Oregon takes rivalry series with comeback win
Melyssa Lombardi's softball squad put up three runs in the top of the 7th to dump OSU 5-3 in Corvallis Wednesday night on ESPN+ and reach 39-4 this season.
They've taken two of three from the Beavers this year.
Emma Cox drove in three runs with a two-out RBI single in the fifth and a two-rbi single in the seventh.
In the 7th the Ducks loaded the bases with an infield single by speedy Kai Luschar, then shortstop Paige Sinicki was hit by a pitch and Kedre Luschar walked. Cox laid the bat on the ball to line a single into right, scoring two to take the lead.
DUCKS TAKE THE LEAD IN THE 7th!!!
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) April 17, 2025
Emma Cox flips one into right give the Ducks the lead!!!
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A sacrifice fly by Rylee McCoy plated Kedre for a two-run cushion
.The Ducks used four different pitchers with Lyndsey Grein getting the win with two innings of scoreless relief. She struck out five of the eight batters she faced and allowed just one hit, striking out the side in the seventh.
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!!
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) April 17, 2025
Lyndsey Grein closes things out in the seventh.
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No. 6 Oregon has a three-game series at the Jane beginning Friday night versus No. 5 UCLA. The two teams are tied for first place in the Big Ten at 12-1.
Men's Golf rallies for 8th at Western Intercollegiate
In Santa Cruz, California the Oregon men shot a 2-under 348 in the final round of the Western Intercollegiate Tournament, a 54-hole event at Pasatiempo Golf Course.
Senior Eric Doyle led the surge with a three-under 67, carding six birdies. Aiden Krafft and Ramil Saelim also came in under par in the final round.
Eric Doyle led the way for the Ducks on Wednesday, carding a 67 in the final round at the 78th Western Intercollegiate.
— Oregon Men's Golf (@OregonMGolf) April 16, 2025
Aiden Krafft (-2) and Ramil Saelim (-1) also finish in the red. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/tG4w8t1eve
Lanning lauds Dillon Gabriel on Rome Show
With the NFL draft just a week away, Dan Lanning appeared as a guest on the Jim Rome radio show Wednesday and the host asked him about Oregon's 2024 Heisman finalist at quarterback.
"He understands ball, and more than that, he understands people."@CoachDanLanning on what former @oregonfootball QB Dillon Gabriel is bringing to the NFL. pic.twitter.com/yUHfVd9nID
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) April 17, 2025
Oregon had a record 12 players invited to the combine in February, and the Ducks are set to shatter the team's record of eight draft picks set last year.
The 32 NFL teams pick 257 players over seven rounds April 24-26 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Tackle Josh Conerly and DT Derrick Harmon are projected to be first-round picks. Miami quarter Cam Ward is expected to be the first player taken by the Tennessee Titans.
Other Ducks likely to be drafted besides Harmon, Gabriel and Conerly include Terrance Ferguson, Jordan Burch, Jordan James, Tez Johnson, Jeffrey Bassa, Jamaree Caldwell and Ajani Cornelius.
Oregon has had a first-round pick for five consecutive years:
2020 Justin Herbert
2021 Penei Sewell
2022 Kayvon Thibodeaux
2023 Christian Gonzalez
2024 Bo Nix
The draft will be televised on ESPN, ABC and the NFL Network.
Thursday, April 24: Round 1 (5 p.m. PDT)
Friday, April 25: Rounds 2-3 (4 p.m.)
Saturday, April 26: Rounds 4-7 (9 a.m.)