No. 16 Softball Rallies To Split Doubleheader

Sunday, March 21

Eugene, Ore.

1:00 p.m.

University of Oregon

Missouri

Photo by: GoDucks.com

03/21/04 | Softball

By: GoDucks.com

EUGENE, Ore. ? Oregon freshman Kayleen Hudson had two clutch RBI singles to lead the 16^th-ranked University of Oregon softball team to a 4-3 victory over Missouri in the second game of a doubleheader in front of 635 fans at Howe Field Sunday afternoon. The Ducks fell 8-0 in six innings in the first game and are now 21-7 overall this season while the Tigers went to 11-16.

Hudson drove in Beth Boskovich with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game, 3-3. In the ninth inning, it was much of the same for Hudson as she again drove in Boskovich for the winning run. Hudson was 3-for-5 in the second game and now has 15 RBI on the season.

"What a tremendous showing by a freshman," Oregon head coach Kathy Arendsen said. "After losing in the first game and falling behind in the second, I thought it showed a lot of courage and poise for us to continue fighting through."

Senior Anissa Meashintubby (8-1) didn't allow a hit in four innings pitched to pick up the win in the second game while Nyhus (9-4) took the loss in the first game. Missouri pitcher Erin Kalka split the game to improve to 6-9 on the year.

Oregon took the early lead in the second game after a solo home run by Ashley Richards in the first inning, but fell behind in the third inning after Missouri scored an unearned run and later went ahead when Heather Kunkel drove in Leanne Bowers with a single up the middle.

Duck senior Julie Jaime hit a timely double to right center to score freshman Suzie Barnes and tie the game, 2-2. Barnes was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two walks on the day while Jaime was 1-for-3 with an RBI in the win.

Missouri again capitalized on an Oregon error in the sixth inning, scoring an unearned run to reclaim the lead, 3-2, but the Ducks responded in the seventh to force their first extra inning game of the season.

The Tigers went ahead early in the first game after a two-run home run by Samantha Fleeman and extended their lead to 5-0 in the third with a three-run home run by A.J. White that scored Joanne Loethen and Leanne Bowers.

Bowers later hit Missouri's third home run of the game, a two-run shot that scored Loethen to put the Tigers ahead 7-0 in the fifth inning. Three Oregon errors in the sixth inning led to another run for Missouri as they went on to win 8-0 after six complete innings.

The Ducks continue their homestead next week, hosting Kansas on Tuesday and Wednesday at Howe Field. Both games begin at 3 p.m.

Missouri 8, Oregon 0
Missouri 023 021 - 8 8 1
Oregon 000 000 - 0 2 4

Win: Kalka (6-8)
Loss: Nhyus (9-4)

2B: Barnes (1)
HR: Fleeman (2); White (2); Bowers (3)

Oregon 4, Missouri 3
Missouri 002 001 000 - 3 5 2
Oregon 100 010 101 - 4 9 4

Win: Meashintubby (7-1)
Loss: Kalka (6-8)

2B: Barnes (2)
HR: Richards (7)

Box score (NCAA)

The Automated ScoreBook Missouri at #16 Oregon (Game 1) Mar 21, 2004 at Eugene, Oregon (Howe Field)

Missouri 8 (11-15)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Bowers cf................ 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 Stringer 2b.............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 LeCluyse lf.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 White rf................. 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 Kunkel ss................ 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Fleeman dh............... 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Masterson c.............. 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Power 3b................. 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 Kennewell ph............ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Loethen 1b............... 3 2 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 Kalka p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals................... 27 8 8 7 1 4 18 7 2

Oregon 0 (20-7)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Poore, Jenn c............ 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 3 1 Sabol, Breanne ss........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 Richards, Ashley 3b...... 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 Boskovich, Beth dh....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Hudson, Kayleen cf....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Baird, Dani rf........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leiter, Kristi 1b........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 Jaime, Julie lf.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barnes, Suzie 2b......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 Nyhus, Ani p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kontra, Lindsey p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 20 0 2 0 1 6 18 9 4

Score by Innings R H E --------------------------------------- Missouri............ 023 021 - 8 8 1 Oregon.............. 000 000 - 0 2 4 ---------------------------------------

E - Bowers; Poore; Sabol 2; Richards. LOB - MIZZ 2; Ducks 4.
2B - Barnes. HR - Bowers; White; Fleeman. SH - Sabol. CS - Kunkel.

Missouri IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Kalka............... 6.0 2 0 0 1 6 20 22

Oregon IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Nyhus, Ani.......... 4.0 7 7 7 0 4 19 19 Kontra, Lindsey..... 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 8 9

Win - Kalka (6-8). Loss - Nyhus (9-4). Save - None. PB - Masterson. Umpires - HP: Kevin Murphy 1B: Irene Henjun 3B: Don Alexander Start: 1 p.m. Time: 1:35 Attendance: Nyhus faced 2 batters in the 5th. Game: MIZZ-ORE

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Box score (NCAA)

The Automated ScoreBook Missouri at #16 Oregon Mar 21, 2004 at Eugene, Oregon (Howe Field)

Missouri 3 (11-16)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Bowers cf................ 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Stringer 2b.............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 LeCluyse lf.............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 White rf................. 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 Kunkel ss................ 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 Fleeman dh/p............. 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 Masterson c.............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 Power 3b................. 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Loethen 1b............... 4 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 2 Peterson p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kalka p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Totals................... 35 3 4 1 2 7 26 10 7

Oregon 4 (21-7)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Poore, Jenn c............ 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 3 Sabol, Breanne ss........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Jaime, Julie lf......... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Richards, Ashley 3b...... 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 Boskovich, Beth dh....... 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 Baird, Dani lf/rf........ 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 Hudson, Kayleen rf/cf.... 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 2 Leiter, Kristi 1b........ 3 0 0 0 1 3 14 1 2 Goodell, Erin 2b/ss...... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 Barnes, Suzie cf/2b...... 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 Harris, Amy p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Meashintubby, Anissa p.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 33 4 9 4 6 11 27 14 12

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Missouri............ 002 001 000 - 3 4 2 Oregon.............. 100 010 101 - 4 9 4 -------------------------------------------

Note: 2 outs, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.

E - LeCluyse; Kunkel; Sabol; Leiter 2; Goodell.
LOB - MIZZ 7; Ducks 12. 2B - Jaime; Barnes. HR - Richards.
HBP - Boskovich. SH - Baird; Goodell.

Missouri IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Peterson............ 3.1 1 1 1 2 6 11 13 Fleeman............. 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 4 5 Kalka............... 4.2 6 2 2 4 5 18 24

Oregon IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Harris, Amy......... 5.0 4 2 1 0 5 21 21 Meashintubby, Anissa 4.0 0 1 0 2 2 14 16

Win - Meashintubby (8-1). Loss - Kalka (6-9). Save - None. WP - Peterson. HBP - by Fleeman (Boskovich). Umpires - HP: Irene Henjun 1B: Don Alexander 3B: Kevin Murphy Start: 3 p.m. Time: 2:45 Attendance: 635 Peterson faced 1 batter in the 5th. Game: MIZZ-UO