Oregon Ducks softball

Oregon Ducks Softball
Oregon Ducks Softball
University	University of Oregon
Head coach	Melyssa Lombardi (5th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Eugene, OR
Home stadium	Jane Sanders Stadium (Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname	Ducks
Colors	Green and yellow;
NCAA WCWS appearances
	1989, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
AIAW WCWS appearances
	1976, 1980
NCAA Super Regional appearances
	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1989, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Regular Season Conference championships
	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

The Oregon Ducks softball team represents the University of Oregon in NCAA Division I college softball. The Ducks compete in the Big Ten Conference and are led by head coach Melyssa Lombardi. Oregon plays their home games at Jane Sanders Stadium after playing at Howe Field through 2015. Oregon has appeared in eight Women's College World Series.^[2]

History

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
1974–1979	Becky Sisley	57–59	.491
1980	Nancy Platz	18–12	.600
1981	John Feeney	8–19	.296
1982	Charles Sylvester	8–13	.381
1983–1985	P.J. Harlin	42–79	.347
1986–1989	Teresa Wilson	126–104	.548
1990–1996	Tami Brown	192–154	.555
1997–2001	Rick Gamez	168–164–1	.506
2002	Brent Rincon	24–30	.444
2002–2009	Kathy Arendsen	234–176	.571
2010–2018	Mike White	435–111–1	.796
2019–present	Melyssa Lombardi	155–85	.646

Championships

Conference Championships

Season	Conference	Record	Head coach
2013	Pac–12 Conference	19–5	Mike White
2014	Pac–12 Conference	20–3–1	Mike White
2015	Pac–12 Conference	21–3	Mike White
2016	Pac–12 Conference	20–4	Mike White
2018	Pac–12 Conference	21–3	Mike White

Coaching staff

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Oregon in current position
Melyssa Lombardi	Head coach	5th
Sam Marder	Associate head coach	2nd
Sydney Romero	Assistant coach	1st
Alyssa Palomino—Cardoza	Assistant coach and volunteer coach	2nd
Reference:^[3]

Year-by-year results

Legend
National Champions
Women's College World Series berth
Conference Tournament Champions
Conference Regular Season Champions

Season	Head coach	W	L	T	%	W	L	T	%	Conference Standing	Conference Tournament	NCAA Tournament	Final Rank
Season	Head coach	Overall				Conference				Conference Standing	Conference Tournament	NCAA Tournament	Final Rank
1974	Becky Sisley	3	8	0	.273	0	0	0	–	N/A
1975	Becky Sisley	5	7	0	.417	0	0	0	–	N/A
1976	Becky Sisley	16	6	0	.727	0	0	0	–	N/A		AIAW World Series 2nd Round
1977	Becky Sisley	12	9	0	.571	0	0	0	–	N/A
1978	Becky Sisley	4	13	0	.235	0	0	0	–	N/A
1979	Becky Sisley	17	16	0	.515	0	0	0	–	N/A
1980	Nancy Platz	18	12	0	.600	0	0	0	–	N/A		AIAW World Series 3rd Round
1981	John Feeney	8	19	0	.296	0	0	0	–	N/A
1982	Charles Sylvester	8	13	0	.381	0	0	0	–	N/A
1983	P.J. Harlin	6	21	0	.222	0	0	0	–	N/A
1984	P.J. Harlin	17	33	0	.340	0	0	0	–	N/A
1985	P.J. Harlin	19	25	0	.432	0	0	0	–	N/A
1986	Teresa Wilson	17	30	0	.362	0	0	0	–	N/A
1987	Teresa Wilson	23	30	0	.434	2	8	0	.200	5th
1988	Teresa Wilson	32	26	0	.552	9	11	0	.450	3rd
1989	Teresa Wilson	54	18	0	.750	13	7	0	.650	2nd		Women's College World Series 3rd Round
1990	Tami Brown	35	23	0	.603	9	9	0	.500	T-3rd		Regional #8 Semifinal
1991	Tami Brown	29	29	0	.500	4	16	0	.200	5th
1992	Tami Brown	26	28	0	.481	5	13	0	.278	5th
1993	Tami Brown	18	16	0	.529	8	8	0	.500	5th
1994	Tami Brown	38	22	0	.633	12	12	0	.500	4th		Regional #6 Finals
1995	Tami Brown	25	26	0	.490	12	15	0	.444	5th
1996	Tami Brown	21	30	0	.412	5	18	0	.217	7th
1997	Rick Gamez	24	35	1	.408	9	19	0	.321	T-6th
1998	Rick Gamez	40	31	0	.563	10	18	0	.357	5th		Regional #2 Finals	20
1999	Rick Gamez	40	29	0	.580	10	18	0	.357	T-6th		Regional #8 Semifinals	25
2000	Rick Gamez	36	29	0	.554	6	15	0	.286	T-7th		Regional #7 Semifinals	16
2001	Rick Gamez	28	40	0	.412	1	20	0	.048	8th
2002	Brent Rincon	24	30	0	.444	2	19	0	.095	8th
2003	Kathy Arendsen	37	19	0	.661	10	11	0	.476	T-3rd		Regional #7 Finals	16
2004	Kathy Arendsen	42	21	0	.667	10	11	0	.476	6th		Regional #4 Finals	12
2005	Kathy Arendsen	36	25	0	.590	7	14	0	.333	7th		Norman Regional Finals	23
2006	Kathy Arendsen	24	29	0	.453	5	16	0	.238	8th
2007	Kathy Arendsen	44	19	0	.698	7	14	0	.333	7th		Columbia Regional Finals	22
2008	Kathy Arendsen	35	29	0	.547	5	16	0	.238	8th		Norman Regional Finals
2009	Kathy Arendsen	16	34	0	.320	3	18	0	.143	8th
2010	Mike White	36	21	0	.632	8	13	0	.381	T-6th		Columbia Super Regional	14
2011	Mike White	42	16	0	.724	11	10	0	.524	T-3rd		Gainesville Super Regional	15
2012	Mike White	45	18	0	.714	12	9	0	.571	3rd		Women's College World Series 2nd Round	5
2013	Mike White	50	11	0	.820	19	5	0	.792	1st		Eugene Super Regional	9
2014	Mike White	56	9	1	.856	20	3	1	.854	1st		Women's College World Series Semifinals	3
2015	Mike White	51	8	0	.864	21	3	0	.875	1st		Women's College World Series 1st Round	7
2016	Mike White	48	10	0	.828	20	4	0	.833	1st		Eugene Super Regional	10
2017	Mike White	54	8	0	.871	17	6	0	.739	2nd		Women's College World Series Semifinals	4
2018	Mike White	53	10	0	.841	21	3	0	.875	1st		Women's College World Series 2nd Round	6
2019	Melyssa Lombardi	22	30	0	.423	5	19	0	.208	9th
2020	Melyssa Lombardi	22	2	0	.917	0	0	0	–	N/A		Cancelled due to COVID-19	9
2021	Melyssa Lombardi	40	17	0	.702	14	10	0	.583	3rd		Austin Regional Finals	17
2022	Melyssa Lombardi	33	19	0	.635	10	14	0	.417	5th		Fayetteville Regional Finals	24
2023	Melyssa Lombardi	38	17	0	.691	14	10	0	.583	5th		Stillwater Super Regional	19
2024	Melyssa Lombardi	30	21	0	.588	13	10	0	.565	T-3rd		Norman Regional Finals	22
Total		1,487	1,025	2	.592	369	447	1	.452	5	0	0

Women's College World Series Results

Year	Opponent	Round	W/L	Score
1976	Minnesota Mayville State Indiana State	First Round First Round First Round	L W L	5–1 11–0 14–6
1980	Massachusetts Utah State Southwest Missouri State Western Michigan	First Round Second Round Second Round Third Round	W L W L	7–3 5–0 2–1 1–0
1989	Cal Poly Pomona South Carolina Arizona	First Round Second Round Third Round	L W L	1–0 1–0 4–0
2012	Arizona State Tennessee California	First Round First Round Second Round	L W L	3–1 3–1 6–3
2014	Florida State Florida Oklahoma Alabama	First Round Second Round Second Round National Semi-Finals	W L W L	3–0 4–0 4–2 2–0
2015	UCLA Alabama	First Round First Round	L L	7–1 2–1
2017	Washington Baylor LSU Oklahoma	First Round First Round Second Round National Semi-Finals	L W W L	3–1 7–4 4–1 4–2
2018	Arizona State Washington Florida State	First Round Second Round Second Round	W L L	11–6 6–2 4–1

Awards and honors

Conference awards

Pac-12 Player of the Year

Katie Wiese (1989)

Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year

Jessica Moore (2013)
Cheridan Hawkins (2014, 2015, 2016)
Megan Kleist (2018)

Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

Jennifer Salling (2007)
Samantha Pappas (2010)
Jenna Lilley (2015)
Megan Kleist (2016)

Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year

Janelle Lindvall (2016)
Paige Sinicki (2024)

Pac-12 Coach of the Year

Teresa Wilson (1989)
Mike White (2013, 2014, 2016)

National awards

NFCA Catcher of the Year

Gwen Svekis (2018)
Terra McGowan (2023)

References

^ "Colors | University Communications". University of Oregon Brand and Style Guide. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
^ "2023 Softball Roster". goducks.com. Oregon Ducks Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[1] "Colors | University Communications". University of Oregon Brand and Style Guide. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[Plummer-2] Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.

[3] "2023 Softball Roster". goducks.com. Oregon Ducks Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e University of Oregon
Located in: Eugene, Oregon
Academics	Colleges: Arts and Sciences Business Design Honors Professional schools: Accounting Architecture and Environment Art + Design Journalism and Communication Law Music and Dance Planning, Public Policy and Management
Research	Center for the Study of Women in Society Oregon Institute of Marine Biology Pacific Northwest Seismic Network Project STAR Route Views Zebrafish Information Network
Publications	Daily Emerald Environmental Philosophy Ethos Magazine Oregon Quarterly University of Oregon Press Media
Athletics	Oregon Ducks Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's ice hockey Rowing Softball Track and field Women's volleyball Athletic directors The Oregon Duck Oregon State rivalry
Campus	Campus List of buildings The Oregon Experiment Pioneer Cemetery Flying Ducks The Pioneer The Pioneer Mother Statue of Bill Bowerman
Culture	Big "O" The Duck Store Green Garter Band KWAX KWVA "Mighty Oregon" O (gesture) Oregon Bach Festival Oregon Marching Band
People	Students and alumni Faculty and staff Board of Trustees Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation
Founded: 1876 Students: 23,634 Endowment: 758.7 million

v t e Big Ten Conference softball
Teams	Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Oregon Ducks Penn State Nittany Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights UCLA Bruins Washington Huskies Wisconsin Badgers
Championships & awards	Big Ten Conference softball tournament List of Big Ten Conference softball champions Coach of the Year Player of the Year Pitcher of the Year Freshman of the Year