The No. 1 California Golden Bears (41 – 2) continued their softball domination Friday night with a 8 – 1 victory of the No. 14 Oregon Ducks (31 – 10). The Golden Bears got off to a quick 1 – 0 lead after the first inning but the Ducks had tied it up following the end of the 3rd. The fourth inning proved to be the game-changing moment for the Ducks after they allowed 5 straight Golden Bear runs. The Ducks were never able to recover.
Sophomore utility Kailee Cuico (33) watches the hitter up at bat while freshman infielder Cheyenne Cordes (27) takes off to steal second base. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Redshirt senior infielder Jace Williams (9) laughs with senior utility Valerie Arioto (20) after hitting a foul ball off her leg. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Freshman third baseman Danielle Henderson (8) pats senior infielder Lindsey Chambers (5) on the head. Chambers erred on the play, subsequently fell down and almost colled with Henderson. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Freshman outfielder Sara Goodrum (1) tries to decide whether she should steal third base. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Junior outfielder Samantha Pappas (00) attempts to catch a would-be homerun hit by Redshirt senior infielder Jace Williams (9). (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
