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So...Oregon would not have faced Ohio State until the finals? Geez, that doesn't SUCK at all!

Ducks Open B1G Tournament With a Win OMAHA, Neb. — Three Oregon pitchers combined to toss a four-hitter while Anson Aroz went 3-for-4 with three RBI to lead the No. 4 Ducks to a 4-2 win over Michigan State in Oregon’s first game of pool play at the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday at Charles Schwab Stadium. Junior Ian Umlandt got the start for Oregon and turned in a stellar performance on the mound. The Ducks’ lefty allowed just one earned run on four hits in 6.2 innings on work before giving way to relievers Santiago Garcia and Seth Mattox, who combined to retire all seven batters they faced with three strikeouts. Garcia got the win, moving to 3-0 on the season, while Mattox picked up his eighth save tossing a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts to end the game. How It Happened: After Michigan State took an early lead with a run in the top of the first on a leadoff double and a pair of fly balls that advanced the runner, The Ducks answered with a pair of runs in their half of the first. Aroz delivered a two-out, two-run double into the left-field corner for a 2-1 lead. Anson Aroz celebrates a two-RBI hit... The teams exchanged zeros until the seventh inning when Michigan State (28-27) tied the game with an unearned run. Oregon (42-13) immediately answered, scoring two runs in its half of the inning. Dominic Hellman, who reached base four times (2-for-2, 2 BB) started the rally with a hit before being removed for pinch-runner Jax Gimenez. Jacob Walsh drew a 10-pitch walk, after falling behind 0-2 to start the at-bat, moving Gimenez to second. Drew Smith gave the Ducks the lead back driving in Gimenez with a base hit to left field and Aroz followed with an RBI single through the right side, scoring Walsh from second. Box Score Notes: The win was Oregon’s 11th in a row, matching its longest winning streak of the season (Feb. 22 – March 9) … Oregon can tie the longest winning streak in program history with a win on Friday … Umlandt’s quality start was his third in five starts this season … Mattox moved into a tie for 10th all-time in single-season saves at Oregon … Oregon moved its record in conference tournament games to 5-4 all-time … The Ducks are 11-1 in the month of May with their last loss coming at Michigan State on May 2. On Deck: Oregon will square off with Nebraska on Friday in a must-win game to advance to Saturday’s semifinals. Both teams are 1-0 in “Pool A” with only the pool winner advancing. First pitch is at 4:03 p.m. (PT) on the Big Ten Network.

YES! Now, Husk the Huskers!

Good workman like win for OBD, Aroz went 3-4, including a double, finished with 3 RBI, Player of the Game.

Ducks win 4-2 as Seth Mattox comes in and closes them out 1-2-3. I should not fret so much, as Garcia only had 15 pitches in his 1.3 innings, and Mattox only had 11 pitches in his inning. Yes, this win helps the national appearance, but the next three games are the money games. The good news is that we won without any one of our three starters, and our relievers did not pitch much.

4-2 Ducks after eight innings. Santiago Garcia puts them down 1-2-3, but we are using our best relievers for a non-counting game. I have no idea who we will turn to in the clutch in a few days... THREE MORE OUTS!

LOL! Why Oregon as new post-season beta sites? Stop beta-ing, and buckeye-ing, the Alpha Duck!

4-2 Ducks after seven innings as Umlandt gave up a run, and was replaced by Santiago Garcia to get the last out of the side. Dominic Hellman hits to short center field for a single, as it replaced by Jax Gimenez as a pinch runner. Jacob Walsh walks, and then Drew Smith scooped a curve ball out, and knocked it into left field to score the speedy Gimenez from second base. Anson Aroz hits a grounder to right field to score Walsh from second, but Our Beloved Ducks stranded two to end the inning again that could have sealed this game!

As someone said, when the Pope was from Argentina - no first round bye. Now that the Pope is from the USA, ....

2-1 Ducks after six innings. I getting nervous as we are wasting innings where we don't score, and Umlandt is keeping us alive. Ian gave up a hit, but kept the inning scoreless again. Michigan State can play loose, go all-out, and play everyone as their season is done in an hour. I don't like this...

2-1 Ducks after five innings. Good thing Umlandt has had a good game thus far, as Oregon is having trouble getting the bats going at timely moments. Ian has 74 pitches after five innings, so perhaps he can go two more innings?

2-1 Ducks after four innings, as Oregon left bases-loaded stranded! Ian Umlandt is getting his groove as he put down the Michigan State hitters 1-2-3. Great catch by Drew Smith!

Oregon is currently playing its first game of the Big Tournament vs Michigan St. And, its second game on Friday will be vs Nebraska. Due to the combos of W-L, and how the games were scheduled, we already know 3 semi-finalist teams for Saturday games. Penn State will face Oregon/Nebraska UCLA will face Iowa.

2-1 Ducks after three innings, as damn...Oregon stranded two runners. Michigan State is getting hits and on base with a plink, but Umlandt comes through to keep the Spartans scoreless for the inning.

The chat with Lurch was better, but please just announce the game, and, enough with Oregon being Co- Champion.

2-1 Ducks after two innings, as Ian Umlandt generated a sweet double play to end the inning as Ryan Cooney fielded the grounder, stepped on second, and fired to first! Oregon left a runner stranded on second, as Michigan State is replacing their starting pitcher.

Game summary will be at the end of the thread later! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1 Ducks after one inning, and you need to be aware that the fields in this stadium are HUGE. It looks like twice as much distance for fielders to cover, and should open it up for more hits, which can lean things in a direction of a good hitting team....like Oregon. Another element? My guesses about using freshman pitchers and taking it as a "throwaway game," was a wrong take. Coach Waz explained in the pregame interview that he wants to WIN all four games in order to be a National Seed, and be able to host both the Regionals and Super-Regionals. So, my opinion was worth what you paid for...nothing! With that...Waz pulled a great reliever, Ian Umlandt, and made him today's starter. The Spartans got a good hit that went for a double, (which is MUCH easier in this ballpark) and then sacrificed him in for their run. Dominic Hellman walked, and Drew Smith bunted to first to put runners on first and second. Then Anson Aroz batting left-handed, had the shift to cover his right-field tendency...and then he hits a screamer into deep extreme left field to give him a double, score Hellman, and even score the swift Smith from first.

It does not matter whether we win or lose tonight at all. There is no need to play the game, because if Nebraska beats Oregon on Friday...they would be 2-0 and advance. If Oregon loses tonight and then beats Nebraska, then all teams are 1-1, but the highest seed, the Ducks, would advance. So bottom line is that tonight's game is meaningless beyond the two teams' overall record, although it will be Michigan's State's last game of the year...hence they will want to win. For Oregon...the only game that matters is Friday's versus the Cornhuskers. Back-Up Catcher was Also Freshman of the Year!

As many NBC and CBS games as possible please, I don't like Fox's broadcasts, the only part of Fox I actually like is Klatt, I think Klatt does a good job, otherwise I would prefer the other networks, I also don't want to watch Oregon games at 9 AM.

Oregon was a mainstay on network television in their first season in the Big Ten, playing 9 of their 12 regular season games on FOX, CBS or NBC. With FOX already announcing they will be televising the Ohio State vs Michigan and Ohio State vs Texas games, it’s time to look at which networks I think the Ducks could be playing on over the course of the 2025 season.

Early Enrollee Spring Rewind: Douglas Utu Here is a breakdown of what Oregon true freshman Douglas Utu showed during his first spring football camp. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-football-douglas-utu-ducks-football-spring-football-250184248/

The state of Oregon's TE room following the conclusion of spring Here is a rundown for what the Ducks have at tight end entering the 2025 season https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-football-wide-receivers-ducks-football-kenyon-sadiq-jamari-johnson-roger-saleapaga-250186249/

Amanda Cristovich of Front Office Sports joins Primetime W/ Isaac & Suke to talk about the impending house settlement and all the impacts it will have in College Athletics.

Where were you when I wanted you? Where were you when I needed you? Can we flash back to 1/1/25 and watch OBD play Boise State or the Hoosiers in the Rose Bowl, instead of being format-hosed-over? 'NO.'

As I understand this, if Oregon loses to Michigan State tonight, the game against Nebraska, on their home field, is a Must Win, isn't it?