She will remain in Eugene for at least the next seven weeks. Eventually the negatives outweighed the positives and Balint reached her breaking point. Every player has a different reason for committing to a college. The statement also said that there will “likely be multiple additions to the roster before the season begins.”, The spokesperson said that the university “would not discuss injury or eligibility information, specific meetings or coaching philosophies.”. apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Now it’s January and I’m finding out that she isn’t cleared . “The athletic [department] didn’t tell us what was going on,” she said. At that point, she felt like all trust between her, her coaches and the athletic department had been broken. Jasmine Sievers drives in the winning run in the World Cup to beat Japan. I have never cried so hard on a softball field. In his nine seasons at the helm of the Ducks softball program, White led his team to five Women's College World Series appearances, amassing a 435-111-1 record. They met often to reflect about the day and to discuss the positives and negatives of their situation. Illinois still has questions to answer after spending the 2020 season doing some re-tooling, but there's more than enough talent present for the team to end up back in the postseason in 2021. #NCAASoftball #U19SoftballWC (via @WBSCsoftball)pic.twitter.com/k3WVJ6YRkr— NCAA Softball (@NCAAsoftball) August 17, 2019, WALK OFF USA! BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! In December when they posted she was on the team, I thought she was good to go. She told her teammates about her departure a week ahead of time so they wouldn’t be blindsided by her decision to leave the team but stay in school to finish her education. ", "The only other players to start at shortstop the past two seasons for Oregon are Allee Bunker and Rachel Cid, who are the everyday second and third baseman, respectively.". In reality, the Ducks were on the verge of falling apart. They knew how much I was struggling and when I got my chance, they were there for me. “I traveled 3,000 miles [from West Grove, Pa.] to make my new home in Oregon and I came here for Mike White. She's also played for Team USA and in the 2019 WBSC U-19 Women's Softball World Cup,  hit .429 (12-for-28) with a home run, 7 RBI and 11 runs scored for the Gold-medal winning American Team which beat Japan last fall. She will open herself up for recruiting sometime in the next two to three weeks. “Oregon has the best fans in the country,” she said. “I actually asked for my letter of release (in July) just so I could see what else was out there, but coach Lombardi called me, told me about herself and I decided to give her a chance. On paper, she’s a phenomenal coach. Now, I’m trying to get my degree and get out.”. Sophomore shortstop Jasmine Sievers has opted out of the upcoming college season after announcing she is pregnant. #NCAASoftball #U19SoftballWC (via @WBSCsoftball)pic.twitter.com/k3WVJ6YRkr. I thought it would be pretty cool to learn from somebody who won two national championships. His base salary at Oregon was $237,500 with $90,000 in performance bonuses. He has never lied to me. Athletic Director Rob Mullens told the paper that Oregon, “wasn’t in a position to match” the offer. WALK OFF USA! A graduate of the University of Portland, Arran interned for the Portland Trail Blazers and worked for the Portland Winterhawks and the Oregon Sports Authority. They are the reason I came back to Oregon even though Mike White wasn’t.”. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 5/25/18). In Balint’s case, it was all of the above. “I was keeping an open mind because I never thought I’d ever transfer out of Oregon, but there was just a bad vibe.”. The official 2020 Softball Roster for the University of Oregon Ducks All rights reserved. Maybe there’s a secret hidden in there that I haven’t heard.”. . I don’t want to be waking up in the morning and hearing my teammates crying for this reason or because coach said this to this person or so and so got pulled aside and was told this. “I wanted to give the two pitchers who came in a chance. On Jan. 21, The Eugene Register-Guard ran a story detailing the disparity between the school’s administration and White regarding the terms of his contract. May 30 Rene Ferran | For The Oregonian/OregonLive Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our That makes Fetter the second coach in three years to make the jump straight from college baseball to the major leagues. Copyright © 2020 Baseball America Enterprises. 2 Clackamas for 6A softball title. He is my go-to. “I was very skeptical,” Balint said about the hiring of Lombardi, who replaced Mike White after he left for Texas. “We were so light and funny and joking and then all of a sudden things were crazy different to us. prior written permission of Advance Local. Nine Oregon softball players have transferred since Mike White left for Texas amid a contract dispute and the school hired Melyssa Lombardi. The Ducks were coming off of back-to-back College World Series appearances, a Pac-12 championship and eight starters, plus a full pitching staff, were slated to return. As a freshman, Sievers earned 1st Team All-Pac-12, Pac-12 All-Defensive Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors (2019). "I’m just opting out of the season because I got that opportunity to make that decision because of COVID and everything going on. I signed my [Letter of Intent] for Mike White . I thought, ‘Well, we got a catcher and two pitchers, what could go wrong?’”. Balint felt like she was questioning everything Lombardi had to say, and what little relationship the two had couldn’t be salvaged. Lombardi brought in sophomore pitchers Jordan Dail, a transfer from Virginia Tech, and Maddie MacGrandle, a transfer from Texas A&M. Eugene, Ore. -- Oregon head softball coach Mike White is leaving the program, confirmed by UO's Athletic Department, first reported by Ryan Thorburn of the Register Guard. In his article titled Oregon softball shortstop Jasmine Sievers announces pregnancy, opts out of 2020-21 season the journalists writes: "Sievers, who hit .231 with nine runs scored, a home run and 16 RBIs in 24 games last season, made the announcement via social media Sunday night. With an experienced team returning and back-to-back top-15 recruiting classes joining the fray, TCU will look to return to Omaha in 2021. I feel like I’m by myself and I feel like the athletic director didn’t have my back. She has fantastic range and a cannon arm. Oregon Softball, Eugene, Oregon. . If not, Sievers would likely redshirt in the spring of 2021 and return UO softball as a fourth-year sophomore in 2021-22. Get news and scores for the PAC-12, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, and high school sports in the Eugene, Oregon area. That’s when Balint began to question everything. “From Day 1 I fell in love with coach White, the campus, the Jaqua (where student athletes study), the academic part was awesome,” Balint said. I can’t play for somebody I don’t trust or play for the University of Oregon, who I don’t trust on the athletic department side. He has never made me question him or question his reasoning for doing something. For some it’s the coach, for others it’s the athletic experience, the education, the campus or proximity from home. User Agreement (updated 5/25/18) and All rights reserved (About Us). . “Everything was pushed under the rug like it was nothing to worry about. That’s not a team to me and that’s not a family. That question was quickly answered when Balint found out one of the reinforcements Lombardi had brought in would have to wait until 2020 to compete. On paper, Oregon appeared poised to compete for its first national championship. She was a Top 15 honoree in the 2018 Extra Elite 100 and in May of 2018 we wrote of the athletic infielder: "... she is one of the best defensive players in the country and for her Capistrano Valley (California) High has earned 1st Team All-Orange County offers as she is a weapon on offense too as a leadoff hitter who batted .486 with 17 steals as a junior. ". The softball field is what makes me feel comfortable, it’s what makes me feel like I’m in the right place and I’m doing everything right.”. “I did not quit softball," Sievers said in a YouTube video. She had two good years, persevered through a back injury and appeared ready to take over as the team’s ace. I feel completely alone and I’ve never felt this way before on the softball field. “My expectations were not met and Terra is not cleared to play as of right now,” Balint said. As reported on Sunday by James Crepea of The Oregonian/OregonLive, Jasmine Sievers, Oregon sophomore shortstop Jasmine Sievers will miss the upcoming college season--assuming it's played despite increasing COVID-19 numbers--because she has announced she's three months pregnant. “I did not quit softball," Sievers said in a YouTube video.

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