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USA Today
23-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oregon baseball opens Big Ten tournament with win over Michigan State
Oregon baseball opens Big Ten tournament with win over Michigan State Oregon and Omaha seem like a pretty good fit. The Oregon baseball team opened the Big Ten tournament with a 4-2 win over Michigan State on Thursday night. The Ducks are hoping this is just the first of many wins in Charles Schwab Stadium, the same place that the College World Series in held. Where the conference tournament is concerned, this game didn't mean anything as the Ducks have to defeat Nebraska Friday night in order to advance to the semifinals, whether they defeated Michigan State or not. But Oregon is determined to end this tournament 4-0 and improve their rankings, computer or otherwise, in order to host a regional next week and possibly be a national seed to host a Super Regional in two weeks. After finding themselves down 1-0 in the first inning, Oregon managed to take the lead in the bottom half of the inning on Anson Aroz's two-run double down the left field line. That was all starter Ian Umlandt needed as he shut down the Spartans for 6.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and striking out five. But when he left, the Ducks were knotted up at 2-2. That tie didn't last for long as Oregon scored two in the seventh to take a 4-2 lead. Drew Smith lined one to left that scored pinch runner Jax Gimenez and Aroz drove in his third run of the day on a single to right. From there, it was Santiago Garcia pitching a scoreless eighth and closer Seth Maddox pitching a perfect ninth inning to secure the victory. Oregon will now face the Cornhuskers in a must-win game for the right to play Penn State in the semi-finals on Saturday. Nebraska is the No. 8 seed in the tournament. The Ducks and Huskers did not play in the regular season. First pitch is scheduled for 4 pm PST.
USA Today
17-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oregon baseball rallies to pull within a tie of first place
Oregon baseball rallies to pull within a tie of first place No one can say this Oregon baseball team isn't resilient. In a must-win game if the Ducks want to win the Big Ten regular season title, Oregon erased a 6-2 deficit and scored seven unanswered runs to stun Iowa 9-6 with just one game left on the schedule. With the win, their ninth straight, the Ducks are now 40-13 overall and 21-8 in conference play. They are tied with the Hawkeyes for first place. The winner of the series finale are the champs. For a long while, it didn't look as if it would be Oregon's day as Iowa jumped on Duck starter Collin Clarke for six runs and eight hits in just 4.1 innings. But the bullpen consisting of Ian Umlandt, Cole Stokes, Santiago Garcia and Seth Maddox held the Hawkeyes scoreless for the rest of the game, allowing the offense to rally. That rally began in the sixth inning with Anson Aroz's solo home run to make it 6-3. Then the crucial comeback came an inning later as the Ducks scored four runs to take a 7-6 lead. Jacob Walsh smacked an RBI double to make it 6-4 and with Drew Smith's infield single to score Dominic Hellman, Oregon was within a run of the home Hawkeyes. But it was Ryan Cooney's double down the left field line that scored both Chase Meggers and Smith that gave Oregon the lead for good. The Ducks added two big insurance runs in the ninth on Meggers' bunt single to score Aroz and a wild pitch scored Maddox Molony for the three-run lead. Iowa did its best in the bottom half of the ninth to possibly tie the game as the Hawkeyes had the tying run at the plate, but Maddox coaxed pinch hitter Mitch Wood to ground out for the win. These two teams play one for time in Iowa City with first pitch scheduled for 10 am PST.
