Softball Trip Continues at Northwestern

ON DECK
No. 18/17 Oregon will get a look at the AUSL's Ballpark at Rosemont when it faces Northwestern Thursday through Saturday on the back half of its 11-day, seven-game. The first two games of the Northwestern series will be televised by Big Ten Network, while the finale will be on B1G+. The Ducks and the Wildcats have met 12 times previously with Oregon holding a slight 7-5 advantage.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
* 10 - The Ducks have won 10 straight Big Ten series dating back to last season.
* 13 - Elon Butler leads the Big Ten and is sixth nationally with 13 doubles.
* 22 - Oregon is tied for first nationally with 22 sacrifice flies (Southern Miss).
* 119 - Lyndsey Grein has 119 K's which leads the Big Ten (11th nationally).
* 12 - Oregon is No. 12 in the current RPI rankings.
* 9 - Oregon has played the ninth most difficult schedule nationally.
* 22 - 22 of Oregon's 32 games have come against teams in the top 75 of the RPI (27 vs. the top 100).
* 15 - 15 of Oregon's 19 remaining games are against teams currently in the top 100 of the RPI.
* 7 - The Ducks will play seven Big Ten series against teams in the RPI top 100 (four top-100 series last year).
*120 - Oregon has played only one team with an RPI below 120 (142 - Oregon State).
* 6 - Oregon is sixth nationally in average attendance per game (1,968).

GREIN NAMED NFCA NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Lyndsey Grein, who threw two complete games against Purdue in West Lafayette twice over the weekend, was named the NFCA Division I National Pitcher of the week (3/24). The senior from Mokena, Ill., was 2-0 with a 0.44 ERA in the Purdue series. She struck out 20, walked three and allowed one run on eight hits. She held opponents to a .151 batting average. In the series opener, she threw a four-hit shutout to lead Oregon to a 6-0 victory. She struck out 11 and walked one. In game three, Grein allowed one run on three hits in the Ducks' 2-1 victory. She struck out eight and walked one and didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning. She also threw two scoreless innings in Saturday's game.

NOTES FROM A RECORD-SETTING GAME IN BLOOMINGTON
Oregon defeated Indiana 24-12 Monday night 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 a record for RBI (23) and tied another record for hits (20).
* Won while giving up 12 or more runs for only the second time in program history.
* Posted the biggest comeback of the Lombardi era (7 runs).