From Oregon Communications:
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon used the long ball to earn a doubleheader sweep of Loyola Marymount and Seattle Saturday in its opening night at Jane Sanders Stadium in 2020. Deijah Pangilinan hit her first two career home runs in the game one win, while Ariel Carlson hit a massive three-run shot to cap off a run-rule victory in the second game.
Game 1 (Oregon 7, Loyola Marymount 5) – Oregon built an early lead behind four home runs in the first three innings, then held on late in a 7-5 win over Loyola Marymount in game one of the doubleheader.
How it Happened: Oregon took the lead early on with a power surge at the plate. In her first at bat in Jane Sanders Stadium, Terra McGowan crushed a solo shot out to left field to put the Ducks on the board. Two batters later, Allee Bunker made it 2-0 with an opposite field solo homer.
Pangilinan ripped a no-doubter out to left center for her first career home run to stretch the lead to 3-0 in the second, but LMU got that run back in the top of the third to make it 3-1.
The Ducks stretched the lead to 7-1 behind a four-run third inning. Pangilinan hit her second homer of the game to make it 5-1, this time a two-run shot that scored Ariel Carlson. Haley Cruse drove in the other two runs with a two-out, two-run single up the middle, driving in Jasmine Sievers and Maddie Hopper.
LMU answered with a pair of runs each in the fourth and fifth innings to make it a game down the stretch. They scored two in the fourth on a hit and an error before plating two more in the fifth after loading the bases with no outs. Brooke Yanez came on in the fifth, though, and helped limit the damage there before retiring six of the last seven she faced to earn the save.
Game 1 Box Score Notes: Oregon hit four homers in a game for the second time this year … Pangilinan became the first Oregon player since teammate Hannah Galey on Feb. 8, 2019 to hit two homers in a game … She finished 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a hit by pitch … Cruse 11th multi-hit game and fourth multi-RBI game, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs … Hopper got her first start as a Duck and recorded her second multi-hit game of the year, finishing 2-for-3 with a run scored … Oregon pitching struck out double-digit batters for the eight time this year, and the third time in a four-game stretch.
Game 2 (Oregon 10, Seattle 2) – Oregon broke things open with a nine-run fourth inning while Jordan Dail turned in a strong effort in the circle in a 10-2 victory in five innings over Seattle to complete the doubleheader sweep.
How it Happened: The Ducks’ bats were quiet for most of the nightcap until they pulled away by sending 13 to the plate in a nine-run inning. Four straight singles started off the frame, with Mya Felder and Sievers picking up RBI base knocks, Sievers’ being a two-run single to make it 4-0. Cruse followed with a sacrifice fly before a Rachel Cid RBI single and a single by Bunker that caused a throwing error allowing McGowan to score.
Carlson came up after Bunker and hit an absolute mammoth shot onto the tennis courts way beyond the left field fence for a three-run shot to put the nail in the coffin. Dail took a no-hitter into the fifth, but gave up a leadoff single and two-run triple before the game ended when the Ducks cut down a runner trying to score on a wild pitch.
Cruse got things started with a leadoff line-drive solo homer to left field to put the Ducks on the board early once again. Dail rolled through the first four innings, retiring 12 of the first 15 she faced, only surrendering a pair of walks and a hit by pitch.
Game 2 Box Score Notes: The nine-run fourth inning marked the third time the Ducks have scored at least that much in a frame this year, joining a 10-run second vs. George Washington and an 11-run fourth vs. Dayton … Oregon reached double-digits in runs scored for the fifth time this year … Carlson turned in her seventh multi-RBI game of the year, driving in all three on her homer, finishing 2-for-3 … Cid went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI … Cruse delivered another multi-RBI game, going 1-for-2 with a run scored and two RBIs.
Overall Notables: Oregon has now outscored its opponents 62-0 in the first two innings over its first 21 games … The Ducks hit six home runs over the two games, the third time they have hit that many long balls over a two-game span this year … Five different Ducks went deep, with Pangilinan being the only player with multiple long balls … Cruse went 3-for-5 with four RBIs in the doubleheader while Carlson was 3-for-6 with three RBIs and three runs scored … Pagnilinan was 3-for-4 with three runs scored over the two games.
On Deck: The Ducks play two more on Sunday to wrap up the Oregon Tournament, taking on Seattle at 2:30 p.m. and Portland State at 5 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon used the long ball to earn a doubleheader sweep of Loyola Marymount and Seattle Saturday in its opening night at Jane Sanders Stadium in 2020. Deijah Pangilinan hit her first two career home runs in the game one win, while Ariel Carlson hit a massive three-run shot to cap off a run-rule victory in the second game.
Game 1 (Oregon 7, Loyola Marymount 5) – Oregon built an early lead behind four home runs in the first three innings, then held on late in a 7-5 win over Loyola Marymount in game one of the doubleheader.
How it Happened: Oregon took the lead early on with a power surge at the plate. In her first at bat in Jane Sanders Stadium, Terra McGowan crushed a solo shot out to left field to put the Ducks on the board. Two batters later, Allee Bunker made it 2-0 with an opposite field solo homer.
Pangilinan ripped a no-doubter out to left center for her first career home run to stretch the lead to 3-0 in the second, but LMU got that run back in the top of the third to make it 3-1.
The Ducks stretched the lead to 7-1 behind a four-run third inning. Pangilinan hit her second homer of the game to make it 5-1, this time a two-run shot that scored Ariel Carlson. Haley Cruse drove in the other two runs with a two-out, two-run single up the middle, driving in Jasmine Sievers and Maddie Hopper.
LMU answered with a pair of runs each in the fourth and fifth innings to make it a game down the stretch. They scored two in the fourth on a hit and an error before plating two more in the fifth after loading the bases with no outs. Brooke Yanez came on in the fifth, though, and helped limit the damage there before retiring six of the last seven she faced to earn the save.
Game 1 Box Score Notes: Oregon hit four homers in a game for the second time this year … Pangilinan became the first Oregon player since teammate Hannah Galey on Feb. 8, 2019 to hit two homers in a game … She finished 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a hit by pitch … Cruse 11th multi-hit game and fourth multi-RBI game, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs … Hopper got her first start as a Duck and recorded her second multi-hit game of the year, finishing 2-for-3 with a run scored … Oregon pitching struck out double-digit batters for the eight time this year, and the third time in a four-game stretch.
Game 2 (Oregon 10, Seattle 2) – Oregon broke things open with a nine-run fourth inning while Jordan Dail turned in a strong effort in the circle in a 10-2 victory in five innings over Seattle to complete the doubleheader sweep.
How it Happened: The Ducks’ bats were quiet for most of the nightcap until they pulled away by sending 13 to the plate in a nine-run inning. Four straight singles started off the frame, with Mya Felder and Sievers picking up RBI base knocks, Sievers’ being a two-run single to make it 4-0. Cruse followed with a sacrifice fly before a Rachel Cid RBI single and a single by Bunker that caused a throwing error allowing McGowan to score.
Carlson came up after Bunker and hit an absolute mammoth shot onto the tennis courts way beyond the left field fence for a three-run shot to put the nail in the coffin. Dail took a no-hitter into the fifth, but gave up a leadoff single and two-run triple before the game ended when the Ducks cut down a runner trying to score on a wild pitch.
Cruse got things started with a leadoff line-drive solo homer to left field to put the Ducks on the board early once again. Dail rolled through the first four innings, retiring 12 of the first 15 she faced, only surrendering a pair of walks and a hit by pitch.
Game 2 Box Score Notes: The nine-run fourth inning marked the third time the Ducks have scored at least that much in a frame this year, joining a 10-run second vs. George Washington and an 11-run fourth vs. Dayton … Oregon reached double-digits in runs scored for the fifth time this year … Carlson turned in her seventh multi-RBI game of the year, driving in all three on her homer, finishing 2-for-3 … Cid went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI … Cruse delivered another multi-RBI game, going 1-for-2 with a run scored and two RBIs.
Overall Notables: Oregon has now outscored its opponents 62-0 in the first two innings over its first 21 games … The Ducks hit six home runs over the two games, the third time they have hit that many long balls over a two-game span this year … Five different Ducks went deep, with Pangilinan being the only player with multiple long balls … Cruse went 3-for-5 with four RBIs in the doubleheader while Carlson was 3-for-6 with three RBIs and three runs scored … Pagnilinan was 3-for-4 with three runs scored over the two games.
On Deck: The Ducks play two more on Sunday to wrap up the Oregon Tournament, taking on Seattle at 2:30 p.m. and Portland State at 5 p.m.
