After a marathon eleven innings and nearly four hours of play in a must-win appearance for the Ducks, the #3 Oregon Ducks bested the #14 Nebraska Huskers 4-3 during the second game of their series in the NCAA Super Regional.
The best-of-three game series continues at an adjusted time of 4:30pm PST at Howe Field in Eugene, OR. The winner of that game will advance to the Women’s Colleges World Series (WCWS) in Oklahoma City.
Oregon’s Samantha Pappas, left, screams in celebration with junior infielder Courtney Ceo after Ceo scores a critical run in the top of the seventh inning, tying the game at 3-3. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Oregon’s Kaylan Howard slides into Nebraska infielder Alicia Armstrong at second base during the top of the eighth inning. Howard was ruled out on the play. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Oregon junior Kailee Cuico acknowledges her teammates while flashing a grin after tagging Huskers player Tatum Edwards out at first base during the bottom of the third inning. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Huskers infielder Alicia Armstrong collides with Oregon’s Courtney Ceo at second base during the bottom of the second inning. Armstrong was ruled out by umpire Tanya Garig. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Umpire Tanya Garig rules Huskers infielder Alicia Armstrong out at second base as Armstrong and Oregon outfielder Courtney Ceo look upwards for a decision. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Oregon sophomore Sara Goodrum fields a ball in the outfield during pre-game warmups. The #3 Oregon Ducks win 4-3 after eleven innings to the #14 Nebraska Huskers at Howe Field during game two of the NCAA Super Regional tournament, forcing a third and final game at 4:30pm PST. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
The Oregon Ducks celebrate as they are introduced to a home crowd of 1,632 at Howe Field. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Oregon assistant coaches Blake Miller, center, and Chelsea Spencer, center left, express their frustrations to umpire Steve Arnold after Arnold ruled Oregon’s Allie Burger out at first base during the top of the first inning. The decision was shortly overturned after Oregon head coach Mike White appealed the decision to home plate umpire James Colzey. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Ducks pitcher Karissa Hovinga inscribes her number on her left wrist in the Oregon dugout during the bottom of the fourth inning. Hovinga’s team number was preceded by the word “Relentless,” written in all-capital letters and featured on several Oregon players’ forearms. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Oregon senior outfielder Samantha Pappas prepares to receive a pitch from Huskers pitcher Tatum Edwards during the top of the fifth inning. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
The Oregon dugout tracks the ball after Ducks player Janie Takeda connects on a pitch during the top of the sixth inning. The koala bear that clings to the fence in front of Oregon’s Samantha Pappas is Takeda’s childhood stuffed animal that travels with the team. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Huskers outfielder Jordan Bettiol, left, embraces with Katie Brown in the Nebraska dugout after Oregon concludes the top of the sixth inning trailing the Huskers 3-2. Brown is the director of softball operations for Nebraska. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Karissa Hovinga, from left, Janelle Lindvall, and Oregon head coach Mike White watch an Oregon pitch fly past during the bottom of the sixth inning as the Ducks trail 3-2. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Six-year-old Jaden Jones rests on the knee of Ryan Thom as the game enters the eighth inning in overtime. The pair met for the first time at the beginning of the game, and Jones took to following Thom around the bleachers, starting cheers for the crowd and pumping up the fans at Howe Field. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Huskers senior outfielder Brooke Thomason clings to the fencing at Howe Field as she watches Oregon’s Janelle Lindvall’s home run sail out of the park, making it a 3-2 game with the Huskers in the lead at the top of the sixth inning. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Oregon freshman outfielder Alyssa Gillespie leads her teammates back to the dugout as the Ducks head into the fifth inning trailing 3-1 to the Huskers. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Freshman utility player Koral Costa, left, and teammate Kailee Cuico eye the Nebraska team as the Huskers take to the outfield at Howe Field. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)