Rally Falls Short At No. 22 Oregon

Saturday, April 6

Eugene, OR

5:00 PM

University of Washington

26-6, 0

Oregon

21-13, 0

Washington

Oregon

April 06, 2024 | Softball

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EUGENE, Ore. – No. 9 Washington dropped a tough 9-8 decision at No. 22 Oregon in game two of the series at Jane Sanders Stadium on Saturday night. The Huskies move to 26-6 and 10-4 in Pac-12 play.

Lindsay Lopez (8-2) got the start, going 1.2 innings with a strikeout. Brooke Nelson came on in relief and threw a gem in 4.1 innings with one earned run allowed with a walk and five strikeouts. Nelson retired 12 of 19 batters faced.

Oregon jumped out to an early four-run lead after the first inning.

The Huskies answered right back in the second. Back-to-back hits from Kinsey Fiedler and Olivia Johnson brought up Nelson who sent her fifth homer of the season out to center field. After back-to-back walks to Sydney Stewart and Giselle Alvarez, Avery Hobson send a single down the left field line to tie the game at four apiece.

TIE GAME!!!

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Oregon answered right back, plating five runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 9-4 lead.

Alana Johnson sent her 10th home run of the season over the center field wall, cutting the Duck's lead to four.

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Nelson went yard again in the fifth, a solo shot out to center. It is her first multi-home run game. Nelson has nine career homers, three of them have been in Eugene.

BROOKE DOES IT AGAIN!!

Her first career game with multiple home runs ??

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In the sixth, Rylee Holtorf led off with a double and Hobson reached on a fielder's choice putting runners on second and third. A sacrifice fly from Jillian Celis brought in the seventh run for the Huskies. Hobson scored on a wild pitch, making it a one-run game before the game entered a 46-minute rain delay. The Huskies were able to load the bases coming out of the delay, but couldn't find the equalizer.

The series finale is set for Sunday afternoon with a noon first pitch. The game will air on Pac-12 Network.

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