This weekend at the Mary Nutter Classic was supposed to be a difficult test for No.19 Oregon softball (15-1 ).

Instead, after an 11-3 ranked win over No. 22 Missouri (8-8), it was an exam the Ducks breezed right through. 

Oregon’s best hitters came through. Its pitchers dominated in the circle and, yet again, its defense was superb. 

All of those familiar hallmarks spelled out a tenth-straight victory for the Ducks, who will be sure to see a rise in the polls early next week. 

The Ducks wasted no time getting ahead, hanging eight runs in the first three innings of play and smacking five homers in the process. Stefani Ma’ake, Katie Flannery and Emma Cox each recorded long balls. Rylee McCoy blasted a pair of her own that helped seal the win. 

Cox and Flannery both added homers to open the scoring with the three-run third before 

McCoy and Ma’ake went back-to-back in the fifth. 

More runs came after the pair of homers for the Ducks via singles from Flannery and Luschar. 

Much like wins prior, it was Grein (9-0) underpinning the offensive performance. She was once again brilliant in her 4.2 innings of relief, throwing 44 of her 78 pitches for strikes and evading bats at will. 

Five or Oregon’s seven hits left the yard. The Ducks drew four walks, struck out just five times and were 4-5 with runners in scoring position. McCoy’s three-run homer in the seventh inning capped off a terrific weekend and put any hopes of a massive Missouri (1-10 with runners on) comeback far out of reach. 

After a remarkable stretch over the first three away weekends of the season, head coach Melyssa Lombardi’s Ducks will head home before hosting the Oregon Classic at Jane Sanders Stadium. Oregon will take on San Diego at 3:30 on Friday.