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Oregon pitching implodes and Omaha eludes Ducks again

Oregon was in position to force a Game 3 in the Super Regional, but the Aggies score nine runs in the seventh to end the Ducks’ season.

It’s an inning that will go down in Oregon baseball history and that’s not a good thing.

Once up 8-4 in the seventh inning in Game 2 of the Bryan-College Station Super Regional against Texas A&M, the Ducks’ pitching absolutely imploded as they saw the Aggies score nine runs on just two hits to take the 13-8 lead and the eventual 15-9 win.

Brock Moore, who threw two innings beforehand, walked in three runs and forced another in before finally being relieved by Jaxson Jordan. It got worse after that as Jordan walked in a run and allowed a Kaeden Kent grand slam to account for the nine-run frame.

Oregon’s season is over as a trip to Omaha and the College World Series eludes the program once again. They’ve had three chances and have yet advance past the Super Regional round.

This one hurts almost as much as last season when the Ducks were two outs away from going to Omaha. The Ducks were in position to win both of these games as they were up 6-3 in Game 1 and 7-2 in Game 2 before blowing both leads.

Oregon got off to a hot start in the first inning when the Ducks scored four runs on back-to-back-to-back home runs from Chase Meggers, Drew Smith and Anson Aroz.

The Ducks added on in the second when they pulled off a perfect double steal that saw Bryce Boettcher steal home and the 5-2 lead. Oregon scored two more on an error and a Carter Garate single to center.

Dominic Hellman made it 8-4 with a single to left-center field right before all heck broke loose the very next half-inning. Hellman ended his night with an absolute bomb in the bottom of the eighth to left field to make it 15-9.

Oregon Baseball scrapes by Santa Barbara to advance to Regional Final

The Oregon Ducks baseball team beat the Santa Barbara Gauchos 2-1 to advance to the Regional Final.

The Oregon Ducks baseball team defeated the Santa Barbara Gauchos 2-1 on Saturday night to move to 2-0 in the NCAA baseball tournament. With their win on Saturday, the Ducks have punched their ticket to the Regional Final, where they will play the winner of Santa Barbara vs. San Diego. The Final will take place on Monday.

For a 2-1 ball game, there was no shortage of excitement in Oregon’s Saturday night victory. The game was scoreless for the first six innings, with each team’s starting pitcher playing near-perfect baseball, but in the final three, the offense picked up.

The Ducks starter Grayson Grinsell, pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks, while punching out nine Gaucho batters. Tyler Bremner, UCSB’s starter pitched six scoreless innings, but he allowed the Ducks to break the deadlock in the seventh inning.

Oregon finally scratched their first run across the board in exciting fashion. After a one-out single, designated hitter Justin Cassela stole second base, where he was initially called out. After an Oregon challenge, the call was overturned, and on the next at-bat, third-baseman Carter Garate drove Cassela home with a single up the middle, giving the Ducks the lead.

Oregon manufactured their second run in the eighth inning, beginning with a Chase Meggers double. Jack Brooks was subbed in as a pinch-runner for Meggers, and after a wild pitch moved him to third, Brooks scored on an RBI groundout from Drew Smith.

Things got spicy for Oregon and relief pitcher Ryan Featherston in the ninth inning. After a dominant eighth inning, Featherston began the ninth by plunking the Gauchos’ leadoff hitter and conceding a double to their next batter after a long at-bat.

Soon, the bases were loaded, and Santa Barbara scored a run on an RBI hit-by-pitch with two outs. But on the very next pitch, Featherston forced a groundball to third, where Garate stepped on the base for a force out to win.

Oregon looks to get the brooms out with big win over Seattle

Oregon wins its third straight game over Seattle and will look to sweep the Redhawks Saturday afternoon at PK Park.

PK Park is becoming a House of Horrors for Seattle University.

Oregon is planning to get its broom out Saturday afternoon after defeating the Redhawks 9-2. It’s the third straight win for the Ducks over the opponent up north and Oregon will be going for a rare four-game sweep.

The Ducks improved to 18-7 overall while Seattle fell to 7-19.

Again, it was an even game 1-1 heading into the fifth inning, but Oregon exploded for four runs to take a 5-1 lead. Maddox Molony gave the Ducks the lead for good with a solo homer, his first of his career. Anson Aroz extended the lead with a double that scored Bennett Thompson and later Drew Smith knocked in two more to increase the advantage.

That was more than enough for starter Grayson Grinsell. He threw six innings, allowing just one run and three hits while striking out nine, but walked five. His lack of control got Grinsell in trouble in the fifth as the Redhawks managed to have runners on second and third with one out.

Fortunately, Grinsell was able to whiff both Sam Kane and Derek Gellos to end the threat.

After seven innings of play, the contest sat at 5-2 and it was still a game Seattle was still in. But the Ducks scored four more in the eighth to put it away. The big hit in the inning came from Thompson with a two-run triple to right-center.

The Ducks go for the sweep over the Redhawks as the game is scheduled for a 12:05 first pitch.

Grinsell pitches a gem to even up series with Golden Bears

Grayson Grinsell threw six innings of one-hit ball as the Ducks take Game 2 over Cal 5-1 to even the weekend series.

In their last two games, the Oregon Ducks baseball team has given up runs in the double digits, including a 13-1 loss to California Friday night.

Saturday starter Grayson Grinsell put a complete halt to that nonsense as he threw six brilliant innings of one-hit ball and it was enough for the Ducks to down the Bears 5-1.

With the win, Oregon moves to 12-6 overall and 3-2 in conference play, while California suffered its first defeat in league action. The Golden Bears fell to 12-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play. These two teams will battle it out Sunday afternoon to who will take the weekend set.

If Oregon receives this kind of pitching in the series finale, it will make it its second conference series win.

Grinsell gave up just one run, one hit and struck out nine in his six innings of work. Reliever Bradley Mullen threw two shutout frames and Logan Mercado coaxed a double play grounder in the ninth to close things out.

Cal was actually up 1-0 in the third, but the Ducks tied the game in the bottom half of the inning thanks to a bases-loaded walk to Anson Aroz. It was one of the great at-bats of the afternoon as he fouled four straight 3-2 pitches off before drawing a walk to force in Carter Garate from third base.

Oregon then brought out the big sticks.

Ryan Cooney gave the Ducks a 3-1 lead with a home run to left field and a little later in the inning, Justin Cassella crushed a homer to dead center field for the 5-1 lead.

That was more than enough offense for Oregon as the trio of Duck pitchers held the Golden Bears to just three hits on the day.

Oregon and California will get together one more time on Sunday with the first pitch set for 12:05 pm at PK Park.

Oregon baseball takes 2024 season opener from Oklahoma

The Oregon Ducks baseball team got the season off on the right (web)foot with a 4-2 win over Oklahoma Friday afternoon.

This is how you begin a season.

The Oregon Ducks baseball team defeated Oklahoma 4-2 in the 2024 season opener in the Shriner’s Children College Baseball Classic in Arlington, Texas.

Reliever Greyson Grinsell was the winner on the mound and new closer Michael Freund earned his first save.

No one will consider this a defensive masterpiece, however.

Oregon scored two runs on wild pitches and another run on a double play, but at the end of the day, the Ducks aren’t going to complain. They also saw the return of starting pitcher RJ Gordon, who missed the entire 2023 season due to Tommy John surgery.

Gordon was effective as he gave up just two runs in his 4.1 innings on the mound. After that, the Sooners had little chance. The combination of Grinsell and Freund gave up just one hit in their 4.2 innings.

Oregon took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Dominik Cassella lined a single to right that scored Drew Smith. It was then 2-0 Ducks in the third due to a wild pitch that scored Bryce Boettcher.

Oklahoma tied the game in the bottom half of the inning on two sacrifice flies. The Sooners managed just three base runners from that point forward, one reaching on an error. But that runner, Easton Carmichael, was promptly thrown out as he attempted to advance on a ball in the dirt.

Oregon catcher Bennett Thompson was able to corral the pitch in the dirt and pick off Carmichael by a good 15 feet. Freund ended the inning on a third-called strike to Kendall Pettis.

The Ducks took a 4-2 lead in the eighth on a double play grounder the top half of that frame that scored Jacob Walsh and then a wild pitch that brought Justin Cassella home.

Fortunately, there were no fireworks in the bottom half of the ninth as Freund retired the Sooners in order to secure the victory.

The Ducks will have a short turnaround as they will play Baylor on Saturday morning at Globe Life Field. The Bears fell in their opener to Nebraska 4-1 earlier in the day.

Four Ducks named to all-regional team; Nishida Most Valuable Player

Four Ducks were named to the All-Nashville Regional team with Rikuu Nishida as the Most Valuable Player.

Whether it’s a wood bat or an aluminum bat, it’s all the same to Oregon right fielder Rikuu Nishida.

The junior from Japan and three other Ducks were named to the All-Nashville Regional team after Oregon went 3-0 and advanced to the Super Regional round.

Nishida was also named Most Valuable Player of the regional after hitting .500 (6-for-12) with three runs driven in. He was joined by Sabin Ceballos, Drew Cowley and Grayson Grinsell on the all-regional squad.

Ceballos just went 2-for-13 with a homer and four RBIs, but it was his defensive prowess on the hot corner that earned him this honor. His barehanded play in the seventh inning to end a Vanderbilt rally alone probably got Ceballos on the team.

Without that play, the Commodores might have come back and beat the Ducks and Oregon might not be in the Super Regionals.

Cowley was a star at the plate as he went 6-for-13 with six RBIs, including a home run.

Grinsell appeared in two of the three games and was great. In Game 1 against Xavier, the lefty freshman threw two innings of relief where he was a bit wild with three walks, but he held the Musketeers in check.

Things went a lot better in the second and deciding game with Xavier where Grinsell started and threw four scoreless innings, giving up just three hits and striking out seven. His effort gave the Oregon offense time to get hot in the fifth with three runs in the fifth and six more in the sixth for the 11-2 win.

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