ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Softball Contact - Joe Waltasti (O): 541-346-7332 | (C): 916-889-6643 2727 Leo Harris Parkway | Eugene, Oregon 97401 | @OregonSB | Facebook.com/OregonSB | GoDucks.com [email protected] | @GoDucksJoe 2017 SCHEDULE NCAA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT - EUGENE REGIONAL Date Opponent Time (PT) May 19-21 | Eugene, Ore. | Jane Sanders Stadium (2,500) | ESPN Networks (Trey Bender & Danielle Lawrie) Feb. 9 vs. Virginia # W, 11-6 vs. Creighton # W, 8-0 (6) #3 SEED OREGON DUCKS (47-6, 17-6 Pac-12) Feb. 10 vs. San Jose State # W, 8-0 (6) Regular Season: Finished second in the Pac-12 standings, half game back of Arizona vs. #24 Fresno State # W, 4-1 Team BA: .325 | Team ERA: 1.31 | Head Coach: Mike White (8th Season) Feb. 11 vs. Seattle U # W, 4-2 Postseason History: 21st postseason trip, advanced to WCWS in 3 of last 5 years Feb. 12 vs. Cal Poly # W, 3-1 Feb. 17 vs. #22 Kentucky ^ W, 5-4 Notable: The Ducks bring one of the nation’s elite pitching staffs into the 2017 postseason. Oregon’s 1.31 team vs. Kent State ^ W, 4-3 ERA ranks fifth in the nation while freshman RHP Maggie Balint (1.13, 10th), sophomore RHP Megan Kleist Feb. 18 vs. Liberty ^ Rain Out (1.26, 19th) and freshman RHP Miranda Elish (1.61, 42nd) all rank in the top-50 of the NCAA and top-6 of vs. Cal State Northridge ^ Rain Out the Pac-12 in ERA. Balint and Kleist were named all-Pac-12 by the league’s coaches on Monday. Feb. 19 vs. Illinois ^ W, 11-0 (5) Feb. 23 at Hawai’i % W, 8-2 MISSOURI TIGERS (29-26, 7-16 SEC) Feb. 24 vs. Montana % W, 1-0 vs. UNLV % W, 4-2 Regular Season: Finished 11th in the 13-team Southeastern Conference Feb. 25 vs. Montana % W, 6-0 Team BA: .283 | Team ERA: 3.26 | Head Coach: Ehren Earleywine (11th Season) at Hawai’i % W, 17-0 (5) Postseason History: Making 11th straight regional appearance Mar. 3 vs. Maryland @ W, 14-0 (5) Notable: Oregon and Missouri met twice in Columbia, Mo., this season, with the Ducks winning both games, at #24 Missouri @ (ESPN3) W, 10-3 Mar. 4 at #24 Missouri @ (ESPN3) W, 7-2 10-3 and 7-2. The Ducks saw Mizzou ace Cheyenne Baxter in a relief role in the second game, posting four runs vs. Butler @ W, 8-0 (5) on five hits in five innings with three walks and two strikeouts. Baxter owns a 2.30 ERA in a team-high 155.1 Mar. 5 vs. Stephen F. Austin @ W, 8-2 innings with 111 strikeouts. Madi Norman started both games against Oregon, taking the loss in each. Mar. 10 HOFSTRA $ W, 16-0 (5) IDAHO STATE $ W, 9-3 WISCONSIN BADGERS (33-15, 11-11 Big Ten) Mar. 11 IDAHO STATE $ W, 9-0 (5) Regular Season: Finished sixth in the Big Ten standings, lost in B1G tourney quarters PACIFIC $ W, 8-0 (5) Team BA: Team ERA: Head Coach: Mar. 12 HOFSTRA $ W, 12-1 (5) .286 | 2.64 | Yvette Healy (7th Season) Mar. 17 #23 CALIFORNIA * W, 5-1 Postseason History: Last NCAA trip was in 2014, losing to Ducks in regionals Mar. 18 #23 CALIFORNIA * W, 2-1 Notable: Pitcher Kaitlyn Menz has been the Badgers’ workhorse this season, with a 23-10 record and a 2.34 Mar. 19 #23 CALIFORNIA * W, 10-2 (5) ERA in 215.1 innings. Offensively, Chloe Miller leads Wisconsin with a .424 batting average, nine homers, 16 Mar. 26 at #11 Utah * (P12N) W, 12-3 (5) doubles, three triples and 43 RBIs. Miller ranks 12th in the nation and second in the Big Ten with a .546 on-base at #11 Utah * (P12N) W, 3-0 Mar. 27 at #11 Utah * (P12N) Rain Out percentage Mar. 30 #25 BYU W, 1-0 Mar. 31 #21 ARIZONA STATE * W, 4-0 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO FLAMES (38-20, 20-4 Horizon League) April 1 #21 ARIZONA STATE * W, 8-4 Regular Season: Won third straight Horizon league title, also won league tournament April 2 #21 ARIZONA STATE * W, 1-0 (8) Team BA: .285 | Team ERA: 2.05 | Head Coach: Lynn Curylo (1st Season) April 4 PORTLAND STATE W, 3-1 Postseason History: 10th NCAA Tourney appearance, went to WCWS in 1994 PORTLAND STATE W, 8-0 (5) April 7 at #9 UCLA * (P12N) L, 2-0 Notable: UIC has continued its recent success under new coach Lunn Curylo, a member of the school’s WCWS April 8 at #9 UCLA * (P12N) L, 1-0 (9) team in 1994. The Flames won both the Horizon League regular season and tournament titles in 2017, led by a April 9 at #9 UCLA * (ESPN2) W, 11-4 pitchin staff with a 2.05 ERA. Elaine Heflin has a 2.03 ERA in a team-high 141.1 innings with 151 strikeouts. April 13 #12 WASHINGTON * (P12N) L, 4-2 Karissa Frazier has thrown 128.0 inning with a 1.53 ERA. Allie Trudeau has a 2.00 ERA in 98.0 innings. April 14 #12 WASHINGTON * (P12N) W, 4-1 April 15 #12 WASHINGTON * (P12N) L, 5-3 (9) April 21 at #3 Arizona * (P12N) L, 2-0 April 22 at #3 Arizona * (ESPN2) L, 10-7 OREGON ROSTER REVEAL April 23 at #3 Arizona * (ESPN2) W, 4-3 PITCHING STAFF April 28 OREGON STATE * (P12N) W, 8-0 (5) April 29 OREGON STATE * (P12N) W, 7-2 No. Players ERA W-L IPs Ks BB Notable April 30 OREGON STATE * (P12N) W, 7-0 22 Megan Kleist 1.26 19-3 139.1 131 30 All-Pac-12, 4th in Pac-12 in ERA, 2 ER over last 28 IP May 6 #2 FLORIDA STATE (P12N) W, 11-0 (5) 25 Maggie Balint 1.13 19-3 111.2 135 33 All-Pac-12, NFCA Frosh of Year finalist, 2nd Pac-12 in ERA #2 FLORIDA STATE (P12N) W, 3-1 40 Miranda Elish 1.61 9-0 91.1 89 20 Pac-12 all-frosh, No. 1 recruit in nation, 6th in Pac-12 ERA May 7 #2 FLORIDA STATE (P12N) W, 2-1 (9) May 11 at Stanford * (P12N) W, 9-2 PROBABLE POSITION STARTERS May 12 at Stanford * (P12N) W, 8-0 (5) No. Player Pos. AVG GP-GS HR OBP Notable May 13 at Stanford * (P12N) W, 9-0 (5) 21 Gwen Svekis C .304 53-51 9 .434 Hit walk-off sac fly in 9th to beat Florida St. in series finale May 19 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO (ESPNU) + 8:30 PM 7 Mia Camuso 1B .360 51-51 2 .451 Pac-12 all-frosh, run-rule walkoff grand slam vs. Oregon St. May 20 EUGENE REGIONAL TBA 8 Lauren Lindvall 2B .264 51-49 3 .322 Hit game-winning HR in 6th at Arizona on April 23 May 21 EUGENE REGIONAL TBA 00 Jenna Lilley 3B .250 52-51 1 .401 USA national team, hitting .533 w/ .667 OBP last 9 games May 25-28 NCAA Super Regional - 3 Nikki Udria SS .400 53-53 10 .492 All-Pac-12, top-5 all-time at UO in hits, BA, runs, RBIs June 1-7 Women’s College World Series - 10 Alexis Mack LF .415 52-52 0 .500 2nd in Pac-12 in batting, 3rd in OBP, 1st w/ 24 SBs # Kajikawa Classic, ^ Mary Nutter Classic, % Bank of Hawaii Invitational, @ Missouri Tournament, $ Oregon Invitational, * Pac-12 Conference game, 9 Shannon Rhodes CF .311 50-45 7 .358 Pac-12 all-frosh, hitting .500 over last 9 games w/ 15 RBIs P12N - Game televised by Pac-12 Network, + Eugene Regional 2 Danica Mercado RF .373 53-53 4 .427 All-Pac-12, 2nd in Pac-12 w/ 23 SBs, team-high 49 runs 5 Sammie Puentes DP .319 42-24 1 .458 Madi Bishop and Miranda Elish also have started at DP @OregonSB | GoDucks.com | Facebook.com/OregonSB 1 ROSTER BREAKDOWN 2017 NUMERICAL ROSTER BY CLASS No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown/Last School Seniors (3) 00 Jenna Lilley IF L/R 5-5 Jr. North Canton, Ohio/Hoover HS Danica Mercado, Sammie Puentes, Nikki Udria 1 Darya Kaboli-Nejad IF L/R 5-2 So. Omaha, Neb./Skutt Catholic HS Juniors (3) 2 Danica Mercado IF L/R 5-4 Sr. Temecula, Calif./Great Oak HS Jenna Lilley, Lauren Lindvall, Gwen Svekis 3 Nikki Udria IF L/R 5-10 Sr. Covina, Calif./Mater Dei HS Sophomores (6) 5 Sammie Puentes OF R/R 5-2 Sr. Hollister, Calif./Anchorpoint Christian HS Madi Bishop, Cherish Burks, Darya Kaboli- 6 April Utecht IF R/R 5-9 So. Richland, Wash./Richland HS Nejad, Megan Kleist, Alexis Mack, April Utecht 7 Mia Camuso IF L/L 5-2 Fr. Redding, Calif./Shasta HS Freshmen (5) 8 Lauren Lindvall UT R/R 5-5 Jr. Stevenson Ranch, Calif./West Ranch HS Maggie Balint, Mia Camuso, Haley Cruse, 9 Shannon Rhodes IF R/R 5-6 Fr. Ft. Worth, Texas/Brewer HS Miranda Elish, Shannon Rhodes 10 Alexis Mack IF L/R 5-4 So. Brecksville, Ohio/South Carolina 21 Gwen Svekis C R/R 5-9 Jr. Davie, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS BY POSITION 22 Megan Kleist RHP R/R 5-11 So. Appleton, Wisc./Kimberly HS Pitcher (3) 23 Madi Bishop IF R/R 5-5 So. Jonesboro, Ark./Jonesboro HS Maggie Balint, Miranda Elish, Megan Kleist 25 Maggie Balint RHP R/R 5-8 Fr.