The University of Oregon Ducks baseball team (3-2) suffered a disappointing 12-11 loss Friday against Rhode Island. With the upset, the team showed a mix of strength and glaring vulnerability.

The game started off even between the two teams, with the score tied at 1-1 through the fourth inning. At the bottom of the fifth, Mason Neville earned a solo homer, which appeared to show the Ducks in control. That very quickly changed in the sixth inning. The Rhode Island Rams asserted control with back-to-back three-run homers at the top of the sixth. This, along with an RBI, brought the score to 8-2.

From there, the Rams could not be stopped and continued to lengthen their lead. Despite a late charge from the Ducks, the Rams took the victory 12-11.

With the result of Friday’s game, there is a mix of negative and positive takeaways for the team.

To start with a positive: Julian Hernandez had a fantastic two innings on the mound to close the game. He allowed no hits…

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6:00- Recap Men’s and Women’s Basketball

• WBB Losing to Nebraska on the Road in OT, 94-90
  • Started strong, typically not the story of this team
  • Five players with 10+ points, so what went wrong?
  • Where does this loss put this team for March Madness?
• MBB wins a close one at Iowa, 80-78
  • Impact of Nate Bittle, TJ Bamba
  • Prediction: what will be the team’s record over the last four games?
  • Where does this win put the team for March Madness?

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• Oregon BSB taking on Rhode Island in 4 game series
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6:15 - Oregon Women's Lacrosse is Dominant Through Three

• Oregon is outscoring its opponents by ten a game
• Anna Simmons has a case as Oregon's best attacker ever
• Has Oregon solidified its spot in the cage?

6:25 - Oregon Baseball Takes the Series Against Toledo

• Pitching dominated the three-game series
• How will Oregon fare behind the plate?
• Rhode Island coming up

6:40 - Roundball Roundup

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As the rain came down at PK Park, Oregon Ducks sophomore closer Cole Stokes was on the mound in the top of the ninth and had two outs, with a chance to seal a 6-1 Ducks win. This was a big spot for Stokes, as this win would give Oregon the opening series win and avoid what would have been a disappointing split against Toledo.

Stokes got ahead 1-2 on Toledo catcher Brayden Smith and the Ducks could taste it. On the next pitch, Stokes dotted a slider in the top-left part of the zone. Smith whiffed and Oregon came out on top to put it at a solid 3-1 record coming out of the cold opening day weekend.

That strong showing from Stokes was one of many from the Oregon pitching staff this weekend. Great pitching is exactly what the doctor ordered for the Oregon Ducks baseball program. The last two seasons, poor pitching and defense have arguably kept Oregon out of the College World Series, so this is a nice sign for skipper Mark Wasikowski and his crew.

“Dust will settle on…

The Oregon Ducks men’s basketball team (18-8, 7-8) bounced back from their mid-season slump in a major way. They followed up a win over Northwestern with a dominant second-half performance against Rutgers (12-14, 5-10) resulting in a 75-57 victory. 

The Ducks and Scarlet Knights went back and forth in the early going, with Rutgers etching out in front and Oregon quick to match. Midway through the first half, it appeared like Rutgers would pull away, as it took a seven-point lead at the 11-minute mark. On the ensuing possession, forward Kwame Evans Jr. made just his ninth 3-pointer of the season. Oregon would finally take the lead with 5:13 left in the half on a Nate Bittle free throw and slowly extend that lead to five points at the break. 

Rutgers played well to start the second half. Slightly less than five minutes in, a second-chance layup cut the Oregon lead to only two. From there, the Ducks went on a 7-0 run that lasted around two and a half minutes. It…

As the rain began to clear, cheers erupted from the stands as the baseball soared through the air and out of the park, signaling a Ducks homerun. Oregon infielder Maddox Molony hit the Ducks’ first and only homerun of the 6-1 win late in the eighth, clearing the bases as the Toledo Rockets could only watch. 

The No. 12 Ducks (3-1) entered the game following a 9-0 win on Saturday against the Toledo Rockets (1-3). Oregon kicked the season off with a 2-1 home record having only lost one game against the Rockets this weekend. The Ducks broke a home game record of seven home runs in one game on Saturday, setting a new record. 

Oregon started the top of Sunday’s first inning strong, getting three outs only eight minutes into the game. At the bottom of the inning, the Ducks put themselves on the scoreboard first with a run from Mason Neville, leading the Rockets by one. 

The Ducks continued their lead by the end of the second inning, increasing the score…

The Oregon baseball team entered this one looking to split the doubleheader and take back the series lead. The Duck’s offense didn’t take off until the eighth inning of the first game, resulting in a loss. In the second game of the day, they hoped to get the bats warm earlier. They did exactly that, hitting a program-record seven solo home runs.

“I like program records,” Coach Mark Wasikowski said. “Any record is great.”

Oregon’s starting pitcher for the second game was Saint Mary’s transfer Jason Reitz, who started just six last year, covering 48.0 innings and fanning 65 batters on his way to a 6.00 ERA. Reitz is a lanky junior standing at 6-foot-9 with some high-velocity stuff, touching up to 95 mph Saturday.

Starting pitching seemed to be the strong suit for the Ducks on Saturday Game 1 starter Collin Clarke was excellent, and Reitz started the second game by striking out five of the first eight batters he faced. Reitz went just three shutout innings, running…

An electric opening day win for the Oregon Ducks baseball team did not carry over to Saturday as Toledo took Game 2 of the series 5-3.

Oregon certainly had its chances in this one. In the bottom of the eighth with one out, Toledo held a 4-3 lead but the Ducks had the tying run on third. With junior designated hitter Dominic Hellman at the plate, this seemed like Oregon’s chance as almost anything in play would’ve scored the tying run. Unfortunately, Hellman struck out on a nasty pitch from Toledo reliever Logan Jones. Jones killed the Ducks’ momentum by grounding shortstop Maddox Molony out to third, and Oregon’s best chance at getting back into the game was shut down.

Oregon was coming off a clean 9-2 opening-day win against the Toledo Rockets the night before. Strong pitching held the Rockets to three hits and a late outburst from the offense sealed the win.

The first half of Saturday’s game was a pitchers' duel similar to the day before. Pitchers on both sides…

Has Collin Clarke arrived? It sure feels like it, Oregon’s true sophomore RHP delivered a gem in his 2025 season debut. This season brought questions about the Ducks’ pitching staff this year and whether they could improve from last year despite losing two of their best starters, RJ Gordon and Kevin Seitter.           

During Clarke’s freshman season at Oregon a year ago, he appeared just 13 times and started just once. His freshman year was moderately successful for a young pitcher, allowing 17 runs (14 earned) and striking out 14 batters in 19.2 innings. After his first outing of the 2025 season and just his second career start, he’s already amassed half his strikeouts from last season.

Clarke pushed on strongly despite the lack of run support early in the game. Partially in credit to Toledo’s Luke Walton in left field, who had two jaw-dropping diving catches to end the third and save runs in the fourth inning.…

Early-season jitters are typical, especially in baseball. Batters start off sluggish, pitchers may get hit around a little bit and the manager may still be working the kinks out of the lineup. Oregon first baseman Jacob Walsh completely ignored that norm in the Oregon Ducks’ 9-2 season opener against the Toledo Rockets.

In the bottom of the sixth, the score was tied at one apiece with both teams failing to plate a run in their last four innings of work. After a fielding error put leadoff batter Drew Smith on first, Walsh came to the plate with a chance to put Oregon back in front. Walsh fell behind in the count 1-2 but felt no pressure. On the next pitch, he cranked an opposite-field two-run blast to give the Ducks the lead 3-1.

This blew the Ducks’ offense open. In the last three innings on offense, they scored in every single one. When the dust settled and closing pitcher Seth Mattox sealed it, Oregon took down Toledo 9-2 to cap off a strong opening day at PK Park.…