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Story by Justin Grossweiner

Looking to move closer to securing a regular season PAC-12 title the Oregon Ducks fell to 17th ranked Stanford 6-5 on Saturday afternoon. Although starting pitcher Cullen Kafka allowed five runs total only two of the were earned for him in 4 and 1/3rd innings of work.

Oregon took the early lead in the 1st inning on a Josh Kasevich single with two outs. In the 3rd inning Stanford struck back with a rally of their own. A fielding error by Grant, a hit by Tim Tawa, and a walk by Brock Jones set up a wild pitch by Kafka to score the first of three unearned runs for Stanford in the Inning. Those other two runs came from a Christian Robinson single, the only hard hit ball of the inning, and Stanford took the 3-1 advantage. It didn't take long for Oregon to respond in the bottom half of the inning. Tanner Smith led off with single for the Ducks, and that was followed by a towering two run home run by Kenyon Yovan. Later…

Story by Justin Grossweiner

Looking to move closer to securing a regular season PAC-12 title the Oregon Ducks fell to 17th ranked Stanford 6-5 on Saturday afternoon. Although starting pitcher Cullen Kafka allowed five runs total only two of the were earned for him in 4 and 1/3rd innings of work.

Oregon took the early lead in the 1st inning on a Josh Kasevich single with two outs. In the 3rd inning Stanford struck back with a rally of their own. A fielding error by Grant, a hit by Tim Tawa, and a walk by Brock Jones set up a wild pitch by Kafka to score the first of three unearned runs for Stanford in the Inning. Those other two runs came from a Christian Robinson single, the only hard hit ball of the inning, and Stanford took the 3-1 advantage. It didn't take long for Oregon to respond in the bottom half of the inning. Tanner Smith led off with single for the Ducks, and that was followed by a towering two run home run by Kenyon Yovan. Later…

By Knight Jarecki

It was a pitching dual Friday night as #13 Oregon Baseball (35-11) battled with #17 Stanford (29-13) winning a close one 2-1. The game marked the first of 3 ranked match-ups for the weekend series that has major implications for the Pac 12 standings.

The first game of the series featured two of the premier pitchers in the Pac 12 in Brendan Beck for the Cardinal and Robert Ahlstrom for the Ducks. Both pitchers came into the series with 6 wins and have dominated as of late.

The highly anticipated pitching matchup lived up to its hype as both players pitched into the 8th inning. Ahlstrom pitched 7.1 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 10 batters. Beck gave up 2 runs on 4 hits while striking out 9 and walking none in 8 innings pitched.

In the bottom of the 7th inning, Aaron Zavala led off with a single before Gabe Matthews hit a no doubt home run over the right field wall to give…

By Knight Jarecki

It was a pitching dual Friday night as #13 Oregon Baseball (35-11) battled with #17 Stanford (29-13) winning a close one 2-1. The game marked the first of 3 ranked match-ups for the weekend series that has major implications for the Pac 12 standings.

The first game of the series featured two of the premier pitchers in the Pac 12 in Brendan Beck for the Cardinal and Robert Ahlstrom for the Ducks. Both pitchers came into the series with 6 wins and have dominated as of late.

The highly anticipated pitching matchup lived up to its hype as both players pitched into the 8th inning. Ahlstrom pitched 7.1 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 10 batters. Beck gave up 2 runs on 4 hits while striking out 9 and walking none in 8 innings pitched.

In the bottom of the 7th inning, Aaron Zavala led off with a single before Gabe Matthews hit a no doubt home run over the right field wall to give…

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Oregon Softball (36-15, 13-10) swept Friday’s doubleheader in Berkeley, including a 4-1 win in game one and a 9-3 victory in game two. 

Brooke Yanez (3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 6Ks) earned her 20th win of the season in game one after relieving Samaria Diaz  (3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 6 Ks) in the third inning. Oregon was lead offensively by Rachel Cid, who went 2-3 at the plate with an RBI, and Deijah Pangileenan, who was hit by a pitch and launched her first home run of the season. 

In game two, Oregon jumped out to a four-run lead, before Cal sliced the lead in half in the bottom of the 3rd on a Maddie Bishop home run to right-center. From there, Oregon poured it on with a five-spot in the 6th inning, including back-to-back home runs from Rachel Cid (6) and Shaye Bowden (5). Makenna Kliethermes picked up the win to improve to 8-6 this season (3.1, 3 ER, 4 Ks) and Reagan Breedlove (3.1, 3 H, 1 ER) pitched well in relief.

The Ducks and Golden Bears get…

Oregon Softball (36-15, 13-10) swept Friday’s doubleheader in Berkeley, including a 4-1 win in game one and a 9-3 victory in game two. 

Brooke Yanez (3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 6Ks) earned her 20th win of the season in game one after relieving Samaria Diaz  (3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 6 Ks) in the third inning. Oregon was lead offensively by Rachel Cid, who went 2-3 at the plate with an RBI, and Deijah Pangileenan, who was hit by a pitch and launched her first home run of the season. 

In game two, Oregon jumped out to a four-run lead, before Cal sliced the lead in half in the bottom of the 3rd on a Maddie Bishop home run to right-center. From there, Oregon poured it on with a five-spot in the 6th inning, including back-to-back home runs from Rachel Cid (6) and Shaye Bowden (5). Makenna Kliethermes picked up the win to improve to 8-6 this season (3.1, 3 ER, 4 Ks) and Reagan Breedlove (3.1, 3 H, 1 ER) pitched well in relief.

The Ducks and Golden Bears get…