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Bird’s three-run home run in the second capped a 10-pitch at-bat and gave Oregon the lead for good in a 5-4 win over Notre Dame Friday afternoon at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas freshman pitcher Hannah Camenzind had to wait around before she could make her NCAA Tournament debut. But when the Friday night lights at Bogle Park finally shone on her, she delivered.
Irish softball struck early and tightened things up late, but its efforts weren't enough in a 5-4, Fayetteville Regional-opening loss to Oregon.
Down 3-2 after four, Ariel Carlson delivered a go-ahead RBI single, Hanna Delgado drove her in and Tehya Bird crushed a grand slam to left as part of an eight-run fifth that blew the game open for the Ducks
In control most of the night, Oregon failed to close out what would have been a massive resume-boosting win and will instead need to hope for fortuitous seeding in order to host an NCAA Regional.