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Ducks win 12-4 from the relentless hitting attack in the late innings. Maddox Molony walks, and for the second time today....Gabe Miranda gets plinked. Then Brayden Jaska gets walked, and Josh Schleichardt hits to shallow CF that the fielder bobbles which allows Molony and Miranda to score! The runners advance due to a groundout, and then Jax Gimenez sacrifice-flies to score Jaksa. True freshman Cooper Markham came in to pitch the ninth for Oregon, and dispensed with them 1-2-3 to finish the game! Official press release--as always is 2-3 hours after the game, and posted below.

The last game Ryan Featherstone pitched was on Wednesday, March 11th against the Xavier Musketeers. He only pitched 1.1 innings, giving up two hits and two runs. He had one wild pitch and struck out for batters. He threw 31 pitches.

9-4 Ducks after eight innings. Ryan Cooney gets a hit in shallow CF, and is advanced to second on a groundout. Drew Smith then hits through the left infield to score the lightning-fast Cooney from second base! I was very surprised to see Tanner Bradley come in to pitch? Isn't he usually the first relief pitcher on Friday? Did he bring him in just for the eighth inning, knowing that if the Tritons are going make a move--it has to begin this inning? 🤷‍♂️

8-4 Ducks after seven innings. Nothing on offense, and Meckna's relief was replaced by redshirt freshman from West Linn, Blake Crawford. He is a strong looking 6'4", and the run scored by San Diego was on a passed ball by catcher Brayden Jaksa.

8-3 Ducks after six innings. Ryan Cooney gets a hit, and Jax Gimenez walks. Naulivou Lauaki gets a deep hit to CF/RF gap that bounces against the wall, and scores Cooney and Gimenez! Michael Meckna keeps the scoreless for Oregon in relief of Twist.

6-3 Ducks after five innings. Toby Twist give up a single, a double which scores a runner. Nothing on offense.

6-2 Ducks after three innings. Gabe Miranda walked, and Brayden Jaksa nailed a pitch, and sent it over the CF wall for a 2-run homer! Toby Twist got his confidence back, and now has pitched his third scoreless inning for Oregon.

4-2 Ducks after three innings. Nothing on offense again as the relief pitcher for San Diego has done well. Toby Twist went back to his winning ways of the first inning, as he kept them easily scoreless this inning.

4-2 Ducks after two innings. Nothing on offense as we faced a new pitcher, but Toby Twist for Oregon lost control this inning. He plinked two guys, walked another, and gave up a triple that scored two. Fortunately, he turned it around to leave San Diego with bases loaded and no further scoring.

4-0 Ducks after one inning. The Tritons started another freshman pitcher, but unlike last night...this guy pitched like a newbie. BTW...Dominic Hellman has been given a rest today, and giving RS Freshman Naulivou Lauaki (6'5" 265 pounds) a chance to get some at-bats. Ryan Cooney hits a leadoff double down the 3rd baseline and into the LF corner. Jax Gimenez gets plinked, then Drew Smith comes up and blasts a 3-run homer over the CF wall! Then we got a good base hit by Angel Laya in the CF/RF gap, while both Maddox Molony and Gabe Miranda got plinked. Brayden Jaksa then sacrifice-flies to short CF to score Laya. Toby Twist is Oregon's starting pitcher today, and puts them down 1-2-3, as he has a side-sweeper as a lefty, a fastball with jump, and a drop-curveball that we've seen already in one inning. A Good Start!

I am hoping that Ryan Featherston is not injured, and that we see him get some innings. What a fantastic pitching day yesterday--can we back it up on a mid-week? Toby Twist

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4-Star Cornerback Recruit Danny Lang Nears Decision Between Oregon, USC, AuburnOregon Ducks cornerback recruiting target Danny Lang will announce his commitment decision between Oregon, USC, Ohio State, Auburn and others. How to watch: Lang will commit on March 25 during a ceremony broadcast CBS Sports College Football Youtube Channel at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET. Oregon Ducks On SI4-Star Cornerback Recruit Danny Lang Nears Decision Betwe...Four-star cornerback recruit Danny Lang is about to announce his commitment decision between Oregon, USC, Ohio State, Auburn and others. Last week, Lang pushed

Oregon Ducks Gaining Momentum With Elite Offensive Line RecruitThe Oregon Ducks are contending for another elite offensive lineman in the 2027 recruiting class. Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning and offensive line coach A’lique Terry continue to make big moves when it comes to securing offensive line recruits. The Ducks currently have two offensive line commitments in the 2027 recruiting class. That number could still grow. Oregon's still firmly in the mix for three-star offensive lineman Lex Mailanagi, who’s set to visit the Ducks in June. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Gaining Momentum With Elite Offensive Line R...Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning and offensive line coach A’lique Terry continue to make big moves when it comes to securing offensive line recruits. The Ducks cu

4-Star Cornerback Recruit Danny Lang Nears Decision Between Oregon, USC, AuburnOregon Ducks cornerback recruiting target Danny Lang will announce his commitment decision between Oregon, USC, Ohio State, Auburn and others. How to watch: Lang will commit on March 25 during a ceremony broadcast CBS Sports College Football Youtube Channel at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET. Oregon Ducks On SI4-Star Cornerback Recruit Danny Lang Nears Decision Betwe...Four-star cornerback recruit Danny Lang is about to announce his commitment decision between Oregon, USC, Ohio State, Auburn and others. Last week, Lang pushed

Death, Taxes, and more teams in the playoffs? Two out of three are bad. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/march-madness-2026-cbs-sports-viewership-records-ncaa-tournament/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=536536&ET_RID=52482716&eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e330

Show OBD the B1G money! 🤑 22 units (22 games played) earned by the B1G, with five Sweet 16 games coming, and at least one Elite 8 game for the winner of Iowa vs. Nebraska. That's $46 million to date and counting. $2.55 million per team over six seasons with more to come. I reiterate. Oregon not joining the Big Ten would have been gross financial negligence.

When you look at alumni bases throughout the BIG, I say enjoy the view that we have now. I think Oregon needs to solidify its standing while we have the horsepower (money). One or two more coaching hires in the BIG, akin to what we have with DL, and it gets more difficult depending on the team’s schedule. Look forward to this season.

Could be that donors just don’t care. But, then why build MKA? Another possibility is Nike is sending a silent message that they are no longer onboard with Dana. They may feel that being a good coach is not enough if you appear to resist the change to the new transfer/NIL reality (hiring a GM, etc) that now runs everything. Dana may just be perceived as belonging to another age that can’t or won’t adjust to what runs the game today.

One thing that you should know (perhaps 🙃) about the teams with 16 candles. (Only eight will make a lovely light 😁) AP NewsMarch Madness: Here's one thing you need to know about ea...Florida isn’t around to defend its title anymore, but all the other top seeds in this year's NCAA Tournament are still around. And many of them are winning convincingly.

Donors just don't care about basketball, Altman is still a good coach I think, but he just doesn't have the talent to compete. I don't blame Evans and Shelstad jumping ship, I'm sure they want to win and there are probably better opportunities elsewhere. Probably going to Dana's last year if he doesn't decide to retire.

That's a tough loss, hopefully they can bring in some impact transfers to join a pretty good freshman group along with Fiso and Etute.

Don, thank you for a great B1G look at football in one of CFB's top two conferences. Three in a row for the B1G is nice, but in today's wired world, I'm wary of recency bias. The Power 4 conferences in 2025 all had six teams that did not win more than five games. I line these teams up in hypothetical games, and I think the SEC is the deepest conference top to bottom. The ACC and B12 have sub-basements, and I think it would be closer than most football fans, and the media think, but that the SEC's basement would be better than the B1G's. With the SEC playing nine conference games this season, we will have an apples-to-apples comparison. Indiana among the Givens and rightfully so? I still have difficulty acknowledging that football is excellent in Bloomington and suspect in Lincoln. Vice versa when it comes to basketball. (Credit to The Athletic for coming up with the comparison.) For as long as Brett Bielma is coaching Illinois, the Fighting Illini will be a tough out. If we have learned anything over the last three seasons, it's that the middle of the B1G is not inferior to the middle of the SEC. Illinois, as Don so noted, has led the way with wins over 9-3 South Carolina and this past season's win over a close to season long ranked Tennessee team in Nashville. The 8-4 Hawkeyes bowl win over 10-2 Vanderbilt in Tampa this season, put a stamp on the B1G middle not being second fiddle to the SEC, and also gave support to the B1G's 24-team playoff plan. Purdue. Unlike Right Coast teams, Maryland and Rutgers, Boilermakers fans show up and sell out the stadium, whether inebriated or not. This is the school that produced Bob Griese, Drew Brees, and Rod Woodson. I think Purdue hired the right guy in Barry Odom. Can another school located in Indiana become a power in football? I doubt it, but I think Purdue doubles its win total in 2026, from two to four, and is .500 or better beginning in 2027. Wisconsin. A year after year Rose Bowl contender with a terrific fan base and an AD who walked the walk and came with the money in 2026, after promising to invest more in the football program. The Badgers finished strong in 2025 with home upset wins over No. 23 UW and No. 21 Illinois. Yes, it was in a torrential downpour, but Wisconsin had many players on the defense out with injuries and still battled OBD to the wire in a 21-7 loss. And the game in Madison in 2024 was as close as it can get. The Wisconsin schedule in 2025 was the most difficult in the conference. In 2026, notwithstanding an opening game vs. Notre Dame in Green Bay, CBS Sports ranks Wisconsin's schedule as the easiest in the conference. One would think that the football gods would not take out Wisconsin's starting QB early in the season for the fourth year in a row. (Especially when the QB's name is Colton Joseph! 🤪) This team played solid D in 2025 with many young players getting valuable minutes. I think the Badgers bounce back in 2026 with a shot at winning eight or more games. Nebraska left the B12 because of Texas, and the way in which the conference kissed Texas's Longhorns. No school in the conference has more zealous fans, as recently evidenced by Big Red fans taking over the arena in Oklahoma City for the basketball tournament game against Vanderbilt. And also selling out the football stadium for a record attendance volleyball game. I agree that cool is not the Ruhle in Lincoln. The football head coaching firings and hirings post-Osbourne have been baffling. I look for the Cornhuskers to again finish no better than slightly over .500. (Off the wall, I can see Dan Mullen coaching this team in 2027.) I expect UCLA under Bob Chesney to be much improved. I don't believe UCLA will be an easy out. Oregon blew Chesney's team out in the first half of the first-round playoff game in Autzen, and JMU never stopped competing. I'm leaving all things Iowa and the discussion of other B1G programs in your more than capable Hawkeye hands. Thanks again, Don, and well done, Sir, well done.

Thank you, Oregonjoneses. Please keep this terrific coverage of OBD's Softball squad coming. It's good to see the conference scheduling series that has OBD in Bloomington, then playing @230 miles from the Hoosiers campus in a ballpark near Chicago. With your coverage of softball and Charles coverage of baseball, well, I'm jonesing for more of the same. 😁