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No. 21 Arizona softball’s win over No. 22 Oregon overshadowed by injury to Hanna Delgado
No. 21 Arizona softball was looking for a big win on Friday evening. The Wildcats defeated No. 22 Oregon 7-5, but the win was overshadowed by a frightening injury to Ducks centerfielder Hanna Delgado.
Duck centerfielder Hanna Delgado crashed head-first into the wall trying to make a catch with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning. Out of precaution, she will be taken to a medical facility to be evaluated.#GoDucks | #Version6
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) April 13, 2024
With Arizona leading 6-2, Tayler Biehl launched the ball into centerfield. Delgado dove, catching the ball before colliding head-first with the outfield wall. The collision caused her to lose the ball, allowing Biehl to reach third, but the bigger concern was that Delgado didn’t get up.
The outfielder stayed down for over 10 minutes as she was tended to and an ambulance came to take her away on a stretcher with her head immobilized. Meanwhile, Arizona and Oregon players gathered in a circle to pray.
“It kind of is a flash of shock to everybody and then at the same time—we have a lot of girls on our team that are really good friends with her—so just a whole lot of worry,” Arizona head coach Caitlin Lowe said. “We had a lot of concern, especially when you see the paramedics go out there. But just thinking about her.”
Reports during the game indicated that Delgado was moving when she left. Lowe spoke to Oregon head coach Melyssa Lombardi during the game.
“Missy sounded like it was positive, so that makes me feel better, but just thinking about her,” Lowe said. “You never want to see that happen in the game, ever. We’re out here playing a fun game that we love with our friends and it should never have to end that way for someone.”
The injury to Delgado was a difficult event to process, but the game continued.
Arizona has shown it can compete with ranked teams. It has even shown it can beat them. The next step is showing that it can win a series against one. The win was a good start.
The Wildcats have been hot offensively during their four-game winning streak on the road. However, those four games were against Utah, which is 4-11 in conference play, and New Mexico State. While Oregon has some questions in the circle where all of its pitchers have a WHIP of 1.22 or higher, it’s still a dangerous team.
Arizona kept the bats going against the Ducks’ staff. They started immediately, loading the bases with one out against Oregon starter Stevie Hansen in the first inning. The Wildcats didn’t score but it was a promising sign of things to come.
As has been the case of late, things really got going during the second time through the Arizona order. Leadoff hitter Dakota Kennedy started it with a double. Two batters later, Carlie Scupin hit her fourth home run in the last six games, this one coming on her birthday.
“Our goal this year has just been to throw the first punch and score first,” Scupin said. “So right there I’m just looking for a pitch that I can drive and see what I can do with it. Think less these days.”
The two-out long ball put Arizona up 2-0. The Wildcats weren’t done yet.
Blaise Biringer drew a two-out walk, bringing up Olivia DiNardo. DiNardo took a 1-0 pitch out of the park for a two-run homer of her own. Arizona had a 4-0 lead after three.
It was also DiNardo’s second straight start behind the plate after spending most of the season as the designated player. While DiNardo said on Mar. 17 that she was having issues with her hamstring, Lowe said it ended up being a nerve issue.
DiNardo caught for three innings before freshman Emily Schepp entered the game behind the plate and DiNardo went back to designated player.
“I’m excited to be working with the pitchers again and just getting back and locked in with them,” DiNardo said. “And Schepp’s doing really well and I think we work really well together.”
Also getting a start was freshman pitcher Brooke Mannon, who last started on Mar. 2 at Alabama and had only pitched 6 2⁄3 innings since then, sometimes on a pitch count.
Mannon gave up just one walk, surrendering no runs and getting one strikeout in her two innings of work. She did not figure in the decision because she was relieved by Aissa Silva in the top of the third inning.
Silva had a 1-2-3 inning in the third before her team’s offense came alive in the bottom of the inning. Her second inning of work was a bit more difficult.
Silva gave up a leadoff double to Delgado for Oregon’s first hit of the game. Ariel Carlson then cut Arizona’s lead in half with a two-run home run.
Silva issued a walk to Alyssa Daniell who moved up on a passed ball. Oregon had another runner in scoring position with no outs. Vallery Wong walked to put two on with no outs, then both runners moved up on a wild pitch.
Arizona’s defense picked up its pitcher with an unusual 9-2-6 double play. Silva got the groundout to end the inning with no more damage.
The Wildcats’ offense responded in the bottom of the inning, which has become a relatively common occurrence lately. Biehl reached on an error and moved up on Jasmine Perezchica’s sacrifice. Biehl then moved to third on a passed ball and was driven in by Regan Shockey’s two-out single.
Shockey got into scoring position when Scupin was hit by a pitch, putting two on for Allie Skaggs. She singled, driving in Shockey, who made another great slide to get in safely. Both Skaggs and pinch runner Paige Dimler moved into scoring position when Oregon went home trying to get Shockey.
Arizona didn’t get any more runs in the bottom of the fourth, but Blaise Biringer’s two-out walk finally drove Oregon’s second pitcher from the game.
Oregon got two on in the top of the fifth, including Delgado. It was her final at-bat of the game before her injury in the bottom of the inning.
After Delgado was taken to a local hospital, the game continued. Perezchica drove in Biehl from third base with a groundout to get another run back. The Wildcats led 7-2 after five innings.
The Ducks struck back in the sixth. Silva got two outs before allowing back-to-back singles to Emma Kauf and Katie Flannery. She then got to a full count against Tehya Bird before Bird launched the ball out of the park for a three-run home run. The lead was down to two when the inning came to an end.
Arizona did what it needed from there out. The seventh started with one of Kennedy’s patented diving catches for the first out. Fellow defensive stars Shockey and Biehl teamed up for the final out, as Shockey got the ball back in quickly after a single to center. Biehl quickly applied the tag on Carlson, who had rounded second and ventured too far to get back. The play was reviewed, but the call was upheld to end the game.
“I think Dakota in the seventh was huge to set that tone because getting the leadoff hitter out,” Lowe said. “I think Regan was—I mean she almost did that twice tonight—just really heads up plays. And then Tayler being ready for that was huge.”
Silva got the win, improving her record to 17-4. She gave up five earned runs on seven hits, three walks, and a hit batter. She struck out one.
The game gave Arizona a 27-12-1 record less than a year after ending 29-25 and missing the postseason for the first time in 35 years. The Wildcats are 8-8 in Pac-12 play.
The Wildcats will try to secure the series on Saturday at 12 p.m. MST.
Written by Alma McCarty & KGW:
SALEM, Oregon — In the final week of Oregon’s legislative short session, lawmakers in Salem discussed regulating data centers — specifically, placing a one-year moratorium on certain tax breaks.
Governor Tina Kotek has been looking to expand the state’s enterprise zone program, which is intended to grow Oregon companies and attract new ones. Businesses that locate or expand within designated zones can qualify for property tax exemptions on new investments if they meet eligibility requirements.
However, some advocates argue that extending incentives to data centers may not be sustainable long term.
“Data centers have been around for a while,” said Kelly Campbell, policy director for Columbia Riverkeeper. “Data centers are getting bigger and bigger. Some of these new AI hyperscale data centers are exponentially bigger than those tiny ones. They’re really just using a lot of energy, a lot of water.”
However, some advocates argue that extending incentives to data centers may not be sustainable long term.
“Data centers have been around for a while,” said Kelly Campbell, policy director for Columbia Riverkeeper. “Data centers are getting bigger and bigger. Some of these new AI hyperscale data centers are exponentially bigger than those tiny ones. They’re really just using a lot of energy, a lot of water.”
Last week, Columbia Riverkeeper released a report examining data centers operating or planned along the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington.
“I think the question becomes, do we want to stick to our climate goals of getting to 100% renewable? Or do we want to have these big, mega data centers owned by big tech companies — some of the wealthiest corporations in the world — getting to use whatever energy they want? We would say, no, that’s not OK,” Campbell said.
On Monday, lawmakers amended an economic incentives bill to block new data centers from qualifying for certain tax breaks for one year.
“I think this moratorium is a pretty short pause to give the advisory council time and space to do their work,” said Rep. Nancy Nathanson, D-Eugene, during a subcommittee meeting Monday morning.
The Data Center Advisory Committee, convened by Kotek, held its first meeting Friday. The group’s goal is to develop policy recommendations addressing the rapid growth of data centers.
“There are some businesses that will need them, but freestanding data centers, the way we’ve been growing in the state, is not sustainable,” the Governor told reporters during a press conference last week.
On Monday, her office sent KGW a statement regarding the moratorium:
“The moratorium will address immediate concerns and also allow for the Governor’s Data Center Advisory Committee to develop recommendations to strategically pursue economic development opportunities while ensuring utility costs, infrastructure investments, and environmental impacts remain sustainable and equitable for all residents.”
Supporters of data center growth, particularly in rural communities, also spoke during work sessions.
“This moratorium will have a disparate impact on communities east of the Cascades — communities like Prineville, Hermiston and Redmond that have leveraged enterprise zones and data centers to bring hundreds of living-wage jobs to their communities,” said Alexandra Ring, a lobbyist for the League of Oregon Cities.
“While data centers may be seen as a nuisance or inconvenient in Washington County, they are not in Crook County. They are not in Morrow County, in Umatilla County,” said Sen. Mark McLane, who represents several Eastern Oregon counties, including Baker, Crook, Grant and Harney.
Even if the House and Senate ultimately approve the moratorium, it would apply only to new data centers — not those that already receive tax breaks or projects currently underway.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A member of Oregon’s Iranian community on Monday reacted to American and Israeli strikes in his home country and the death of Iran’s supreme leader over the weekend.
That reaction came as the conflict in the Middle East expanded into a third day. President Donald Trump indicated it could go on for several weeks.
Amin Yousefimalakabad says right now he is concerned about his family, who he says lives near military bases in Tehran, the capital of Iran.
He described businesses with shattered windows and explosions near his family’s home.
At the same time, Yousefimalakabad says he felt relief learning about the killing of the ayatollah.
He says he fled Iran four years ago after facing political persecution.
“I used to be a political prisoner in Iran. I got arrested in one of the protests that happened in Iran, and I was under torture for two weeks,” he said in an interview with KATU News. “They put me in prison for six months. I had, even when I was thinking about those days, it made my body shake from inside because I didn’t deserve that. I just wanted the first things that I can have in a foreign country like America in my country. I wanted freedom. I wanted to have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, to choose who I want to be.”
Meanwhile, Yousefimalakabad says he still can’t return to Iran, fearing he would be punished for his Christian beliefs and says although the regime could change, the ideology in Iran might not.
Journal Sentinel beat writer analyzes Wisconsin’s win over Washington
Journal Sentinel beat writer John Steppe shares some quick thoughts from Alaska Airlines Arena following Wisconsin’s convincing win over Washington.
SEATTLE – Wisconsin men’s basketball’s day that ended with a resounding 90-73 win over Washington did not exactly have a resounding start.
After loading the bus at the team’s downtown Seattle hotel before the Feb. 28 game roughly four miles away at Alaska Airlines Arena, there was a slight issue.
The bus broke down.
But the Badgers had another bus and were only delayed “maybe 10, 15 minutes at the most.”
“All the managers and everybody moved all the bags onto the other bus,” said Lindsay Lovelace, Wisconsin’s assistant director of basketball operations. “So thankfully we had that second bus, and then the bus company did a really good job of getting us another one really fast.”
Wisconsin’s quick pivot was part of the extensive efforts that have gone into an extended road trip like what the Badgers recently concluded against Oregon and Washington.
“Knowing where we’re going, we reserve flights in July and August,” Lovelace said. “Once we finalize game times and stuff, then we can finalize our flight times and everything. And then I started booking hotels for every trip in September-ish, I would say – September, early in October.
“It kind of starts with those big pieces, and then about a month, month-and-a-half out, we start doing meals and scheduling with itineraries.”
The pair of West Coast games made for a six-day, five-night trip as the Badgers played at Oregon on Wednesday, Feb. 25, and at Washington on Saturday, Feb. 28. It was just UW’s second time this season staying on the road between road games, albeit not nearly as long as the 11-night stay in Salt Lake City and San Diego in the nonconference schedule.
“It seems like it’s a big trip, but it’s essentially just two trips, two days each basically,” said Eli Wilke, who is in his first season as Wisconsin’s operations coordinator after previously working as a graduate manager.
As UW did for the Salt Lake City/San Diego trip earlier in the season and the Los Angeles trip last season, the Badgers arrived two days before the first game instead of the typical one day for shorter road trips on the Big Ten schedule.
“We all decided that it’s just the best to get out there one night earlier, try and get their sleep adjusted as best as possible and then give them a day to sleep in and get up and then practice,” Lovelace said.
Lovelace, who has been in her role since 2021, had the benefit of leaning on last season’s Los Angeles trip and past postseason trips. But the Oregon-Washington trip marked the Badgers’ first road game at Washington since 1955, and it was the Badgers’ first regular-season road game at Oregon since 1990.
The Badgers did have a blueprint for traveling to Eugene following their 2023 NIT game against the Ducks. This trip naturally allowed for much more planning time, too, than a postseason game.
“I said to [UW general manager] Marc [VandeWettering], ‘I remember liking the hotel that we stayed at for the NIT,’” Lovelace said. “And he agreed. The food was good, and the setup they had was really good. It was pretty close to the arena.”
Lovelace also turned to her counterparts who work with Wisconsin football and volleyball, which have similarly been adjusting to the new Big Ten cities. UW volleyball made its first trip to Seattle during the 2025 season, and both UW football and volleyball played in Eugene.
“I talked to John [Richter, UW’s director of football operations] a little bit, but a lot with Jess Williams from volleyball,” Lovelace said. “And she kind of gave me some pointers on traffic and making sure you plan ahead for Seattle because traffic can be really busy at times.”
Wisconsin’s men’s basketball operations staff got a helping hand, too, from Oregon and Washington’s operations personnel.
“Especially with these West Coast trips, these teams are used to it now with these teams doubling up,” Wilke said. “Because they’re all super hospitable and trying to help us out.”
That hospitality includes everything from laundry service to logistical information such as parking and practice options.
Wisconsin secured two practice times in the two days leading up to the Wisconsin-Washington game at Alaska Airlines Arena. The Badgers practiced at Matthew Knight Arena in Oregon the day before and had a shootaround the day of the very late game.
The Badgers were at the mercy of whenever Alaska Airlines Arena was available, though, which turned out to be on a Thursday evening and Friday evening before a Saturday early-afternoon game.
“We know that we really have to be flexible on what they give us,” Lovelace said. “I think everybody wanted to practice at Alaska Airlines Arena. … If we wanted to have an earlier practice, we could have looked elsewhere for gym time, too.”
Washington provided laundry service for Wisconsin on the Badgers’ first night in Seattle. The courtesy is not something to be taken for granted either after what nearly happened when the Badgers traveled to San Diego.
“I was looking at all the laundromats,” Wilke said, following the suggestion of the tournament organizers.
That’s when Nick Boyd – UW’s team leader in points and assists – delivered a big off-the-court assist after playing with his connections at San Diego State, where he played in 2024-25 before transferring to the Badgers.
“Nick connected with one of his old managers, who connected with the current manager at San Diego State and helped connect us with their equipment person who was willing to help us out,” Wilke said. “We got lucky with Nick there.”
The extended trips often come with a larger travel party and the added responsibility of managing logistics for non-basketball excursions. The activities help “keep guys fresh and keep loose,” Wilke said.
The San Diego trip earlier in the season involved a visit at the zoo. The year before, Wisconsin went to an NBA game while in Los Angeles for the USC and UCLA games. This time, UW toured a joint military base in the Seattle-Tacoma region on Feb. 27.
This is Lovelace and Wilke’s first season spearheading Wisconsin’s men’s basketball operations together. VandeWettering was the team’s director of basketball operations for eight seasons before being promoted to a new general manager role in the summer.
UW then promoted Wilke to operations coordinator, all while he continues to finish his master’s degree in sports leadership. He has yet to miss an assignment although he does “cut it very close.” When Wisconsin played Iowa on Feb. 22, he had an assignment due that day.
“I was writing my paper as our guys were doing pregame warmup shots,” Wilke said. “One of the event staff was just laughing behind me because they saw me. I’m just typing away.”
Coordinating operations specifically at a place like Wisconsin “makes my life easier,” Wilke said.
“I don’t really have to worry about guys forgetting things because they’re pretty on top of it,” Wilke said. “I think that’s kind of how the culture of the program’s been over the last few years.”
Even when life is not so easy – an already-loaded bus uncharacteristically breaking down might be one of the top examples – UW’s operations duo has earned rave reviews.
“There’s a lot of moving parts, and there’s going to be hiccups,” VandeWettering said. “And I think you just got to understand that there are going to be things beyond your control, and you just got to be able to roll with it. I think they’ve both done a really good job of continuing to do that to the best of their ability.”
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