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6:00 Oregon Softball heads to the Big Ten Tournament

• Previewing Oregon's matchup with the winner of Michigan and Wisconsin
• What will need to go right for the Ducks to come away as tournament champions?
• What is the ceiling for this team, how far can it go?

6:25 Oregon Baseball hits final stretch of conference play

• Top-10 sereis wins over UCLA and Oregon State have launched the Ducks up the rankings, is this who they really are?
• What should Oregon's expectations be heading into the postseason?
• Is Mason Neville the best player in the country?

6:45 Handing out way-too-early awards for Oregon Football after spring practice

• Breakout underclassman
• Most impactful newcomer
• Trench MVP (O-Line/D-Line)
• Most exciting player to watch
• Who will swing the season (…

The sun was out at PK Park on Tuesday as the No. 5-ranked Oregon Ducks (34-13, 16-8 Big Ten) took on the unranked Saint Mary’s Gaels (26-21, 10-8 WCC) for the first of a two-game midweek set.

At the bottom of the first, Oregon found itself in an early hole down 2-0 after the Gaels came out swinging in the frame before. Flashbacks to midweek struggles from earlier in the season ran through the minds of the Ducks faithful, but those thoughts would be put to bed quickly. Freshman catcher Coen Niclai ripped a double down the left field line, then advanced to third off a groundout from senior first baseman Jacob Walsh. Junior center fielder Drew Smith then walked to put runners on the corners, and they all would come around after junior left fielder Anson Aroz slapped one just deep enough to soar over the wall and immediately put Oregon ahead 3-2. It was a lead the Ducks would never relinquish as they grabbed the 6-3 win.

That makes it three straight games where Aroz has…

In their first year of Big Ten Conference play, No. 3 Oregon softball (47-6, 19-3 Big Ten) proved outright that it can handle the competition.

How did the Ducks do it?

To start out the season, Oregon went on a five-game win streak at the UNLV Classic, beating every opponent by a margin of at least four runs every game. This set the tone for the season, starting out with much-needed momentum.

The first challenge came at the Littlewood Classic, when Oregon fell to former Pac-12 rival, Arizona State, in an extra-inning battle ultimately ending in a 4-3 loss. 

The problem came at the plate, as the Sun Devils would not allow the Ducks to hit after the fourth inning.

Something shifted for the Ducks after this and the team would go on a 16-game win streak. But all good things must come to an end.

After going undefeated in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic and Oregon Classic Torunaments, the second loss of the season was a huge blow by another…

The Senior Day ceremony started before the game even began, with the ceremonial first pitch, or more accurately, first six pitches, coming from family members of the graduating seniors, Staci Chambers, Abby Mulvey, Paige Sinicki, Kai and Kedre Luschar, and Dezianna Patmon. Then, the action really got started, with a game defined by home runs.

The Lion’s Den was packed with fans and action as the No. 3 Oregon Ducks (47-6, 19-3 Big Ten) finished off the regular season against the Michigan State Spartans (16-29, 6-16 Big Ten) with a win, knocking them off by a score of 7-6 and taking the series in the rubber match.

Oregon starting pitcher Lyndsey Grein (2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 1 BB) started off firing on all cylinders with two strikeouts to begin the game in the top of the first inning.

Michigan State starting pitcher Madison Taylor (2 1/3 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 4 BB) walked Kai Luschar to start the rubber match. Then, Luschar stole second to make it 52 on the season and…

The Oregon Ducks (46-6, 18-3 Big Ten) defeated the Michigan State Spartans (16-28, 6-15 Big Ten) 14-0 to win the Big Ten regular-season title. It was the sixth Big Ten championship for the university in its first year in the conference. 

At the top of the first inning, Elise Sokolsky retired the first three batters in order. She pitched 5 ⅔  innings with only one earned run in the 6-4 loss to the Spartans on Friday. 

“We asked her today to come in and see if she could take care of business,” head coach Melyssa Lombardi said of her starter. “I really like how efficient she was.”

Ducks leadoff hitter Kai Luschar drew a walk. The next batter, Paige Sinicki, dropped down a bunt and reached safely. Luschar’s speed and awareness allowed her to advance to third, where no one was covering the base. In the chaos, Sinicki advanced to second. Kedre Luschar then came up and hit a fly ball to left field. Michigan State’s Kendall Smiley made an impressive diving…

Friday, No. 3 Oregon softball (45-6,17-3 Big Ten) welcomed in the Michigan State Spartans (16-27, 6-14 Big Ten) to conclude regular season play with a three-game series at Jane Sanders Stadium. 

The old saying goes, the bigger they are, the harder they fall, and that’s the best descriptor for Oregon’s 6-4 loss to Michigan State.

The Ducks entered the weekend atop the conference standings, and one win away from clinching a regular-season conference championship title in their first year in the Big Ten. 

Oregon’s captain in the circle, RHP Lyndsey Grein, entered the weekend with the best record in the nation at 26-1 with three saves. Grein also ranked 3rd in the Big Ten with 184 total strikeouts, and carried the lowest ERA in the Big Ten at just 1.52 Earned Runs Allowed per seven innings. 

The Spartans came into Jane Sanders Stadium yet to accomplish an overall series victory, and sat at fourteenth in the Big Ten Standings. On the line for…

Hosted by Harry Setrakian, Elliot Watts-Zagha and Elliott Hunt

Oregon Baseball Sweeps In-State Rivals (6:00-6:25)

• Season sweep versus the Beavers
• Who nationally can challenge Mason Neville for the Golden Spikes Award?
• Predict Oregon's record the rest of the way

Oregon Softball Readies for Senior Weekend (6:25-7:00)

• Michigan State preview
• Senior weekend spotlights
  • What has each senior meant to the program?
• KWVA Diamond Day preview

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Oregon State and University of Oregon’s rivalry date is one of the oldest in the nation, dating all the way back to 1894. So it’s safe to say every game against the Beavers is always highly anticipated by Ducks and Beaver fans alike. 

We all know the spirit of the mighty Ducks runs in every University of Oregon student's veins, and Oregon baseball truly channeled its energy. 

No. 13 Oregon baseball (30-12, 14-7 Big Ten) played Game 3 against No. 3 Oregon State (32-10) this Sunday with high hopes of sweeping their main rival at home. The Ducks won their two prior games on Friday and Saturday, where they broke the Beavers’ 12-game win streak in Game 1 and swept the Beavers with a 13-1 win in Game 2. 

“We had three sellouts,” head coach Mark Wasikowski said when asked how the energy in the stands contributed to the energy out on the field. “Yesterday and today's umpire both said that this was the most incredible environment they’ve been in on the…

At the top of the ninth inning of the Sunday, Apr. 27 rivalry weekend finale, the No. 13 ranked Oregon Ducks (30-12, 14-7 Big Ten) were one out away from a sweep of their in-state rival, the No. 3 ranked Oregon State Beavers (32-10).

It was sophomore left-handed closer Santiago Garcia on the bump in a crucial spot. He had gotten the previous batter out on one pitch, but staring him down was Beavers’ junior right fielder Easton Talt, one of the stars of the Oregon State crew.

Garcia paid no mind to the dominant hitter at the plate. After three pitches, Garcia said good morning, good afternoon and goodnight as he sat down the right fielder to secure the sweep. The sold-out PK Park popped with excitement as their Ducks pulled off the major 3-2 upset win over their rival.

“Two different umpires this weekend said this is the most incredible environment that they’ve been in on the entire west coast,” Oregon head coach Mark Wasikowski said. “If that’s what the umpires…