Two teams converged in a Civil War are set to battle once again, but this time there is more than just pride and bragging rights between the schools. This time it’s for the Pac-12 baseball title. With two weeks left to go in the season, the games are limited and every game is important. The race has narrowed down to three …
Tolman Bat Stays Hot; Ducks Roll Buckeyes in Doubleheader
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 …
George Horton has All Bases Covered
Unfortunately, coach George Horton’s impact on the Oregon baseball team can’t be fully measured. He’s supposedly an excellent recruiter and I’m sure he motivates his players like General Patton, but there’s just no way of knowing what his effect in these areas truly is. Horton has so many tangible strengths, though, that figuring out if he’s a good coach is …
Who Will Lead the PAC-12 Down the Stretch?
The last month of regular season baseball is upon us as the race for the PAC-12 championship inches closer and closer. Oregon State and Oregon sit 5th and 6th, respectively, in the national poll. The Ducks and Beavers have been battling all year to be on top the conference standings, with the rest of the teams fighting to get into …
Ryon Healy is a Nightmare for Opposing Pitchers
Watch any Major League Baseball game when a fearsome hitter like Miguel Cabrera is batting, and you’re bound to hear announcers talk about how much fear he instills in opposing pitchers. Watch a Ducks game when Ryon Healy is at bat, and you’ll hear announcers say the same things. I can’t read pitchers’ minds, but it would honestly be a …
Duck-Luck Prevails in 11th Inning for Cougar Sweep!
PULLMAN, Wash. – No. 6 Oregon took advantage of an error in the 11th inning to score the go ahead run and then held on for a 4-3 win over Washington State on Sunday. Mitchell Tolman scored from first base on a Scott Heineman single to center field that Austin Pernell booted. Tolman, who started the rally with a two-out …
The Ducks Spread the Love to Take Game 2
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 …
Ducks Win in the 9th Inning!
PULLMAN, Wash. – No. 11 Oregon scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to break a tie and went on to beat the Washington State Cougars, 5-3, in a PAC-12 conference game at Bailey-Brayton Field on Friday night. Ryon Healy broke the tie when he hit a hard shot that shortstop Ian Sagdal couldn’t handle allowing Brett …
The Meteoric Rise of Oregon Baseball
My roommate worked at the Cape Cod Baseball League last summer, and he doesn’t hesitate to brag about the dozens of college baseball players he met there. Some of those players go to other PAC-12 schools, so he got a lot of grief when he told them he goes to Oregon. One of the players didn’t make fun of him, …
Tolman Stays Hot, But Ducks Six Game Winning Streak Snapped
The No.11 Oregon Ducks’ six game winning streak is now over. The Seattle University Redhawks defeated Oregon 3-2, concluding a two game series Wednesday evening in Bellevue, Washington, at Bannerwood Park. The Ducks had a chance to tie and possibly take the lead in the ninth. Brett Thomas stood at the plate, runners on the corners, and only one …
Tolman Drives Home 7; Ducks Win 6th Straight
Last night it was a wild one at Everett Stadium in beautiful Everett, WA, as the Oregon Ducks and Seattle Red Hawks played game one of a two-game series. The Ducks were 16-1-1 against Seattle coming into the series and the Hawks have not won a game against Oregon since March of 2010. The struggles continued for the Red Hawks …
The Sun Devils Join the Chase as the Ducks Eye the PAC-12 Title
Many PAC-12 teams are looking strong as we head into the last month of the regular season and conference play. The Ducks are coming off a sweep at home against streaking Stanford. Oregon is right up at the top of the PAC-12 and national rankings with the Oregon State Beavers, who also just completed a sweep at home against the …