Oregon softball beats Rock Falls 8-0, wins first regional title in four years on its home field
The Oregon softball team does not seem like a squad that features four sophomores and two freshmen in its starting nine. That youth has not stopped the Hawks from an impressive start to the postseason through two games. Oregon beat Rock Falls 8-0 on Saturday afternoon to win a Class 2A regional title on its home field at Oregon Park West.
It was the Hawks’ first regional title since going back-to-back in 2021-22. Sophomore Izzy Berg pitched her second straight complete game one-hitter in two postseason shutouts, striking out 12 as second-seeded Oregon beat the sixth-seeded Rockets for a third time this season. Berg was coming off a 14-strikeout effort in a 6-0 win over Somonauk to open the postseason.
“We know how hard it is to beat a team three times,” Berg said. “It feels really good. ” Final: Oregon 8, Rock Falls 0 Hawks win the Class 2A Oregon Regional title pic.
twitter. com/bqE839L0pE — Drake Lansman (@Drake_Lansman) May 23, 2026 Saturday’s matchup was a pitchers’ duel for two innings before the Hawks (19-12) struck first in the second time through their order. Sophomore Ashlee Mundell hit a two-run double with two outs after freshman Kylie Morrow and Lola Schwarz had the Hawks’ first two hits of the game.
Mundell came through two more times in the win, tacking on an RBI single in the fifth inning and two-run single in the sixth. “Being up there with two outs and having runners on base, it’s a big responsibility you have to take on,” Mundell said. “But once you just have the mindset of hitting the ball and just remembering, ‘head down’ and all of your stuff, then you’ll be fine.