A standout performance in Oregon's softball game with a diving catch showcases the team's star power. The NCAA regionals begin with Key Selections Ducks, and some key matchups await.
Oregon’s Katie Flannery makes a diving catch of a bunt against Washington at Jane Sanders Stadium in Eugene April 18, 2026. | Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Jane Sanders Stadium will welcome the Idaho State Bengals , the Saint Mary’s Gaels and the Mississippi State Bulldogs from May 15-17 for a chance at making it to the Super Regional s.
Oregon’s Katie Flannery makes a diving catch of a bunt against Washington at Jane Sanders Stadium in Eugene April 18, 2026. | Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Ducks’ first Eugene Regional game will take place on Friday against Idaho State, with the rest of the bracket to be determined based on the winners of Friday’s games.
Ducks Powered by All-Big Ten Selections Oregon’s Stefini Ma'ake bats in a run against Stanford during the Eugene NCAA Softball Regional May 17, 2025. | Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, but its star power is still among some of the best in the Big Ten. Six Ducks were honored by the Big Ten ahead of the Selection Sunday show.
Pitcher Lyndsey Grein, outfielder Amari Harper and sophomore first baseman Stefini Ma’ake also earned All-Big Ten first team honors. Senior outfielder Elon Butler earned All-Big Ten second team honors, while second baseman Kaylynn Jones ended up on the All-Defensive Team, and senior infielder Remmington Hewitt was recognized with the Sportsmanship Award.
Despite the Ducks having a tough loss to the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten Tournament, Grein ranks among the best in the Big Ten and the nation in multiple pitching categories, including 23 wins. Meanwhile, Ma’ake comes off a performance vs. the Badgers where she homered twice, with five RBIs. Butler also homered twice in that game with three scores. Mississippi State's Kinley Keller celebrates getting a double against Kentucky in the SEC Softball Tournament Tuesday.
May 5, 2026 | Scott Utterback/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Oregon’s first test will be against Big Sky side Idaho State. The Bengals enter with a 37-18 overall record and a 9-8 record on the road. They clinched their first NCAA Tournament berth in program history with a Big Sky Championship, where they defeated Sacramento State. The Bengals ended their conference title run with three straight run-rule wins.
They tallied 11 homers in three games and tied the conference tournament record for home runs in a single tournament. For an Oregon pitching staff that’s hoping to bounce back, Idaho State will be a good test to start their tournament. The Ducks already took down the Bengals earlier in the season, 4-3 in eight innings at the Oregon Classic. Saint Mary’s boasts a 40-14 record and also comes off a conference championship.
The Gaels won the West Coast Conference to secure their second tournament appearance in the last three years. Mississippi State will be the tournament's No. 5 seed and could pose the biggest challenge to the Ducks in the Eugene Regional. This will be the Bulldogs’ 20th tournament appearance and the eighth in the last nine tournaments. Mississippi State’s pitching staff is among the nation’s best, with a program record of 468 strikeouts.
Lily Crane a reporter for Oregon Ducks on SI. Before attending the University of Oregon Journalism School of Communications, she grew up in Grants Pass, Oregon. She previously spent three years covering Ducks sports for the University of Oregon's student newspaper, The Daily Emerald. Lily's also a play-by-play broadcaster for Big Ten Plus and the student radio station, KWVA 88.1 FM Eugene.
She became the first woman in KWVA Sports history to be the primary voice of a team when she called Oregon soccer in 2024. Her voice has been heard over the airwaves calling various sports for Oregon, Bushnell University and Thurston High School athletics. James Madison vs. Oregon Prediction, Odds and Key Players to Watch for College Football Playoff First Round
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