The celebration lasted late into the night on May 18 after No. 16 Oregon rallied to defeat Stanford in their NCAA Softball Regional elimination game at Jane Sanders Stadium. But it didn’t last much longer than that.

The Oregon Ducks softball team is one step away from Oklahoma City. After a gritty run through the Eugene Regional, the Ducks are back in the Super Regionals to face the Liberty Flames with momentum on their side.

Oregon and Liberty play Game 1 in the best-of-three super regional series at 7 p.m. Friday at Jane Sanders Stadium.

Stanford was held to just two hits after Economides’ second home run as Oregon left-hander Staci Chambers relieved starter Lyndsey Greir and threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings. Elise Sokolsky recorded the final out in the top of the seventh inning.

Oregon shortstop Paige Sinicki talks about the upcoming NCAA softball super regional at Jane Sanders Stadium in Eugene.

Should Oregon advance to the Super Regional round, it is paired with the College Station Regional, which includes host No. 1 seed Texas A&M, Liberty, Marist and Saint Francis. The winners of the Eugene and College Station Regionals will play a best-of-three series between May 22-25.

Cardinal sets a postseason school record with four homers in a game as Joie Economides, Allie Clements, River Mahler and Jade Berry go deep.

Liberty shocked the NCAA softball tournament by defeating No. 1 seed Texas A&M, but it's not satisfied heading to Oregon in the super regionals.