Oregon put an end to a seven-year absence in the Women’s College World Series when the Ducks beat Liberty on Saturday to win the Eugene Super Regional. Emma Cox hit a three-run homer, Paige Sinicki drove in four runs and pitcher Lyndsey Grein had one of her finest outings as a Duck as Oregon clobbered Liberty 13-1 Saturday at Jane Sanders Stadium.

Oregon’s Big Ten tournament disappointment started late Friday night, when its matchup against Nebraska was postponed because of inclement weather, creating an early-morning winner-take-all tussle. And it only got worse from there.