Charles Fischer

We do not know the seeds until Monday morning at 9:00 AM on ESPN2. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Athens, Georgia – Georgia (42-15) Auburn, Alabama – Auburn (38-18) Austin, Texas – Texas (42-12) Baton Rouge, Louisiana – LSU (43-14) Chapel Hill, North Carolina – North Carolina (42-12) Clemson, South Carolina – Clemson (44-16) Conway, South Carolina – Coastal Carolina (48-11) Corvallis, Oregon – Oregon State (41-12-1) Eugene, Oregon – Oregon (42-14) Fayetteville, Arkansas – Arkansas (43-13) Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Southern Mississippi (44-14)  Knoxville, Tennessee – Tennessee (43-16) Los Angeles, California – UCLA (42-16) Nashville, Tennessee – Vanderbilt (42-16) Oxford, Mississippi – Ole Miss (40-19) Tallahassee, Florida – Florida State (38-14) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So...UCLA kept their Regional after all! UC Irvine lost theirs... Time for a Regional, Baby!

Nebraska won 5-0 as their pitcher had an incredible day. This means a fourth B1G team will make the tournament, but what the impact will be on Oregon, on UCLA, is unknown. Yeah, the Cornhuskers were hot, but Oregon was hotter, IMHO. All started from an outfielder's dropped ball...

Well, it helps the national perception, no doubt, and I agree with you on that. It also gets another B1G team in the tournament if Nebraska wins, but will it cost USC their slot? I forgot about this, but while the entire Baseball bracket is revealed Monday morning, the sixteen regional sites will be announced late this afternoon. I will post it when it is available, as we will then see our fate without waiting for tomorrow.

I believe that everyone is overlooking how the NIL is going to be 20.5 million, the same for all schools, thus Beavis has the same NIL budget for all sports as we do. This is going to have quite a NFL-esque equalizing impact on talent as it will no longer be concentrated?

We had a ton of good wins, but we also have too many bad losses. Yet our margin is clearly much thinner than it is for most teams. It puts Waz in a tough spot; you need to schedule well for RPI, yet you need easier games to break in new players. I would like to think our body of work...especially in the last month is better than No. 12 or No. 13...

You can look at D1Baseball's Projections right here, and below are some of my observations about other teams. In the B1G, only Oregon is hosting, as UCLA lost their Regional Seed, and will travel to No. 11 Clemson as a No. 2 Regional Seed! USC is in, but traveling to the Corvallis Regional to face Beavis, UC Irvine and St. Mary's. Nebraska is being "watched" as they play UCLA for the B1G Tourney Championship at noon today. Stunner: Oregon beat Oregon State four times, has won 15 of the their last 17 games, but Beavis gets a higher national seed than the Ducks at No. 9? Oregon opponents Rhode Island and Columbia are predicted to be in the NCAA field. Again...these are projections, and the actual bracket comes out tomorrow morning. Dominic Hellman Crushing the Beavers Did Not Matter?

I combined another thread begun by OBD member sports fan, and below is what he wrote: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 64 team field will be revealed tomorrow. The Ducks will know who and where they will play. On the D 1 Baseball website released today, Oregon is currently projected as a # 13 seed. They will start the series in Eugene against Arizona, Connecticut and North Dakota State. D 1 Baseball also released an up to date RPI rankings. Here are the results. Arizona # 27, Connecticut # 40 and North Dakota State # 152. The Ducks RPI is # 16. This is all speculation until the final tournament games are completed today. Although Oregon has had a great season, knocking off the Beavs in a four game sweep and taking two of three against the Bruins, the selection committee also looks at who they lost too. Listed below are the teams that beat the Ducks and their RPI rankings. UCLA 11 Nebraska 55 Rhode Island 67 Michigan 71 Rutgers 86 Minnesota 107 Grand Canyon 108 Maryland 127 Toledo 130 Michigan St. 141 Portland 178 We lost twice to the Pilots. Ohio St. 231 We lost twice to the Buckeyes

You can read the article from 247 right here, but the bottom line is that both D1Baseball and Baseball America have dropped their predictions of Oregon's seeding tomorrow to much worse than I ever thought possible. Yes, we would still host an NCAA Regional at PK Park, but one loss killed our National Seed hopes. Never mind that Oregon has won 15 of their last 17 games, so we had to win the B1G Tournament for a National Seed? Only winning 14 in a row will do it? Boy, if you do NOT want to award something, any reason will do. When the first one come along--we gotcha! From the Article: Following the completion of the Big Ten Tournament, D1Baseball.com has moved Oregon out of the Top 8 national seed to No. 13 overall, hosting a Eugene Regional against two-seed Big-12 Champion Arizona (39-18, 18-12), three-seed Connecticut (38-21, 17-4), and four-seed North Dakota State (20-32, 13-15). Baseball America has moved Oregon to the No. 12 overall seed with two-seed Big-12 Champion Arizona (39-18, 18-12), three-seed Kentucky (29-24, 13-17), and four-seed North Dakota State (20-32, 13-15). Oregon's NCAA Tournament schedule will be unveiled on Monday, May 26th, during the Selection Monday special on ESPN2 starting at 9 AM PT. PK Park

In an interview with John Canzano, Oregon Athletic Director Rob Mullens made an interesting declaration that might be reassuring to the Oregon Baseball fan that I am. He notes how funding is remaining the same for non-revenue sports, (good!) but only mentions womens sports in terms of new scholarships. But the discussion here and other places has been how non-revenue sports could be eliminated, and this below seems to be a statement that they are not at Oregon. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canzano: I have wondered, not just with Oregon, but around the country, how athletic departments will begin to tier their sports. You want to invest at the maximum level you can with every sport, but you can't do it when you're carrying the number of sports that you're carrying. Hard decisions have to be made. How do you do that? Mullens: Yeah, it’s really difficult. One of the things we’re very fortunate in is that we’re not going to have to go backwards with any team. So the funding is going to stay in place. Resource allocation has always been one of the most difficult parts of this job. Because you want to give everything to everybody. But that’s just not reality, particularly when you look at the economics in our asset base. So we’re going to have to make strategic investments and strategic allocation. And that starts with football. Football generates 80 percent of our resources. We have to be successful in football to generate the resources to help fund the other 19 sports. And so then we’ll study the marketplace, the landscape, obviously, where we have a rich history and tradition. We want to continue our competitive advantage. And then we’re also going to make an investment in the new roster limit scholarship pieces in almost every one of our women’s sports to allow them to remain competitive. As you were noting off the top here in the spring, when you look at what women’s golf has done, what softball has done, what women’s track has done, we want to continue to excel in those sports.

Oregon AD Rob Mullens danced around the same subject recently, as he saw the value (revenue) and the experience of the home game versus the bye. So...go to 16 teams with no byes!

Nevada, if YOUR team had been hosed in the CFB Playoffs…you would feel different. But wait! That’s not all… As Oregon was ranked 12th in the nation, the last two years in a row at the end of the season in baseball, but yet we were hardly ever on television this year, not even on the Big Ten network. And it does not stop there, as we were hosed in the playoff format for the Big Ten baseball tournament. Oregon softball was hosed in the original seating, as they were ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation, and ended up with a freaking No. 16 seed? They have overcome it, but I am sick of it. If reasonable people cannot do the right thing, then we must take it from them, and I will not feel sorry considering what has happened to Our Beloved Ducks. P.S. I have asked before, and request again that you use punctuation and paragraph spacing for easier reading for our members. I had to edit your post again, and simply ask that you proofread when done. My thanks.

“No more Mr. Nice Guy from the B1G and the SEC.” Great article Jon, and thank goodness we are part of the Super-Two!

That is an exaggeration...IMHO. The Ducks most certainly are above a No. 17 National Seed, and thus have a Regional secured, while a Super-Hosting is not out of the question. Meh. Oregon did not play like usual today...and after eleven straight wins--that is Baseball. Oregon lost 7-3, to return to Eugene, and find out their fate Monday morning on the Selection Show.

7-1 against the good-guys after eight innings.

6-1 ‘braska, after seven innings. I cannot believe how the bounces of the ball have gone against us today…

6-1 Nebraska after five innings. Grinsell, like the rest of the Ducks, are not having a good day.

4-1 Nebraska after four innings, as the breaks continue to flow against Our Beloved Ducks. The Cornhuskers are a team that is only a game over .500 in wins for the season, and needed an error to beat Michigan State. Oregon is not playing their best by a mile, and while we have been down three runs before, (like against Iowa) we gotta turn it around NOW.

3-1 Nebraska after three innings, as Oregon's Grayson Grinsell got 'em 1-2-3 and is looking much sharper. The Ducks have had a ton of bad luck today, and I hope we got it out of the way. Dominic Hellman gets a nice hit, but Walsh nailed a good hit, but it bounced the right way for the Cornhusker pitcher to begin a double-play against us. The breaks got to start going OUR way!

3-1 Nebraska after two innings. Jacob Walsh made a rare error that allowed a runner to score with another Cornhusker hit. Anson Aroz hit into the right field corner for a double to start things for Oregon, and the Maddox Molony hit up the middle to score him for the Ducks. Burke-Lee Mabeus was called for batter interference when he momentum after a swing carried him back into the batters box, so the catcher was unable to throw to second to stop a Molony steal. Mabeus was called out, but I do not know how he could have avoided it.

We will have a game summary later, if you are a glutton for punishment. It was not our day; we still could have won if Grayson Grinsell pitched as he has this last month, but EVERYONE had a bad day today, pitching, in the field, (how many errors?) batting, and just some bad-luck bounces. Key question...how do the Ducks respond? ------------------------------------------------ 2-0 Nebraska after one inning. It has been a LONG time since Grayson Grinsell gave up a hit, and a two-run homer to start a game. Oregon bats were quiet...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2025 Schedule Changes Made to Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai Friday’s game postponed, three games slated for Saturday OMAHA, Neb. – The Big Ten Conference has announced schedule changes to the 2025 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai. Due to inclement weather, tonight’s pool play game between Oregon and Nebraska, delayed by rain, will move to Saturday with first pitch at 9 a.m. In addition, the order of Saturday’s semifinals will be switched with new start times. The revised schedule tomorrow at Charles Schwab Field Omaha is: Saturday, May 24 9 a.m. CT — No. 1 seed Oregon vs. No. 8 seed Nebraska (pool play) 1 p.m. CT — No. 2 seed UCLA vs. No. 3 seed Iowa (semifinal #1) 5 p.m. CT — Oregon-Nebraska winner vs. No. 9 seed Penn State (semifinal #2) Sunday’s championship game is still slated for 2 p.m. CT.

The heck of it is...Oregon has played in a lot worse rain than this! Once I know something--I will post it, but I'll bet it won't be until 7:00 PM PST....you know...the same time as Softball!

So...we have a double-header tomorrow! (Confidence!) Grayson Grinsell agrees...

Here is a preview of today's game from a Nebraska site...some good stuff, and do see the end of it! On Deck: Nebraska Baseball vs. Oregon in Big Ten Baseball Tournament It's win or go home for the Husker baseball team on Friday against No. 1-seed Oregon in the Big Ten Baseball Tournament. After winning in improbable fashion over Michigan State in the opener on Tuesday, the Huskers now face an Oregon team with Top-8 national seed aspirations and firmly in the mix to host a regional. The Huskers will face an Oregon team with few blemishes. They can pitch it well (3.95 team ERA entering Friday night's game), slug it (107 homers as a team, with five different players with double-digit dingers this season) and field it (.978 fielding percentage to tie for third in the Big Ten this season). Here's a look at the first-ever matchup on the diamond between the Ducks and Huskers with first pitch set for 6 p.m. CT, though that time could be affected by forecasted weather. Scheduled Pitching Matchup: LHP Jackson Brockett (3-3, 3.62 ERA) vs. LHP Grayson Grinsell (9-2, 2.33 ERA) The Matchup: >>> Nebraska will turn to Jackson Brockett on Friday night against the Ducks. Brockett is no stranger to big games in Omaha, having started the team's Big Ten Championship appearance last season against Penn State. In that game, the veteran lefty went 8.0 innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out five. The pressure will be high, but the task taller against Oregon's lineup, which has five players with double digit homers, led by Mason Neville's 26 long balls. Oregon Needs Mason Neville to be Headed for Home Again... Five different Duck regulars hit .299 or better on the season, so Brockett will need to be dialed in from the first pitch and limit free passes. Brockett has been quietly steady during Big Ten play, going 3-2 with a 2.98 ERA in 10 starts. Oregon has set a program record for home runs in a season in four of its last five seasons. >>> The Husker bats will see one of the Big Ten's top arms for the second consecutive game, this time it's lefty Grayson Grinsell, who also made a strong case for Big Ten pitcher of the year this season. The lone marks on Grinsell's record this season came when he was out-dueled by Michigan State's Joseph Dzierwa, and an early season matchup against Rhode Island, where Grinsell exited with the score tied at two and runners on base. The Oregon bullpen then gave up a pair of three-run homers, falling 12-11. Nebraska is going to have to show good plate discipline on Friday, but take advantage of their opportunities when they come, because they're unlikely to be frequent with Grinsell in the game. >>> Nebraska could have a pair of its better hitters available for Friday's game. Ty Stone hasn't played since taking a pitch on the hand/wrist against Michigan, and Max Buettenback hasn't played since May 2 because of a long-term illness. Matchups could keep the left-handers out of the lineup initially on Friday evening, but both could be pinch hitting options in Friday's must-win game. >>> Nebraska used a good number of its high-leverage arms in Tuesday's win over Michigan State, with Tucker Timmerman, Drew Christo and Luke Broderick all throwing multiple innings to back up starter Ty Horn. For all the faults of the Big Ten Tournament format, and there are many, one benefit is that Nebraska was able to rest each of those arms the past couple days and all will be available for Friday's game if needed. >>> If Nebraska has to find late-inning magic once again on Friday, it will fly in the face of how Oregon's bullpen has operated this season. The Duck bullpen allowed just 11 earned runs in 52.2 innings pitched for a 1.88 ERA over the final 15 games of the regular season.