Ducks add another clutch bat to Version 8
As a junior she started 51 games, 22 in right field, 12 at first base and nine at second base. Amari Harper announced a transfer to Oregon Monday, a .421 hitter with 8 home runs and 51 RBI at Texas A&M last season.
From Santiago High School in Corona, California, she earned second team All-SEC honors in 2024, a tough out who led the league with 9 hit by pitches, part of a .494 on-base percentage. In the conference tournament she set a tournament record with six RBI in one game against Texas.
For Melyssa Lombardi and Oregon Version 8 she'll take a place in the middle of the lineup, a reliable bat with a good command of the strike zone. She batted .415 in high school with a .551 on-base percentage, leading her summer team to third- and fifth-place finishes in national tournaments.
Amari Harper hit .421 with 51 RBI at Texas A&M last season.
— D1Softball (@D1Softball) July 21, 2025
The All-SEC honoree is transferring to Oregon with one year of eligibility remaining.@mariharp_ x @OregonSB
See her full career stats👀👇
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Her clutch hitting and position versatility make her a great asset for the Ducks.
Texas A&M’s Amari Harper has entered the transfer portal. pic.twitter.com/rzqy4XoZ6e
— Softball Portal (@SoftballPortal) June 6, 2025
Colin Cowherd asserts the Big Ten has passed the SEC
Winners of the last two national championships, the Big Ten has dominated in the college football playoff over the last two years versus the SEC. Host of "The Herd" on Fox, Colin Cowherd noted that Alabama couldn't move the ball against Michigan two years ago, while Ohio State destroyed Tennessee and Texas in the College Football playoff last year.
Cowherd said, “Something’s changing and what’s changing is money,” Cowherd said. “Big Ten schools are bigger. They have more graduates. It’s easier to raise money for NIL. You add in Phil Knight and the Nike money, add in USC and the LA economy money, the Big Ten cities, LA, New York, Rutgers, Chicago, Northwestern, Minneapolis, DC, Seattle."
Colin is unintentionally funny lmao https://t.co/Xtr7DJvavV
— Austin 🦆 (@deviousduck_) July 21, 2025
Big Ten Media Days open in Vegas
A three-day event at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas begins today with interviews with coaches and players. Dan Lanning and Oregon player representatives Kenyon Sadiq, Matayo Uiagalelei and Bryce Boettcher take the podium Wednesday
It's covered wire-to-wire on the Big Ten Network. Ohio State, Illinois and others speak today. Oregon, Washington and Penn State take their turn Wednesday.
Oregon -- Dan Lanning (12:15 p.m.) | LB Bryce Boettcher, TE Kenyon Sadiq, OLB Matayo Uiagalelei
🏈 KOTN Big Ten Preseason Poll results
— Kings of the North (@KOTNCFB) July 21, 2025
🏈 54 voters who cover the Big Ten and national CFB
🏈 1-18 predicted order of finish, led by Penn State
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