Oregon baseball downed Santa Clara 6-2 as freshman right-handed pitcher James Acuña earned his first career start for the Ducks in the series opener against the Broncos. Oregon got the scoring started in the secon and carried it over to the third with three runs in each inning, but let up two runs in the top of the eighth to squander the shutout attempt. Oregon continue the four-game series against Santa Clara on Friday at 6 p.m.

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