Oregon Softball Beats No. 11 Seed Arkansas 10-4!

Charles Fischer · October 15, 2020

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — On the road from Bogle Park to Super Regionals, the Oregon softball team is in the driver's seat.

The Ducks are one win away from the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament after beating regional host Arkansas on Saturday, 10-4. Oregon can make its 10th Super Regional appearance all-time and the first of the Melyssa Lombardi era with a win Sunday, and the Ducks will have two chances to get it if necessary after winning Saturday to claim the "driver's seat" at the Fayetteville Regional.

"We've been talking about postseason mentality all year," Lombardi said. "To really see them come out today and for every single person on our team to have a hand in what we did, I'm just proud of them."

A year after being eliminated from the NCAA Tournament with two losses to Arkansas at Bogle Park in the regional round, the Ducks turned the tables Saturday thanks in large part to an eight-run fifth inning that included a grand slam by Tehya Bird.

"Life doesn't give you a lot of second chances, and we were given one," said UO senior Ariel Carlson, who was 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs Saturday. "And so we wanted to take advantage of that. We've been in this ballpark before, we've faced this team before in front of this crowd, so it wasn't anything new to us. So we were just ready."

Up Next: The Ducks will look to clinch the regional Sunday at 11 a.m. PT, and would have a second chance to clinch later Sunday in the event of a loss.