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No. 1 Oregon opens the NCAA Women’s College World Series against Florida State today, 11:30 a.m., at Oklahoma City, OK.
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After helping the Ducks to their second straight Pac-12 title and a No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA softball championships, Courtney Ceo, Cheridan Hawkins and Janie Takeda were named All-Americans by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, the group announced Wednesday in a press conference at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. Ceo and Hawkins were first team All-America selections while Takeda earned second team All-America honors. Each team – first, second and third – included three pitchers and a player at each position, in addition to five at-large choices.
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Oregon State outfielder Michael Conforto and left-handed pitcher Jace Fry etched their names into the record books this season. On Wednesday, they were recognized by the Pac-12 Conference as two of the top players in the league this season. Conforto was named the Pac-12’s Player of the Year for the second straight year and Fry was named the Pitcher of the Year, becoming the first Oregon State hurler to be honored since the then-Pac-10 Conference unified prior to the 1999 season.