The No. 12 Ducks played host to the Seattle University Redhawks in a doubleheader on Wednesday, May 3, 2012, taking both games 10-8 and 8-0, bringing their conference record to 36-12. Seattle took a quick 4-0 lead in the first game, holding a 8-3 lead in the sixth when the Ducks’ offense came to the rescue. Oregon scored six runs over the final two innings, with senior Kelsey Chambers batting in the winning run on a bases-loaded single.
In the second game, the Ducks continued their offensive prowess with a four-run forth and a three-run fifth inning, giving them the victory — immediately due to a mercy rule. Ducks’ pitcher Karissa Hovinga recorded her twelfth win of the season with only one hit in five scoreless innings.
Freshman centerfielder Janie Takeda sprints toward first base in the Ducks 8-0 win against Seattle University on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Howe Field in Eugene. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon pitcher Karissa Hovinga recorded a win against Seattle University on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 with a one-hit shutout of the Redhawks in the Ducks second win of the day. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon first baseman Kailee Cuico is greeted at the plate by her teammates as she scores in the Ducks second win of the day against Seattle University on Wendesday, May 2, 2012 at Howe Field. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
