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Oregon opened their three-game series with Utah with a 6-2 victory at home on Friday night thanks to a huge game from starting pitcher and clean-up batter Kenyon Yovan. The Utes struck first in the series after an Oliver Dunn triple brought DaShawn Keirsey Jr., who had walked to start the inning, around in the third.The Ducks continued their dismal offensive performance that saw them lose 10-0  to Oregon State on Tuesday through the first three innings, including a third frame that saw Utah starter Tanner Thomas strike out the side. That ended in the bottom of the fourth, when Yovan took matters into his own hands and crushed a two-run home-run over the left field wall to give Oregon the 2-1 lead. Jakob Goldfarb drew a bases-loaded walk later in the inning to push the lead to 3-1 and the Ducks would make Thomas's outing difficult the rest of the way, finally forcing Utah to make a change to Jacob Rebar in the sixth, where the Ducks would add another run thanks to a RBI… Read More

Oregon opened their three-game series with Utah with a 6-2 victory at home on Friday night thanks to a huge game from starting pitcher and clean-up batter Kenyon Yovan. The Utes struck first in the series after an Oliver Dunn triple brought DaShawn Keirsey Jr., who had walked to start the inning, around in the third.The Ducks continued their dismal offensive performance that saw them lose 10-0  to Oregon State on Tuesday through the first three innings, including a third frame that saw Utah starter Tanner Thomas strike out the side. That ended in the bottom of the fourth, when Yovan took matters into his own hands and crushed a two-run home-run over the left field wall to give Oregon the 2-1 lead. Jakob Goldfarb drew a bases-loaded walk later in the inning to push the lead to 3-1 and the Ducks would make Thomas's outing difficult the rest of the way, finally forcing Utah to make a change to Jacob Rebar in the sixth, where the Ducks would add another run thanks to a RBI… Read More

Powered by two home runs from two seniors, no. 2 Oregon Softball clinched at least a share of the Pac-12 title on Friday afternoon with a come-from-behind 8-3 win over Cal. The Bears struck first, tacking on a single run against Megan Kleist in the fourth after she posted nine straight outs to start the game. Oregon continued a power-packed weekend in the next frame, though, as left fielder Alexis Mack singled in right fielder Haley Cruse before senior catcher Gwen Svekis hammered a three-run shot to left center. Cal responded by clawing two runs across in the bottom half of the fifth, in part due to poor defending by the Ducks. With Oregon just leading by a run, the team bounced back in the sixth, led by a towering DJ Sanders three-run homer to left. Kleist closed out the game to clinch the series win, and to set up the Ducks for the outright Pac-12 crown. At 46-7 overall and 20-3 in conference, Oregon needs just a win tomorrow or a loss out of UCLA in their next two games against… Read More

Powered by two home runs from two seniors, no. 2 Oregon Softball clinched at least a share of the Pac-12 title on Friday afternoon with a come-from-behind 8-3 win over Cal. The Bears struck first, tacking on a single run against Megan Kleist in the fourth after she posted nine straight outs to start the game. Oregon continued a power-packed weekend in the next frame, though, as left fielder Alexis Mack singled in right fielder Haley Cruse before senior catcher Gwen Svekis hammered a three-run shot to left center. Cal responded by clawing two runs across in the bottom half of the fifth, in part due to poor defending by the Ducks. With Oregon just leading by a run, the team bounced back in the sixth, led by a towering DJ Sanders three-run homer to left. Kleist closed out the game to clinch the series win, and to set up the Ducks for the outright Pac-12 crown. At 46-7 overall and 20-3 in conference, Oregon needs just a win tomorrow or a loss out of UCLA in their next two games against… Read More

Hosts: Jordan Brenner Ethan Wyss and Brenten Kelly https://soundcloud.com/kwva/quacksmack51118 6:02 Oregon Softball Takes On Golden Bears

• Thursday’s PAC 12 results— implications
• Breaking down game 2 of Oregon vs. California
• What to watch for in game 3— predictions

6:22 Oregon Baseball to Host Utah 

• Update from PK Park
• Previewing rest of weekend vs. Utah
• Any positives from this down season?

6:44 NBA Talk 

• Previewing Conference Finals
• Dwane Casey fired— was he Toronto’s problem?
• More layoffs to come?

No. 2 Oregon Softball extended its winning streak to 11 and moved a step closer to the conference title with its resounding 13-0 victory at no. 24 Cal Thursday afternoon. The Ducks started relatively slowly offensively, scratching a run across in the first frame and going down 1-2-3 in the second. However, that started a streak of four straight innings with runs scored by the squad, capped off a seven-run sixth inning that saw the Ducks bat around and square up three home runs. Big flies for DJ Sanders, April Utecht, and Lauren Lindvall highlighted the 15 hits put up by the Ducks, and contrasted strongly with the two hits starting pitcher Miranda Elish allowed. Elish went six full innings, striking out three in a scoreless performance for her 18th complete game in 19 starts. Oregon moves to 45-7 with the win, and is now just two games away from guaranteeing at least a share of the conference title. The series will continue on Friday at 3PM from Levine-Fricke Field before concluding on… Read More

No. 2 Oregon Softball extended its winning streak to 11 and moved a step closer to the conference title with its resounding 13-0 victory at no. 24 Cal Thursday afternoon. The Ducks started relatively slowly offensively, scratching a run across in the first frame and going down 1-2-3 in the second. However, that started a streak of four straight innings with runs scored by the squad, capped off a seven-run sixth inning that saw the Ducks bat around and square up three home runs. Big flies for DJ Sanders, April Utecht, and Lauren Lindvall highlighted the 15 hits put up by the Ducks, and contrasted strongly with the two hits starting pitcher Miranda Elish allowed. Elish went six full innings, striking out three in a scoreless performance for her 18th complete game in 19 starts. Oregon moves to 45-7 with the win, and is now just two games away from guaranteeing at least a share of the conference title. The series will continue on Friday at 3PM from Levine-Fricke Field before concluding on… Read More

QuackSmack is live from the Valley River Inn. Hosts: Alex Castle, Collin Catman and Sean MacPherson 6:02 Oregon Softball Down in Berkeley 

• Breaking down Game 1 for the Ducks
• Strength and concerns heading into postseason
• What to expect the rest of the weekend, predictions

6:20 Oregon Baseball to Host Utah 

• Kenyon Yovan ready for ace role?
• Previewing Utah, must sweep series?
• Who are you watching?…

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Oregon State defeated Oregon by a score of 10-0 behind 19 hits. The loss was Oregon's fifth of the year against Oregon State, marking the Ducks' second consecutive season without a victory over their rivals. The Beavers received hits from all nine of their starters, including Nick Madrigal, who added three hits, and Michael Gretler, who hit his fifth home run of the season. After taking two of three from the USC Trojans, the Ducks have lost four of five games and find themselves firmly out of tournament contention. Oregon hosts a three-game set against Utah, starting with a 6 PM first pitch on Friday night. Game Story (by Jordan Brenner) Read More