Former Oregon softball standout Gwen Svekis is getting her coaching start at Indiana.

The Washington Huskies announced the addition of outfielder Livy Schiele and 2018 Big East Pitcher of the Year Pat Moore to the roster for the 2019 season. Moore joins a pitching staff that finished second in the nation with a 1.18 ERA last year en route to a second-place finish at the Women's College World Series. Schiele comes to Washington after missing the 2018 season while recovering from injury.

The Oregon softball program is ready to take the next step into championship contention, and new head coach Missy Lombardi has the pedigree to take the Ducks to new heights.

The positive reaction to the Ducks' hiring of Melyssa Lombardi as their new head softball coach has reverberated loudly throughout the softball world

Former Oklahoma assistant Melyssa Lombardi has been hired as Oregon softball's next head coach.

University of Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens announced Monday that University of Oklahoma associate head coach Melyssa Lombardi has been named head softball coach for the Ducks