At the bottom of the first of the middle match between the No. 16 Oregon Ducks (26-11, 13-7 Big Ten) and the No. 10 UCLA Bruins (29-9, 13-4 Big Ten), lead-off junior center fielder Mason Neville was up to bat and looking to fill in the early 1-0 hole the Ducks had put themselves in. He went down in the count 1-2 early in the at-bat, but worked two straight pitches to fill it up. On the next pitch, Neville activated the launch sequence and cracked the ball deep to right field. The ball soared over the Oregon bullpen and the Sargent Player Development Area during the monstrous homer. Neville knew it immediately as he flipped his bat and looked toward his fired-up dugout. 

The bullpen would let down these efforts, though, as UCLA rallied and took Game 2 with a 14-4 score.

Senior first baseman Jacob Walsh led the way for the Oregon offense today, going 2-for-4 with two homers and two RBIs.

Oregon was coming off a thrilling 2-1 win over the same UCLA squad the day…

For No. 6 Oregon Softball (40-4, 13-1 Big Ten), this season has been a roller coaster of intense emotions in the pitching circle.

Virginia Tech transfer junior pitcher Lyndsey Grein has emerged as a standout this season, especially after leading her team to a stunning 3-1 upset over No. 5 UCLA (40-6, 12-2 Big Ten). It snapped the Bruins’ 12-game win streak and helped Oregon tie for the most wins in Division I softball this season. 

As of Friday, Grein ranks No. 5 among NCAA DI pitchers this season. She’s also in the top 10 for lowest ERA and leads the nation in fewest hits allowed per seven innings, with just 60 given up.

“I thought she did a great job of not trying to do too much and trusting her plan,” Oregon head coach Melyssa Lombardi said. 

Grein held Megan Grant, the DI leader in home runs, hitless in two at-bats, striking her out and intentionally walking her. 

“Grant is an excellent hitter,” Lombardi said. “She’s probably one of…

An all-time performance was at stake during the No. 16-ranked Oregon Ducks’ (26-10, 13-6 Big Ten) showdown series opener against the No. 10 UCLA Bruins (28-9, 12-4 Big Ten). Left-handed starting pitcher Grayson Grinsell was through 7 ⅔ innings and was hungry for the eighth. He got ahead in the count 0-2, then dished an off-speed pitch that dropped from the sky and had the batter flailing. It was strikeout number six for Grinsell, and the PK Park crowd was roaring as their ace was three outs away from a two-hit complete game.

Junior designated hitter Dominic Hellman led the way for the Oregon offense, going 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBIs.

“I got a good support system behind me,” Hellman said. “Trusting my work, sticking with my process, and the boys picking me up, I like to give my personal accolades to my team. Kind of shows how we all get after it at practice.”

The Ducks stepped into this series coming off a dominant 12-1 road win against the…

Lyndsey Grein and Elise Sokolsky had Jane Sanders Stadium on their feet and loud with every strikeout thrown on Friday night. But, it was Rylee McCoy who got the Lion’s Den roaring in the fourth inning.

The No. 5 Oregon Ducks (40-4, 13-1 Big Ten) kicked off the weekend series against the No. 6 UCLA Bruins (40-6, 12-2 Big 10), taking Game 1, 3-1.

Oregon starting pitcher Lyndsey Grein (5 1/3 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 8 K, 2 BB) started off the ballgame with a strikeout. However, the top of the first was the Kedre Luschar show, hauling in two fly balls to make quick work of the inning.

UCLA starting pitcher Taylor Tinsley (6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 0 BB) shut the Ducks down with three quick outs in the bottom of the first inning.

The top of the second inning saw Grein add three strikeouts while allowing a single, but was able to escape the inning without allowing the runner to advance beyond first.

The Bruins continued their dominant defense, going three up and three…

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6:00 Bushnell Baseball Barrels Towards the Playoffs

• Beacons' first series loss is a sweep at British Columbia
• Who have been surprise performers this season?
• Toughest challenge coming up against No. 22 Lewis-Clark State College

6:20 Oregon Takes on UCLA in Both Diamond Sports

• Softball preview + implications
• Baseball preview + implications

6:45 Previewing the final NBA Play-In games

• East: No. 9 MIA @ No. 8 ATL
• West: No. 9 DAL @ No. 8 MEM

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6:00 Oregon Softball's Stellar Freshmen

• How have the newcomers (freshmen and transfers) elevated the program?
• Predicting their record the rest of the way

6:25 Spotlighting Oregon Baseball's Stars

• Jacob Walsh breaks program RBI record
• Anson Aroz makes another SCT10 play
• How far can this team go?

6:40 NBA Talk

• Who will get what seed in the West?
• Will the Cavaliers run the East?

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6:00 Oregon Baseball Heads to Maryland

• Recapping the Michigan series
• Ducks fall to 15th nationally, 2-5 over last seven
• Previewing Maryland

6:20 Oregon Softball Sweeps Michigan

• Michigan series + LMU recap
• Should Oregon be favorites in the Big Ten?
• Previewing Minnesota

6:40 NBA Playoff Predictions

• Who wins the Western play-in?
• First round updates?
• NBA Championship picks

Entering Sunday, Ducks baseball was optimistic going into Game 3 against Michigan. No. 15 Oregon (22-9, 10-5 Big Ten) won its prior two games this weekend against the Wolverines. They had high hopes of achieving another successful game. 

Game 3 started off on a good foot, with Mason Neville slamming a home run for the Ducks in the first inning, putting Oregon in the lead. It was a back-and-forth fight after that. 

The second inning had both teams with no runs, each player at bat determined to drive the ball deep into the outfield in hopes of securing a run, or even better, a home run. 

But at the top of the third, the Wolverines managed to tie the score with a drive from Colby Turner, with Keegan O’Hearn securing the run from third base. Immediately after that, the same player took a chance to advance to home plate after Cole Caruso hit the ball deep into the outfield and Turner scored another run for Michigan. 

However, Oregon answered…

The Oregon Ducks (22-9, 10-5 Big Ten) were in trouble in their series closer against the Michigan Wolverines (17-14, 8-7 Big Ten). The Ducks were down 12-11 and staring down the barrel of another upset defeat to an unranked squad. The offense was able to keep up to this point by scoring 10 runs, but the defense was not there as it conceded 12. Oregon was where it wanted to be in the order, though, with leadoff junior center fielder Mason Neville at the dish.

Neville was ready to hit. On the first pitch, he crushed the fastball left over the middle and all the Wolverines could do was watch it soar. After one pitch in the inning, the deficit was cut in half. Unfortunately, this is all Oregon would get, losing 12-11.

The Ducks were coming into this game flying high after back-to-back run-rule victories against this same Michigan squad. The headlines for these games included a monstrous grand slam from junior designated hitter Dominic Hellman,…

Authored by: Elliott Hunt; Photo Credit: Wilder Lewis

The No. 5 Oregon Ducks (35-3, 9-1) swept the series against the Michigan Wolverines (27-12, 6-4), taking care of business 9-1 in the second game of the doubleheader at a rocking Jane Sanders Stadium.

“We need our fans to step up and make it such an uncomfortable environment, and they did exactly that today,” head coach Melyssa Lombardi said.

Oregon starting pitcher Lyndey Grein (5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 0 BB) started the final game of the series off strong, recording a strikeout and stranding a Wolverine runner on third to end the top of the first inning.

Michigan starting pitcher Lauren Derkowski (3 2/3 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 5 BB) allowed three batters to reach base, but was able to close out the first inning, leaving two Oregon runners stranded at first and third after a diving catch by Jenissa Conway in center field.

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