The No. 2 Oregon Ducks needed just one more win to become the first team in NCAA Softball history to open the season winners of 36-straight games. However, the No. 9 UCLA Bruins had other ideas. Behind a complete-game shutout pitching performance from redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia (11-4), the Bruins blanked the Ducks and won 2-0. Zoe Shaw drove in the deciding run on a two-out single back in the second inning and Madeline Jelenicki added a solo home run in the fourth to account for all the scoring off Oregon's Megan Kleist (10-1). The loss drops Oregon to 35-1 overall and 8-1 in Pac-12 play while the Bruins are now 27-9 and 3-4 in conference. Oregon will look to even up the series on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. to set up a rubber match on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Game Story (by Jonathan Rifkind)… Read More

The No. 2 Oregon Ducks needed just one more win to become the first team in NCAA Softball history to open the season winners of 36-straight games. However, the No. 9 UCLA Bruins had other ideas. Behind a complete-game shutout pitching performance from redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia (11-4), the Bruins blanked the Ducks and won 2-0. Zoe Shaw drove in the deciding run on a two-out single back in the second inning and Madeline Jelenicki added a solo home run in the fourth to account for all the scoring off Oregon's Megan Kleist (10-1). The loss drops Oregon to 35-1 overall and 8-1 in Pac-12 play while the Bruins are now 27-9 and 3-4 in conference. Oregon will look to even up the series on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. to set up a rubber match on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Game Story (by Jonathan Rifkind)… Read More

The Oregon Ducks Baseball team took to the field Friday night and cruised to a 10-1 victory over the UC Irvine Anteaters as both the offense and ace David Peterson were firing on all cylinders. Ten runs would be more than enough support for Peterson as he went 6 innings, giving up 5 hits, 1 earned run and struck out 11 batters. As Peterson once again impressed on the mound, Jake Bennett proved to be the other star of the game as he came up a home run short of hitting for the cycle. Despite not accomplishing the cycle, Bennett finished the day going 3-5 with an RBI. Game 2 of the three game set will take place tomorrow at 2 pm as sophomore RHP Matt Mercer will look to continue his impressive start to the season thus far. Game Story (By Collin Catman)… Read More

The Oregon Ducks Baseball team took to the field Friday night and cruised to a 10-1 victory over the UC Irvine Anteaters as both the offense and ace David Peterson were firing on all cylinders. Ten runs would be more than enough support for Peterson as he went 6 innings, giving up 5 hits, 1 earned run and struck out 11 batters. As Peterson once again impressed on the mound, Jake Bennett proved to be the other star of the game as he came up a home run short of hitting for the cycle. Despite not accomplishing the cycle, Bennett finished the day going 3-5 with an RBI. Game 2 of the three game set will take place tomorrow at 2 pm as sophomore RHP Matt Mercer will look to continue his impressive start to the season thus far. Game Story (By Collin Catman)… Read More

HOSTS: Austin Cracraft, Tyler Kastan and Nick Baxter QuackSmack (6:00-6:45) Read More

With the first week of Spring practices already winding down, on Friday morning defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt and several Oregon Football players spoke to the media ahead of practice about what they're looking for this Spring and how the transition into Willie Taggart's schemes and culture have been thus far. Listen below to audio from this morning's interviews. Jim Leavitt Tyrell Crosby Read More

With the first week of Spring practices already winding down, on Friday morning defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt and several Oregon Football players spoke to the media ahead of practice about what they're looking for this Spring and how the transition into Willie Taggart's schemes and culture have been thus far. Listen below to audio from this morning's interviews. Jim Leavitt Tyrell Crosby Read More

QuackSmack is live from the Valley River Inn in Eugene. HOSTS: Marc Grandi, Alex Castle, and Matt Tyra 6:00  Oregon Softball Starts Tough Stretch Tomorrow

• Keys to victory for the Ducks
• Who starts on Friday?
• Series predictions

6:20  Oregon Baseball Back Home vs. UCI

• Importance of this series for Oregon
• Keys to a series win for Oregon
• Does Carranza solve Sunday problems?

6:35  Final… Read More

HOSTS: Matt Tyra, Shawn Medow, Maverick Pallack 6:00  Oregon Softball Takes Doubleheader Against PSU; UCLA Next

• Tight first game
• Kleist dominates second match-up
• Concerns with Oregon's bats?
• Quick look at UCLA

6:20  GUEST: Joey McMurry (Oregon IMG)… Read More

Oregon Softball already has a piece of history heading into the weekend, as they tied UCLA's record from 1999 with a perfect 35-0 start to their season. This weekend, they'll try to not only break that record, but also keep pace with Arizona in the Pac-12 standings against the team that has knocked them out of the last two postseasons. Head coach Mike White, freshman pitcher Maggie Balint and sophomore outfielder Alexis Mack spoke Wednesday afternoon about the pressures the weekend has to offer. Mike White Maggie Balint… Read More