Conference champion and No. 7-ranked Oregon suffered a quick exit and a scoring drought at the Big Ten Tournament in West Lafayette, Indiana, falling to No. 8-seed Michigan in the quarterfinals, 5-0.
Now the Ducks await the selection show for the NCAA Tournament, Sunday May 11 at 4 p.m. PDT on ESPN2.
Thursday they couldn't get the offense going, one of the few times this year in a 47-7 season. Michigan struck for a run in the second and third innings, then erupted for three in the fifth.
Lyndsey Grein pitched out of a no-out, two-on jam in the third but faltered in the fifth, giving up the three runs as she surrendered a walk and two singles before giving way to Staci Chambers.
Grein struck out the side in the fourth, however, and a total of five in her 2.1 innings of work, so she may be closer to regaining the form that made her a 26-2 pitcher during the season.
The Ducks scattered five hits, all singles, lined into a double play, left seven runners on base.
Kai Luschar slapped two of the hits and stole a base in the first inning, the 103rd of her career, a school record.
.@kaileeee___ ties the Oregon career record with her 102nd stolen base in the top of the first.
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) May 8, 2025
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The effort was there throughout the game but it was not Oregon's day. It's still possible that they'll be selected for a regional. The NCAA picks 16 teams to host each of the four-team double elimination tournaments. Even with the loss today they should be in that quadrant.
That's a web gem!@KaylynnJ2024 dives to make an over-the-shoulder catch to end the top of the sixth. Ducks need some runs!
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) May 8, 2025
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