Tolman Bat Stays Hot; Ducks Roll Buckeyes in Doubleheader

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  After a rain delay postponed the game Friday night, the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes played a doubleheader Saturday at Bill Davis Stadium.  Oregon used a combination of good hitting and dominant pitching to win both games and secure the series win against the Buckeyes.  Mitchell Tolman delivered yet another win, with a bases-loaded single to center that …

The Ducks Spread the Love to Take Game 2

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The Oregon Ducks concluded the second game of a three-game series with a win against the Washington State Cougars Saturday at Baily-Bayton Field.  Both starting pitchers battled through early trouble into the late innings but in the end Oregon’s offense was too strong for the Cougars and they took the game 6-3. The offenses caught fire early, and both teams …

Healy Powers Oregon To Series Win Over Stanford

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Featured Photo Courtesy Gary Breedlove Photography   Saturday was a fantastic day at the Autzen Stadium Complex today!  Following the debut of the 2013-14 Oregon football team, the Oregon baseball team came through with yet another definitive victory.  After putting together the best nine innings the Ducks have assembled all season on Friday night against Stanford’s Mark Appel, the Ducks …

Different Day Same Result As UCLA Blanks Oregon Again

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It was dèjá vu all over again at PK Park on Saturday night, as Oregon fell to UCLA 1-0 for the second time in as many days.  Yesterday’s stat lines were virtually identical to Friday’s: Oregon’s starting pitcher, Cole Irvin, had a fantastic outing much like Tommy Thorpe did on Friday night, but the UCLA pitching staff had a better outing – again …

Duck Bats Blast Bears Out of The Park

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  After struggling to put together consecutive hits earlier in the year, Oregon’s offensive stock has been rising for the past four weeks or so.  On Saturday night, Scott Heineman and the previously “nerfed” Oregon bats pummeled the Cal pitching staff to the tune of four homeruns, to give the #16 Ducks a 10-4 win. After pushing across five runs …

The Pac is on Fire

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Featured Photo © Gary Breedlove Photography   The PAC-12 baseball race is starting to heat up as the conferences’ top two teams face off in a non-conference Civil War game in Corvallis, Oregon.  The Ducks have been the most impressive team in the conference thus far, winning their first three series in conference play before losing to Arizona State this …

Irvin Solid as Ducks Crush Devils to Avoid Sweep in Tempe

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Newsflash: Cole Irvin is the real deal.  The freshman phenom from southern California has been one the best pitchers that Oregon has put on the mound this season.  Irvin pitched seven innings and allowed just three runs to earn another quality start, and improve his record to 6-1 on the year, and Oregon demolished ASU 16-3 on Sunday afternoon. The Ducks …

Huskies Turn To Dust as Oregon Finishes Sweep of Washington

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The Ducks have been hot-hot-hot over the past two weeks, and after a beautiful day up here in the Willamette Valley Oregon completed its second consecutive conference series sweep by smacking the dismal Washington Huskies, 6-0.  This game had plenty of bright spots: a fantastic offensive performance from coach Horton’s small ball run factory, and a dominant outing from Oregon’s …

Ducks Hold Off Arizona To Complete First Conference Sweep

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© 2013 Gary Breedlove Photography   In the competitive Pac-12 conference, any win is a good win.  The Ducks seemed to bury the Arizona Wildcats early with a 6-1 lead, but a late Zona rally nearly cost Oregon a clean slate weekend.  Luckily, the Ducks were able to hold on for a 7-6 win at PK Park on Sunday afternoon, finishing up …

Ducks’ Luck Runs Out, Can’t Sweep Trojans

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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 …

Ducks Finally Cash In Against Commodores

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After stumbling through the first two games against #2 Vanderbilt, Oregon finally found a way to push some runs across against the stingy Commodore pitching staff.  While the SEC contenders brought plenty of Oregon’s flaws into the limelight over the weekend, the Ducks (11-5) were able to storm back from a 5-2 deficit to hand Vanderbilt (15-2) its second loss …

Oregon Caps Wacky Weekend With Second Series Win

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Keeping up with the trend set in yesterday’s article, it seems as if Oregon has gotten into a habit of getting their offense in the most unconventional fashions. After getting six runs on just two hits a day before, the Ducks pushed across six more runs on a beautiful afternoon at PK Park. However, all six runs were credited as unearned runs. …