Eugene Regional: Schedule & Updates

The Oregon Ducks are hosting the Eugene Regional for a second straight year and are the 14th overall seed for the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament.
Oregon will host Idaho State, Saint Mary's Mississippi State at Jane Sanders Stadium.
Eugene Regional
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📅 May 15-17
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Friday, May 15
Game 1: Mississippi State 3, Saint Mary's 2 (8 inn.)
After giving up two runs in the first inning, Mississippi State rallied to walk-off Saint Mary's in the bottom of the eighth.
Nadia Barbary singled and Gabby Schaeffer crossed home on an error by Saint Mary's right fielder Hannah Ferguson.
MISSISSIPPI STATE WALKS IT OFF 🔥 pic.twitter.com/r3zyQnQVNo
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Barbary recorded two of the Bulldogs' four hits and scored a run.
Peja Goold got the start for MSU but Alyssa Faircloth got the win in relief, entering the game after 6.1 innings.
Odhi Vasquez was handed the loss for the Gaels, giving up three runs (one earned), on four hits, a walk, and six strikeouts.
Game 2: Oregon 5, Idaho State 1
Oregon used a five-run fourth that included a grand slam from Ayanna Shaw to come from behind and beat Idaho State on Friday.
After the Bengals scored in the top of the first, Shaw put the Ducks ahead with blast out to right center.
BOOOOOOOOOM!!!
— Oregon Softball (@OregonSB) May 16, 2026
Ayanna Shaw's second career home run is a grand slam that gives Oregon the lead.
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Taylour Spencer got the start for Oregon but it was Elise Sokolsky who got the win, pitching 3.2 innings of perfect relief with five strikeouts.
The Ducks were without Lynsey Grein in the circle as she is listed as day-to-day with an eye infection.
Saturday, May 16
Game 3: Mississippi State 4, Oregon 0
Game 4: Saint Mary's 3, Idaho State 1
Game 5: Saint Mary's vs. Oregon | 7:00 p.m. PT | TBD
Sunday, May 17
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner | 4:30 p.m. PT | TBD
Game 7 (if necessary) : Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser | 7:00 p.m. PT | TBD
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Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 for various outlets including Softball America, ESPNW and Hurrdat Sports. She is currently the managing editor of Softball On SI and also serves as an analyst for Nebraska softball games on Nebraska Public Media and B1G+.