Written by Mario Ponce

EUGENE, Ore - The Bushnell Beacons baseball team (5-4) will host the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds (8-3) over the weekend, with double headers on Friday and Saturday. This will be the first four game series and start of conference play for both teams in this season of the Cascade Collegiate Conference.

Bushnell Beacons:

The Beacons started their season with mixed fortunes, loosing their opening series against the Jessup Warriors and winning their series against the Simpson Red Hawks. These games will be their first home series of the season, their third campaign at the Hamlin Sports Complex in Springfield. Bushnell has been a high scoring team this season, scoring double digit runs on three of their games. They have a two game winning streak, beating the Saint Martin’s Saints five runs to one last Sunday in Tacoma, Washington. A major theme for the Beacons this season is late game…

By Charles Martindale

The last time Oregon baseball took the field at P.K. Park, it played to keep its College World Series hopes alive. While the Eugene Super Regional ended in heartbreak for the 2023 Ducks, they undeniably raised the bar for an Oregon baseball program that is still relatively young. With the calendar now turned to 2024, and with expectations high, the Ducks will once more compete in front of their home fans in Eugene, this time in a four-game set against the Lafayette College Leopards.

Oregon is coming off a 2-1 weekend at the Shriners Children's College Showdown in Texas, where they were able to defeat Baylor and fellow 2023 regional team Oklahoma. Even in Sunday’s loss, the Ducks put up 28 baserunners against No. 18 ranked Texas Tech. It’s safe to say the invitational brought encouraging signs for head coach Mike Wasikowski’s squad, which still has a young, unheralded roster. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Lafayette College…

By Charles Martindale

The last time Oregon baseball took the field at P.K. Park, it played to keep its College World Series hopes alive. While the Eugene Super Regional ended in heartbreak for the 2023 Ducks, they undeniably raised the bar for an Oregon baseball program that is still relatively young. With the calendar now turned to 2024, and with expectations high, the Ducks will once more compete in front of their home fans in Eugene, this time in a four-game set against the Lafayette College Leopards.

Oregon is coming off a 2-1 weekend at the Shriners Children's College Showdown in Texas, where they were able to defeat Baylor and fellow 2023 regional team Oklahoma. Even in Sunday’s loss, the Ducks put up 28 baserunners against No. 18 ranked Texas Tech. It’s safe to say the invitational brought encouraging signs for head coach Mike Wasikowski’s squad, which still has a young, unheralded roster. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Lafayette College…

By Ryan Oppenheimer

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — After a mixed showing in the Campbell/Cartier Classic, No. 25 Oregon Softball (6-5) travels to Cathedral City looking to recapture momentum entering the 2024 Mary Nutter Classic starting Thursday.

The five-game slate kicks off Thursday at 2:30 p.m. when the Ducks face UCF before taking on Baylor at 5 p.m. On Friday, Oregon sees another doubleheader, starting with a 3:30 p.m. date with Notre Dame followed by a 6 p.m. game against Long Beach State. It caps off the tournament Saturday at 10 a.m. against Nebraska.

Here is a breakdown of the Ducks and their five opponents:

Oregon Ducks (6-5)

The Ducks went 2-3 at the Campbell/Cartier Classic, with impressive shutout wins over San Diego State (5-5) and Loyola Marymount (2-8). However, they only managed one total run across two losses to current No. 17 Texas A&M (9-0) and another loss to Loyola.

It hasn't been the start Melyssa…

By Ryan Oppenheimer

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — After a mixed showing in the Campbell/Cartier Classic, No. 25 Oregon Softball (6-5) travels to Cathedral City looking to recapture momentum entering the 2024 Mary Nutter Classic starting Thursday.

The five-game slate kicks off Thursday at 2:30 p.m. when the Ducks face UCF before taking on Baylor at 5 p.m. On Friday, Oregon sees another doubleheader, starting with a 3:30 p.m. date with Notre Dame followed by a 6 p.m. game against Long Beach State. It caps off the tournament Saturday at 10 a.m. against Nebraska.

Here is a breakdown of the Ducks and their five opponents:

Oregon Ducks (6-5)

The Ducks went 2-3 at the Campbell/Cartier Classic, with impressive shutout wins over San Diego State (5-5) and Loyola Marymount (2-8). However, they only managed one total run across two losses to current No. 17 Texas A&M (9-0) and another loss to Loyola.

It hasn't been the start Melyssa…

Hosts: Levi Bergthold, Saul Galvan, Austin Ota 

6:00 Basketball Roundup 

• Men’s Basketball pulls out the win versus Oregon State 
• Previewing two winnable games in California 
• Women’s Basketball finally catches a break with Washington incoming 

6:20 The Diamond Sports 

• Baseball opens in PK – who needs to stand up? 
• Can Softball figure it out in the Mary Nutter? 

6:40 Director’s Games 

• All Aboard 
• Bonus game: if you could change one thing about collegiate sports, what would it be? 

Hosted by Saul Galvan, Griffin Bowes, Charlie Martindale

Oregon Baseball returns to PK Park (6:00)

• Solid weekend in Texas
• How long does this team stay a pitch-by-committee team?
• Preview the upcoming Lafayette series

Oregon softball heads back to Cali (6:20)

• Does the Duck's ranking in the top 25 fair?
• What will it take from this team to be competitive in Pac-12?
• Mary Nutter Classic preview

Basketball roundup (6:35)

• End of season approaching for both teams
• Finally, unranked opponents for the women's team…

Hosted by: Ben Schoenfield, Liam Baker, and Mario Ponce

Oregon Softball (6:00)
- Play UCF and #22 Baylor on Thursday, Notre Dame and LBSU Friday, and Nebraska on Saturday. What do they need to do to bounce back?
- What are your expectations for this team from what you have seen so far?
- How do they prepare for hosting the Jane Sanders Classic next weekend?

Oregon Men's Basketball (6:15)
-Close game vs OSU on Saturday, positives and negatives from the game?
-Head to the Bay to face Cal and Stanford, predictions and expectations?
-Come back to play OSU again, but this time at home before their biggest stretch of the season,…

Hosted by Lily Crane, Ryan Oppenheimer and Gavin Carpenter

Men’s basketball bounces back; women’s basketball extends losing streak (6:00)

• Breaking down Saturday’s victory in Corvallis
• Is there a win left on the schedule for women’s basketball?

GUESTS: Oregon lacrosse starters Rachel Pallo and Lexie Likins (6:25)

• Discussing the Ducks’ start to the season under new leadership

Oregon Softball finishes 2-3 in San Diego (6:40)

• Concern level?
• Players we’re looking at to step up
• Keys to bouncing back next weekend

The Oregon Ducks women's basketball team is set to take on the No. 9 UCLA Bruins on February 17th at Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks are currently 11-14 on the season and 8-5 on their home court. The team has struggled this season against conference teams with only a 2-11 record beating only Arizona and Arizona State. Nonetheless, the team has several star players including Philipina Kyei who has had 16 double-doubles this season proving to be both a major offensive and defensive standout. Chance Gray has been a major offensive standout averaging 14.1 points per game and .382 from the three-point line, the best lines of any of the starters.

Grace VanSlooten is averaging more points than anybody 15.3 per game with 34 minutes of playing time per game.

The UCLA Bruins are on fire with a 19-4 record on the season with all four of their losses coming within conference play putting them at number nine ranked nationwide. In their…