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Ducks Dig Out of 7-0 Hole, Score Record 24 Runs
03/23/26 | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — No. 18 Oregon broke the school's single-game scoring record AND came back from a seven-run deficit Monday at Andy Mohr Field.
The Ducks (24-8) defeated Indiana 24-12, but the final score doesn't begin scratch the surface of what transpired on a windy Indiana evening. In one of the wildest games in program history, the Ducks:
"We've just talked a lot and we just know that as long as we have innings to work with, we have the opportunity to come back and win," said head coach Melyssa Lombardi. "I've been saying this for a long time. This is a powerful lineup and you really got to see that today."
The Ducks hit four home runs on Monday and also had three doubles and a triple that contributed to the team's record totals in runs, hits and RBI. All nine starters had at least one hit and three set or tied their career highs in RBI. Butler led the way with six – her third six-RBI game of the season, while Cox and Jones both drove in five.
"It was fun," said Jones. "I mean, we weren't expecting that start, but all of our girls were not going to let that determine the rest of the game, and we came back as soon as we could with each other side by side, and I just think it's great that we can do that and we're recognizing that."
How It Happened: All five walks issued by Oregon in the first three innings came around to score on home runs, a three-run shot in the first and a grand slam in the third, to give Indiana (25-7) a 7-0 lead.
Stefini Ma'ake and Ayanna Shaw led the fourth inning off with singles. An out later, Braiesey Rosa's hit to left center scored both runners. Walks to Cox and Katie Flannery loaded the bases for Jones, who made it 7-3 Hoosiers on a sacrifice fly.
Butler followed with a two-out triple that scored Cox and Flannery, cutting Indiana's lead to 7-5.
Amari Harper made it a one-run game with a single that scored Butler and Ma'ake – making her second plate appearance of the inning – doubled in Harper to tie the game at 7-7.
The Hoosiers took their final lead at 9-7 with two runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Taryn Ho got things going with a double leading off the fifth inning. She advanced to third on a wild pitch and then scored when Cox singled to left.
Flannery walked for the second time to bring up Jones. She took the first two pitches for balls, but then experienced temporary regret for not swinging at the 2-0 offering.
"I got on myself for a second," said Jones. "My dad always tells me never to swing 2-0, and I didn't and it was the fattest pitch ever. So I was ready to crank it again and she gave me that same pitch so it felt good."
Jones did not miss on the 2-1 pitch, depositing it well beyond the wall in right field. Her third home run of the season gave the Ducks a lead at 11-9 that they wouldn't relinquish.
Oregon scored six two-out runs in the top of the sixth, highlighted by Butler's grand slam – her 10th homer of the season – and Harper's eighth long ball of 2026.
In the seventh inning, the first three Oregon batters reached ahead of Cox, who hit her first career grand slam which made it 21-11 at that point.
An out later, Jones walked and then scored when a throw trying to get Butler at first went into right field. Butler, who went to third on the error, scored Ducks' 23rd run of the game on Harper's sacrifice fly.
Oregon reloaded the bases on a hit, a walk and hit batter. Holden, who pinch-hit for Rosa, then slapped a sharp single into left field as her first career hit plated the Ducks' record-breaking 24th run of the game.
"I just loved watching her," said Lombardi. "She came up, she was ready to swing. I knew that if she got her pitch, she was gonna hit it hard."
Single-Game Records
24 runs, all games, and 24 runs, conference game (previous record 23, vs. Oregon State, March 15, 2015)
21 hits (previous record 20, vs. Saint Mary's, March 7, 1993, and at Rutgers, March 29, 2025)
23 RBI (previous record 21, March 29, 2025)
The only other time on record that Oregon won while giving up 12 or more runs was a 23-12 win against Oregon State on March 15, 2015.
Notable: The seven-run deficit was the biggest overcome of the Lombardi era. The previous best was six runs against Portland State on April 23, 2019 … Oregon hit two more sacrifice flies on Monday, the program's 21st and 22nd of the season. That's the third best mark in program history and only three off the school record of 25 (2015, 2025) … Lyndsey Grein earned her team-best 14th win of the season … Katie Flannery made her 100th career start at 3rd base … Taryn Ho had the first two-double game of her career. Starter Elise Sokolsky had to exit the game with one out in the bottom of the first due to an apparent injury … Monday's game was a nonconference game. The Ducks and Indiana don't play a Big Ten series this season.
Quotable
Head Coach Melyssa Lombardi on how the team bounced back from being down 7-0
"Resiliency. That's how I would describe this group. We were down seven to zero at one point in the game, and if you were to look in this dugout, they were extremely loose. They were into the game. They were having good at-bats, knowing that we were going to find a way to come back and win, to see everybody contribute, not just the starters, but also have Trinity come off the bench, Remington (Hewitt), just everybody who came in did something."
Up Next: The Ducks begin a three-game series with Northwestern Thursday at The Ballpark at Rosemont, which is the home of the AUSL's Chicago Bandits in Rosemont, Ill.
The Ducks (24-8) defeated Indiana 24-12, but the final score doesn't begin scratch the surface of what transpired on a windy Indiana evening. In one of the wildest games in program history, the Ducks:
- Lost their starting pitcher to an injury after one out in the first inning.
- Fell behind 7-0 after three innings.
- Tied the game at 7-7 in the fourth, only to watch Indiana retake the lead, 9-7, in the next half inning.
- Went head for the first time, 11-9, on Kaylynn Jones' three-run homer in the fifth.
- Saw not one, but two grand slam home runs – one each by Elon Butler and Emma Cox.
- Had Butler come within a double of the program's first cycle.
- Scored their record-breaking 24th run on senior catcher Trinity Holden's first career hit.
- Also set school record for hits (21) and RBI (23).
- Won while giving up 12 or more runs for only the second time in program history.
"We've just talked a lot and we just know that as long as we have innings to work with, we have the opportunity to come back and win," said head coach Melyssa Lombardi. "I've been saying this for a long time. This is a powerful lineup and you really got to see that today."
The Ducks hit four home runs on Monday and also had three doubles and a triple that contributed to the team's record totals in runs, hits and RBI. All nine starters had at least one hit and three set or tied their career highs in RBI. Butler led the way with six – her third six-RBI game of the season, while Cox and Jones both drove in five.
"It was fun," said Jones. "I mean, we weren't expecting that start, but all of our girls were not going to let that determine the rest of the game, and we came back as soon as we could with each other side by side, and I just think it's great that we can do that and we're recognizing that."
How It Happened: All five walks issued by Oregon in the first three innings came around to score on home runs, a three-run shot in the first and a grand slam in the third, to give Indiana (25-7) a 7-0 lead.
Stefini Ma'ake and Ayanna Shaw led the fourth inning off with singles. An out later, Braiesey Rosa's hit to left center scored both runners. Walks to Cox and Katie Flannery loaded the bases for Jones, who made it 7-3 Hoosiers on a sacrifice fly.
Butler followed with a two-out triple that scored Cox and Flannery, cutting Indiana's lead to 7-5.
Amari Harper made it a one-run game with a single that scored Butler and Ma'ake – making her second plate appearance of the inning – doubled in Harper to tie the game at 7-7.
The Hoosiers took their final lead at 9-7 with two runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Taryn Ho got things going with a double leading off the fifth inning. She advanced to third on a wild pitch and then scored when Cox singled to left.
Flannery walked for the second time to bring up Jones. She took the first two pitches for balls, but then experienced temporary regret for not swinging at the 2-0 offering.
"I got on myself for a second," said Jones. "My dad always tells me never to swing 2-0, and I didn't and it was the fattest pitch ever. So I was ready to crank it again and she gave me that same pitch so it felt good."
Jones did not miss on the 2-1 pitch, depositing it well beyond the wall in right field. Her third home run of the season gave the Ducks a lead at 11-9 that they wouldn't relinquish.
Oregon scored six two-out runs in the top of the sixth, highlighted by Butler's grand slam – her 10th homer of the season – and Harper's eighth long ball of 2026.
In the seventh inning, the first three Oregon batters reached ahead of Cox, who hit her first career grand slam which made it 21-11 at that point.
An out later, Jones walked and then scored when a throw trying to get Butler at first went into right field. Butler, who went to third on the error, scored Ducks' 23rd run of the game on Harper's sacrifice fly.
Oregon reloaded the bases on a hit, a walk and hit batter. Holden, who pinch-hit for Rosa, then slapped a sharp single into left field as her first career hit plated the Ducks' record-breaking 24th run of the game.
"I just loved watching her," said Lombardi. "She came up, she was ready to swing. I knew that if she got her pitch, she was gonna hit it hard."
Single-Game Records
24 runs, all games, and 24 runs, conference game (previous record 23, vs. Oregon State, March 15, 2015)
21 hits (previous record 20, vs. Saint Mary's, March 7, 1993, and at Rutgers, March 29, 2025)
23 RBI (previous record 21, March 29, 2025)
The only other time on record that Oregon won while giving up 12 or more runs was a 23-12 win against Oregon State on March 15, 2015.
Notable: The seven-run deficit was the biggest overcome of the Lombardi era. The previous best was six runs against Portland State on April 23, 2019 … Oregon hit two more sacrifice flies on Monday, the program's 21st and 22nd of the season. That's the third best mark in program history and only three off the school record of 25 (2015, 2025) … Lyndsey Grein earned her team-best 14th win of the season … Katie Flannery made her 100th career start at 3rd base … Taryn Ho had the first two-double game of her career. Starter Elise Sokolsky had to exit the game with one out in the bottom of the first due to an apparent injury … Monday's game was a nonconference game. The Ducks and Indiana don't play a Big Ten series this season.
Quotable
Head Coach Melyssa Lombardi on how the team bounced back from being down 7-0
"Resiliency. That's how I would describe this group. We were down seven to zero at one point in the game, and if you were to look in this dugout, they were extremely loose. They were into the game. They were having good at-bats, knowing that we were going to find a way to come back and win, to see everybody contribute, not just the starters, but also have Trinity come off the bench, Remington (Hewitt), just everybody who came in did something."
Up Next: The Ducks begin a three-game series with Northwestern Thursday at The Ballpark at Rosemont, which is the home of the AUSL's Chicago Bandits in Rosemont, Ill.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Grein, Lyndsey (14-3)
L: Taylor Hess (6-2)
Batting:
2B: Ma'ake, Stefini 1 ; Ho, Taryn 2
3B: Butler, Elon 1
HR: Jones, Kaylynn 1 ; Butler, Elon 1 ; Harper, Amari 1 ; Cox, Emma 1
RBI: Jones, Kaylynn 5 ; Butler, Elon 6 ; Harper, Amari 3 ; Ma'ake, Stefini 1 ; Rosa, Braiesey 2 ; Holden, Trinity 1 ; Cox, Emma 5
SF: Jones, Kaylynn 1 ; Harper, Amari 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jones, Kaylynn 3 ; Butler, Elon 3 ; Harper, Amari 2 ; Ma'ake, Stefini 1 ; Legg, Regan 1 ; Shaw, Ayanna 2 ; Ho, Taryn 2 ; Rosa, Braiesey 2 ; Kresho, Elyse 1 ; Cox, Emma 3 ; Lawton, Presley 1 ; Flannery, Katie 3
SB: Shaw, Ayanna 1
HBP: Hewitt, Remmington 1 ; Rosa, Braiesey 1
Batting:
2B: Alex Cooper 1
HR: Josie Bird 2 ; Ellie Goins 1
RBI: Alex Cooper 2 ; Josie Bird 5 ; Ellie Goins 4
SH: Kettleman 1
Base Running:
RUNS: VanBrandt 1 ; Alex Cooper 2 ; Avery Parker 1 ; Drummond 1 ; Josie Bird 2 ; Nevaeh Nash 1 ; Strader 1 ; Ellie Goins 1 ; Haberstroh 1 ; Kettleman 1
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