Ducks Return to the Madness of March

Daniel Hendricks FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Welcome back to the NCAA Tourney fray, Oregon fans.  After a 5-year hiatus, it’s nice to see the Ducks back in the bracket. That being said, I’ll spend a brief moment addressing the unforgivable seeding awarded to Oregon.  Pac-12 boss Larry Scott should be seething at the fact that his conference tourney winner was dumped into a 12 seed.  There’s no …

Recruiting Update: Oregon Looking to Re-Unite Teammates from the Deep South

Mark Flores FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Basketball Recruiting News With Oregon set to begin its tournament run this coming Thursday, west-coast big man and prized Duck target Aaron Gordon (5-Star/San Jose, CA/Rivals150) quietly set his announcement date for April 3rd at the McDonald’s All-American Game.  The 6’8″, 205 lb. low post behemoth re-added the Ducks late in the recruiting cycle and is now thought to be …

Tyner Looms As Next Five-Star Challenge

Sam Arney FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

I have often wondered how big-time schools like USC can get so many five-star recruits, and limit them under their star potential.  For the most part, players earn their stars for a reason, but it is up to the coaches to make them realize that talent.  I would like to highlight some ups and downs of past Oregon five star …

Pro Day: From a Fan’s Point of View

FishDuck Staff FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

For the final time, a collection of outgoing Oregon players got to show their talents at the Moshofsky Center in Eugene on Thursday.  Each player has worked hard to improve his talents in the facility in their tenure at Oregon now was the time to show off those skills  on their home turf in the Mo Center for NFL scouts …

Madness in the Committee

Pat Pannu FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

The thought that crossed my mind when the tournament bracket was released on CBS and I saw Oregon’s No.12 seed was, “What are they smoking?”  The second thing was, “Why does every MAJOR SELECTION COMMITTEE NOT LIKE OREGON??” Oregon sports have been on a major upswing over the last few years, but the national perception of Oregon sports hasn’t caught up to …

Ducks’ Luck Runs Out, Can’t Sweep Trojans

Josh Schlichter FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

It would appear that the Ducks’ late game luck was all used up this weekend, and Oregon fell to USC yesterday, 5-3.  Oregon had won the first two games of the Pac-12 opening weekend against the Trojans, using late game heroics from the pitching staff in game one, and the offense in game two to get the Ducks off to a hot start in …

Loyd’s ‘Outstanding’ Homecoming Leads Ducks to Pac-12 Championship

Luke Roth FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – You couldn’t write a better script. The local high school star comes back to his hometown and comes off the bench to lead his college team to a major conference championship, and along the way, picks up the tournament Most Outstanding Player award. Johnathan Loyd, a Las Vegas native son, came off Oregon’s bench for the …

Late Rally Pushes Oregon Past USC In Game Two

Josh Schlichter FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

A trip to Los Angeles wouldn’t be complete without some drama, right?  After Christian Jones dodged bullets in his relief outing on Friday night, the Ducks were put behind the eight-ball again in game two.  Just as all hope was about to be lost, the suddenly resilient Oregon offense came through with a six run eighth inning to beat Southern …

No. 2 Gators Bite Into Oregon’s Win Streak

Lauren LaBar FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

At Papé field yesteday our Oregon Ducks encountered their biggest challenge of the season thus far against the number 2 and undefeated University of Florida.  There were over three hundred people in attendance, eager to watch the competition between the two collegiate teams.  From the Gators blue rain jackets, their bright orange cleats and sticks, and Papé fields vivid yellow and green the …

Ducks Pay Back Utah and Gain Another Chance to Claim a Pac-12 Title

Luke Roth FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Utah ended Oregon’s goal of winning the regular season conference championship a week ago in the final Pac-12 game in Salt Lake City with a stifling performance against a flat and uninspired Duck effort. Last night in semifinal action from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in No. 10-seed Utah’s third game in three nights, Oregon got …

Reed Gets Back On Track As Ducks Top Trojans In PAC-12 Opener

Josh Schlichter FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Jake Reed finally got some run support as the Ducks opened their Pac-12 baseball season with a resounding 5-2 victory over the Trojans of Southern Cal.  Oregon’s ace pitcher had been struggling to start the season, as the sophomore watched his ERA balloon to 4.57 through four starts, but it was time to turn the page with league play starting …