The Oregon Ducks poor end to the regular season has continued into the first round of the NCAA baseball regionals, as the team fell to the Michigan Wolverines, 8-6, on Friday afternoon.
The loss doesn’t eliminate Oregon from contention, as baseball operates in a double-elimination, round robin style tournament. The Ducks now face Southeast Missouri State in an elimination matchup, with first pitch at 9:00 AM PT on Saturday morning.
Oregon did all their damage in the middle innings, tacking on two runs in the fourth, one in each the fifth and sixth, and two more in the seventh to tie the game at six apiece.
However, Michigan third baseman Matt Frey hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning, giving the Wolverines a two-run lead which they would never relinquish.
Oregon now faces an even tougher path to get through the regional and into a super regional, which would be the second in school history if they are able to advance.
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