UO infielder lost to injury.Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports Oregon softball third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Joanna Gail will be sidelined indefinitely after sustaining a dislocated dis·lo·cate tr.v. dis·lo·cat·ed, dis·lo·cat·ing, dis·lo·cates 1. To put out of usual or proper place, position, or relationship. 2. left elbow last week during the Ducks' season-opening tournament at Honolulu. REGIONAL ROUNDUP Gail, a 5-foot-9 freshman from Poway, Calif., who played for Greece in the 2004 Summer Olympics, was injured in Oregon's 5-0 win over Jacksonville. Gail, who began her college career with a double, a grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. and six RBIs amid the Ducks' 14-0 victory over Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne, is expected to return "at some point during the season," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. UO officials. "Obviously, we are very disappointed by this injury," Oregon coach Kathy Arendsen said Tuesday. "The good thing is that we do have great depth and this will provide an opportunity for others to step up, and I know we will fill that role until Joanna's return." Ashley Richards, a senior, was the starting third baseman for the Ducks last season but was moved to catcher this year. She could return to third. Two freshmen also are available for third-base duty - T.J. Eadus and Kristi Jorgensen. Shortstop Breanne Sabol, outfielder Dani Baird and pitcher Alicia Cook were all named to the Hawaii Paradise Classic all-tournament team over the weekend. Thirteenth-ranked Oregon takes its 3-1 record to the UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas Desert Classic in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. this week, playing 17th-rated Baylor on Friday, UC Riverside and Texas State on Saturday, and No. 8 Michigan and Oklahoma State on Sunday. Oregon's Nyhus picked in softball draft Oregon softball senior pitcher Ani Nyhus Ani Nyhus (born August 18, 1983 in Prince George, British Columbia) is a Canadian softball pitcher. She played for the University of Oregon during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. In 2004, she had a record of 25-13 and was named to the All-Pac 10 first team. was selected by the Akron (Ohio) Racers as the 15th overall pick in the National Pro Fastpitch National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL), is the only professional women's softball league in the United States. The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001. senior draft, league officials announced Tuesday. NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association regulations dictate that an active senior athlete cannot sign with a franchise, however, until the college season has concluded. Selection rights expire on July 15. Nyhus had a 25-13 record last season with a 1.54 earned-run average. She earned all-Pac-10 Conference honors and threw the UO program's 14th no-hitter last March against Utah State while setting a school record with 16 strikeouts. Nyhus owns the Oregon single-season strikeout record of 202 and last season pitched 11 shutouts. Two other UO seniors, Ashley Richards and Erin Goodell, are expected to consider free-agent opportunities when the current season ends. Former UO golfer extends sponsorship KLAMATH FALLS - PGA Tour professional Ben Crane has extended his sponsorship deal with JELD-WEN, the Oregon-based window and door maker. JELD-WEN, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , will sponsor Crane for an additional three years, through 2008. Crane wears the JELD-WEN logo during tournament play as part of the agreement. The company has sponsored Crane, a Portland native who went to the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. , since 2003. Last year on the tour Crane finished in the top 10 five times, a career best. He also ranked among the top 75 on the money list for the third straight season. The company is also the title sponsor of the JELD-WEN Tradition, a major on the Champions Tour, scheduled for Aug. 22-28 at the Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Aloha. UO basketball teams will play in fund-raiser The University of Oregon Student Athlete Advisory Committee will sponsor the third annual Rollin' for Remedy wheelchair basketball game on April 21 at McArthur Court at 7 p.m. Oregon men's and women's basketball players will compete in a wheelchair game against the Portland WheelBlazers, a professional team. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for students. Kids ages 10 and under are free. All proceeds will be donated to the Doernbecher Children's Hospital Doernbecher Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located in Portland, Oregon, and associated with Oregon Health & Science University. The first full-service children's hospital in the Pacific Northwest, Doernbecher provides full-spectrum pediatric care. . OSU (Open Source UNIX) Refers to the Unix variants that are maintained as open source, which were primarily BSD Unix and Linux until Sun made its Solaris operating system open source in 2005. baseball players named all-tournament TEMPE, Ariz. - Five Oregon State baseball players were named to the Bob Schaefer Memorial all-tournament team. OSU pitchers Dallas Buck and Kevin Gunderson, outfielders Jacoby Ellsbury and Mike Lissman, and first baseman Mitch Canham were picked for the 16-player squad from the weekend event. OSU posted a 3-1 record at its season-opening tournament. NCC NCC See National Clearing Corporation (NCC). men defeat Cascade College CORRECTION (ran 2/10/05): The Northwest Christian College Northwest Christian College is a private, liberal arts college located in Eugene, Oregon and is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ. basketball teams play games in the Morse Event Center. The venue was incorrectly named in stories on Page B4 on Wednesday. Matt Simonson scored 23 points and Northwest Christian College outrebounded Cascade College 44-32 for an 87-60 men's basketball victory over the Thunderbirds at the Wayne Morse Event Center on Tuesday. Chris Lohrey added 18 points and Jon Vinyard had 17 points for the Beacons (13-10). NCC women fall to Cascade Shara Brazzle scored game highs with 21 points and 11 assists to lead Cascade College to a 65-46 women's basketball victory over Northwest Christian College at the Wayne Morse Event Center on Tuesday. Melissa Smith led the Beacons (3-19) with 15 points and nine rebounds, and Stacy Cordell added 11 points and four assists. NCC's final regular-season game is next Tuesday at home against Pacific. Seahawks sign former UO receiver KIRKLAND, Wash. - The Seattle Seahawks signed reserve receivers Jerheme Urban and Jason Willis on Tuesday. Willis, the former University of Oregon receiver, began as an undrafted free agent in 2003 but spent the whole season on injured reserve. He was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster Dec. 10, playing at receiver and on special teams in the regular-season finale. |
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