EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon softball team moved up two spots to No. 17 in the USA Today/NFCA top-25 poll on Tuesday after going 2-2 at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational over the weekend.
The Ducks are off to a 7-2 start under new coach Melyssa Lombardi, including an 8-5 upset win over then-No. 8 LSU last Friday in Clearwater. Oregon also moved up five spots to No. 17 in the latest Espn.com/USA Softball poll.
Oregon will head to Cathedral City, Calif., this week to play six games over four days at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, beginning Thursday against New Mexico State and Bethune-Cookman.