Oregon softball goes 3-2 in Utah
In a five-game tournament hosted by the Utah, the Oregon softball team came away with three wins and two losses to improve its overall record to 11-7.
The Ducks split their two games on Friday, defeating Utah State, 4-1, and then losing to the host Utah, 7-2. In the Utah loss, Anissa Meashintubby picked up her first loss of the season to drop her record to 4-1. Senior Connie McMurren picked up the win for the Ducks against Utah State.
The first game on Saturday for Oregon pitted them against Brigham Young, a team whose starting shortstop played for the Ducks last year. Kate Walker, who played under her maiden name of Peterson at Oregon, was 2-for-3 in the game against her former teammates.
The Ducks jumped out to a 7-0 lead, but the Cougars were able to then score eight unanswered runs capped by two home runs by All-American Oli Keohohou for the victory. Brigham Young (11-8) was 4-0 over the weekend and have now won six straight.
Against Southern Utah, McMurren (3-3) earned her second win of the tournament in a commanding 9-1 victory.
“Connie pitched her best game of the year,” head coach Brent Rincon said. “She had complete command of her pitches. She really dominated the hitters.”
In Sunday’s contest, Oregon defeated Eastern Kentucky, 7-2, behind quality defense and a strong pitching performance by freshman Lindsey Kontra.

— Chris Cabot