# Oregon Ducks softball

The Oregon Ducks softball team represents the University of Oregon in NCAA Division I college softball. The Ducks compete in the Big Ten Conference and are led by head coach Melyssa Lombardi. Oregon plays their home games at Jane Sanders Stadium after playing at Howe Field through 2015. Oregon has appeared in eight Women's College World Series.

## History
### Coaching history

| Years | Coach | Record | % |
| 1974–1979 | Becky Sisley | 57–59 | .491 |
| 1980 | Nancy Platz | 18–12 | .600 |
| 1981 | John Feeney | 8–19 | .296 |
| 1982 | Charles Sylvester | 8–13 | .381 |
| 1983–1985 | P.J. Harlin | 42–79 | .347 |
| 1986–1989 | Teresa Wilson | 126–104 | .548 |
| 1990–1996 | Tami Brown | 192–154 | .555 |
| 1997–2001 | Rick Gamez | 168–164–1 | .506 |
| 2002 | Brent Rincon | 24–30 | .444 |
| 2002–2009 | Kathy Arendsen | 234–176 | .571 |
| 2010–2018 | Mike White | 435–111–1 | .796 |
| 2019–present | Melyssa Lombardi | 155–85 | .646 |

## Championships
### Conference Championships

| Season | Conference | Record | Head coach |
| 2013 | Pac–12 Conference | 19–5 | Mike White |
| 2014 | Pac–12 Conference | 20–3–1 | Mike White |
| 2015 | Pac–12 Conference | 21–3 | Mike White |
| 2016 | Pac–12 Conference | 20–4 | Mike White |
| 2018 | Pac–12 Conference | 21–3 | Mike White |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position coached | Consecutive season at Oregon in current position |
| Melyssa Lombardi | Head coach | 5th |
| Sam Marder | Associate head coach | 2nd |
| Sydney Romero | Assistant coach | 1st |
| Alyssa Palomino—Cardoza | Assistant coach and volunteer coach | 2nd |
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## Year-by-year results

* Legend
* National Champions
* Women's College World Series berth
* Conference Tournament Champions
* Conference Regular Season Champions
| Season | Head coach | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference Standing | Conference Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Final Rank |
| Season | Head coach | W | L | T | % | W | L | T | % | Conference Standing | Conference Tournament | NCAA Tournament | Final Rank |
| 1974 | Becky Sisley | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | | |
| 1975 | Becky Sisley | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | | |
| 1976 | Becky Sisley | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | AIAW World Series 2nd Round | |
| 1977 | Becky Sisley | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | | |
| 1978 | Becky Sisley | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | | |
| 1979 | Becky Sisley | 17 | 16 | 0 | .515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | | |
| 1980 | Nancy Platz | 18 | 12 | 0 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | AIAW World Series 3rd Round | |
| 1981 | John Feeney | 8 | 19 | 0 | .296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | | |
| 1982 | Charles Sylvester | 8 | 13 | 0 | .381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | | |
| 1983 | P.J. Harlin | 6 | 21 | 0 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | | |
| 1984 | P.J. Harlin | 17 | 33 | 0 | .340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | | |
| 1985 | P.J. Harlin | 19 | 25 | 0 | .432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | | |
| 1986 | Teresa Wilson | 17 | 30 | 0 | .362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | | |
| 1987 | Teresa Wilson | 23 | 30 | 0 | .434 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 5th | | | |
| 1988 | Teresa Wilson | 32 | 26 | 0 | .552 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .450 | 3rd | | | |
| 1989 | Teresa Wilson | 54 | 18 | 0 | .750 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | 2nd | | Women's College World Series 3rd Round | |
| 1990 | Tami Brown | 35 | 23 | 0 | .603 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | T-3rd | | Regional #8 Semifinal | |
| 1991 | Tami Brown | 29 | 29 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .200 | 5th | | | |
| 1992 | Tami Brown | 26 | 28 | 0 | .481 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 5th | | | |
| 1993 | Tami Brown | 18 | 16 | 0 | .529 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5th | | | |
| 1994 | Tami Brown | 38 | 22 | 0 | .633 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 4th | | Regional #6 Finals | |
| 1995 | Tami Brown | 25 | 26 | 0 | .490 | 12 | 15 | 0 | .444 | 5th | | | |
| 1996 | Tami Brown | 21 | 30 | 0 | .412 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .217 | 7th | | | |
| 1997 | Rick Gamez | 24 | 35 | 1 | .408 | 9 | 19 | 0 | .321 | T-6th | | | |
| 1998 | Rick Gamez | 40 | 31 | 0 | .563 | 10 | 18 | 0 | .357 | 5th | | Regional #2 Finals | 20 |
| 1999 | Rick Gamez | 40 | 29 | 0 | .580 | 10 | 18 | 0 | .357 | T-6th | | Regional #8 Semifinals | 25 |
| 2000 | Rick Gamez | 36 | 29 | 0 | .554 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .286 | T-7th | | Regional #7 Semifinals | 16 |
| 2001 | Rick Gamez | 28 | 40 | 0 | .412 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .048 | 8th | | | |
| 2002 | Brent Rincon | 24 | 30 | 0 | .444 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .095 | 8th | | | |
| 2003 | Kathy Arendsen | 37 | 19 | 0 | .661 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .476 | T-3rd | | Regional #7 Finals | 16 |
| 2004 | Kathy Arendsen | 42 | 21 | 0 | .667 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .476 | 6th | | Regional #4 Finals | 12 |
| 2005 | Kathy Arendsen | 36 | 25 | 0 | .590 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .333 | 7th | | Norman Regional Finals | 23 |
| 2006 | Kathy Arendsen | 24 | 29 | 0 | .453 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .238 | 8th | | | |
| 2007 | Kathy Arendsen | 44 | 19 | 0 | .698 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .333 | 7th | | Columbia Regional Finals | 22 |
| 2008 | Kathy Arendsen | 35 | 29 | 0 | .547 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .238 | 8th | | Norman Regional Finals | |
| 2009 | Kathy Arendsen | 16 | 34 | 0 | .320 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .143 | 8th | | | |
| 2010 | Mike White | 36 | 21 | 0 | .632 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .381 | T-6th | | Columbia Super Regional | 14 |
| 2011 | Mike White | 42 | 16 | 0 | .724 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .524 | T-3rd | | Gainesville Super Regional | 15 |
| 2012 | Mike White | 45 | 18 | 0 | .714 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 3rd | | Women's College World Series 2nd Round | 5 |
| 2013 | Mike White | 50 | 11 | 0 | .820 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .792 | 1st | | Eugene Super Regional | 9 |
| 2014 | Mike White | 56 | 9 | 1 | .856 | 20 | 3 | 1 | .854 | 1st | | Women's College World Series Semifinals | 3 |
| 2015 | Mike White | 51 | 8 | 0 | .864 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .875 | 1st | | Women's College World Series 1st Round | 7 |
| 2016 | Mike White | 48 | 10 | 0 | .828 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .833 | 1st | | Eugene Super Regional | 10 |
| 2017 | Mike White | 54 | 8 | 0 | .871 | 17 | 6 | 0 | .739 | 2nd | | Women's College World Series Semifinals | 4 |
| 2018 | Mike White | 53 | 10 | 0 | .841 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .875 | 1st | | Women's College World Series 2nd Round | 6 |
| 2019 | Melyssa Lombardi | 22 | 30 | 0 | .423 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .208 | 9th | | | |
| 2020 | Melyssa Lombardi | 22 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | N/A | | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | 9 |
| 2021 | Melyssa Lombardi | 40 | 17 | 0 | .702 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 3rd | | Austin Regional Finals | 17 |
| 2022 | Melyssa Lombardi | 33 | 19 | 0 | .635 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .417 | 5th | | Fayetteville Regional Finals | 24 |
| 2023 | Melyssa Lombardi | 38 | 17 | 0 | .691 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 5th | | Stillwater Super Regional | 19 |
| 2024 | Melyssa Lombardi | 30 | 21 | 0 | .588 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .565 | T-3rd | | Norman Regional Finals | 22 |
| Total | Total | 1,487 | 1,025 | 2 | .592 | 369 | 447 | 1 | .452 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |

## Women's College World Series Results

| Year | Opponent | Round | W/L | Score |
| 1976 | Minnesota Mayville State Indiana State | First Round First Round First Round | L W L | 5–1 11–0 14–6 |
| 1980 | Massachusetts Utah State Southwest Missouri State Western Michigan | First Round Second Round Second Round Third Round | W L W L | 7–3 5–0 2–1 1–0 |
| 1989 | Cal Poly Pomona South Carolina Arizona | First Round Second Round Third Round | L W L | 1–0 1–0 4–0 |
| 2012 | Arizona State Tennessee California | First Round First Round Second Round | L W L | 3–1 3–1 6–3 |
| 2014 | Florida State Florida Oklahoma Alabama | First Round Second Round Second Round National Semi-Finals | W L W L | 3–0 4–0 4–2 2–0 |
| 2015 | UCLA Alabama | First Round First Round | L L | 7–1 2–1 |
| 2017 | Washington Baylor LSU Oklahoma | First Round First Round Second Round National Semi-Finals | L W W L | 3–1 7–4 4–1 4–2 |
| 2018 | Arizona State Washington Florida State | First Round Second Round Second Round | W L L | 11–6 6–2 4–1 |

## Awards and honors
### Conference awards
#### Pac-12 Player of the Year

* Katie Wiese (1989)

#### Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year

* Jessica Moore (2013)
* Cheridan Hawkins (2014, 2015, 2016)
* Megan Kleist (2018)

#### Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

* Jennifer Salling (2007)
* Samantha Pappas (2010)
* Jenna Lilley (2015)
* Megan Kleist (2016)

#### Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year

* Janelle Lindvall (2016)
* Paige Sinicki (2024)

#### Pac-12 Coach of the Year

* Teresa Wilson (1989)
* Mike White (2013, 2014, 2016)

### National awards
#### NFCA Catcher of the Year

* Gwen Svekis (2018)
* Terra McGowan (2023)