Oregon Ducks softball

University Softball Team

Oregon Ducks Softball

2025 Oregon Ducks softball season
Founded| 1974 (51 years ago)
University| University of Oregon
Head coach| Melyssa Lombardi (7th season)
Conference| Big Ten
Location| Eugene, OR
Home stadium| Jane Sanders Stadium (Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname| Ducks
Colors| Green and yellow[1]

NCAA WCWS appearances
1989, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2025
AIAW WCWS appearances
1976, 1980
NCAA super regional appearances
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2025
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, 2025
Regular-season conference championships
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2025

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 nine Women's College World Series.[2]

## History

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### Coaching history

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Years  | Coach  | Record  | %

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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 | 239–116 | .673

## Championships

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### Conference Championships

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Season  | Conference  | Record  | Head coach

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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
2025 | Big Ten Conference | 19–3 | Melyssa Lombardi

## Coaching staff

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Name  | Position coached  | Consecutive season at
Oregon in current position

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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
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## Year-by-year results

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Legend

National Champions
Women's College World Series berth
Conference Tournament Champions
Conference Regular Season Champions
Season | Head coach | Overall | Conference | Conference
Standing | Conference
Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Final
Rank

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W  | L  | T  | %  | W  | L  | T  | %
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
2025 | Melyssa Lombardi | 54 | 10 | 0 | .844 | 19 | 3 | 0 | .864 | 1st |  | Women's College World Series 2nd Round |
Total | 1,541 | 1,035 | 2 | .598 | 388 | 450 | 1 | .463 | 6 | 0 | 0 |

### NCAA Tournament seeding history

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National seeding began in 2005. The Oregon Ducks have been a national seed eight times.

Years →  | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '25

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Seeds → | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16

## Women's College World Series Results

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Year  | Seed  | Opponent  | Round  | Result

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1976 | N/A | Minnesota
Mayville State
Indiana State | First Round
First Round
First Round | L 1–5
W 11–0
L 6–14
1980 | N/A | Massachusetts
Utah State
Southwest Missouri State
Western Michigan | First Round
Second Round
Second Round
Third Round | W 7–3
L 0–5
W 2–1
L 0–1
1989 | N/A | Cal Poly Pomona
South Carolina
Arizona | First Round
Second Round
Third Round | L 0–1
W 1–0
L 0–4
2012 | 11 | (3) Arizona State
(7) Tennessee
(1) California | First Round
First Round
Second Round | L 1–3
W 3–1
L 3–6
2014 | 1 | (8) Florida State
(5) Florida
(7) Oklahoma
(2) Alabama | First Round
Second Round
Second Round
National Semi-Finals | W 3–0
L 0–4
W 4–2
L 0–2
2015 | 2 | (7) UCLA
(6) Alabama | First Round
First Round | L 1–7
L 1–2
2017 | 3 | (6) Washington
(15) Baylor
(13) LSU
(10) Oklahoma | First Round
First Round
Second Round
National Semi-Finals | L 1–3
W 7–4
W 4–1
L 2–4
2018 | 1 | (8) Arizona State
(5) Washington
(6) Florida State | First Round
Second Round
Second Round | W 11–6
L 2–6
1–4
2025 | 16 | (9) UCLA
Ole Miss
(2) Oklahoma | First Round
First Round
Second Round | L 2–4
W 6–5(10)
L 1–4

## Awards and honors

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### Conference awards

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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)

Big Ten Coach of the Year

* Melyssa Lombardi (2025)

### National awards

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NFCA Catcher of the Year

* Gwen Svekis (2018)
* Terra McGowan (2023)

NFCA Golden Shoe Award

* Kai Luschar (2025)

## See also

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* List of NCAA Division I softball programs

## References

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

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Oregon Ducks softball

Venues|

* Howe Field (1974–2015)
* Jane Sanders Stadium (2016–present)

Rivalries|

* Oregon State
* Washington

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
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* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
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* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
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* 2006
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* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Women's College World Series appearances in italics

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University of Oregon

Located in: Eugene, Oregon

Academics|

| Colleges|

* Arts and Sciences
* Business
* Design
* Honors

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Professional
schools|

* Accounting
* Architecture and Environment
* Art + Design
* Journalism and Communication
* Law
* 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
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* University of Oregon Press
* Media

Athletics|

| Teams|

* Baseball
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* Football
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* Rowing
* Softball
* Track and field
* Women's volleyball

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Venues|

* Autzen Stadium
* Hayward Field
* Jane Sanders Stadium
* Matthew Knight Arena
* PK Park

Related|

* Athletic directors
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Campus|

* Campus
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* Statue of Bill Bowerman

Culture|

* Big "O"
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* O (gesture)
* Oregon Bach Festival
* Oregon Marching Band

People|

* Students and alumni
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* Board of Trustees
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* Founded: 1876
* Students: 23,634
* Endowment: 758.7 million

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Big Ten Conference softball

Teams|

* Illinois Fighting Illini
* Indiana Hoosiers
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* Minnesota Golden Gophers
* Nebraska Cornhuskers
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* 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

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