Quack Smack 4/11/2024

Hosted by Wilder Lewis, Aiden Hess, Tayten Torgrimson, and Jack McArthur

6:00 Oregon Baseball

• Recap of midweek series vs Sac State
• Look ahead to USC series
• Who have been players of season so far/who needs to step up?
• What to expect from this team for remainder of year

6:25 Oregon Softball

• Recap of Grand Canyon
• Was the Washington win a fluke or was it what this team can do?
• Biggest risers and fallers of the season so far
• Look at trip to Tucson

6:40 Champions League Rundown

• Recap of quarterfinals first legs
• What is the path to win for every team?
• Who are the standouts so far?
• Predictions for rest of the tournament

By Mario Ponce

EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 20 Oregon Ducks softball team (22-13, 9-5 Pac-12) will travel this week to Arizona for two matchups. Tomorrow they will face the Grand Canyon Antelopes (33-8) in a single game in Phoenix. Over the weekend, they will face the Arizona Wildcats (22-12-1, 7-8 Pac-12) for three Pac-12 games. This will be a tough test for the Ducks at a critical point in their season.

Oregon Ducks:

The Ducks come into this series shrouded in question marks. Last week they beat the No. 9 Washington Huskies in a series for the first time in many years, but their regular season play has been inconsistent. So far, Oregon’s conference record is 9-5 and the team has found most success when playing at home, getting ten wins at the Jane. This year the main struggle for the Ducks has been in runs allowed, as there is a significant difference between the games that they've won and the games that they've lost. This year Oregon has…

By Mario Ponce

EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 20 Oregon Ducks softball team (22-13, 9-5 Pac-12) will travel this week to Arizona for two matchups. Tomorrow they will face the Grand Canyon Antelopes (33-8) in a single game in Phoenix. Over the weekend, they will face the Arizona Wildcats (22-12-1, 7-8 Pac-12) for three Pac-12 games. This will be a tough test for the Ducks at a critical point in their season.

Oregon Ducks:

The Ducks come into this series shrouded in question marks. Last week they beat the No. 9 Washington Huskies in a series for the first time in many years, but their regular season play has been inconsistent. So far, Oregon’s conference record is 9-5 and the team has found most success when playing at home, getting ten wins at the Jane. This year the main struggle for the Ducks has been in runs allowed, as there is a significant difference between the games that they've won and the games that they've lost. This year Oregon has…

Written Story by Aiden Hess

Following a series win in Westwood over the UCLA Bruins, Oregon baseball entered the day with some momentum as they prepared for the first of a two game midweek set with the Sacramento State Hornets. The Ducks, winners of their last seven out of eight contests, saw their momentum get zapped in the very first inning of the ballgame. 

Michael Freund got the start on the mound for the Ducks as he was coming off his best outing of the season one week ago on the road against Portland. Freund was the winning pitcher as he tossed six innings while allowing three runs, two earned in a quality start and 7-4 victory for Oregon. However, today was quite the contrast as after Freund retired the first batter of the game he proceeded to surrender six straight hits. That would make the score 5-0 Hornets at the time until the ninth man in the order, right fielder Ryan Christiansen drove a 2-run homerun over the fence in right field to give…

Written Story by Aiden Hess

Following a series win in Westwood over the UCLA Bruins, Oregon baseball entered the day with some momentum as they prepared for the first of a two game midweek set with the Sacramento State Hornets. The Ducks, winners of their last seven out of eight contests, saw their momentum get zapped in the very first inning of the ballgame. 

Michael Freund got the start on the mound for the Ducks as he was coming off his best outing of the season one week ago on the road against Portland. Freund was the winning pitcher as he tossed six innings while allowing three runs, two earned in a quality start and 7-4 victory for Oregon. However, today was quite the contrast as after Freund retired the first batter of the game he proceeded to surrender six straight hits. That would make the score 5-0 Hornets at the time until the ninth man in the order, right fielder Ryan Christiansen drove a 2-run homerun over the fence in right field to give…

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By: Olivia Arciniega

The Oregon Softball team came to play today, winning the game 6-4 and the series 2-1 against #9 Washington. A great defensive effort and an even better offensive show led the Ducks to victory, with notable efforts from Alyssa Daniell, Elise Sokolsky, and Morgan Scott.

Jane Sanders stadium was full of energy and sun, a nice break from the previous rain delays that occurred earlier in the series. However, it was still a slow start for the Ducks. The Huskies came out swinging against Stevie Hansen, who struggled on the mound throughout the first inning. Washington’s right fielder Alana Johnson knocked one out of the park early, racking up an RBI and 2 runs against Oregon. An error from KK Humphrey during the top of the second allowed Jillian Celis to collect an unearned run. Shortly after, Hansen was taken out after facing eight batters, and allowing 5 to advance to the bases with 3 of them being walks. Sokolsky took control on the mound,…

By Tayten Torgrimson

After gathering its first win in Pac-12 play this season, Oregon (7-3, 1-2 Pac-12) will take on its toughest test yet, reigning conference champion and future Big 10 opponent, USC (9-3, 3-0 Pac-12) Saturday. USC is ranked No. 21 in the country and has the record to prove it. Two of three losses this year have come at the hands of the top 15 teams, No. 6 Michigan and No. 5 John Hopkins. Yet, USC also has a win against (at the time) No. 15 Army on the road. Oregon comes into this game after dominating UC Davis 17-7 and with an attitude of revenge because it suffered a 14-4 loss last season against USC in Los Angeles. Luckily for the Ducks, USC comes to Papé.

What Oregon MUST do to win this game:

Like the last game against UC Davis, Oregon will have to play excellent defense. Oregon shut down one of the top scorers in the Pac-12, Grace Gebhardt. Gebhardt scored four goals in the loss but had hardly any production…

By Tayten Torgrimson

After gathering its first win in Pac-12 play this season, Oregon (7-3, 1-2 Pac-12) will take on its toughest test yet, reigning conference champion and future Big 10 opponent, USC (9-3, 3-0 Pac-12) Saturday. USC is ranked No. 21 in the country and has the record to prove it. Two of three losses this year have come at the hands of the top 15 teams, No. 6 Michigan and No. 5 John Hopkins. Yet, USC also has a win against (at the time) No. 15 Army on the road. Oregon comes into this game after dominating UC Davis 17-7 and with an attitude of revenge because it suffered a 14-4 loss last season against USC in Los Angeles. Luckily for the Ducks, USC comes to Papé.

What Oregon MUST do to win this game:

Like the last game against UC Davis, Oregon will have to play excellent defense. Oregon shut down one of the top scorers in the Pac-12, Grace Gebhardt. Gebhardt scored four goals in the loss but had hardly any production…