Though they had a 5-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, the Oregon women’s softball team was denied its fifth win of the weekend on Saturday afternoon in the team’s final game of the Cathedral City Classic.
After facing an hour and 40-minute rain delay during the top of the first inning, a pre-arranged time deadline cut the game short, leaving the Ducks (12-4) with a perfect 4-0 record for the tournament.
Sophomore shortstop Kelsey Chambers went 3-for-3 with two RBIs to lead Oregon during the contest, while freshman pitcher Jessica Moore continued to shine on the mound. She struck out five, walked none and allowed just two hits in her four innings of work.
The Ducks had won eight of their last nine outings prior to the Pacific game, including wins over Utah and No. 19 Texas A&M on Thursday, and another pair of victories over Hawaii and Long Island on Friday afternoon.
Freshman Allie Burger paced the Ducks offensively with eight hits in her 10 at-bats on the weekend, while Moore (5-1), Mikayla Endicott (2-0) and Samantha Skillingstad (2-3) each recorded at least one win for the Ducks.
Oregon will return to Southern California this coming weekend when they take on Long Beach State, San Diego State, Cal Poly, San Diego, and Fresno State at the San Diego Classic. The tournament will mark the last series of games in the Ducks’ 22-game road opener, before they match up with Boise State in Eugene on Saturday, March 13.
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