Posts Tagged Softball

Ducks beat Huskers 4-3 to force Game 3

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Samantha Pappas’ RBI single in the 11th inning gave Oregon a 4-3 victory over Nebraska Sunday to force a deciding game in the best-of-three NCAA Super Regional series.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Huskers down Ducks 5-2 to open Super Regional

Oregon catcher Janelle Lindvall, left, reaches for the tag as Nebraska's Mattie Fowler, center, tries to score during the third inning of an NCAA college super regional softball game in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Chris Pietsch)

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Brooke Thomason hit a grand slam in the fifth inning and Nebraska opened its NCAA Super Regional series with a 5-2 victory over Oregon on Saturday evening.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Nebraska coach comes home to face Oregon

Nebraska coach Rhonda Revelle smiles during a press availability following practice in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Nebraska plays Oregon in a best-of-three NCAA college softball Super Regional series starting Saturday night in Eugene, Ore.  (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Nebraska softball coach Rhonda Revelle grew up rooting for the Ducks and even played at Oregon for a season, so she’ll have to suppress any nostalgia this weekend when the Huskers visit Oregon in an NCAA Super Regional.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Sisters like sharing pitching duties for Lady Vols

In this April 12, 2013 photo provided by University of Tennessee Athletics, Tennessee pitcher Ivy Renfroe throws against Auburn in Knoxville, Tenn. Renfroe and her sister, Ellen Renfroe, both pitch for Tennessee but say they aren’t motivated by sibling rivalry. They’re both hoping to lead Tennessee (47-10) to a second straight Women’s College World Series berth. (AP Photo/Tennessee Athletics, Andrew Bruckse)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee softball pitchers Ivy Renfroe and Ellen Renfroe say they aren’t motivated by sibling rivalry.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Mizzou softball seeks College World Series return

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri softball team hopes its NCAA Super Regional rematch with Washington ends with a return to the Women’s College World Series after a one-year absence.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: , , , , , , ,