Oregon
Stevie Hansen makes fall debut for Oregon softball in wings over Southern Oregon, Mt. Hood
Oregon softball capped its slate of fall video games with two extra wins.
The Geese defeated Southern Oregon, 6-0, and Kedre Luschar, Tehya Hen and Ariel Carlson every drove in two in an 8-1 win over Mt. Hood Sunday afternoon at Jane Sanders Stadium.
Most significantly, sophomore pitcher Stevie Hansen made her fall ball debut. Oregon’s ace struck out three over 2.0 innings towards Mt. Hood, sustaining a constant 62-63 miles per hour.
“She hasn’t thrown an entire lot,” Oregon coach Melyssa Lombardi stated. “To see her come out and be actually environment friendly, I favored what she did. She bought her swing and misses; she did a very good job.”
Oregon’s pitching workers mixed for 12 strikeouts towards Mt. Hood, with Raegan Breedlove fanning the primary 5 hitters and Morgan Scott (1.1 innings) hanging out the ultimate three.
“Thought they answered the decision,” Lombardi stated. “They did what they have been purported to do. Thought they did nicely each video games.”
Hen gave Oregon an early lead with a two-run house run to heart within the first. The Geese loaded the bases to open the underside of the third and a weird play that ought to’ve ended resulted in a flyout to heart and a doable out on the basepaths ended up as fielder’s alternative putout at third.
Within the discipline, second baseman Allee Bunker made a pair of excellent catches on the run within the third and fourth innings. The fifth-year senior went 0 for 3 within the last fall sport of her profession, however hit three lengthy flyballs.
“Routine troublesome performs,” Lombardi joked about Bunker’s grabs. “She hit the ball onerous as we speak. She’s been engaged on going (reverse discipline) and the best way they have been enjoying, they have been enjoying on the wall and she or he hit it proper at them however I believed she had a extremely good day.”
Mt. Hood hit three singles to drive in an unearned run within the fifth off Allison Benning, who struck out one over 2.0 innings.
Luschar hit an RBI single and Carlson drove in a pair within the fifth to make it 6-1. Katelyn Howard drove in a run and Paige Sinicki hit a sacrifice fly within the sixth.
Its video games towards opponents are full, however Oregon will play an intrasquad scrimmage on Nov. 3 at 5 p.m.