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Washington Post
2 days ago
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- Washington Post
Here's dirt in your eye. Freak pitch strikes airborne clod, and Oregon softball catcher pays price
OKLAHOMA CITY — As Oregon's catcher, Emma Cox knows All-American Lyndsey Grein throws lots of filthy pitches. Grein outdid herself Friday night at the Women's College World Series when she kicked up a clod of dirt with her cleats during her pitching motion against Mississippi. The clod was in the air when it was struck by the ball, breaking it into pieces.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Here's dirt in your eye. Freak pitch strikes airborne clod, and Oregon softball catcher pays price
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As Oregon's catcher, Emma Cox knows All-American Lyndsey Grein throws lots of filthy pitches. Grein outdid herself Friday night at the Women's College World Series when she kicked up a clod of dirt with her cleats during her pitching motion against Mississippi. The clod was in the air when it was struck by the ball, breaking it into pieces. Advertisement The 67-mph pitch ended up in Cox's glove and one of those dirt chunks in her eyes. She immediately came out of her crouch and went to her knees, reaching for her eyes through her mask. She was able to stay in the game. 'I thought it was dirt from my glove that must have hit me,' Cox said in an interview with an Oregon in-house reporter Saturday. 'And I was like, 'OK, whatever.' And then the umpire was like, 'No, it was a bug that flew into it and then the ball hit you, or the bug hit you in the face.' ' The dirt-in-the-eye pitch was one of those freak moments that probably couldn't be repeated, akin to Randy Johnson hitting a bird with a pitch in 2001. "I didn't believe it until I saw the video,' Cox said in the interview. The Ducks won 6-5 in 10 innings and will play Oklahoma on Sunday in an elimination game. ___ AP college sports: The Associated Press
Associated Press
2 days ago
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- Associated Press
Here's dirt in your eye. Freak pitch strikes airborne clod, and Oregon softball catcher pays price
Oregon catcher Emma Cox (21) during an NCAA softball Women's College World Series game in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As Oregon's catcher, Emma Cox knows All-American Lyndsey Grein throws lots of filthy pitches. Grein outdid herself Friday night at the Women's College World Series when she kicked up a clod of dirt with her cleats during her pitching motion against Mississippi. The clod was in the air when it was struck by the ball, breaking it into pieces. The 67-mph pitch ended up in Cox's glove and one of those dirt chunks in her eyes. She immediately came out of her crouch and went to her knees, reaching for her eyes through her mask. She was able to stay in the game. 'I thought it was dirt from my glove that must have hit me,' Cox said in an interview with an Oregon in-house reporter Saturday. 'And I was like, 'OK, whatever.' And then the umpire was like, 'No, it was a bug that flew into it and then the ball hit you, or the bug hit you in the face.' ' The dirt-in-the-eye pitch was one of those freak moments that probably couldn't be repeated, akin to Randy Johnson hitting a bird with a pitch in 2001. 'I didn't believe it until I saw the video,' Cox said in the interview. The Ducks won 6-5 in 10 innings and will play Oklahoma on Sunday in an elimination game. ___ AP college sports: The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Luschar draw bases-loaded walk in 10th inning to give Oregon a 6-5 win over Ole Miss in Women's CWS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kedre Luschar walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to send Presley Lawton home and give Oregon a 6-5 win over Mississippi in a Women's College World Series elimination game on Friday night. Oregon (54-9) scored three times in the fifth inning to take a 5-2 lead, but Ole Miss responded with three runs in the seventh to tie the score against starter Lyndsey Grein. Advertisement Pinch hitter Jamie Mackay knocked in two runs with a double to make it 5-5. Oregon (54-9) advances to play on Sunday against the loser of Saturday's game between Oklahoma and Texas. Kedre Luschar and her sister Kai combined for five hits and three runs for the Ducks. Aliyah Binford took the loss in relief for the Rebels Persy Llamas had two hits and drove in a pair of runs for Ole Miss (42-21), making its first World Series appearance. Her RBI single in the in the fifth inning tied the game 2-2. But Oregon answered with three runs to take control against Rebels' starter Brianna Lopez. Ole Miss scored the game's first run on a first-inning RBI single by Llamas. Oregon answered with two runs in the first to take a 2-1 lead. Advertisement Grein got out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth inning, but was pulled in the fifth after Jaden Pone reached third with two outs. Llamas singled sharply to right off reliever Staci Chambers to tie the score. ___ AP college sports:
Associated Press
3 days ago
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- Associated Press
Luschar draw bases-loaded walk in 10th inning to give Oregon a 6-5 win over Ole Miss in Women's CWS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kedre Luschar walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to send Presley Lawton home and give Oregon a 6-5 win over Mississippi in a Women's College World Series elimination game on Friday night. Oregon (54-9) scored three times in the fifth inning to take a 5-2 lead, but Ole Miss responded with three runs in the seventh to tie the score against starter Lyndsey Grein. Pinch hitter Jamie Mackay knocked in two runs with a double to make it 5-5. Oregon (54-9) advances to play on Sunday against the loser of Saturday's game between Oklahoma and Texas. Kedre Luschar and her sister Kai combined for five hits and three runs for the Ducks. Aliyah Binford took the loss in relief for the Rebels Persy Llamas had two hits and drove in a pair of runs for Ole Miss (42-21), making its first World Series appearance. Her RBI single in the in the fifth inning tied the game 2-2. But Oregon answered with three runs to take control against Rebels' starter Brianna Lopez. Ole Miss scored the game's first run on a first-inning RBI single by Llamas. Oregon answered with two runs in the first to take a 2-1 lead. Grein got out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth inning, but was pulled in the fifth after Jaden Pone reached third with two outs. Llamas singled sharply to right off reliever Staci Chambers to tie the score. ___ AP college sports:
