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Huskies third-inning explosion blows the Ducks out of the water

By: Isaac Dubey

In the 100th all-time meeting in the storied rivalry between #9 Washington and #24 Oregon, the Huskies broke away in the top of the third inning with six runs. The third inning started with Sydney Stewart launching a home run to left field. With Morgan Scott in the circle and two outs down, the scoring onslaught began as Avery Hobson walked followed by three consecutive Huskies connecting on base hits with two runners home to give the Huskies a three-run lead. Washington catcher Olivia Johnson decided to join the party and blasted a ball to left field over the wall for a three-run home run and extended Washington's lead to 6-0.

Coach Lombardi said she thought Scott had a favorable matchup after the two-out walk and "wanted to stick with her." Lombardi noted Scott only allowed one base hit, giving the coach a positive feeling with one out to go in the inning. Scott ended her night allowing six hits and six runs in 80 pitches.

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SB Preview: Ducks Host Top-10 Huskies for the First Time in 2024

By Charles Martindale Following a disappointing trip to Southern California last weekend, the 20-12 Oregon Ducks softball team has their work cut out for them this weekend. Sitting at number 22 in the NCAA’s top 25, the Ducks have put together a solid season while trying to navigate a loaded Pac-12 conference. Starting Friday, they’ll face the Pac’s 2nd place team, the No. 9 Washington Huskies. Washington made the trip to Eugene once already in 2024, when they went undefeated in the Jane Sanders Classic in February, essentially using the games as a tune up. The Huskies hold the top spot in the Pac-12 in AVG. and OPS., while ranking second in home runs and third in steals. Only No. 8 Stanford has a lower team ERA or higher strikeout total than the Washington staff. They’re rolling into town with a well rounded squad with experience competing against the top teams in the nation. On the other side of the diamond, Oregon has a similarly experienced roster who has earned… Read More

SB Preview: Ducks Host Top-10 Huskies for the First Time in 2024

By Charles Martindale Following a disappointing trip to Southern California last weekend, the 20-12 Oregon Ducks softball team has their work cut out for them this weekend. Sitting at number 22 in the NCAA’s top 25, the Ducks have put together a solid season while trying to navigate a loaded Pac-12 conference. Starting Friday, they’ll face the Pac’s 2nd place team, the No. 9 Washington Huskies. Washington made the trip to Eugene once already in 2024, when they went undefeated in the Jane Sanders Classic in February, essentially using the games as a tune up. The Huskies hold the top spot in the Pac-12 in AVG. and OPS., while ranking second in home runs and third in steals. Only No. 8 Stanford has a lower team ERA or higher strikeout total than the Washington staff. They’re rolling into town with a well rounded squad with experience competing against the top teams in the nation. On the other side of the diamond, Oregon has a similarly experienced roster who has earned… Read More

Oregon MTEN: The Ducks Fly Back

By Alan Babadzhanov

EUGENE, Ore - After a long month of road matches, the No. 67 Oregon Ducks (12-9, 1-2 Pac-12) are back in Eugene with a pair of home matches on Friday against the #25 UCLA Bruins (8-6, 1-2 Pac-12) and the No. 49 USC Trojans (5-11, 0-2 Pac-12) on Sunday. The Ducks are coming off a 4-1 win against Utah and look to ride the wave this week. They have a tough task ahead of them as UCLA has two ranked players in No. 22 Govind Nanda and No. 120 Spencer Johnson.

The Ducks are 1-4 in their past five matches due to some rough circumstances. No. 2 Singles player David Cierny hasn't played the past two matches due to injury. This has led to everyone moving up in the lineup and No. 3 Vlad Breazu is on a four match losing streak. No. 1 Quinn Vandecasteele is going to need to pull through as his past couple matches have led to unfinished three set matches. With UCLA having two ranked Singles players, the top of the lineup is going to need to…

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Oregon MTEN: The Ducks Fly Back

By Alan Babadzhanov

EUGENE, Ore - After a long month of road matches, the No. 67 Oregon Ducks (12-9, 1-2 Pac-12) are back in Eugene with a pair of home matches on Friday against the #25 UCLA Bruins (8-6, 1-2 Pac-12) and the No. 49 USC Trojans (5-11, 0-2 Pac-12) on Sunday. The Ducks are coming off a 4-1 win against Utah and look to ride the wave this week. They have a tough task ahead of them as UCLA has two ranked players in No. 22 Govind Nanda and No. 120 Spencer Johnson.

The Ducks are 1-4 in their past five matches due to some rough circumstances. No. 2 Singles player David Cierny hasn't played the past two matches due to injury. This has led to everyone moving up in the lineup and No. 3 Vlad Breazu is on a four match losing streak. No. 1 Quinn Vandecasteele is going to need to pull through as his past couple matches have led to unfinished three set matches. With UCLA having two ranked Singles players, the top of the lineup is going to need to…

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QuackSmack: Thursday (4/4/24)

Hosted by Austin Ota, John Evans, Aiden Hess

Oregon Baseball Hits 20 Wins (6:00)

  • Recapping the weekend against Seattle and the game against Portland
  • Michael Freund - starter?
  • What does this team need to do to take the next leap in the Pac-12?

Oregon Softball Swept in a Shortened Series (6:20)

  • What went wrong for the Ducks this weekend?
  • How does Oregon rebound after its first series sweep of the year?
  • What is this teams’ ceiling?

Pac-12 Diamond Sports Roundup (6:40)

  • Why is the conference so weak in baseball?
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QuackSmack: Wednesday (4/3/24)

Hosted by Saul Galvan, Jack Wargo, Charlie Martindale

Oregon Softball squares up with Huskies (6:00)

  • What went wrong against UCLA?
  • What does Oregon need to do to pull off upset?
  • Schedule outlook

Oregon Baseball riding some momentum (6:20)

  • Picked up midweek win over Portland
  • Can this team keep changing the lineup and win?
  • How important is this stretch vs lower seeded opponents?

NFL Draft (6:40)

  • Updated…
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QuackSmack: Tuesday (4/2/2024)

Hosted by Liam Baker, Charles Martindale, Tayten Torgrimson and Mario Ponce

Oregon Women’s Lacrosse (6:00)

  • Picked up their first Pac-12 win of the year over UC Davis, what stood out?
  • Preview Saturday’s matchup against #21 USC
  • What do the Ducks need to do to find success the rest of the season?

Oregon Softball (6:20)

  • Disappointing weekend at UCLA, how do they bounce back?
  • How do they stack up against Washington?
  • Expectations for the team for the rest of the season?

NCAA Tournament Talk (6:40)

  • Can anyone beat UCONN and South Carolina?
  • How has the women’s…
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QuackSmack: Monday (4/1/24)

Hosted by Gavin Carpenter, Jack Wargo, and Wilder Lewis

Oregon Men's Basketball (6:00)

  • Breaking down their March Madness games
  • What needs to happen this offseason?
  • Preview of next year's team

Oregon Softball (6:20)

  • Lost a Pac-12 series for the first time this season last weekend against UCLA
  • Positives and negatives from the start of conference play
  • Previewing their home series against a tough Washington team

Oregon Baseball (6:40)…

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Maddox, Duck lineup come alive in commanding win over Redhawks

By Saul Galvan

EUGENE, Ore- Coming off a high-scoring performance the previous night, the Ducks kept the offense production going in game three vs. Seattle. Oregon managed to plate 9 runs in the win over the Redhawks. Maddox Molony led the offense with 3 hits, including his first career home run all in the ballpark where he grew up watching games.

“I was hoping it sparked something,” said Molony. “Hitting it in this uniform (Oregon) though was cool.” Molony graduated from Thurtston Highschool where he led his team to a state championship as a senior. The hometown kid was banged up to start the season but has had a good series with six combined hits. 

The rest of the offense backed up Molony's performance, converting with base runners on. Last night, Oregon left 13 baserunners stranded but cleaned things up tonight, with only eight. Bennett Thompson, Jeffrey Heard, and Drew Smith all had 2 hits a piece. Thompson drove in three runs, two…

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