Oregon Ducks softball awaits NCAA tournament fate
Oregon softball was eliminated from the Big Ten tournament. The Ducks' NCAA postseason path will be revealed Sunday.
In a back-and-forth game that included 20 runs, 24 hits and seven home runs, Oregon ultimately couldn’t keep pace with Wisconsin as the Ducks were eliminated from the Big Ten softball tournament May 7 in College Park, Maryland. How that loss impacts the Ducks' postseason path will be unveiled at 4 p. m.
Sunday when the NCAA selection show takes place on ESPN2. Stefini Ma’ake had two homers and five RBIs for No. 2 seed Oregon, which lost 11-9 to the No.
7 Badgers in a quarterfinal game Thursday. It was the second straight season the Ducks (40-12) lasted just one game at the conference tournament despite a top-two seed. Oregon rebounded from its Big Ten tournament disappointment last season to host an NCAA regional and super regional en route to the Women's College World Series.
"Any time something doesn't go our way, this group knows how to respond, and I expect them to fully respond and be ready to go for postseason," Oregon coach Melyssa Lombardi told GoDucks. com after the loss to the Badgers. "I love this group.