Golfers tied for 10th place
The Oregon men’s golf team is tied for 10th place after one round at the Ping Arizona Intercollegiate at The Raven golf course in Tucson, Ariz. — a par 71, 6,776-yard facility.
The second round was suspended due to darkness Monday evening, with two-thirds of the field still needing to finish the round. Play will resume this morning, with the final round beginning afterward.
Of the 20 teams, the Ducks shot a six-over 290 to share 10th place with Washington, Fresno State and UC-Irvine. No. 7 Southern California (three-under 281) has a one-stroke lead over New Mexico.
Aaron Byers led the Ducks in the first round as he shot a one-under 70 to tie for 11th individually. Chris Heniff finished second among the Ducks with a 72 in round one.
— from staff and wire reports
Softball begins season
with three wins
After losing to Oregon in its season opener at the B&G Properties Tournament on Friday, the Texas Tech Red Raiders made up for it on Sunday morning. Behind a strong pitching effort by Kristina Blair, Texas Tech defeated the Ducks 9-1 to improve to 3-2 on the season. The Ducks are 3-2 after defeating Texas A&M Corpus Christi and No. 19 Southwest Texas on Saturday.
“I thought we just had some defensive let downs that we weren’t able to overcome,” Oregon head coach Brent Rincon said. “But the girls never stopped playing hard, and that was good to see.”
Oregon, which had 26 hits in its two games Saturday, managed just four hits against the Red Raiders on Sunday, who scored nine runs on eight hits. Texas Tech scored three runs in the first inning, added two in the second and four in the third, and Oregon’s one run came in the bottom of the first inning. Junior Lynsey Haij scored on an RBI single by catcher Jenn Poore to get the Ducks on the board.
Senior Connie McMurren pitched 2 2/3 innings to take the loss for the Ducks. Freshman Lindsey Kontra relieved McMurren in the third inning.
Offensively, Andrea Vidlund, Poore, Ashley Richards and Kristi Hall each produced a hit for the Ducks, who return to tournament action at the UNLV Tournament on Friday.
— from staff and wire reports
