I 💚 being a Duck. See y’all soon. pic.twitter.com/WWovmf7Q03
— Brooke Yanez (@brookeyanez23) March 11, 2022
Oregon Ducks softball ace pitcher Brooke Yanez announced via Twitter that she will miss the entire 2022 season due to injury.
It’s a big blow for the Ducks. Yanez was one of the best pitchers in the country last season. The first-team all-conference hurler was 22-6 and posted a 2.11 earned run average a year ago.
The transfer from UC-Davis was going to be a fifth-year senior this season, but it’s assumed she will receive a medical redshirt and Yanez says she will be ready to go for the 2023 season.
In her absence, the Oregon pitching staff will consist of Makenna Kliethermes, Jordan Dail, and Stevie Hansen.
So far this year, the Ducks are 16-3 and are set to open their home season today at Jane Sanders Stadium. The Ducks will host North Dakota State, Portland State, and Oregon State in the Oregon/Oregon State tournament. The Ducks will play PSU at 4 p.m.
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