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No. 13 Oregon to Host No. 23 UW, Celebrate 60 Years of Softball
04/15/26 | Softball
60 YEARS OF SOFTBALL & 10 AT THE JANE
Oregon's year-long celebration of 60 years of softball and 10 seasons at Jane Sanders Stadium will culminate this weekend when Oregon will welcome nearly 100 alums and their families to The Jane. Friday night, the program will recognize the Sanders Family for their support of Oregon softball. Saturday, Oregon will honor all alums in attendance with postgame, on-field ceremony.
GREIN NAMED BIG TEN PITCHER OF THE WEEK
After leading Oregon to a road sweep of Maryland, Lyndsey Grein was named D1 Softball National Pitcher of the Week and Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week. This was her third career Big Ten honor and first of 2026. The senior from Mokena, Ill., went 3-0 against the Terrapins. For the weekend, she had a 0.93 ERA in 15 innings pitched. She allowed two runs on seven hits, struck out 25 and walked only two. She gave up only one extra base hit the entire series. In the game one 11-0 run-rule win, Grein struck out eight in four shutout innings and allowed two hits. She threw four hitless innings in relief in game two and struck out seven as the Ducks won 4-3 in eight innings. In the series finale, she struck out 10 in a complete game, 8-2 win. Grein, who is 21-4 on the season, leads the Big Ten in strikeouts (164), WHIP (0.94), and opponent batting average (.173), is second in wins and third in ERA (2.15).
NUMBERS
* 13 - Oregon is No. 13 in the current RPI rankings.
* 16 - Oregon has 16 come-from-behind wins this season.
* 22 - Oregon has played the 22nd most difficult schedule nationally.
* 31 - Oregon leads the NCAA with a program-record 31 sacrifice flies.
* 31 - 31 of Oregon's 38 games have come against teams in the top 75 of the RPI.
* 6 - Elon Butler broke school and Big Ten record with six hits April 4 vs. Iowa.
* 8 - Oregon is eighth nationally in average attendance per game (2,001).
* 16 - Elon Butler leads the Big Ten and is eighth nationally with 16 doubles.
* 21 - Lyndsey Grein has won 21 games, second in the Big Ten and third nationally.
* 164 - Lyndsey Grein has struck out 164 batter this season, which leads the Big Ten.
GREIN IN BIG TEN'S TOP FOUR IN NINE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES
Lyndsey Grein ranks among the Big Ten's top four in nine different statistical categories. She leads the Big Ten in strikeouts (164), WHIP (0.94), hits allowed per seven innings pitched (4.35) and appearances (33). She's second in wins (21) and innings pitched (130.1). Grein is third ERA (2.15) and fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.00) and strikeouts per seven innings pitched (8.8).
COX, MA'AKE LEAD DUCKS AT MARYLAND
Emma Cox and Stefini Ma'ake accounted for more than half if the team's 21 RBI and three of its four home runs in the Ducks' sweep at Maryland. Cox hit .500 (4-of-8) with a pair of three-run home runs and eight RBI. Ma'ake also hit .500 (5-of-10) with a grand slam home run and five RBI.
Oregon's year-long celebration of 60 years of softball and 10 seasons at Jane Sanders Stadium will culminate this weekend when Oregon will welcome nearly 100 alums and their families to The Jane. Friday night, the program will recognize the Sanders Family for their support of Oregon softball. Saturday, Oregon will honor all alums in attendance with postgame, on-field ceremony.
GREIN NAMED BIG TEN PITCHER OF THE WEEK
After leading Oregon to a road sweep of Maryland, Lyndsey Grein was named D1 Softball National Pitcher of the Week and Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week. This was her third career Big Ten honor and first of 2026. The senior from Mokena, Ill., went 3-0 against the Terrapins. For the weekend, she had a 0.93 ERA in 15 innings pitched. She allowed two runs on seven hits, struck out 25 and walked only two. She gave up only one extra base hit the entire series. In the game one 11-0 run-rule win, Grein struck out eight in four shutout innings and allowed two hits. She threw four hitless innings in relief in game two and struck out seven as the Ducks won 4-3 in eight innings. In the series finale, she struck out 10 in a complete game, 8-2 win. Grein, who is 21-4 on the season, leads the Big Ten in strikeouts (164), WHIP (0.94), and opponent batting average (.173), is second in wins and third in ERA (2.15).
NUMBERS
* 13 - Oregon is No. 13 in the current RPI rankings.
* 16 - Oregon has 16 come-from-behind wins this season.
* 22 - Oregon has played the 22nd most difficult schedule nationally.
* 31 - Oregon leads the NCAA with a program-record 31 sacrifice flies.
* 31 - 31 of Oregon's 38 games have come against teams in the top 75 of the RPI.
* 6 - Elon Butler broke school and Big Ten record with six hits April 4 vs. Iowa.
* 8 - Oregon is eighth nationally in average attendance per game (2,001).
* 16 - Elon Butler leads the Big Ten and is eighth nationally with 16 doubles.
* 21 - Lyndsey Grein has won 21 games, second in the Big Ten and third nationally.
* 164 - Lyndsey Grein has struck out 164 batter this season, which leads the Big Ten.
GREIN IN BIG TEN'S TOP FOUR IN NINE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES
Lyndsey Grein ranks among the Big Ten's top four in nine different statistical categories. She leads the Big Ten in strikeouts (164), WHIP (0.94), hits allowed per seven innings pitched (4.35) and appearances (33). She's second in wins (21) and innings pitched (130.1). Grein is third ERA (2.15) and fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.00) and strikeouts per seven innings pitched (8.8).
COX, MA'AKE LEAD DUCKS AT MARYLAND
Emma Cox and Stefini Ma'ake accounted for more than half if the team's 21 RBI and three of its four home runs in the Ducks' sweep at Maryland. Cox hit .500 (4-of-8) with a pair of three-run home runs and eight RBI. Ma'ake also hit .500 (5-of-10) with a grand slam home run and five RBI.
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