Charles Fischer

7-0 Michigan after four innings. We look so flat...and thus nothing on offense again? Oregon put Josh Hollis in to pitch, which to me is waving a white flag. Waz is either saving Bradley for another game, or pulling him because he did not like what what he saw of Tanner's pitching. So Hollis gives up a hit that scores another... My Duck-Buddies, the body language I see from OBD is not good, and this one is about to get ugly. So I will be posting scoring a little later than usual, as I have other stuff to do too.

6-0 Michigan after three innings. Nothing on offense. Will Sanford lost control today and was replaced with two outs gone. He plinked a batter, and walked three, as a grounder scored one. Then he gave up a base hit that scored two. Then Tanner Bradley gives up a hit that scores two...

1-0 Michigan after two innings. Oregon did nothing on offense, and Will Sanford gave up a solo homer.

0-0 after one inning. Ducks left one stranded on base. Will Sanford got it done...1-2-3 this inning. We have a grey day in Ann Arbor, so Oregon should feel right at home. The stadium is empty, almost nobody there, so home field advantage is negated today! We have Shane Brenim of the Wolverines with a 6.61 ERA vs. Oregon's Will Sanford with a 1.24 ERA will counter.

Winning with Dignity or Nobility? (I never said I was noble....)

Aaahh Darren, my attitude is that it is "good-or-good" between Michigan and Arizona. If Big-Blue wins--good for the Big-10, and if the Wildcats win--good for the west. Nice article-thanks.

Pilots win 3-0 as Michael Meckna comes in and gives up a walk, and a two-run homer. Gotta salute our foe.

1-0 Pilots after eight innings. Luke Morgan kept us in it--thanks to a back pick-off by catcher Burke-Lee Mabeus to first base to catch the runner. Ducks strand two...

1-0 Pilots after seven innings. Miles Gosztola got a first out, but was in the 90s in his pitch count. Luke Morgan relieved him and took care of the other outs. It is a good thing Oregon is pitching so well, because our hitters have been stymied.

1-0 Pilots after six innings. Miles Gosztola went 1-2-3 again! Ducks cannot make good contact on the pitches...and flailed.

1-0 Pilots after five innings. Miles Gosztola has so superb, and kept us in this game. Ducks strand bases-loaded...yikes.

1-0 Pilots after four innings. Miles Gosztola is looking sharp with a 1-2-3 inning. Ducks strand a runner on second...great pitching from our opponent.

1-0 Portland after three innings. Miles Gosztola gave up a solo homer, but closed out the rest. Nothing on offense yet for Our Beloved Ducks.

0-0 after two innings. Featherston only pitched the first--getting back into shape and was relieved by Mile Gosztola. One hit and disposed the rest... Nothing on offense.

0-0 after one inning. The surprise was seeing Ryan Featherston back and starting at pitcher! He has not pitched in 20 days, and he gave up a hit, but dispensed with the rest for a scoreless first inning. Portland surprised us as well; they went with their Saturday starter, (who only pitched two innings) so I guess they really want to win? Ducks stranded on runner on second...

The Athletic just put out a "Power Rankings" for College Baseball and Softball, and below are the top four teams in those sports in the Big-10... Baseball UCLA USC Oregon Nebraska Softball UCLA Nebraska Washington Oregon Good thing the Big-10 added the west coast teams!

You never saw this type of article five years ago--but you are now! Big Ten Has Stolen SEC Mojo, and Isn't About to Give it Back "Better teams, better players, better stories. Better present — and more potentially damning — better future."

Lookout! The Pilots have a team that has surged, winning nine of their last ten games to be at 17-8, and 5-1 in WCC conference play. They can hit multiple homers in a game, and they have the 8th best ERA staff in the country! They have wins over two Big-10 teams in Purdue and last Tuesday vs. Northwestern. They also beat Oregon State 3-1 and the pitcher to who beat No. 9 Beavis and last Tuesday vs. Northwestern is Carter Gaston, who I expect to pitch against us tonight. He has an ERA of 0.81...and this is not someone who has pitched five innings this season...this is over 22 innings, and against good teams. They have come on strong, and LOVE beating Oregon, as they did last year, 10-9 when our pitchers melted down. Let's Go Ducks!

I agree with both of you; as Jon noted...the schedule is not easy, and any number of teams could beat us if we don't play our best. Yet I think eleven wins is attainable...

The pictures in this article from FishDuck Photographers were awesome. Superb quality…

Miles Gosztola is another example of a pitcher, (transfer this time) who started out very hit-and-miss this season, but given enough playing time--built his confidence to come back, and deliver a superb performance. It is hard to have good mid-week pitchers available, as you need them to win the weekend series. And I assume that since he was not used this last weekend...that he will be the starter against Portland Tuesday night at 5:00 PM PST on B1G+.

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2026 BASEBALL | @OregonBaseball Gosztola earns B1G weekly honor EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon left-handed pitcher Miles Gosztola is the Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week after an outstanding performance in a 6-0 nonconference win at UC San Diego, the conference announced on Monday. Gosztola 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. Gosztola faced 22 batters throwing first-pitch strikes to 17 of them on the way to finishing the game with eight strikeouts. All-Time Big Ten Conference Pitchers of the Week Miles Gosztola (3/30/26) Grayson Grinsell (4/21/25; 5/19/25) Collin Clarke (3/17/25) All-Time Pac-12 Conference Pitchers of the Week Jace Stoffal (5/1/2023, 4/17/2023, 4/10/2023) Matt Dallas (3/20/2023) Robert Ahlstrom (5/10/2021, 4/13/2021, 3/15/2021) Cullen Kafka (3/23/2021) Kenyon Yovan (4/30/2018, 4/2/2018) Parker Kelly (3/12/2018) David Peterson (5/1/2017, 4/3/2017, 3/14/2017) Conor Harber (2/23/2015) Tommy Thorpe (3/24/2014) Cole Irvin (5/13/2013, 4/1/2013) Alex Keudell (4/16/2012, 4/9/2012) Jimmie Sherfy (2/21/2012) Madison Boer (2/22/2011) Justin LaTempa (5/3/2010)

BA=Baseball America PG=Perfect Game D1=D1Baseball

There are five baseball polls, but the one I focus on is D1Baseball for consistency. We finished No. 12 in the nation in their polls--three years ago and two years ago. We were on that path last year until the pitcher meltdown in our hosted NCAA Regionals. Thus we were not ranked preseason this year, and not for nearly a month into the season, but Coach Waz and Oregon baseball is known, and if you keep winning--the rankings will follow. After at No. 23, then No. 20, and then No. 19....we are now at No. 15 in the nation. Below is us and our major interests and conference competitors: No. 1 UCLA 12-0 (B1G) and 25-2 No. 9 Beavis 21-5 No. 12 USC 10-2, 26-3 No. 15 Oregon 7-2, 23-5 No. 19 Nebraska 8-1, 22-6 And we play all of them above to sort out the conference, and improve our RPI. (We play Nebraska and USC at PK Park) There was an interesting article about Oregon vs. USCB by D1Baseball writer Eric Sorenson, and he clearly liked both teams, but was impressed by the improvement in Oregon pitching. We are not there yet, but we have had big steps forward by many of our relievers. Coach Waz stated in an interview recently that many of our relievers are nails in practice scrimmages, but need experience in games to make it happen there. Thus why four of our five losses were due to pitching, but he explained that "you have to play them to get experience and get over that hump." You can see how many relievers have grown, and given the Ducks clutch performances that have resulted in more wins for Oregon. Now with that--everybody has a bad day, and we have even seen that from our starters on occasion, just as we have observed it from our opponents. Back to the D1Baseball article--Sorenson writes... Coach Waz is one of the more unique head coaches in our sport because he is the only one who will ask me, “What did you think of us this weekend?” Yes, he actually asked me that, both this weekend and the weekend of the Vegas Tournament. This time I told him, “You guys proved you could win some games against a really good opponent without having to rely on the home run or big multi-base hits.” In Vegas they bashed the ball around a lot, gaining a few two-run and three-run yard calls to win games. Here in Santa Barbara they relied on their pitching and defense to win games. Oh sure, Angel Laya got his fencebuster today, but it’s not like the Ducks based their entire hopes of winning on the long ball. “The inexperience thing was real,” coach Wasikowski said about their earlier struggles this season on the mound. “Now, as you see these guys starting to get more experience, you’re seeing them settle down and the game has become manageable. I see them growing and developing every day and that’s a credit to Matt Florer and Dan Straily for working with those guys on a daily basis.” Tanner Bradley has emerged to be a top reliever.