Four Oregon Ducks earned softball All-America honors Wednesday from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Pitcher Megan Kleist and catcher Gwen Svekis earned first-team honors. Pitcher Miranda Elish was a second-team honoree and third baseman Jenna Lilley was a third-team selection.
The four All-America selections tied Oregon's program high set in 2013 and came on the eve of its first game in the Women's College World Series. The top-seeded Ducks open at 9 a.m. PT Thursday against No. 8 seed Arizona State (ESPN). This is UO's fifth WCWS appearance in the last seven years and seventh all-time.
Svekis, a senior, also was named national catcher of the year Wednesday after hitting .