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Oregon Baseball Evens The Series, Downs The Huskies 13-6
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On the warmest day thus far of 2024, Oregon baseball was able to bounce back from Friday’s pitching meltdown and hold on to their lead in besting the Washington Huskies, 13-6.
Grayson Grinsell started for the Ducks, and Calvin Kirchoff took the hill for the Huskies. To say the least, neither pitched particularly well, with bats on both sides hitting early and often.
The Ducks wasted no time in scoring right from the outset of the game, as leadoff hitter Drew Smith started the game with a single, which was followed by Mason Neville hitting a two-run homer off the second pitch thrown at him.
Washington struck back in the bottom of the inning, when Grinsell gave up a home run to the leadoff batter for the Huskies.
Over the next couple of innings, both sides handed out runs like Halloween candy. In the top of the fourth inning, it appeared that Oregon was beginning to distance the Huskies 7-4, but any semblance of control from Grinsell failed him, and Brock Moore took the mound with one out and runners on second and third.
The Huskies immediately hit a two-run double to pull within one run, 7-6, and the game was starting to feel like a repeat of Friday’s debacle.
Much to his credit, Moore shook off two runs that were not earned and pitched his longest outing of this season, completely silencing the Washington bats.
With both sides going scoreless in the fifth inning, the Ducks scored two more in the sixth to pushed their lead to 9-6.
In the midst of Oregon’s scoring push, Moore pitched 1-2-3 innings in the 6th, 7th, and 8th.
In the seventh inning, the succession of a pair of Washington relief pitchers gave up a single to Jeffrey Heard, and the walked Justin Cassella and Maddox Maloney to load the bases. Chase Meggers cleared the bases with a double that coincidentally doubled Oregon’s lead over the Huskies.
Carter Garate added an insurance run in the ninth inning, and his overly aggressive running led to the end of the inning for the Ducks.
Brock Moore finally began to fatigue after throwing 80 pitches, and Logan Mercado notched the final out of the game, with an ending score of 13-6.
It was not Grayson Grinsell’s finest day, and that happens in college ball. Grinsell ended up pitching 4.1 innings with six runs on four hits, along with 4 walks and 5 Ks.
Brock Moore brought game in relief that preserved Oregon’s lead from the fifth inning on. Moore pitched five innings, allowing three hits with no runs, and only one walk to go with 8 Ks.
The Duck bats hit early and often, led by Chase Meggers going 2-4 with 5 RBIs. Here is your final line score:
Moore (5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K)@meggers_chase (2-for-4, HR, 2B, 5 RBI)
Carter Garate (4-for-5, HR, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R)@maddox_molony (1-for-3, HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI, 3 R)@drewsmith1742 (2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R)@masonneville_ (1-for-5, HR, 2 RBI)#GoDucks pic.twitter.com/Zq76GinxQ9— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 12, 2024
Coach Waz had these brief comments after the game.
Washington and Oregon battle today for the series win. The game is early this afternoon and 12:05 pm, and will be shown on the Pac-12 Network.
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Oregon football history: Ducks and USC Trojans migrating from Pac-12 to Big Ten
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Two of the biggest brands in college football left the Pac-12 in search of greener pastures. As the Oregon Ducks and the USC Trojans leave the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten, we are losing some of the regionality that makes college football great, but we’re also getting to preserve a bit of a regional rivalry.
And that’s not a bad thing. It’s not the best thing ever, but it’ll be fun to see future Big Ten meetings between these two West Coast programs. Especially considering that, for a while, these two Pac-12 powerhouses produced some incredible and memorable moments over the years.
It’s going to be fun to see this series preserved (even if it’s happening in a very different conference).
The rivalry got underway all the way back in 1915 as the Oregon Ducks managed to get a 34-0 win in the first-ever meeting between these two teams.
So, how did the USC Trojans respond to that defeat? In a rather convincing way. The USC Trojans went on to win the next EIGHT meetings, including the 1931 53-0 beatdown that Oregon suffered on the road in Los Angeles, California.
There’s absolutely no way that game was fun to be part of or watch.
In recent years, there have been periods of dominance owned by both of these teams. But, with Oregon’s rise to national prominence under Mike Bellotti and Chip Kelly, things started going Oregon’s way somewhat regularly. Oregon has won four of the last five meetings between the two teams as well as seven of the last 10. Dating back to 2000, the Ducks have only lost six meetings with USC. Meanwhile, they’ve won 10. It’s safe to say that things have changed a bit since this series started all those years ago.
The Trojans aren’t on Oregon’s 2024 football schedule, but this series has been preserved a bit considering that both of these teams are making the move to the Big Ten. And here’s to looking forward to the future of what this rivalry looks like.
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Oregon Football Recruiting: 4-Star LB Target Chooses Texas A&M
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A full weekend of wins saw Dan Lanning and company finally come up short in a recruiting battle.
Four-star linebacker Noah Mikhail made his college decision Sunday afternoon. The 2025 California prospect had a final three of Oregon, USC, and Texas A&M.
Mikhail visited Eugene in June. He also visited USC (June 7) and Texas A&M (June 21). Ultimately, he decided to go with the Aggies.
Mikhail plays for Bonita in La Verne, California. According to the 247Sports Composite, the 6-3, 227-pound prospect is the 69th rated player in the country and the No. 8 linebacker.
Lanning and the Ducks coaching staff has had a busy weekend. On Friday, four-star running back Jordon Davison and four-star defensive lineman Josiah Sharma committed to Oregon while Saturday saw five-star cornerback Dorian Brew and four-star tight end Da’Saahn Brame do the same.
The Ducks have 14 commits right now, with a pair of five-stars and 11 four-stars, according to the 247Sports Composite. That’s good for No. 5 in the nation.
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Oregon State University hosting in-person shark dissection at McMenamins
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon State University’s Big Fish Lab is giving a “grand finale” presentation of its educational “Summer of the Shark” series — which includes an in-person shark dissection — at McMenamins Bagdad Theater and Pub in Southeast Portland on July 23.
The event includes lectures on the types of sharks found on Oregon’s Coast, the lives of mother sharks and the risk of shark attacks. The event also includes trivia, discussions with local shark experts, and, once again, a shark dissection performed live.
“Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to meet Oregon’s shark scientists and learn about the important work they do,” Mcmenamins announced. “And we’ll be projecting the dissection onto the theater screen, so you don’t miss out on any of the details. And just in case you’re wondering, don’t worry: the shark died of natural causes.”
Doors open for the event at 6 p.m. and the show will run from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets for the event are $12 for adults and $8 kids 17 and younger.
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