Oregon rattled off its fifth consecutive run-rule shortened victory on Sunday, this one a 14-1 win over New Mexico in five innings in its final game of the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Arizona.

The Ducks were the beneficiary of four home runs by four different batters, and four innings of one-run ball from starting pitcher Maggie Balint.

The Ducks (6-0) opened their season with an 8-3 win over Georgia on Thursday and followed that up with blowout wins over Fresno State (8-0 in five) and Cal-State Northridge (15-6 in six) on Friday, and over Missouri (14-2 in five) and UTEP (14-0 in five) on Saturday.

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Sunday’s win was the fourth straight which saw Oregon score 14 runs or more. The Ducks had success with the home run ball all weekend, with senior catcher Gwen Svekis hitting five bombs, followed by four senior transfer DJ Sanders. Shannon Rhodes added three, and four others hit one homer. The Ducks knocked out 17 balls in six games.

Svekis led the way at the plate, driving home 12 runners, while hitting .500. Sanders was also prolific in her first action with the Ducks, plating 11 runners.

Oregon aces Miranda Elish, Megan Kleist and Balint each started two games over the weekend. All three pitchers earned a pair of wins.

Elish hurled 10.1 innings of ball without allowing a run to score. She struck out 20 batters and allowed just six hits. Kleist allowed five runs in 11.0 innings, while Balint allowed five runners to cross in 10.2 innings.

The Ducks were given the No. 3 national ranking entering the season, and have lived up to the hype through six games.

The Ducks will compete in the Puerto Vallarta Challenge next week. They’ll play Houston, Rutgers, Texas and Ole Miss. Games begin on Thursday and run through Saturday.

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