Entering Sunday, Ducks baseball was optimistic going into Game 3 against Michigan. No. 15 Oregon (22-9, 10-5 Big Ten) won its prior two games this weekend against the Wolverines. They had high hopes of achieving another successful game. 

Game 3 started off on a good foot, with Mason Neville slamming a home run for the Ducks in the first inning, putting Oregon in the lead. It was a back-and-forth fight after that. 

The second inning had both teams with no runs, each player at bat determined to drive the ball deep into the outfield in hopes of securing a run, or even better, a home run. 

But at the top of the third, the Wolverines managed to tie the score with a drive from Colby Turner, with Keegan O’Hearn securing the run from third base. Immediately after that, the same player took a chance to advance to home plate after Cole Caruso hit the ball deep into the outfield and Turner scored another run for Michigan. 

However, Oregon answered…

The Oregon Ducks (22-9, 10-5 Big Ten) were in trouble in their series closer against the Michigan Wolverines (17-14, 8-7 Big Ten). The Ducks were down 12-11 and staring down the barrel of another upset defeat to an unranked squad. The offense was able to keep up to this point by scoring 10 runs, but the defense was not there as it conceded 12. Oregon was where it wanted to be in the order, though, with leadoff junior center fielder Mason Neville at the dish.

Neville was ready to hit. On the first pitch, he crushed the fastball left over the middle and all the Wolverines could do was watch it soar. After one pitch in the inning, the deficit was cut in half. Unfortunately, this is all Oregon would get, losing 12-11.

The Ducks were coming into this game flying high after back-to-back run-rule victories against this same Michigan squad. The headlines for these games included a monstrous grand slam from junior designated hitter Dominic Hellman,…

Authored by: Elliott Hunt; Photo Credit: Wilder Lewis

The No. 5 Oregon Ducks (35-3, 9-1) swept the series against the Michigan Wolverines (27-12, 6-4), taking care of business 9-1 in the second game of the doubleheader at a rocking Jane Sanders Stadium.

“We need our fans to step up and make it such an uncomfortable environment, and they did exactly that today,” head coach Melyssa Lombardi said.

Oregon starting pitcher Lyndey Grein (5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 0 BB) started the final game of the series off strong, recording a strikeout and stranding a Wolverine runner on third to end the top of the first inning.

Michigan starting pitcher Lauren Derkowski (3 2/3 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 5 BB) allowed three batters to reach base, but was able to close out the first inning, leaving two Oregon runners stranded at first and third after a diving catch by Jenissa Conway in center field.

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Authored by: Addison Cerezo; Photo Credit: Wilder Lewis

The No. 15 Oregon Ducks baseball team (22-8, 10-4 Big Ten) had another huge day at the plate against the Michigan Wolverines (16-14, 7-7 Big Ten) on Saturday. The Ducks won 13-3 as Jacob Walsh broke the program RBI record and the bullpen shined after an up-and-down start from Jason Reitz.

Oregon walked thirteen times, including five times in a four-run fifth inning, which proved to be the deciding inning in the ballgame. Junior outfielder Mason Neville picked up four walks, after all of which he came around to score. 

“They took their walks when they were available,” said head coach Mark Wasikowski, now in his fifth year as head coach at Oregon. “There were some pitches that were close, that they had good eyes on, but that sets the table for hits.”

The Ducks had nine hits on Saturday, but none was bigger than senior first baseman…

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, the No. 5 Oregon Ducks (34-3, 8-1) continued their dominant winning streak, pushing it to eight straight, as they took down the Michigan Wolverines (27-11, 6-3) 5-4 in the first game of the doubleheader.

Oregon starting pitcher Staci Chambers (2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 1 BB) began the day strong, recording her first strikeout in the top of the first inning. The frame was capped off with a strong defensive showing for the Ducks, with a double play after a pop-up to Katie Flannery at third base.

Michigan pitcher Erin Hoehn (6 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 3 BB) started the day struggling against the powerful hitting offense from the Ducks. Kai Luschar and Paige Sinicki both found themselves rounding the bases after being walked and hit by a pitch, putting Oregon up 2-0 at the end of the first inning.

After Maddie Erickson ignited the spark for the Wolverines last night, Staci Chambers intentionally walked her during the top of the second inning,…

The Oregon Ducks baseball team (21-8, 9-4 Big Ten) needed a spark after dropping a demoralizing three in a row from the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Portland Pilots. That spark came in the bottom of the fifth inning in the series opener against the Michigan Wolverines (16-3, 7-6 Big Ten) on Friday.

Junior designated hitter Dominic Hellman was at the plate in a prime situation with the bases loaded and one out. His eyes widened when he saw an off-speed pitch curving right into his zone, and he delivered. He crushed the ball and watched it soar over the left field wall as he took his slow trot around the bases. The decent-sized crowd at PK Park erupted, and the Ducks extended their lead.

This was Hellman’s third slam of the season, a program record for grand slams in a season.

“In that instance, I like to think to myself that if I’m ever in the box and thinking too much about a situation or thinking too much about a swing I want to put on a ball, I just make sure I…

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The Oregon Ducks baseball team has featured many great pitchers who have rolled through the program, some having success at the next level. The headline of this list is Tyler Anderson, two-time MLB all-star and the all-time leader in strikeouts in Ducks history.

The list of all-time strikeout leaders in Oregon history has been locked down by Anderson since 2011. Some have contested it, like David Peterson in 2017, and fellow MLB player to Anderson. Peterson came up just short, though, finishing with 282, three short of Anderson’s 285 mark.

One thing sticks out on this list. All the players on the list are inactive from the Ducks team, except for junior starting pitcher Grayson Grinsell. Grinsell currently sits at No. 8 on the list at 192 — 93 short of Anderson’s mark.

That is still a substantial deficit, but with the rest of this season and possibly his senior season, it’s more than manageable.

With a senior season, this record is inevitably locked up for…

Melyssa Lombardi took over as head coach of the Oregon Ducks (26-3, 2-1 Big Ten) before the 2019 season, making 2025 her seventh season as the head coach of the team.

Prior to this season, the most stolen bases a Lombardi-lead team has swiped was 90 and it came last season over the course of 51 games. 

Sunday against the Washington Huskies (21-9, 1-2 Big Ten) the Ducks hit 100 stolen bases on the year in a 2-1 series win, after playing only 29 games.

“It just shows again we can win in many ways,” Lombardi said. “We can win with our speed. We can win with the deep long ball. We can win with our short game and it’s important, the game is going to ask us to win in different ways all year so I just love how fast we are and the ability to run when we need to.”

Oregon is currently the only Power Four team in collegiate softball to hit 100 stolen bases on the season. The Alabama Crimson Tide is the next Power Four team on the list with 76 stolen bases. South…

“This is home for me. You never want to say goodbye, not even goodbye, this is just a see you later,” offensive lineman Marcus Harper II reflected on his last moments at the University of Oregon.

Oregon football hosted scouts from dozens of NFL teams at the Moshofsky Center for its inaugural Pro Day. This was a big opportunity for Duck draft prospects to make an impression on professional teams outside of the combine but before private workouts.

The mid-week showcase included 23 Ducks working out, as well as former Oregon wide receiver Chase Cota, who graduated in 2022 and had a one-year stint with the Detroit Lions and is currently looking to make an NFL return. The 2024-25 players were also joined on defense by former Oregon linebacker Mase Funa, also attempting to make an NFL team.

Oregon star tight end Terrance Ferguson was listed for Pro-Day but did not participate in any workouts. He spent the day in the facilities supporting his teammates.

Players…