It was one of the better games of the opening round of the NCAA baseball tournament and the Oregon Ducks were able to come out on top.
The Ducks defeated San Diego 5-4 in the Santa Barbara regional in 11 innings. It was a back-and-forth affair that saw the Ducks take a 4-1 lead late only to watch the Toreros storm back with a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Closer Logan Mercado threw four scoreless innings to hold San Diego off the scoreboard in time for Bryce Boettcher to homer in the top of the 11th to give Oregon the lead and eventual win. The Ducks now play Santa Barbara Saturday night.
Here are the best pictures from the Ducks’ dramatic win over the Toreros.