Reaching the Sweet 16 is no easy feat. That’s why there’s such a celebration when you do make it on the basketball floor. The NCAA even trademarked the term “Sweet 16.”
In baseball and softball, those sports’ version of the Sweet 16 are the Super Regionals. It’s probably more rare to reach the Super Regional round because of how unpredictable baseball and softball can be.
Oregon baseball hasn’t made a Super Regional since 2012 until now and softball just made its first Super Regional appearance since 2017 before getting swept at Oklahoma State in two straight games.
It’s not easy.
But this season, the Ducks are fortunate enough to advance to the Super Regional in BOTH sports. They are just one of six schools to complete the feat in 2023.
Ironically, both Oregon and Stanford represented the Pac-12 in each sport. Stanford softball made it all the way to the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series before losing to Oklahoma.
Also, both Pac-12 teams are hosting their baseball Super Regionals and have a fairly decent chance of moving on to the CWS in Omaha.
Here are the six schools that advanced to the Super Regional round on both diamonds this season.