Oregon used a combination of speed and consistency to defeat the Utah Utes in Salt Lake City on Friday. The game marks a new record for most wins in a regular season for the Ducks at 44, and the start of a new season from here on out. Scattering 12 hits and using 5 bunts to their advantage, the constant …
Christian Jones’ Road to Recovery
One sentence can mean completely different things depending on who reads it. Take this one, for instance: “Jones entered the year looking like a potential top pick.” That is the first sentence in Christian Jones’ scouting report from this Baseball America article written last year, where author Conor Glassey listed the top MLB draft prospects from the state of Oregon. To …
Meet Your New Ducks: Another Set of Superstar Twins!
Eric Amoako is the first of the two Amoako brothers to be introduced here on FishDuck (Stephen Amoako, also a Duck, is his twin brother). Now, some Duck fans may not have heard of either of these guys for a couple of reasons. One, they both redshirted their freshman year and stayed out of trouble. Two, the recent commitment of the …
Recruiting Update: Oregon Commit Mahalak King of Elite 11
Football Recruiting News Quarterback and recent Oregon commit Morgan Mahalak (3-Star/Kentfield, CA) is quickly gaining fame around the summer circuit camp water cooler. At the latest edition of Nike’s Elite 11 showcase, Mahalak was named top performer and garnered praise from Super Bowl winning signal-caller Trent Dilfer. “Morgan had a very good day. Lots of energy in his body. My …
NCAA Postseason Insight
The Pac-12 baseball race seems to have come to a close with Oregon State’s defeat of the Oregon Ducks this past weekend, taking two out of three games at PK Park. The Beavers now hold a two game lead over both the Oregon Ducks (43-13, 20-7) and the UCLA Bruins (37-15, 20-7), both of which are now tied for second …
2013 Ten most important players No. 6-10
Welcome to the first of a two part segment. Now that the Spring game is in the rear-view mirror, what’s the outlook for fall 2013? Even with a strong group of seniors departing, and several moving on to the NFL, Oregon is re-loading. I want to show you what’s in store for the coming season. In this two part article, I will …
Beavers Slam Ducks, Take Civil War Series
Eugene, OR — The 4th ranked Beavers took an early lead with a combination of great pitching and an explosive offense and never looked back Sunday afternoon against the Oregon Ducks, taking game three and the series by a score of 12-2. Jake Reed (6-4) took the loss with 2.2 innings of work allowing 8 hits and 7 runs, only two …
Notes From Around The College Football Nation: Saban is the Devil and ACC MESS
It’s still summer; still no actual college football games. This is probably the most boring moments of any college football fan’s life. Now it’s time to pay attention to all the “phantom” news and rumors about your favorite teams and players from around the country. Let’s get into some of those rumors and thoughts: 1. The war of words continues …
No. 3 Duck Softball Blanks Badgers, 3-0, to Win Eugene NCAA Regional
EUGENE – The #3 seed University of Oregon softball team (49-9) celebrated its fourth straight Super Regional bid with a 3-0 win over No. 25 Wisconsin (44-13) Saturday afternoon at Howe Field. Offensively, the Ducks made the most of their three hits – two being homers – while its All-Pac-12 pitching duo raised their scoreless streak to 19 straight innings. …
Ducks drop game two of series to Oregon State
EUGENE, Ore. – No. 4 Oregon State broke open a tight game late scoring nine runs in the final four innings to hand No. 6 Oregon a 9-0 loss and even their Pac-12 series at one game apiece. The Beavers (42-9, 21-5 Pac-12) scored five runs in the eighth and two more in the ninth to turn a 2-0 game …
Ducks Win Series Opener on Thorpe’s Gem
Featured Photo Courtesy Steve Francis Photography The Oregon Ducks scrambled their way to three runs to take battle number one of the Civil War series on Friday night against the Oregon State Beavers. The victory came behind a brilliant pitching performance from starter Tommy Thorpe, who dominated the Beaver’s offense all night long. Both starters dueled well on the hill; but sadly, …
Visitor’s Guide to the Great State of Oregon
Every year the Oregon Ducks, and Duck fans, welcome visitors from around the country to our beautiful state, wax their sub-par teams, and send them on their way. Not very neighborly. In light of that I offer the following visitor’s guide to help folks understand, and perhaps appreciate, what is special about Oregon. Our sense of style: It rains quite a lot …