– Oregon softball played its final game in Howe Field on Saturday, and it served as the perfect punctuation mark for the team’s home stadium since 1936. The Ducks beat North Carolina State 9-3 on May 23 to advance to the Women’s College World Series for the third time in program history.

– Oregon baseball’s strong surge at at the end of the season paid off. The Ducks were awarded the No. 3 seed in the Springfield Regional hosted by Missouri State, making it their fourth consecutive appearance in the postseason.

– Much of Oregon making it into the field of 64 had to do with their series win over No. 2 UCLA this weekend.  On Sunday, the Ducks rallied to beat UCLA 4-3 in 11 innings, and on Saturday won 5-4 in 11 innings. 

– Drea Toler is transferring from Oregon women’s basketball. Toler played in 29 of the Ducks’ games in 2014-2015. She started in 12 of the Ducks’ final 13 games, including the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament in Seattle. She averaged 4.4 points and had 86 assists on the year while shooting 39.7 percent from the field.

– Here’s a look at Emerald photographer Ryan Kang’s photos from Oregon softball’s final game at Howe Field. 

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