Charles Fischer

Mencl is a Rivals 5-Star...very hard to receive! Besides what was reported--it appears that Miami offered as well as Washington. (Ha!)

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026 BASEBALL | @OregonBaseball Ducks Pick Up Road Win at No. 6 Oregon State CORVALLIS, Ore. — Ten Oregon pitchers combined to shut down No. 6 Oregon State Wednesday as the No. 19 Ducks picked up a 7-3 win at Goss Stadium. The Ducks (29-11) scored all seven of their runs in the final four innings after falling behind 1-0 in the first inning. Oregon State (30-9) committed three errors in the game leading to four Oregon unearned runs. Burke-Lee Mabeus reached base four times (2-for-2, 2 BB) and scored two runs in the win. Jax Gimenez went 1-for-3 and was hit by two pitches, while both Angel Laya and Naulivou Lauaki Jr. scored a pair of runs. How It Happened: OSU took an early lead with a leadoff home run in the first, but Oregon starter Cooper Strawn was able to get out of a jam with an inning-ending double play with a pair of runners on base. Oregon finally got some runs in the top of the sixth, scoring three runs to take the lead. Laya walked and swiped second before back-to-back Mabeus and Lauaki walks loaded the bases. With two outs, Gimenez hit a high chopper to the left side that the shortstop didn’t have a play on, allowing Laya to score and tie the game. OSU first baseman Bryson Glassco booted a Brayden Jaksa ground ball allowing Mabeus to score the go-ahead run. Ryan Cooney then drew a bases-loaded walk to score Lauaki. The Ducks tacked on two runs in the seventh. Laya and Maddox Molony drew back-to-back walks before Mabeus moved them up to second and third with a sacrifice bunt. Lauaki ripped a double over the first-base bag scoring both Laya and Molony to make it 5-1. Oregon tacked on two more insurance runs in the ninth. The Ducks loaded the bases and scored both runs on a two-out throwing error by Beavers’ third baseman Paul Vaszquez. Box Score Notes: Oregon has won seven of its last eight games against Oregon State … Gimenez ran his reached-base streak to 30 games with a third inning hit-by-pitch … It’s the third-longest streak in the modern era of program history … Strawn made his first career Division I start and just his second appearance … He gave up one run on two hits with a walk and a strikeout … Gabe Howard, Cooper Markham, Luke Morgan, Shane Johnson, Toby Twist, Michael Meckna, Tanner Bradley and Devin Bell all pitched in relief … Twist (3-0) picked up the win striking out the side in the fifth inning … Bradley tossed 1.1 innings with three strikeouts … Bell was named to the NCBWA Midseason Stopper of the Year watch list before the game. On Deck: The Ducks return to Big Ten Conference play this weekend against Penn State at PK Park. Game one is Friday with a 6:05 p.m. first pitch (B1G+).

Ducks win 7-3! Burke-Lee Mabeus hits a blooper that falls perfectly between three fielders, and then Junior Lauaki got plinked, as did Jax Gimenez. The Beavers are such generous people! Brayden Jaksa hits a slow grounder and a throwing error to first yields scoring by Mabeus and Lauaki! Devin Bell gave up hits and two runs...but got it done. It was remarkable that Oregon used TEN pitchers and only gave up three runs. The young-guns, the freshmen and RS freshmen acquitted themselves well on the hill in a hostile Corvallis environment. Notice we wore our grey unis with BLACK trim...and I'm sure the Beavis fans loved that!

5-1 Ducks after eight innings. Nothing on offense this inning... Big 6'4" freshman Blake Crawford came in, but walked a batter and was replaced by closer Devin Bell. He retired all three after that! This has to be important for him, as he went to Western Oregon University just 25 miles north of Corvallis. Can he get it done in the 9th?

5-1 Ducks after seven innings. Gotta love the Beavs choking for once. (In baseball) Two straight walks of Angel Laya and Maddox Molony who were moved up by a sac-bunt by Burke-Lee Mabeus. Naulivou Lauaki hits opposite field down the first baseline to score both! Tanner Bradley returned and after giving up a hit...struck out three in a row!

3-1 Ducks after six innings. Finally....the opposing team has pitching that chokes, as the Oregon State stud reliever walks Angel Laya, Burke-Lee Mabeus and Naulivou Lauaki Jr. Jax Gimenez hits a chop single that bounces over the SS area to score Laya. There was a disputed call at second when Laya stole it, and the Beaver sportscasters cannot get over it. Yep, it sucks. A grounder that gets past first base by Brayden Jaksa scores Mabeus! Then Ryan Cooney walks to score Lauaki! But Oregon left the field stranding bases-loaded, for a total of 10 left on base this game. Michael Meckna gets two outs, but walks two and is replaced by our ace reliever, Tanner Bradley, who gets the final out.

1-0 Beavis after five innings. Oregon stranded another in scoring position... Toby Twist comes in and strikes out the side of....Beavis. (So far...we've had good pitching, now let's get the bats going!)

1-0 Beavis after four innings. Oregon left another stranded in scoring position which makes SIX stranded thus far, with four in scoring position. Damn! We bring in another freshman pitcher in Shane Johnson for this inning, and it seems that Waz wants them to get accustomed to a big environment, by dipping their toe in it. Building them for later in the season, as we need pitchers!

1-0 Beavis after three innings. Oregon had bases loaded with one out...and stranded them. That is five in the game already... It turns out that Cooper Strawn did start and pitch one inning before Gabe Howard. In the third we see Cooper Markham start it at 6'3" 229 pounds, and he gave up two base runners. So Luke Morgan came in and his pitches seem to be ON today between a curve-dropball, and a fastball on the corners.

1-0 Beavis after two innings. We gave up a homer in the first inning, and I could not see the first inning, as I was struggling to find the game. Go to KOIN.com and sign up for a free account. Then click on the link they email you, and then was the struggle trying to find the damn game. I believe I found it under "Videos" and then a subcategory that referred to Live sports...but I am not sure I can duplicate it. Pretty poorly done by KOIN... It lists freshman Cooper Strawn below as the starter, but when I was able to get into the game in the late second inning--we have sophomore, lightly used pitcher from West Linn, Gabe Howard. He is a big-boy at 6'3" and 230 pounds...

The second article above is a great article.... "While supporters of the 24-team field believe that November conference games get a boost in value, detractors argue that September non-conference games aren’t as meaningful. But those in support of a 24-team field believe that administrators will be more willing to schedule high-level, revenue-generating, non-conference matchups as the penalty for a loss isn’t as severe in a format where a third or even fourth loss doesn’t mean elimination. “I think 24 solves an enormous amount of problems,” said Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks last week from the Sports Business Journal’s World Congress of Sports. “You can create (A) more valuable games that the schools need, but (B) one of the big knocks against college football is the first three weeks. It’s actually hard to find great games.” "While the concept features just one additional round, it adds 12 total games, more than doubling the current 11-game CFP field — perhaps a way to recuperate the financial loss of the power four conference championship games (what many estimate to be a $150-200 million value)." And let's remember the daily efforts of volunteers who help us all by posting these great articles! NJDuck Steven A Smith72 Jon Joseph Without their efforts--we would all have to go to 15 sites every day to find these articles, and their work is a BIG benefit to being a part of this community. Thank You!

Media Question to McKay when he was in the early years at Tampa Bay...."How do you feel about the execution of the offense?" McKay: "I'm all favor of it."

Yep, not a great “underrated” call, but that is how OregonReigns writes!