The 20th-ranked Oregon softball team split a pair of games Sunday in San Marcos, Texas to finish its opening weekend with a 4-2 record.
Junior Connie McMurren (2-0) pitched eight innings, gave up two runs and recorded five strikeouts as the Ducks defeated host school Southwest Texas State 3-2. Senior infielder Triawn Custer hit her second home run of the weekend in the win.
Baylor’s three runs in the top of the first inning set the tone in the second game Sunday, as the Ducks and pitcher Lisa Wangler (1-1) fell 6-2. Sophomore Alyssa Laux was 2-for-4 at the plate, while junior third-baseman Holly Ray scored the two runs.
“We are right where we expected to be at this point in the season,” head coach Rick Gamez said. “I’m happy with our pitching and our defense and I liked the fact that we were able to score runs when we had two outs.”
Saturday was a career day for Wangler, a transfer from Mesa Community College in Arizona. The sophomore’s first Division 1 victory was a six-inning shutout. She was also 5-for-7 in two games at the lead-off spot.
The Ducks defeated Texas A&M Corpus Christi 11-3, and Baylor 4-0 on Saturday. They split a double-header Friday against A&M (5-0 win) and SWT (3-2 loss).
As part of their six scheduled tournaments to open the 2001 campaign, the Ducks will travel to Tempe, Ariz. Feb. 9 to participate in the Fiesta Bowl Softball Tournament.