Charles Fischer

Oh Don....great article, but I do have two areas of disagreement. First...your beloved Hawkeyes are not in the top five of teams that will make life harder for the Ducks? My friend...they already have made life harder, as we were fortunate to escape that incredibly tough environment this last fall. Any team that goes to Iowa City is in for a big-battle. With a new QB...I see more of that from Iowa. Second...quietly...Bret Bielema has built a strong team at Illinois. They have gradually become better, and this year won NINE games, including a sweet win over the SEC in their bowl game against Tennessee. I see a very tough trip to Champaign this fall, and thus the Illini are certainly going to make life harder for the Ducks and all Big-10 opponents...IMHO. My Duck-Buddies....this article by Don Marsh is well thought out, and fun to discuss. It is a great example of an opinion article that gets us all pondering, and something our writers at FishDuck.com enjoy to contribute to the forum. Do YOU have something to say? Write it in an email or on a Word Document and email it to me charles@fishduck.com and I'll take it from there. We'll have an editor polish it, and I will add pictures. I could use guest articles in the off-season, and I am very grateful to people who contribute as they do so often. Thanks to Jon Joseph, Mike Whitty, Mike West, and of course--Don Marsh. Add your name to that list! Mr. FishDuck

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2026 BASEBALL | @OregonBaseball Ducks 1-hit UC San Diego in 6-0 Win LA JOLLA, Calif. — Miles Gosztola and Leo Uelmen combined to toss a one-hitter while Jack Brooks homered and drove in four runs to lead No. 20 Oregon to a 6-0 nonconference win at UC San Diego at Triton Ballpark on Tuesday. Gosztola (1-1) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, before finally surrendering a single just out of the reach of second baseman Ryan Cooney with two outs in the inning. He retired the next hitter to finish his day allowing just two runners to reach base. The Ducks’ lefty was in command from the outset retiring the first 15 batters he faced before finally issuing a walk to lead off the bottom of the sixth. He got the next batter to fly out to Brooks in center field before getting a ground-ball double play to end the inning. Miles Gosztola Gosztola faced 22 batters throwing first-pitch strikes to 17 of them on the way to finishing the game with eight strikeouts. Uelmen came out of the pen to retire six of the seven batters he faced, getting a 1-2-3 inning in the eighth with all three outs on weak ground balls to first baseman Gabe Miranda. He issued a walk after retiring the first two batters in the ninth before fanning the final batter he faced to end the game. On offense, Brooks reached base three times (2-for-3, BB) with a home run and a double. Miranda went 3-for-4 with two runs scored. How It Happened: After managing just one hit through the first 4.1 innings, Oregon finally found some offense after Burke-Lee Mabeus started a rally with a bunt single. Miranda moved Mabeus to second with his second hit of the day, before Brooks lined a three-run home run off the scoreboard beyond the right-field wall. Oregon tacked on a fourth run with another home run to right field. This time it was Jax Gimenez doing the honors with his third career homer. The Ducks added some insurance in the ninth inning, scoring two more runs. Maddox Molony led off the frame with a solo homer to left. After Miranda picked up his third hit of the day, Brooks ripped a run-scoring double into the right-center field gap, scoring Miranda from first. Box Score Notes: Brooks’ home run was his third in has last 14 at-bats … It was also the third of his career and the season … Drew Smith failed to reach base in a game for the first time this season … Ryan Cooney had his seven-game hitting streak snapped … Gosztola and Uelmen combined to allow just three base runners … The Ducks got six hits, four runs scored and four RBI out of the seven, eight and nine spots in their lineup. On Deck: Oregon and UCSD wrap up their two-game series on Wednesday with a 3:05 p.m. first pitch.

RPI planning by Waz, as the B1G is weak, and adding San Diego-who has a win over No. 1 UCLA and has a good RPI that helps Oregon for the postseason. Even more so with Santa Barbara-tough team. We have one non-conference week during the B1G schedule, and Waz uses it to boost RPI.

I do not see a political reference. I see legislation proposed by a former college coach who went undefeated one season, and some comments about the legislation. If you disagree--email me charles@fishduck.com

Thanks, and I see Waz developing depth among the Bullpen, as more pitchers are getting their confidence. This team has upside left, and if we see it...

Ducks win 6-0 after Maddox Molony skies a homer over the left wall! Then Gabe Miranda gets a hit to the R-CF, and Jack Brooks hits a double that goes to the CF-RF gap and buzzes to the warning track before the fielders can get their hands on it. This allows Miranda to score from first, and perhaps the big-guy has more wheels than I thought! Leo Uelmen comes in again to finish off the side, and WOW. What great pitching tonight, and big confidence builders for both pitchers. Gosztola was incredible...just ONE hit is all.

4-0 Ducks after eight innings. Jax Gimenez pulverized a pitch, and put it on almost the same spot on the scoreboard that Jack Brooks did earlier for solo HR! Leo Uelmen came in for Gosztola, and put them down 1-2-3!

3-0 Ducks after seven innings. Oregon stranded a runner again, but boy....what a game for Miles Gosztola! He gave up his first hit, and then retired the side with eight KOs.

3-0 Ducks after six innings. Oregon stranded a runner, and Miles Gosztola finally gave up a base runner to a walk. Then he got a flyout, and a grounder to generate a double-play to end the inning! He's HOT. Will we see him in the seventh?

3-0 Ducks after five innings. Burke-Lee Mabeus pulled a perfect bunt down the 3rd baseline to beat the throw. Gabe Miranda got a hit in short-RF, and then Jack Brooks came up and blasted a 3-run homer that popped the scoreboard!

0-0 after four innings. Ducks left another on-base, while Miles Gosztola has put down 12 batters in a row. Thus far, he has three pitches going well between his left-handed sweeper, a changeup, and a fastball down the middle. Barely 50 pitches in four innings...

0-0 after three innings. Ducks left one base runner stranded... But Miles Gosztola has put down nine straight batters!

0-0 after two innings. The Duck starter, Miles Gosztola, has been steadier thus far than other outings. Looks good... The Triton starter is a freshman pitching his first game, and he has been super as well.

Since they are flying down for a big non-conference series this weekend with UC Santa Barbara....Our Beloved Ducks went early to play two mid-week games against UC San Diego. While the Tritons are 9-11, they did get a game off of No. 1 UCLA in the first week of college baseball a month ago. I have no idea who either team is starting at pitcher, although my guess is Ryan Featherston--since he did not pitch over the weekend. Let's get another win streak going! Ryan Featherston