. Yorba Linda, Calif. (El Dorado)
19 Janie Takeda OF L/R 5-7 Fr. Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado)
20 Jamie Rae Sullivan IF R/R 5-9 Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Marina)
22 Courtney Ceo IF L/R 5-8 So. Meadow Vista, Calif. (Bear River)
24 Hannah Melick IF R/R 5-8 Fr. Pacific, Wash. (Auburn)
33 Kailee Cuico UT R/R 5-6 So. San Pedro, Calif. (San Pedro)
** PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ** Courtney Ceo (SEE-oh), Kailee Cuico (KIE-lee KWEE-co), Sara Goodrum (GOOD-rum), Karissa Hovinga (HOE-vin-gay), Lauren Kotz (COAT-ss), Hannah Melick (ME-lick), Christie Nieto (knee-ET-oh), Samantha Pappas (PAPP-us), Samantha Skillingstad (SKILL-ing-stad), Janie Takeda (tah-KAY-dah).
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown (H.S./College)
00 Samantha Pappas OF L/R 5-10 Jr. Las Flores, Calif. (Tesoro)
1 Sara Goodrum OF L/L 5-8 Fr. Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain)
2 Allie Burger OF L/R 5-3 Jr. Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park)
3 Kaylan Howard 2B R/R 5-4 Jr. Riverside, Calif. (Riverside Poly)
4 Lauren Kotz UT R/R 5-7 So. Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale)
5 Lindsey Chambers IF R/R 5-4 Sr. Concord, Calif. (Clayton Valley)
7 Samantha Skillingstad RHP R/R 5-10 Sr. Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park)
8 Kelsey Chambers IF R/R 5-4 Sr. Concord, Calif. (Clayton Valley)
9 Alyssa Gillespie OF L/R 5-9 Fr. Hillsboro, Ore. (Glencoe)
10 Karissa Hovinga RHP R/R 5-9 Fr. Ralston, Neb. (Papillion)
12 Jessica Moore RHP R/R 5-10 Jr. Sutter, Calif. (Sutter)
14 Alexa Peterson C R/R 5-8 So. Salem, Ore. (South Salem)
17 Christie Nieto UT L/L 5-9 Sr. Yorba Linda, Calif. (El Dorado)
19 Janie Takeda OF L/R 5-7 Fr. Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado)
20 Jamie Rae Sullivan IF R/R 5-9 Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Marina)
22 Courtney Ceo IF L/R 5-8 So. Meadow Vista, Calif. (Bear River)
24 Hannah Melick IF R/R 5-8 Fr. Pacific, Wash. (Auburn)
33 Kailee Cuico UT R/R 5-6 So. San Pedro, Calif. (San Pedro)
Head Coach: Mike White (3rd Season)
Assistant Coach: Lisa Dodd (3rd Season)
Assistant Coaches: Blake Miller (2nd Season)
Managers: Brennon Clark, Garrett Gilchrist
Athletic Trainers: Brad Kneibel, Clay Jamieson
SQUAD BREAKDOWN
BY CLASS
Seniors: 4
Juniors: 4
Sophomores: 4
Freshmen: 6
BY STATE
California: 11
Washington: 3
Oregon: 2
Arizona, Nebraska: 1
BY POSITION
Infielders: 8
Outfielders: 5
Pitchers; 3
Catchers: 3
AT BAT
Right/Left: 11/7
RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (# of letters): Kelsey Chambers (3), Lindsey Chambers (3), Samantha Skillingstad (3), Allie Burger (2), Kaylan Howard (2), Jessica Moore (2), Samantha Pappas (2), Courtney Ceo (1), Kailee Cuico (1), Lauren Kotz (1), Alexa Peterson (1). Letterwinners Lost (4): Monique Fuiava (4), Ashley Kivett (3), Cortney Kivett (3), Brittany Rumfelt (4), Kaitlin Vitek (4)
NATIONAL POLLS (4/17) – Poll #10
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
http://www.usasoftball.com/folders.asp?uid=3208
Rk Team Record Totals Prev
* 1. California (15) 39-2 495 1
*2. Alabama (5) 40-2 485 2
*3. Arizona State 36-5 452 3
4. Florida 38-5 431 4
5. Oklahoma 35-6 419 6
6. Texas 35-5 394 5
7. Tennessee 35-9 380 10
8. Louisiana-Lafayette 38-2 365 7
9. Louisville 38-2 312 12
*10. Missouri 32-8 309 9
*11. Washington 35-9 298 8
*12. Arizona 29-12 288 13
13. Georgia 34-10 255 11
>14. Oregon 29-9 233 15
*15. UCLA 29-12 216 17
16. Texas A&M 29-13 200 14
17. South Florida 40-6 186 16
18. Hawaii 35-4 170 19
*19. Stanford 32-12 167 18
20. Michigan 30-11 121 20
*21. North Carolina 32-10 86 24
22. Florida State 37-10 55 22
23. LSU 29-13 43 21
*24. Oregon State 27-14 38 23
25. Texas Tech 34-9 27 -
Others receiving votes: Syracuse (25); *Baylor (16); Tulsa (13); Georgia Tech (9); DePaul (8); *Fresno State (1); Kentucky (1); UAB (1); Virginia Tech (1)
Dropped Out: Baylor (25)
New to Poll: Texas Tech (-)
Parenthesis denotes first place votes.
* Denotes Duck opponents in 2012
USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll
http://nfca.org/top25/index.php?cat_id=1
Rk Team Record Totals Prev
*1 California (24) 39-2 744 1
*2 Alabama (6) 40-2 725 2
3 Florida 38-5 675 3
*4 Arizona St. 36-5 662 4
5 Texas 35-5 630 5
6 Oklahoma 35-6 609 6
7 La.-Lafayette 38-2 548 8
8 Tennessee 35-9 539 10
*9 Washington 35-9 488 7
*10 Missouri 32-8 459 9
11 Louisville 38-2 443 12
12 Georgia 34-10 415 11
*13 Arizona 29-12 394 13
14 Hawai‘i 35-4 385 14
*15 UCLA 29-12 330 16
*16 Stanford 32-12 315 15
17 USF 40-6 263 18
>18 Oregon 29-9 243 19
19 Texas A&M 29-13 234 17
20 Michigan 30-11 176 20
*21 North Carolina 32-10 126 24
22 Florida St. 37-10 116 21
23 LSU 29-13 62 22
24 Texas Tech 34-10 48 NR
*25 Baylor 26-14 42 23
Others Receiving Votes: Georgia Tech 24, Tulsa 18, *Oregon St. 13, Syracuse 10, Kentucky 5, Northern Iowa 5, two others received votes, but only appeared on one ballot.
Dropped Out: No. 25 Oregon St.
-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 2012
2012 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
BATTING
At bats: 5 Takeda, J. vs Northwestern (2/25/12 at Palm Springs)
5 Ceo, Courtney vs UConn (3/10/12 at Fresno)
Runs scored: 3 (4 games)
Hits: 4 Chambers, Kelsey vs San Jose St. (2/11/12 at Tempe)
RBIs: 5 Chambers, Kelsey vs San Jose St. (2/11/12 at Tempe)
Doubles: 1 (42 games)
Triples: 1 (6 games)
Home runs: 1 (30 games)
Total bases: 9 Melick, Hannah vs Cal Poly (2/26/12 at Palm Springs)
Walks: 3 Chambers, K. vs Northwestern (2/25 at Palm Springs)
Strikeouts: 3 Goodrum, Sara vs UConn (3/10/12 at Fresno)
3 Takeda, Janie vs #1 Alabama (3/13/12)
3 Ceo, Courtney at Oregon St. (3/25/12)
Sac hits: 1 (24 games)
Sac flies: 1 (8 games)
Stolen bases: 2 Pappas, Samantha vs Boise State 3/28/12) 2 Ceo, Courtney at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
Hit by pitch: 1 (15 games)
Caught stealing: 1 (11 games)
Runners LOB: 5 Howard, Kaylan vs SDSU (2/12/12 at Tempe)
5 Peterson, Alexa vs #24 UNC (3/4/12 at Orlando)
FIELDING
Putouts: 15 Peterson, Alexa vs #1 Alabama (3/13/12)
Assists: 8 Ceo, Courtney vs SDSU (2/12/12 at Tempe)
Errors: 3 Chambers, Kelsey vs #24 UNC (3/4/12 at Orlando)
Passed balls: 2 Peterson, Alexa vs Virginia (3/4/12 at Orlando)
PITCHING
Innings pitched: 9.0 Moore, Jessica vs #7 Washington (4/11/12)
Runs allowed: 7 Hovinga, Karissa vs #5 Arizona State (3/31/12)
7 Hovinga, Karissa at #14 Stanford (4/6/12)
7 Moore, Jessica at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
Earned runs: 6 Hovinga, Karissa at #14 Stanford (4/6/12)
6 Moore, Jessica at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
Walks allowed: 7 Pappas, Samantha vs Boise State (3/28/12)
Strikeouts: 14 Moore, Jessica vs #1 Alabama (3/13/12)
Hits allowed: 13 Moore, Jessica at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
Doubles allowed: 4 Moore, Jessica at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
Triples allowed: 1 (5 games)
Homers allowed: 2 Moore, Jessica vs SDSU (2/12/12 at Tempe)
2 Hovinga, Karissa vs UConn (3/10/12 at Fresno)
2 Moore, Jessica at Oregon St. (3/26/12)
Wild pitches: 2 Moore, Jessica vs New Mexico (2/10/12 at Tempe)
2 Moore, Jessica vs Purdue (3/10/12 at Fresno)
Hit batters: 2 Hovinga, Karissa vs New Mexico (2/10/12 at Tempe)
2 Moore, Jessica at Oregon St. (3/25/12)
2012 TEAM GAME HIGHS
BATTING
At bats: 35 at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
Runs scored: 14 vs Boise State (3/28/12)
Hits: 16 at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
RBIs: 13 vs Boise State (3/28/12)Doubles:
Doubles: 5 vs Boise State (3/28/12)
5 vs #5 Arizona State (3/31/12)
Triples: 1 (6 games)
Home runs: 4 at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
Total bases: 31 at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
Total bases: 25 vs Cal Poly (2/26/12 at Palm Springs)
Walks: 11 vs Northwestern (2/25/12 at Palm Springs)
Strikeouts: 10 vs #1 Alabama (3/13/12)
Sac hits: 2 vs New Mexico (2/10/12 at Tempe)
2 vs #21 Ok. St. (2/25/12 at Palm Springs)
2 vs New Mexico St. (2/26/12 at Palm Springs, Calif)
Sac flies: 1 (8 games)
Stolen bases: 5 vs SDSU (3/11/12 at Fresno)
Hit by pitch: 2 (4 games)
Caught stealing: 2 vs Butler (3/9/12 at Fresno)
Runners LOB: 12 vs SDSU (2/12/12 at Tempe)
Hit into DP: 2 at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
FIELDING
Putouts: 27 vs #7 Washington (4/11/12)Assists: 14 vs SDSU (2/12/12 at Tempe)
14 vs #21 Ok. St. (2/25/12 at Palm Springs)
Assists: 14 vs San Diego State (2/12/12 at Tempe)
14 vs Oklahoma State (2/25/12 at Palm Springs)
14 vs #7 Washington (4/11/12)
Errors: 4 vs BYU (2/11/12 at Tempe)
4 vs Illinois St. (3/2/12 at Orlando)
Passed balls: 2 vs Virginia (3/4/12 at Orlando)
DPs turned: 1 (8 games)
PITCHING
Innings pitched: 9.0 vs #7 Washington (4/11/12)
Runs allowed: 8 at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
Earned runs: 7 at Oregon St. (3/26/12)
7 at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
Walks allowed: 10 vs Boise State (3/28/12)
Strikeouts: 14 vs #1 Alabama (3/13/12)
Hits allowed: 10 vs UCSB (2/10/12 at Tempe)
10 at Oregon St. (3/26/12)
Doubles allowed: 3 at Oregon St. (3/26/12)
Hits allowed: 13 at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
Doubles allowed: 4 at #14 Stanford (4/7/12)
Triples allowed: 1 (5 games )
Homers allowed: 2 vs SDSU (2/12/12 at Tempe)
2 vs UConn (3/10/12 at Fresno)
2 at Oregon St. (3/26/12)
Wild pitches: 2 vs New Mexico (2/10/12 at Tempe)
2 vs Purdue (3/10/12 at Fresno)
Hit batters: 2 vs New Mexico (2/10/12 at Tempe)
2 at Oregon St. (3/25/12)
OREGON POSTSEASON APPEARANCES (* Regional Finalist; **Regional Champion)
(Regional Record: 31-21; Super Regional: 0-4; WCWS: 1-2; AIAW WS: 3-2)
REGIONAL
**1989 (3-1) - No. 5 Regional - Amherst, Mass.
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, Calif.
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, Neb.
Iowa 5, Oregon 2
Oregon 11, Coastal Carolina 3
Oregon 10, Iowa 9
Nebraska 9, Oregon 7
1999 (1-2) - No. 8 Regional - Chicago, Ill.
Illinois-Chicago 1, Oregon 0
Oregon 6, Texas 0
Michigan State 9, Oregon 1
2000 (2-2) - No. 5 Regional - Baton Rouge, La.
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, Calif.
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, Fla.
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)
**2011 (3-0) - University Park, Pa.
Oregon 3, Albany 1
Oregon 2, Fordham 0
Oregon 3, Penn State 1
SUPER REGIONAL
2010 (0-2) - Columbia, Mo.
No. 8 seed Missouri 1, Oregon 0
Missouri 7, Oregon 3
2011 (0-2) – Gainesville, Fla.
No. 4 seed Florida 9, No. 13 seed Oregon 1
Florida, 7, Oregon 0
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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