Oregon Ducks Winning Streak Ends at Fifteen, Ducks Lose at Arizona
The Oregon Ducks Softball team ran into a stumbling block on their way to an outright Pac-12 Title and a seventeenth ranked Arizona team that averaged eight runs per game. Cheridan Hawkins threw a shutout against the Sundevils on Friday. Saturday did not go so well as the Ducks gave up five runs in the first inning. Oregon rallied, but fell short and lost 6-4.
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Katiyana Mauga did the damage early for Arizona hitting a three run home run out of the gate. The Oregon Ducks started the game with three runs of their own in the top half of the first inning.
Geri Ann Glasco took the loss of the Ducks dropping her to 7-2 on the season. She allowed three earned runs off three hits in just two thirds of an inning. Karissa Hovinga came in to finish the game and shut down Arizona for the most part giving up a run on five hits and throwing five and a third innings for Oregon.
The Ducks are in a battle with UCLA, who won on Friday night over Arizona State. The Ducks can still take the title with a win in the series finale tonight. Even if UCLA wins, the Ducks will take the title since they won the series against the Bruins last month.
The regular season finale with Arizona is set for Saturday night. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. First pitch is set for 8:30pm Pacific Time. The NCAA Tournament Selection Show is set for Sunday night at 8pm Pacific Time on ESPNU.