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 nine Women's College World Series.
History
Coaching history
1974–1979 Becky Sisley 57–59 1980 Nancy Platz 18–12 1981 John Feeney 8–19 1982 Charles Sylvester 8–13 1983–1985 P.J. Harlin 42–79 1986–1989 Teresa Wilson 126–104 1990–1996 Tami Brown 192–154 1997–2001 Rick Gamez 168–164–1 2002 Brent Rincon 24–30 2002–2009 Kathy Arendsen 234–176 2010–2018 Mike White 435–111–1 2019–present Melyssa Lombardi 239–116
Championships
Conference Championships 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 2025 Big Ten Conference 19–3 Melyssa Lombardi
Coaching staff Melyssa Lombardi Head coach 8th Sam Marder Associate head coach 5th Sydney Romero Assistant coach 3rd Alyssa Palomino—Cardoza Assistant coach and volunteer coach 3rdReference:
Year-by-year results LegendNational championsWomen's College World Series berthConference Tournament ChampionsConference Regular Season Champions
Season Head coach Overall Conference ConferenceStanding ConferenceTournament NCAA Tournament FinalRank W L T % W L T % 1974 Becky Sisley 3 8 0 0 0 0 N/A 1975 Becky Sisley 5 7 0 0 0 0 N/A 1976 Becky Sisley 16 6 0 0 0 0 N/A AIAW World Series 2nd Round 1977 Becky Sisley 12 9 0 0 0 0 N/A 1978 Becky Sisley 4 13 0 0 0 0 N/A 1979 Becky Sisley 17 16 0 0 0 0 N/A 1980 Nancy Platz 18 12 0 0 0 0 N/A AIAW World Series 3rd Round 1981 John Feeney 8 19 0 0 0 0 N/A 1982 Charles Sylvester 8 13 0 0 0 0 N/A 1983 P.J. Harlin 6 21 0 0 0 0 N/A 1984 P.J. Harlin 17 33 0 0 0 0 N/A 1985 P.J. Harlin 19 25 0 0 0 0 N/A 1986 Teresa Wilson 17 30 0 0 0 0 N/A 1987 Teresa Wilson 23 30 0 2 8 0 5th 1988 Teresa Wilson 32 26 0 9 11 0 3rd 1989 Teresa Wilson 54 18 0 13 7 0 2nd Women's College World Series 3rd Round 1990 Tami Brown 35 23 0 9 9 0 T-3rd Regional #8 Semifinal 1991 Tami Brown 29 29 0 4 16 0 5th 1992 Tami Brown 26 28 0 5 13 0 5th 1993 Tami Brown 18 16 0 8 8 0 5th 1994 Tami Brown 38 22 0 12 12 0 4th Regional #6 Finals 1995 Tami Brown 25 26 0 12 15 0 5th 1996 Tami Brown 21 30 0 5 18 0 7th 1997 Rick Gamez 24 35 1 9 19 0 T-6th 1998 Rick Gamez 40 31 0 10 18 0 5th Regional #2 Finals 20 1999 Rick Gamez 40 29 0 10 18 0 T-6th Regional #8 Semifinals 25 2000 Rick Gamez 36 29 0 6 15 0 T-7th Regional #7 Semifinals 16 2001 Rick Gamez 28 40 0 1 20 0 8th 2002 Brent Rincon 24 30 0 2 19 0 8th 2003 Kathy Arendsen 37 19 0 10 11 0 T-3rd Regional #7 Finals 16 2004 Kathy Arendsen 42 21 0 10 11 0 6th Regional #4 Finals 12 2005 Kathy Arendsen 36 25 0 7 14 0 7th Norman Regional Finals 23 2006 Kathy Arendsen 24 29 0 5 16 0 8th 2007 Kathy Arendsen 44 19 0 7 14 0 7th Columbia Regional Finals 22 2008 Kathy Arendsen 35 29 0 5 16 0 8th Norman Regional Finals 2009 Kathy Arendsen 16 34 0 3 18 0 8th 2010 Mike White 36 21 0 8 13 0 T-6th Columbia Super Regional 14 2011 Mike White 42 16 0 11 10 0 T-3rd Gainesville Super Regional 15 2012 Mike White 45 18 0 12 9 0 3rd Women's College World Series 2nd Round 5 2013 Mike White 50 11 0 19 5 0 1st Eugene Super Regional 9 2014 Mike White 56 9 1 20 3 1 1st Women's College World Series Semifinals 3 2015 Mike White 51 8 0 21 3 0 1st Women's College World Series 1st Round 7 2016 Mike White 48 10 0 20 4 0 1st Eugene Super Regional 10 2017 Mike White 54 8 0 17 6 0 2nd Women's College World Series Semifinals 4 2018 Mike White 53 10 0 21 3 0 1st Women's College World Series 2nd Round 6 2019 Melyssa Lombardi 22 30 0 5 19 0 9th 2020 Melyssa Lombardi 22 2 0 0 0 0 N/A Cancelled due to COVID-19 9 2021 Melyssa Lombardi 40 17 0 14 10 0 3rd Austin Regional Finals 17 2022 Melyssa Lombardi 33 19 0 10 14 0 5th Fayetteville Regional Finals 24 2023 Melyssa Lombardi 38 17 0 14 10 0 5th Stillwater Super Regional 19 2024 Melyssa Lombardi 30 21 0 13 10 0 T-3rd Norman Regional Finals 22 2025 Melyssa Lombardi 54 10 0 19 3 0 1st Women's College World Series 2nd Round 5 2026 Melyssa Lombardi 41 14 0 20 4 0 T-2nd NCAA Regional 20 Total 1,582 1,049 2 408 454 1 6 0 0
NCAA Tournament seeding history National seeding began in 2005. The Oregon Ducks have been a national seed eight times.
Years →'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'25'26Seeds →113125311614
Women's College World Series Results 1976 N/A Minnesota Mayville State Indiana State First Round First Round First Round L 1–5W 11–0 L 6–14 1980 N/A Massachusetts Utah State Southwest Missouri State Western Michigan First Round Second Round Second Round Third Round W 7–3 L 0–5 W 2–1 L 0–11989 N/A Cal Poly Pomona South Carolina Arizona First Round Second Round Third Round L 0–1 W 1–0 L 0–42012 11 (3) Arizona State (7) Tennessee (1) California First Round First Round Second Round L 1–3 W 3–1 L 3–62014 1 (8) Florida State (5) Florida (7) Oklahoma (2) Alabama First Round Second Round Second Round National Semi-Finals W 3–0 L 0–4 W 4–2 L 0–22015 2 (7) UCLA (6) Alabama First Round First Round L 1–7 L 1–22017 3 (6) Washington (15) Baylor (13) LSU (10) Oklahoma First Round First Round Second Round National Semi-Finals L 1–3 W 7–4 W 4–1 L 2–42018 1 (8) Arizona State (5) Washington (6) Florida State First Round Second Round Second Round W 11–6 L 2–6 1–42025 16 (9) UCLAOle Miss(2) Oklahoma First RoundFirst RoundSecond Round L 2–4 W 6–5(10) L 1–4
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)
Big Ten Coach of the Year Melyssa Lombardi (2025)
National awards NFCA Catcher of the Year Gwen Svekis (2018) Terra McGowan (2023)
NFCA Golden Shoe Award Kai Luschar (2025)
See also List of NCAA Division I softball programs
References