The Oregon softball team is headed in the right direction under new head coach Kathy Arendsen, and the Seminole Classic will give Oregon its first taste of ranked teams.
In the Ducks’ first preseason tournament, they earned a 4-1 record. The team’s only loss came to Arkansas in the final game of the Southwest Texas/CenturyTel Classic, 3-1.
Today, Oregon faces off against Southeastern Louisiana and No. 9 Florida State. Saturday the Ducks battle No. 17 Georgia and Florida A&M.
The tournament is the second of the preseason for the Ducks. Oregon will play in six preseason tournaments on six consecutive weekends before conference play begins in mid-March.
Four pitchers split the team’s four wins at the SWT/CenturyTel Classic. Oregon won its first game 10-0 against Texas A&M — Corpus Christi. The Ducks’ next three games — against Texas Tech, Southwest Texas State and Houston — each ended with a 2-1 final score in Oregon’s favor.

Woman trackster heads to Idaho
Junior Abby Andrus travels to Pocatello, Idaho for the Mountain State Games that begin today.
The pentathlon competition continues through Saturday, with Andrus the only Oregon representative.
The men will send participants to the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 14, while the women will send athletes to Seattle for the Washington Invitational the same weekend.

— Mindi Rice