Who Will Lead the PAC-12 Down the Stretch?

Bryan Holt FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

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 …

Heineman, Ducks Take One of Three Against UCLA

Josh Schlichter FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Featured Photo By Gary Breedlove Photography   While baseball can be a cruel game, it is also a game of averages.  For every unsuccessful at bat, inning, or pitch, there is usually a successful one waiting right around the corner.  Things were no different this weekend at PK Park during the Oregon Ducks’ series with the UCLA Bruins.  Oregon was put …

Different Day Same Result As UCLA Blanks Oregon Again

Josh Schlichter FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

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 …

Plutko Plucks Ducks in Series Opener

Josh Schlichter FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Gary Breedlove Photography After going through a colossal hot streak through the middle of their PAC-12 schedule, the Oregon offense fired blanks yesterday against the picture perfect mechanics of UCLA’s ace Adam Plutko.  In fact, the righthander took a no hitter into the sixth inning in his dominant scoreless outing against the Ducks.  Oregon tried their best to push across …

The Stretch Run for the Roses

Jim Maloney History

Coming off its decisive victory over Washington State, Oregon was ranked 14th in the country with five wins and one loss. The remainder of the regular season schedule included a final home game against the St. Mary’s Gaels, and three consecutive road games against the Washington Huskies, UCLA Bruins, and Oregon State Beavers. Oregon had played an annual Thanksgiving Day …

PAC-12 Basketball: Simply Ducky

Pat Pannu FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

It is good to be a Duck right now!  The University of Oregon football program has been in the Top 10 for a few years now, and because of that people all over the country think of football when they think of Oregon.  Now it seems like Oregon’s men’s basketball team is going to give their fellow Duck athletes some competition as they …

Oregon Unknowns: The Year Rich Brooks Resigned

Don Gilman History

This new Friday series are the OREGON UNKNOWNS, where we look at interesting aspects about our beloved Ducks that few fans know about. 1980 was a bizarre year.  1979 had seen the Ducks rebound from some less-than-stellar years, and they were expected to contend for the Pac-10 title.  Instead, scandal rocked the conference before the season began.  Oregon was found …

All I Want For Christmas Is Madness in March

Daniel Hendricks FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

With Oregon football securely in another BCS bowl, I’ve turned my holiday wishes to hoops.  This year’s squad is playing with promise and purpose, and the Ducks seem primed for a return to the NCAA Tourney.  At 10-2 with one non-conference game remaining, the magic number is 20 wins in the regular season.  So what stands in our way?  An improved but …