30Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted Saturday at 01:59 PM SIDEARM Integrations GODUCKS.COM Oregon beat Weber State in five innings Friday, 8-0, and advanced to face Stanford at Jane Sanders Stadium on Saturday at 1 p.m. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cacker Guy No. 2 Share Posted Saturday at 08:47 PM Can someone tell me why Coach Lombardi started her dominant ace pitcher Lindsey Grein against lowly Weber State -- and starts a good but not dominant (and not as mentally tough) #2 pitcher against Stanford? I really don't understand it. Didn't start well today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 3 Share Posted Saturday at 08:57 PM On 5/17/2025 at 1:47 PM, Cacker Guy said: Can someone tell me why Coach Lombardi started her dominant ace pitcher Lindsey Grein against lowly Weber State -- and starts a good but not dominant (and not as mentally tough) #2 pitcher against Stanford? I really don't understand it. Didn't start well today. We have people keeping you updated on baseball...how about giving us a softball score? Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cacker Guy No. 4 Share Posted Saturday at 09:08 PM Middle of the 3rd. Stanford up 2-0. Stanford scored after 2 batters. Grein relived Sokolski in the circle after 1 1/3 innings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cacker Guy No. 5 Share Posted Saturday at 09:37 PM End of 4. 3-1 Furd. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 6 Share Posted Saturday at 09:52 PM Stanford leads No. 16 seed Oregon 5-1 in the bottom of the fifth. Typically, the No. 16 seed regional champ will advance to a super regional at No. 1 seed. The No. 1 seed Tex A&M was upset by Liberty today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cacker Guy No. 7 Share Posted Saturday at 10:03 PM 5-1 end of 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 8 Share Posted Saturday at 10:31 PM Ducks trail 11-1 in the sixth. Will play again later today about 6:00 pm vs the winner of Weber St vs Binghamton. Loser of 6:00 pm game is out of the tournament. Winner advances to Sunday to play Stanford for regional championship. If Oregon wins at 6:00 pm (approx) game, must win twice on Sunday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 9 Share Posted Saturday at 10:34 PM 13-1 now, super ugly 6th inning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 10 Share Posted Saturday at 10:38 PM 1-3 after 4 1-5 after 5 1-14 in the sixth, Duck up bottom of sixth. Unless Ducks get a whole lotta runs this will be a run-rule game after Ducks bat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB89 No. 11 Share Posted Saturday at 10:39 PM On 5/17/2025 at 1:47 PM, Cacker Guy said: Can someone tell me why Coach Lombardi started her dominant ace pitcher Lindsey Grein against lowly Weber State -- and starts a good but not dominant (and not as mentally tough) #2 pitcher against Stanford? I really don't understand it. Didn't start well today. If you go back to the start of the Indiana series, Oregon has not had a dominant pitcher. Something happened to Grein's dominance from earlier in the year. Here are Greins last 6 outings. I will list the innings pitched & earned runs given up. Indiana series G1: 4.1 & 4 G2: 2.2 & 0. G3: 1.2 & 5 MSU series G1: 1.1 & 4 G3: 2.0 & 3 BIG10 Tournament Michigan 2.1 & 3 Unfortunately OBD picked a bad time of the year to have their slump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 12 Share Posted Saturday at 10:48 PM Most runs allowed of the Melyssa Lombardi era. Oregon last allowed 14+ at California, 4-15 loss on May 7, 2016 (coach Mike White). Earlier that season lost 4-16 to UCLA in Eugene. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 13 Share Posted Saturday at 10:51 PM In the top of the 6th Stanford was up for 45 minutes, scored 9 runs. Thank goodness for the Run Rule. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosconi No. 14 Share Posted Sunday at 03:54 AM As I recall, Lombardi was the pitching coach at Oklahoma - go figure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 15 Share Posted Sunday at 04:05 AM Lombardi coached the Oklahoma battery to a combined 20 All-America honors, 37 All-Region accolades and 77 All-Big 12 honors over her 21 seasons at OU. Her pitchers racked up six Big-12 Pitcher of the Year awards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Waddler Moderator No. 16 Share Posted Sunday at 08:16 PM Tournament time is all about pitching. Lombardi is (understandably) tight-lipped regarding any issues effecting her staff. We are left to speculate and wonder. She has two remarkable pitchers in Grein and Sokolsky. That said, there still remains a significant difference between recruiting the top national prospects, and attracting talented projects from less competitive programs looking to use their last year or two to their advantage. Irregardless of their accelerated rate of development, that difference often does show up at tourney time when facing the toughest competition. Image wise, Oregon’s softball commitment and stability probably took a big hit among high school coaches and players when it refused to pony-up in order to keep one of the most successful head coaches in the game from moving on. By earning the program’s first regional hosting since then, Lombardi has begun to close that perception gap; and, along with her stellar credentials, will hopefully now start getting commitments from the kind of talent that she will need down the road. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 17 Share Posted Sunday at 09:38 PM On 5/18/2025 at 1:16 PM, Washington Waddler said: Image wise, Oregon’s softball commitment and stability probably took a big hit among high school coaches and players when it refused to pony-up in order to keep one of the most successful head coaches in the game from moving on. By earning the program’s first regional hosting since then, Lombardi has begun to close that perception gap; and, along with her stellar credentials, will hopefully now start getting commitments from the kind of talent that she will need down the road. No doubt. I can't, though I'm trying, to say enough about Coach Lombardi. She was fine at Oklahoma, would have eventually been the head coach. Instead, she leaves that to come to an Oregon program that was just rocked, and it was anything but a smooth transition. Now, the team took a hit, literally, against Stanford. Maybe they pull it off, win 2 and move on. But if they don't, Lombardi and the Ducks will be back next season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Waddler Moderator No. 18 Share Posted Sunday at 10:31 PM On 5/18/2025 at 2:38 PM, 30Duck said: She was fine at Oklahoma, would have eventually been the head coach. Instead, she leaves that to come to an Oregon program that was just rocked, and it was anything but a smooth transition. My wife and I were sitting in ‘The Bob’ when Lombardi and Oklahoma came to town in 2018. That 5-0 Duck victory left a lasting impression on her of the program and facilities. But, what probably tipped the scale (as she has mentioned many times) was the fan support. Even by Oklahoma standards, it moved the needle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 19 Share Posted Sunday at 10:59 PM On 5/18/2025 at 3:31 PM, Washington Waddler said: But, what probably tipped the scale (as she has mentioned many times) was the fan support. Even by Oklahoma standards, it moved the needle. "The Jane" more than holds its own in Oregon facilities and venues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCDuck1 No. 20 Share Posted Monday at 09:51 PM All of You Duck Softball Fans Listening to the First Duck-Stanford Game, Many of you may be texting from The Jane while others are listening to the radio and/or BIG network. My brother and his wife are seated in The Jane behind the backstop and to one side. He has passed on to me via I-phone that the Home Plate umpire is calling an extremely small strike zone for this game between the Ducks and Stanford. He is also calling a very inconsistent strike zone. This strike zone seems to begin at most players' crotch and moves up to their chest; how wide is it? It is about half the width of most of the players' upper body. Hard to believe, but if so, this would explain many of the balls & strikes being called. Justify the calls? No, If he is accurate, this umpire has to be rotated out or just go. Regardless, that won't happen until the game is complete. My brother, Dave has noted the Stanford coach has been closely observing the batters' box and has talked to one of her Asst coaches and the batters after watching how the umpire is calling the pitches. She has apparently coached her players to tighten up to the plate and box; then, lean in (to the right or left based on which side is dominant). Do I know this for a fact? No, but this is what my brother is seeing and describing. The above paragraphs may serve or assist to explain some of the odd things that are taking place during the first game between the Ducks and Stanford. I cannot verify the accuracy of my brother's comments, but he has been one heck of a high school baseball coach. He's not perfect, but he has a keen and knowing eye. He loves the Ducks, but he knows people very well, and that includes softball and baseball umpires and the rules. Take my comments for what they are worth - not much. VR, KCDuck1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Moderator No. 21 Share Posted 6 hours ago #13 Fr. infielder/outfielder Stefini Ma'ake meets with the media ahead of the Eugene Super Regional where the 16-seed Oregon Ducks will host the Liberty Flames. #38 Sr. infielder Paige Sinicki meets with the media ahead of the Eugene Super Regional where the 16-seed Oregon Ducks will host the Liberty Flames. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 22 Share Posted 3 hours ago Like Paige Sinicki said, "There was no doubt we were going to win this game" after Stanford got a grand slam in the 1st inning, then led 7-3. Incredible performance, and it all worked out, they got their Super Regional. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Ducky No. 23 Share Posted 2 hours ago Liberty biberty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
