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Oregon utility player Elon Butler hits a grand slam as the Oregon Ducks host the Stetson Hatters on Feb. 27, 2026, as part of the Oregon Classic at Jane Sanders Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Last weekend, Ducks softball came back to the Jane for the first time this season. Oregon hosted the Oregon Classic, which featured play from Stetson, Samford, and Idaho State. It was a weekend to regroup from some tough weekends on the road, and was mostly easygoing save for a battle against Idaho State that went to extra innings.
Friday
Game 1 vs. Stetson (Game 1)
The Ducks played their first game of the day against the Hatters, who were victorious in their morning match against Samford by the score of 4-1.
Lyndsey Greinwas dominant in her four innings of play, and kept Stetson from hitting, putting the Hatters down in order each inning.
Just about perfect.#GoDucks | #Versionpic.twitter.com/WlwGVae90A
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) February 27, 2026
Elon Butler had a fantastic weekend, and it was fitting that she began Oregon’s scoring in the first inning with a 2-RBI double and a steal of home base.
Elon Butler gets the Ducks on the board with a 2-RBI double!
B1 | Ducks 2, Hatters 0#GoDucks | #Version
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) February 27, 2026
Butler was not finished there, as she added a second inning grand slam to put the Ducks up 7-0.
That got out of here in a hurry!
First grand slam as a Duck for Elon Butler.#GoDucks | #Version
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) February 27, 2026
Oregon added runs in each of the four innings they were at bat, taking a 10-0 lead into the fifth inning. Rowan Thompson took the circle in the fifth, and Stetson picked up a meaningless home run, as the Ducks picked up a 10-1 run-rule victory in five innings.
Game 2 vs. Idaho State
The afternoon game against the Idaho State Bengals had all the excitement that the morning game lacked. Oregon rallied from behind to win in eight innings, 4-3.
Elise Sokolsky took the circle and lasted through 4.1 innings of play, but was not as sharp as Grein was earlier in the day.
Oregon’s bats were slow to get started against ISU’s Kasey Aguinaga. The Ducks left a runner on base in each of the first two innings. Sokolsky gave up a two-run homer in the top of the second inning and the Bengals had the initial lead, 2-0.
In the third inning, Elon Butler played target practice with Aguinaga and scored Oregon’s first run.
Elon Butler's line drive off the pitcher scores Oregon's first run of the game.
E3 | Bengals 2, Ducks 1#GoDucks | #Version
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) February 28, 2026
Oregon tied the game in the fourth inning, but in the fifth inning Sokolsky lost whatever control she had and Maddie Milhorncame to the circle with one out and runners on first and second. An ISU double scored and the Bengals regained the lead, 3-1, but Milhorn struck out the next two batters to limit the damage.
The Ducks did not score in the bottom of the fifth, and Grein came out to prevent any more bloodshed and try to get Oregon back in it. She did her job, preventing any hits for the rest of the game, while striking out six batters.
Two more strikeout for Lyndsey Grein in the top of the seventh. Ducks looking to walk it off.
M7 | Ducks 3, Bengals 3#GoDucks | #Version
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) February 28, 2026
Oregon scored another run to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth inning, and the sides went scoreless to put the game into extra innings. With Grein keeping the Bengals off the bases, it was up to the Oregon bats to do their job.
With a runner on second base because of extra innings, Elon Butler led off with a walkoff double and complete the Oregon rally to win the game.
WALK IT OFF!
Elon Butler's 8th RBI of the day wins it in extras.
F | Ducks 4, Bengals 3#GoDucks | #Version
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) February 28, 2026
Saturday
Game 1 vs. Stetson (Game 2)
The Hatters played closer in their second game against Oregon, but the game was not really in doubt as the Ducks cruised to a 4-1 win.
Taylour Spencerstarted in the circle, and outside of giving up a home run in the first inning she pitched well, lasting through five innings before Sokolsky took over.
Taylour Spencer has only allowed one hit through five innings.
M5 | Ducks 2, Hatters 1#GoDucks | #Version
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) March 1, 2026
Oregon’s bats took away some of the pressure from Spencer, and with a two-run fifth inning the Ducks had the game in hand. Sokolsky pitched the sixth and seventh innings and finished with the save.
Fourth win in a row!#GoDucks | #Version
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) March 1, 2026
Game 2 vs. Samford (Game 1)
Elise Sokolsky almost pitched a complete game shutout in Oregon’s first match against Samford, but when she ran into some problems in the fifth inning, Lindsey Grein came in for the final out, and Oregon won 8-0 in five innings.
The bats for the Ducks were quiet in the early innings, but a four-run fourth inning, capped by a Kaylynn Jonesthree-run homer, gave Oregon a 5-0 lead.
BOOOOOOM!!!
2nd career homer for Kaylynn Jones!
B4 | Ducks 5, Samford 0#GoDucks | #Version
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) March 1, 2026
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Samford loaded the bases and then walked Jones to make it a 6-0 game. Elon Butler then followed with a walkoff, 2-RBI single to give the Ducks another run-rule win.
Elon Butler has (checks notes)RBIs this weekend!!!
She's driven in at least two runs in all four games.#GoDucks | #Version
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) March 1, 2026
Sunday
Game 2 vs. Samford
Sunday was downright painful for the Bulldogs. It seemed to be going better for Samford with Maddie Milhorn starting for the Ducks. Milhorn immediately ran into problems and gave up a two-run homer to give Samford the lead, and Taylor Spencer came to the circle.
It would not be long before that lead was a fading wisp of a memory.
Rylee McCoy got on track in the bottom of the first inning with a three-run homer to left field.
Liftoff!
Here's the clip of Rylee McCoy's HR.#GoDucks | #Version
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) March 1, 2026
Oregon added three more in the first, and we had a 6-2 ball game.
Samford would not score again. Spencer pitched for 2.2 innings and was relieved by Rowan Thompson when the Ducks were up 12-2. Taylor did not give up any hits, and set Thompson up nicely in Thompson’s second appearance of the season. Thompson pitched two innings, and faced 9 batters, giving up just two hits with no walks and one K.
Oregon only needed four innings to put up football numbers against the Bulldogs. A six-run fourth inning brought us to the easy 18-2 run-rule win in Sunday’s only game.
Stats on Rylee McCoy's HR.#GoDucks | #Version
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) March 1, 2026
Nine batters scored RBIs for the Ducks. Rylee McCoy led the way, going 2-3 for three RBIs, and hopefully this will provide a much-needed confidence boost for the slumping sophomore.
Elon Butler had a crazy weekend, and has been Oregon’s most productive bat in the early season.
Have a weekend, Elon Butler!#GoDucks | #Version
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) March 3, 2026
Oregon softball (13-6) heads up the road to take on OSU in Corvallis tomorrow. They return to The Jane for the Jane Sanders Classic this coming weekend, and will face Oregon State (again), Sacramento State, and Nevada. All games will be televised on Big Ten Plus.
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