Ducks Earn No. 14 Seed; Will Host NCAA Regional
EUGENE, Ore. – For the second straight season, Oregon will host an NCAA Regional.
The Ducks earned the No. 14 overall seed and will host Big Sky champion Idaho State, West Coast Conference Champion Saint Mary’s and Mississippi State, an at-large selection out of the Southeastern Conference, Friday through Sunday at Jane Sanders Stadium.
Oregon will open the tournament by facing Idaho State Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPNU. Saint Mary’s-MSU will be the first game on Friday at 4:30 p.m.
The Regional will be pared down to two teams on Saturday and the Regional final will be Sunday.
The Ducks earned the right to host a regional after going 40-12 overall and tying for second in the Big Ten Conference at 20-4. Oregon had a final RPI of nine, an overall strength of schedule of eight and a non-conference strength of schedule of four.
This is the sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance for the Ducks under coach Melyssa Lombardi and the 26th NCAA appearance all-time in program history. Last season, Oregon advanced to the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2018.
Oregon and Idaho State played earlier this season in the Oregon Classic in Eugene. The Ducks won, 4-3, in eight innings on Elon Butler’s double that scored pinch-runner Presley Lawton. Butler went 3-for-4 in that game with two doubles and two RBI. Oregon now leads the all-time series with the Bengals, 10-1.
The Ducks and Saint Mary’s have played 26 times previously and Oregon leads the series 22-4. The last meeting was a 4-0 Duck win in 2020. Oregon and Mississippi State also played a game during the 2020 season which the Ducks won 7-2. Oregon leads the all-time series with the Bulldogs, 2-0.
Tickets for the Eugene Regional will go on sale to the general public Tuesday at 5 p.m. https://am.ticketmaster.com/oregonducks/buy
2026 NCAA EUGENE REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, May 15
Game 1 – Mississippi State vs. Saint Mary’s – 4:30 p.m. PT (ESPN+)
Game 2 – Oregon vs. Idaho State – 7 p.m. PT (ESPNU)
Saturday, May 16
Game 3 – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner – 2:00 p.m. PT
Game 4 – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser – 4:30 p.m. PT
Game 5 – Game 4 Winner vs. Game 3 Loser – 7:00 p.m. PT
Sunday, May 17
Game 6 – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner – 4:30 p.m. PT
Game 7 – Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser (if necessary) – 7:00 p.m. PT
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