No. 5 Ducks Host No. 6 UCLA in Battle for First

THIS WEEKEND
No. 5 Oregon and No. 6 UCLA - both 12-1 in the conference - play a three-game series at Jane Sanders Stadium beginning Friday at 7 p.m. (Big Ten Network) with the winner gaining the inside track to the 2025 Big Ten regular season title. The series continues Saturday at 4 p.m. (B1G+) and Sunday at 2 p.m. (B1G+).

TWO STOLEN BASE RECORDS FALL
Two program season stolen base records have fallen this season. The Ducks now have 139 steals as a team (previous record: 126, 2007). Kai Luschar now has 45 stolen bases (previous record: 41 by Suzie Barnes, 2007). Luschar is tied for fifth on the Big Ten season list - just two out of third - while the team ranks sixth on the Big Ten top 10 list.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
39-4 - Oregon's 39-4 record is the program's best ever through 43 games.
9 - Nine regular hitters in the lineup come into the week hitting .300 or better.
3.41 - Lyndsey Grein gives up the fewest hits per 7 innings pitched in the nation - 3.41.
45 - Kai Luschar is second nationally in steals with 45, one out of the NCAA lead.
1.92 - Oregon leads the Big Ten and is third nationally in ERA (1.92).
13 - Both Stefini Ma'ake and Rylee McCoy have 13 HRs, The freshman record is 14.

LUSCHAR SECOND NATIONALLY IN STEALS
Kai Luschar enters the weekend second nationally in steals with 45. She is one behind the NCAA leader, Audrey Vandagriff of Alabama.

WE'VE GOT THE POWER
The Ducks are 15th nationally in home runs with 64 and 10th nationally in RBI (309).

LEADERS OF THE PACK
The Ducks rank in the Big Ten's top five in 11 different offensive categories. Oregon is pacing the league in steals, steals per game and sacrifice flies. The Ducks are third in hits and walks and fourth in batting average, home runs, on-base percentage, RBI and scoring.

SISTER ACT
Starting outfielders Kai Luschar (LF) and Kedre Luschar (CF) have combined for 107 hits, 81 runs and 67 stolen bases. Kedre leads the team in doubles (13) and batting average (.466). Kai leads the Big Ten with a program-record 45 steals. Both are seniors, though Kai, a fifth-year senior, is a year older.

DUCKS PACE BIG TEN IN PITCHING
Oregon leads the Big Ten in earned run average (1.92) and is third nationally.

SINICKI SHORTSTOP STARTS
Paige Sinicki has started 172 consecutive games at shortstop for the Ducks.

ELITE LEVEL DEFENSE
Defense has been a hallmark of coach Melyssa Lombardi's program since day one. The Ducks are second in the Big Ten and fifth nationally in fielding at .982. Last season, the Ducks were again one of the best defensive teams in the nation. The Ducks were 24th nationally and fourth in the Pac-12 and in fielding percentage (.974). In 2022, Oregon led the Pac-12 and ranked 10th nationally with a .977 fielding percentage. That mark tied the program record set the year before (2021).