Oregon
Dax Whitney Ties Oregon State Strikeout Record With 17 vs Baylor
After a phenomenal first college campaign where he earned Freshman All-America Honors among other national recognition, Oregon State right-handed pitcher Dax Whitney added to his college resume on Friday evening.
In his second start of the 2026 season, Whitney struck out 17 batters as the Beavers beat the Baylor Bears 3-1 on the opening night of the Round Rock Classic.
With his performance, Whitney tied Oregon State’s program record for strikeouts thrown in a single game. He becomes the third Beaver to throw 17 strikeouts in a game after Cooper Hjerpe did it in 2022 and Mason Smith did it in 1994.
Of the 96 pitches that the Blackfoot, Idaho native threw on Friday, 66 were strikes. He allowed one hit with one walk and one batter was hit by a pitch.
The contest was an offensive stalemate through five innings. In the top of the sixth inning, Grambling State transfer Nyan Hayes singled through the left side of the infield, then was able to advance to third base with a Bryce Hubbard single. Jacob Galloway brought Hayes in with a sacrifice fly two batters later to put the Beavs up 1-0.
Oregon State held that lead until the bottom of the eighth. At the start of the inning, the Beavers made the call to replace Whitney with Noah Scott. In his first at-bat, Scott beaned Baylor’s JJ Kennett, who was replaced by Bo Caraway as a pinch runner. Travis Sanders smacked a double to right center shortly thereafter, giving Caraway enough time to score from first and tie the game.
In the top of the ninth, Galloway was hit by a pitch, then advanced to third two following back-to-back walks with two outs. Easton Talt stepped up to the plate and hit a bases-loaded double to score Galloway as well as Brandon Inge to retake the lead for Oregon State.
Albert Roblez took the mound in the bottom of the ninth to pick up the save and preserve the win with two strikeouts.
Though he faced just two batters in relief, Isaac Yeager got the winning decision, moving his record to 2-1 on the season.
Oregon State’s overall record moves to 4-1 on the season. The Beavers’ time at the Round Rock Classic continues on Saturday at 3 p.m. PT. D1Baseball.com will televise the Beavs’ contest with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles of the Sun Belt Conference.
A 73-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison for the 1983 killing of his then-girlfriend. It was a case that went unsolved for more than 40 years.
The sentence was announced by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield.
In July 1983, Teresa Peroni, 27, was reported missing after attending a party in the Selma area of Josephine County southwest of Grants Pass. She was last seen walking in the woods with her boyfriend Marcus Sanfratello.
Authorities deemed Peroni’s disappearance suspicious, but they lacked evidence to bring charges against anyone.
In 1997, a human skull was found on private property near where Peroni disappeared. In 2024, authorities in Josephine County reopened the case. In addition to re-interviewing witnesses, they collected new DNA evidence to build a case against Sanfratello.
With the DNA, experts at the University of North Texas confirmed the skull was Peroni’s.
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A grand jury indicted Sanfratello of second-degree murder, on June 27, 2025.
Police arrested Sanfratello in Chico, California the next day. He was then extradited to Oregon to face the charge of murder.
Under a plea agreement, Sanfratello pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter.
He will serve at least 10 years in prison, Oregon’s attorney general’s office said.
“For Teresa Peroni’s family, this has been a 43-year wait for an answer they never should have had to wait for,” Rayfield said in a news release. “Cases like this remind us of why we don’t give up. It doesn’t matter how many years have passed — if someone took a life, we’re going to keep working until we can hold them accountable.”
Oregon
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The Oregon Ducks are set for one of the biggest timelines of their recruiting cycle, as many top targets are nearing commitments. This time around, the Ducks have a ton of top targets still remaining on their board compared to past seasons, as the Ducks have eight total commitments at this time.
Oregon coach Dan Lanning and his staff still need to land a safety commitment, but three-star safety Elijah Butler out of Maryland recently included the Ducks in his final six schools.
Oregon Target Elijah Butler Makes Exciting Recruiting Announcement
Butler announced his top six schools ahead of a crucial part of his recruitment, according to a graphic by Leyton Roberts. The Ducks made the cut alongside the Maryland Terrapins, Virginia Tech Hokies, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The talented prospect would be a great addition for any of these teams, as they could all use a safety prospect at this point in the recruiting timeline.
Butler is from the state of Maryland, which makes the Terrapins one to watch.
It is also worth noting that he has been labeled as one of the best players in the state of Maryland, as he currently ranks as the state’s No. 9 prospect, according to Rivals. This is important as the Terrapins have always made solid attempts to land their in-state stars, including last season when they landed one of the better players in the state’s history, Zion Elee.
As of now, the prospect hasn’t been predicted to land with any of these schools, which means it is likely still a tight race entering the official visit schedule. He has yet to schedule an official visit with all of the schools he has listed in his top six, as he is still missing three key official visits. Butler has scheduled official visits with Alabama, Auburn, and Florida, according to 247Sports. This means he still needs to set one with Oregon, Virginia Tech, and Maryland if he wants to take one to each school.
If the Ducks are able to get Butler on a visit, then they would likely be in a more favorable position to land his commitment, as it currently. seems they are one of the trailing teams from this list. It seems highly unlikely that the Ducks will gain his commitment unless they get him on an official visit, which is still possible at this point, as plenty of top prospects across the nation are still scheduling their official visits.
As of now, the Ducks have 27 prospects set to take an official visit, according to 247Sports. Among all of the prospects who have scheduled a visit thus far, only one of the players is listed as a safety. That player is a three-star target, Junior Tu’upo. This leads one to believe that the Ducks could try to get Butler on a visit, or at a minimum, pitch their program to the prospect from St Frances Academy.
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