Salt Lake City, UT- The short-handed Ducks fell in their season finale to the Utah Utes, who posted a season-high 16 hits, resulting in a 10-3 final score. Oregon played without usual starters Ryon Healy, Brett Thomas and Scott Heineman. Senior shortstop J.J. Altobelli, playing his last regular season game in a Ducks uniform got the offense started in the …
Ryon Healy Pushes The Ducks Towards Omaha
By Nicholas Filipas First baseman Ryon Healy stepped up to the plate for his first at bat on a crisp Saturday night in mid-April, and the Ducks were down a run in the bottom of the first inning against Pac-12 rival UCLA at PK Park in a three-game weekend series. Healy, 21, brings his bat up over his six-foot five-inch, …
Thorpe Shines Again, Leads Oregon Past Utes
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 …
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 …
Don Reynolds: Before and After Eugene
This is part two of a profile of two-sport Oregon great Don Reynolds, written by John Schroeder. If you missed part one, catch up here. It’s an interesting question, if you know that back story: How does a Corvallis resident – one who was a high school teammate of current Oregon State coach Mike Riley, son of then-Oregon State assistant Bud …
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 …
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, …
Cole Irvin: The Commander
About a year ago, Cole Irvin had a decision to make: play for the Ducks or go to the minor leagues. The left-handed starting pitcher had already committed to Oregon, but when the MLB Draft rolled around in June, the Toronto Blue Jays decided to select him in the 29th round. We all know what happened next. Irvin rejected pro …
Two Runs from a Bunt? Only at OREGON!
EUGENE, Ore. – J.J. Altobelli drove in two runs on a safety squeeze play to break a tie and lead No. 6 Oregon to a 4-1 win over Gonzaga on Wednesday night at PK Park. Altobelli came to the plate with the game tied 1-1 and the bases loaded. I was graced to have wisdom shared from noted baseball analyst, …
Small Ball Gets It Done Again
Ryan Hambright came to the plate with two-outs in the bottom on the 9th inning with the game tied at 3-3 with a chance to win the game for the Ducks. Hambright delivered with a bases-loaded single to right center field to score the game-winning run and solidify Oregon’s 41st win of the season. Garret Cleavinger picked up his eighth …