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No. 3 Oregon softball crushed six home runs en route to a 9-1 victory over No. 7 Arizona State on Saturday night in Tempe, Arizona. The Ducks recorded 13 hits (nine of which were extra base hits) and scored in five of the team's seven offensive innings while starting pitcher Miranda Elish allowed just one run on four hits while striking out 12 Sun Devils and walking none. The win is Oregon's eighth in a row and with the Washington Huskies idle again on Saturday due to rain, the Ducks are now a half game back of first place in the Pac-12 standings at 9-2. Coupled with the loss on Friday, Arizona State has lost consecutive games for the first time this season and Saturday's eight-run difference is the largest loss of the season for the Sun Devils. Oregon goes for the series sweep on Sunday at noon. Game Story (by Marc Grandi)… Read More

No. 3 Oregon softball crushed six home runs en route to a 9-1 victory over No. 7 Arizona State on Saturday night in Tempe, Arizona. The Ducks recorded 13 hits (nine of which were extra base hits) and scored in five of the team's seven offensive innings while starting pitcher Miranda Elish allowed just one run on four hits while striking out 12 Sun Devils and walking none. The win is Oregon's eighth in a row and with the Washington Huskies idle again on Saturday due to rain, the Ducks are now a half game back of first place in the Pac-12 standings at 9-2. Coupled with the loss on Friday, Arizona State has lost consecutive games for the first time this season and Saturday's eight-run difference is the largest loss of the season for the Sun Devils. Oregon goes for the series sweep on Sunday at noon. Game Story (by Marc Grandi)… Read More

With just seven days until the team will take to Autzen Stadium for the 2018 Spring Game, the Ducks got in one last scrimmage inside their home stadium on Saturday afternoon. Saturday was also the media's introduction to new special teams coordinator Bobby Williams, who joined head coach Mario Cristobal in Eugene after working together in Alabama and winning multiple national championships. Listen below to the full interviews with Cristobal and Williams before the afternoon's scrimmage. Head Coach Mario Cristobal  Read More

With just seven days until the team will take to Autzen Stadium for the 2018 Spring Game, the Ducks got in one last scrimmage inside their home stadium on Saturday afternoon. Saturday was also the media's introduction to new special teams coordinator Bobby Williams, who joined head coach Mario Cristobal in Eugene after working together in Alabama and winning multiple national championships. Listen below to the full interviews with Cristobal and Williams before the afternoon's scrimmage. Head Coach Mario Cristobal  Read More

Oregon softball handed Arizona State's Giselle Juarez just her second loss of the season on Friday night, defeating the Sun Devils 5-0. Megan Kleist threw a complete-game, three-hitter, while striking out 10 and walking none. Mary Iakopo reached safely three times and hit a two-run home run to dead center off Juarez. The Ducks took advantage of three Arizona State errors to the tune of three unearned runs. The win is Oregon's seventh in a row. Game two of the series is set for 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Below is full postgame coverage, including a game story. Game Story (by Marc Grandi)

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Oregon softball handed Arizona State's Giselle Juarez just her second loss of the season on Friday night, defeating the Sun Devils 5-0. Megan Kleist threw a complete-game, three-hitter, while striking out 10 and walking none. Mary Iakopo reached safely three times and hit a two-run home run to dead center off Juarez. The Ducks took advantage of three Arizona State errors to the tune of three unearned runs. The win is Oregon's seventh in a row. Game two of the series is set for 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Below is full postgame coverage, including a game story. Game Story (by Marc Grandi)

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Hosts: Collin Catman, Nick Baxter, Alex Castle 6:02 Oregon Baseball Inconsistency Continues 

• Lack of starting pitching depth
• Offense a surprising bright spot on this team
• Preview Washington series

6:15 NBA Playoff Preview 

• Series to watch in both conferences
• Do the Cavs make it back to the finals?
• Do the Rockets make it past the Warriors?

6:30 Oregon Softball Heads Down to Tempe 

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HOSTS: Marc Grandi and Alex Castle QuackSmack is live from the Valley River Inn. Watch live on Twitter @KWVASports. 6:00  Oregon Softball Travels to Tempe for Top-10 Battle

• Loser of this series out of the Pac-12 race?
• Key matchups and storylines
• Weekend predictions

6:20  Oregon Baseball Heads North to Seattle

• Can Ducks snap two-game skid and win on the road?
• Must-win…

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The departure of Willie Taggart after last year's regular season opened assistant coaching spots for new head coach Mario Cristobal to fill. One of those spots went to Cort Dennison, a former Washington Huskie that now operates as Oregon's outside linebackers coach. Much like Cristobal, Dennison saw positives from the defense's front seven in last weekend's scrimmage, but is looking to the rest of the spring as an opportunity to make more strides. The Ducks got that chance on Thursday morning as they hit the practice fields once again. Listen below to the full interview with Dennison prior to practice, including a chat with Deommodere Lenoir, a sophomore cornerback expected to step into a larger role in the secondary this upcoming fall. Outside Linebackers' Coach Cort Dennison… Read More

The departure of Willie Taggart after last year's regular season opened assistant coaching spots for new head coach Mario Cristobal to fill. One of those spots went to Cort Dennison, a former Washington Huskie that now operates as Oregon's outside linebackers coach. Much like Cristobal, Dennison saw positives from the defense's front seven in last weekend's scrimmage, but is looking to the rest of the spring as an opportunity to make more strides. The Ducks got that chance on Thursday morning as they hit the practice fields once again. Listen below to the full interview with Dennison prior to practice, including a chat with Deommodere Lenoir, a sophomore cornerback expected to step into a larger role in the secondary this upcoming fall. Outside Linebackers' Coach Cort Dennison… Read More