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PREVIEW: Oregon Baseball Looks to Rebound in Set Against Bears

by Austin Ota

EUGENE, OR - Following a disappointing weekend in Eugene and a loss in a one-game bout versus the in-state rival Oregon State Beavers, the #25 Oregon Ducks (26-14) baseball team will stay at home for a three game matchup against the California Golden Bears (20-20). 

Oregon is looking to gain momentum in this series against an unranked Cal team that has struggled with consistency throughout the season. While the Bears have multiple quality wins, including games against #17 TCU, #10 Florida State, and #6 Oregon State, they also have subpar losses to the likes of University of Illinois-Chicago and Santa Clara University. After dropping over ten spots in the polls, Oregon will need a big weekend in order to keep momentum before the full weekend versus the Beavers

Potential Starting Pitchers – Oregon

Game One: RJ Gordon

RJ Gordon really struggled in Game 1 against the Wildcats last weekend, surrendering 6…

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PREVIEW | Oregon Softball Looks to Turn a Losing Streak Around In the Last Home-Stay of the Season Against OSU

By Jakob Salao

Eugene, ORE – Throughout April, Oregon Softball has dropped consecutive series against Pac-12 opponents. Coming into this series, the Ducks have lost the last 11 of 13 games they’ve played this month. Oregon State has seen similar struggles, though not to the same extent. The Beavers are coming off a seven-game losing streak. Both teams have struggled to score runs against opponents, and this series may be a chance for both teams to flip that around as the year heads to the end of the season. 

Oregon holds a slight advantage over Oregon State in the hitting department. Despite OSU posting the Pac-12’s highest number of at-bats, Oregon ranks higher in batting average, slugging %, hits, and RBIs. The Ducks batters had trouble scoring against Washington and may see better opportunities against the Beavers. 

Oregon also didn’t have Jasmine Williams for 2/3 games of the series, and LHP Jordan Dail didn’t appear with the team…

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PREVIEW | Oregon Softball Looks to Turn a Losing Streak Around In the Last Home-Stay of the Season Against OSU

By Jakob Salao

Eugene, ORE – Throughout April, Oregon Softball has dropped consecutive series against Pac-12 opponents. Coming into this series, the Ducks have lost the last 11 of 13 games they’ve played this month. Oregon State has seen similar struggles, though not to the same extent. The Beavers are coming off a seven-game losing streak. Both teams have struggled to score runs against opponents, and this series may be a chance for both teams to flip that around as the year heads to the end of the season. 

Oregon holds a slight advantage over Oregon State in the hitting department. Despite OSU posting the Pac-12’s highest number of at-bats, Oregon ranks higher in batting average, slugging %, hits, and RBIs. The Ducks batters had trouble scoring against Washington and may see better opportunities against the Beavers. 

Oregon also didn’t have Jasmine Williams for 2/3 games of the series, and LHP Jordan Dail didn’t appear with the team…

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QuackSmack: Wednesday (4/27/22)

Hosted by Knight Jarecki, Liam Baker, Matt Lichens and Jack McArthur

 

6:00 Oregon Baseball Loses Close Game to OSU

  • 3 straight losses for the Ducks
  • What do these losses say about this team?
  • What this means moving forward with Cal on deck and OSU back in the hole

6:20 Oregon Softball Swept by Washington

  • Ducks drop their 11th in their last 13 games
  • The offense was silent vs the Huskies
  • Rivalry Series proving to be a huge matchup

6:30 Oregon Football Spring Game Recap

  • QB Battle update
  • Biggest…
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Oregon Baseball Drops Third Straight at Home with Loss to Oregon State

By Jonah Bruneau

The No. 25 Oregon Ducks looked to bounce back Tuesday night against the No. 2 Oregon State Beavers after dropping two out of three this past weekend at home against Washington State. In a valiant effort to take down the leaders of the PAC-12, the Ducks fell short by the final score of 4-2. Oregon had an opportunity with the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, but back-to-back fly-outs dashed away that last chance for a late-game comeback. The Ducks have now dropped three straight at home after winning seven of eight before the Washington State series.

Christian Ciuffetelli (Junior) got the call to start Tuesday's game against Oregon State, his first start of the season. Ciuffetelli looked good as he managed three innings of work giving up two hits, no earned runs, no walks, and two strikeouts. He is credited with the loss however as he left the game with OSU up 1-0 after a run scored on a double play in the top of the…

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Oregon Baseball Drops Third Straight at Home with Loss to Oregon State

By Jonah Bruneau

The No. 25 Oregon Ducks looked to bounce back Tuesday night against the No. 2 Oregon State Beavers after dropping two out of three this past weekend at home against Washington State. In a valiant effort to take down the leaders of the PAC-12, the Ducks fell short by the final score of 4-2. Oregon had an opportunity with the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, but back-to-back fly-outs dashed away that last chance for a late-game comeback. The Ducks have now dropped three straight at home after winning seven of eight before the Washington State series.

Christian Ciuffetelli (Junior) got the call to start Tuesday's game against Oregon State, his first start of the season. Ciuffetelli looked good as he managed three innings of work giving up two hits, no earned runs, no walks, and two strikeouts. He is credited with the loss however as he left the game with OSU up 1-0 after a run scored on a double play in the top of the…

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QuackSmack: Tuesday, (4/26/22)

Hosts: Justin Grossweiner, Nick Battey

 

6:00 Oregon Baseball Takes on OSU in Mid-Week Matchup

  • What are your expectations for the Ducks against the Beavers?
  • Did the Ducks deserve to fall out of 25 after losing 2/3 to the Cougars?
  • Which group is the most important to the Ducks, their pitching staff, or their position players?

6:15 Oregon Hosts Spring Game on Saturday "Duck Day"

  • What were your thoughts about the weekend in general?
  • Is the QB battle already decided?
  • Seven McGee looks to play the part of "weapon" next season
  • Who looked good, who didn…
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PREVIEW - Oregon Baseball Takes on Oregon State in a mid-week mini-series against the Beavers

By Levi Profitt

Eugene, OR - Oregon (26-13) baseball is coming off a series loss to Washington State, but they'll have to prepare for the #2 ranked rival Oregon State ballclub (31-8) as the Beavers come to Eugene for a midweek Tuesday series April 26th at PK Park. Oregon State brings a team to the diamond that's won 11 out of it's last 12, and has scored at least four runs in it's last seven games. They're no slouch on the pitching mound either, with five pitchers who have an ERA below 2.5 compared to just one for Oregon.

Projected Pitching Matchup:

Oregon State: The Beavers Tuesday go-to as of late is Jaren Hunter, a sophomore from Damascus, Oregon, who's pitched 26.1 innings this year with an ERA of 5.47 and a record of 1-1. Hunter's last outing was rough, as he allowed seven earned runs in just two innings against Gonzaga, an area where Oregon might be able to…

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QuackSmack: Monday, (4/25/22)

Hosts: Ryan Milano, Ethan Hartley, Logan Thompson

  

6:00 Spring Game Reactions

  • Do we have an answer to Bo Nix vs Ty Thompson?
  • How will Seven McGee be utilized in this offense?
  • What did we like from Lanning/Dillingham/Lupoi's scheme?

6:20 GUEST: Aaron Heisen (Daily Emerald)

 

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SB STORY | Oregon Loses to Washington Ending the Series in a Sweep

By Joe Bachman

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Jane Sanders Stadium, The final game of the Oregon Ducks (26-16, 5-13) series was played against Washington (28-11, 9-6) ending in a 3-0 sweep for the Huskies. UW dominated game 1, and game 2 went into extra innings. Game 3 was another dominating performance from the Huskies where they pulled out their victory with a score of 5-0. 

Makenna Klitethermes got the start after a rough day yesterday, and was looking for a different outcome after the shaky start yesterday. Kliethermes ended up pitching all 7 innings, finishing the day off with 7 IP, 5 earned runs, 5 strikeouts, and 2 walks. Kliethermes being able to go all 7 innings is a great sign for the Ducks, allowing the team to not always rely on Stevie Hansen. Kliethermes' earned runs came from a 3 run shot in the top of the 2nd, a RBI double in the 4th, as well as a sac fly in the top of the 5th. 

The Ducks offensively just were not…

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