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WBB Preview: Senior Night Matchup with Sun Devils Caps off Regular Season

By Ryan Oppenheimer

EUGENE, OR — Oregon Women's Basketball (15-13, 6-11 PAC-12) takes on the Arizona State Sun Devils (8-18, 1-16) at noon Sunday for their final game of the season.

It hasn't been an easy season for the Ducks, as injuries and lack of depth have held the talented group back from reaching their potential. Heartbreaking one-score losses in January to Oregon State and Washington seemed to drain any momentum they had. Before you could blink, they had dropped seven in a row, and an injury to Grace VanSlooten put a strain on an already small roster.

But they finally righted the ship Thursday night, coming together in VanSlooten's absence to pull off a convincing 14-point win over nationally ranked Arizona. While it's been Kelly Graves's least successful season since his first as a Duck, he has a chance to end it on a good note by sweeping the Arizona schools and giving seniors Taylor Hosendove, Endyia Rogers, Taya Hanson and…

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BU BSB | Beacons bounce back for run rule victory over T-Birds

By Kent Williams

Audio story

On a sunny yet frigid Friday double header for the Bushnell Beacons(5-3) baseball program, the team was able to overcome a close loss in game 1 to the Univ of British Columbia Thunderbirds(8-6) to win game 2 in run rule fashion, finishing the game in 7 innings with a score of 10 to 0. Despite UBC being a conference rival for Bushnell in the CCC, the game was not considered a conference game, and led to some confusion on whether the run rule would still apply. But it appeared both sides were ready for the game to be over and escape the cold and windy weather.

On the mound for the Beacons was lefty sophomore Alec…

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BU BSB | Beacons bounce back for run rule victory over T-Birds

By Kent Williams

Audio story

On a sunny yet frigid Friday double header for the Bushnell Beacons(5-3) baseball program, the team was able to overcome a close loss in game 1 to the Univ of British Columbia Thunderbirds(8-6) to win game 2 in run rule fashion, finishing the game in 7 innings with a score of 10 to 0. Despite UBC being a conference rival for Bushnell in the CCC, the game was not considered a conference game, and led to some confusion on whether the run rule would still apply. But it appeared both sides were ready for the game to be over and escape the cold and windy weather.

On the mound for the Beacons was lefty sophomore Alec…

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PREVIEW: Oregon Baseball Gets a Surprise Weekend at PK for a Bout Against the Gauchos

by Saul Galvan

Oregon baseball had the ideal start to the season in its opening series. After starting last year with a 1-3 record, the Ducks were able to complete the opening series sweep over Xavier. Now the Ducks look to pick back where they left off, as the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara come to PK Park for a three game series. The series was originally scheduled to be played in Santa Barbara, but after multiple reports of significant rainfall in Southern California, a decision was made to move the games to PK park and cut from four games to three.

Oregon:The series over Xavier was one for books and a good sign for the 2023 season. The Ducks’ offense put up twenty runs, while the pitching kept Xavier in check, only allowing eight. Catcher Josiah Cromwick and newly welcomed Japanese infielder, Rikku Nishida, lead the offense combining for eleven RBI’s. Cromwick leads the team in homeruns after hitting three over the weekend,…

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PREVIEW: Oregon Baseball Gets a Surprise Weekend at PK for a Bout Against the Gauchos

by Saul Galvan

Oregon baseball had the ideal start to the season in its opening series. After starting last year with a 1-3 record, the Ducks were able to complete the opening series sweep over Xavier. Now the Ducks look to pick back where they left off, as the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara come to PK Park for a three game series. The series was originally scheduled to be played in Santa Barbara, but after multiple reports of significant rainfall in Southern California, a decision was made to move the games to PK park and cut from four games to three.

Oregon:The series over Xavier was one for books and a good sign for the 2023 season. The Ducks’ offense put up twenty runs, while the pitching kept Xavier in check, only allowing eight. Catcher Josiah Cromwick and newly welcomed Japanese infielder, Rikku Nishida, lead the offense combining for eleven RBI’s. Cromwick leads the team in homeruns after hitting three over the weekend,…

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#24 Oregon starts of Mary Nutter classic with two tough tests

By: Ian Sutliff

Eugene, OR-- The Ducks are coming off a great Campbell/Cartier classic where they took all five games in three days. Now Oregon will face some of its biggest tests this weekend where it will play three ranked opponents and Cal State Fullerton who was receiving votes in the last USA poll. On Friday, Oregon kicks off the Mary Nutter classic with Fullerton, which will be immediately followed by Northwestern on the back end of the doubleheader. 

Oregon Offense: 

Oregon is led by super seniors Allee Bunker and Terra McGowan. Bunker hit two home runs last weekend at the Campbell/Cartier classic while McGowan went 10-18 after starting the season off just 1-13. Two players that have been overlooked though are Alyssa Daniell and Tehya Bird. Daniell leads the team with a .400 batting average which has been a huge help out of the cleanup spot and the team missing Hannna Delgado last weekend. Bird leads the team in…

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Quack Smack Thursday: (2/23/23)

Hosted by Kent Williams, Ian Sutliff, and Alex Davis

6:00 Oregon Softball heads to Palm Springs after dominant weekend

  • Expectations for Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
  • Big test early with 3 ranked opponents coming up
  • Is pitching outside of Stevie Hansen a concern?

6:25 Oregon Baseball is undefeated going into series with Gauchos

  • Josiah Cromwick one of the National Players of the week after big weekend
  • Freshman pitching stood out in Xavier series, what to expect of young group
  • UCSB struggled in Surprise

6:50 Bushnell Baseball off to solid start

  • Offense has been humming, but pitching has struggled
  • Conference play starts this weekend

PREVIEW: After a Disappointing Road Trip, Oregon Women’s Basketball Heads Home to Face the #14 Arizona Wildcats

By Maddie Lang

EUGENE, OR- The Oregon Ducks’ Women's Basketball team will host the #14 Arizona Wildcats this Thursday night. The Ducks are sitting at 14-13 overall, however, almost all of their wins came in the first half of their season. Although they’ve lost seven straight games, these matchups were all decided by 10 points or less. This means that a victory over the Wildcats is not out of the picture. If Oregon wants to take down Arizona and stop their winning drought, they will need to put up a strong performance. 

OREGON’S OFFENSE

The last time the Ducks faced off against the Wildcats, they had one of their top scoring performances. They shot 52.7 percent, scoring 71 overall. Leading the team was Grace VanSlooten who had a total of 18 points all while missing parts of the final two quarters. Oregon’s shooting percentage as of late has stayed within the mid 30% range. If the Ducks want to make a victory happen, they will…

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Quack Smack Wednesday: (2/22/23)

Hosted by Levi Bergthold, Aidan Kent, Levi Profitt

6:00 Oregon Men’s Basketball folds with backs against the wall

  • A 3-game losing streak ends any post season hopes
  • Playing for pride versus Oregon State
  • A Hail Mary in Vegas

6:20 INTERVIEW: Carson Mercier

  • Previewing Oregon Baseball versus UC Santa Barbara

6:40 Women’s Basketball season of horrors continues

  • 7-game losing streak puts Oregon on the outside looking in
  • Is the VanSlooten injury the death knell?
  • Mammoth matchup versus #14 Arizona

6:50 Softball sweeps the Campbell/Cartier Classic

  • Stevie Hansen and the pitching staff find their rhythm
  • Ducks ride a 7 game win streak into the Mary Nutter

QuackSmack Tuesday (2/21/2023)

Hosted by Graham Metzker, Wilder Lewis and Jack McArthur

Oregon MBB Fall on the Road at Washington State (6:00)

  • Reactions from Sunday’s loss in Pullman
  • Can the Ducks get hot in the Pac-12 Tournament in two weeks?
  • Previewing Oregon vs. Oregon State in Corvallis this Saturday

Oregon WBB Get Swept in Washington by WSU, UW (6:15)

  • Ducks have longest winless streak in Graves’ tenure
  • Who will step up for Oregon without Grace VanSlooten?
  • Can the seven game losing streak be snapped at home this weekend?

Guest: Jared Mack 247Sports, Oregon Baseball and Football Beat Writer (6:30)

  • Breaking down Oregon Baseball’s opening weekend

Oregon Baseball with Perfect Start at PK Park (6:40)

  • Surprised or expected from Coach Wasikowski’s team?
  • Which Duck…
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