Charles Fischer

Ducks win 10-0 on the Run-Rule, as Maddox Molony zaps a pitch over the right field fence for a solo homer, and then Ryan Cooney does the same to the right-centerfield! Grayson Grinsell is such a stud; he went all seven innings, so all relievers are available for the next two games!

8-0 Ducks after six innings, as Oregon strands two, but Grinsell keeps Iowa at zero.

8-0 Ducks after five innings, as Grayson Grinsell keeps Iowa scoreless again. He is at about 76 pitches, so I think he can go seven innings, and the more--the better! Anson Aroz walked, and then Maddox Molony nails a line-drive that clears the right field fence!

6-0 Ducks after four innings, as the Oregon offense stuns Iowa. Grayson Grinsell puts the Hawkeyes out 1-2-3 again, but the massive action occurred when the Ducks were batting. Drew Smith drove a pitch deep to right field and bounced off the wall for a double. Anson Aroz singled to left field, and then Burke-Lee Mabeus hit a short bunt that was thrown to the plate and Drew Smith barely slid on the outside corner of home plate to miss the tag in time. Safe! Ryan Cooney walks, and now with Ducks-on-the-Pond, (Bases Loaded) Carter Garate steps up and hit a GRAND SLAM to deep right field. He is not known as HR hitter, but that strong wind blowing to right field really helped him! Sorry...the replay is down, so no video of this--darn!

1-0 Ducks after three innings, as the Hawkeyes got a hit, but a great throw by Oregon catcher Burke-Lee Mabeus, and a tag by Ryan Cooney--where he kept the tag as the runner slid off the base! Grayson Grinsell is at 44 pitches after three innings...

1-0 Ducks after two innings. Grayson Grinsell gave up a walk and a plinked a Hawkeye batter in the first inning, but got through the inning unscathed. He finished them off in the second inning 1-2-3 as the fastball, changeup and slider are all working well thus far. While we did nothing in the second inning on offense, in the first we saw Dominic Hellman hit a single to the off-side, as did Jacob Walsh after that. Drew Smith drove a hit medium-deep to left field to score Hellman. Oregon had more opportunities, but the Iowa pitcher is tough and stranded out two base runners.

Ok...I just found this set of projections that came out yesterday. In it.. "Both D1Baseball and Baseball America have Oregon now as a regional host, with D1Baseball putting Oregon as the No. 9 overall seed in the tournament, up from No. 13 last week. At No. 9, Oregon is just outside of potentially hosting a Super Regional should the Ducks get there. The Top 8 seeds in the tournament get home-field advantage for the tournament if they win." "Baseball America's latest projections put Oregon as the No. 10 seed. In both predictions, Oregon is one of three West Coast teams to host a regional, joining Oregon State No. 11 and UCLA No. 12." For the Supers?

We broke the 2012 record with a Regional yet... or more to come?

Pretty cool...you don't see this every day!

The newest revised rankings for Oregon had the odd one of writers (NCBWA) go from No. 19 to No. 7, thus nearly every poll has the Ducks in the top eight. We average No. 6... To achieve hosting a Super is a tough task, as Oregon has to sweep Iowa and win the B1G Tournament, IMHO. Thoughts?

A good midweek interview about the Iowa series, and future of Oregon Baseball...

With the extra round… Could we skip the damn play-in Conference games?

A cold weather baseball team can become a national champion if the financial support is there, and the coaching is there. Oregon has both, and we are going to be a growing power to reckon with!

Thank you for bringing this article, as it is an important discussion. He acknowledges that the only B1G teams ranked are the "teams in their first year" in the conference. (Those pesky west coast teams!) He brings up a couple of good points; the B1G Network prioritizes football reruns over current baseball games. Baseball being streamed by B1G+ is only being seen by a very few people, as even most Oregon fans who are even remotely interested in Oregon baseball will not purchase the streaming. I thought that considering how many baseball games there are each month--it was a good value for the eight bucks per month. But most will not watch unless it is on TV, and that is a massive factor. His other points about cold weather is legit, and while Oregon State has shown that a cold weather team can still win, the truth is...our cold weather in Oregon--as frigid as a game at PK Park is in February and early March...it is not as bad as the cold weather at other schools in the B1G. He made a passing reference to non-conference performance, and Coach Waz stated yesterday that Oregon's NON-CONFERENCE ranking in RPI was in the top-10, thus we are dragged down by the weak conference. Adding the four west coast schools was the best thing that could happen to B1G Baseball, IMHO. In that recent interview....Waz also flat-out stated that the long-term goal at Oregon Baseball....was to win a 'Natty! So maybe Oregon can help rescue the conference? That ties into the young writer's conclusion that I agree with... "In short, Big Ten baseball can be saved. There just needs to be a bigger effort from athletic departments, fans and national broadcast networks." Great catch by Anson Aroz!

Thanks Jon, and while that is just another opinion...it is a curious one. Oregon State is No. 7 Seed, and could host a Super-Regional, while Oregon is a No. 13 Seed? And if that bracket held up...there would be FIVE B1G teams in the tournament? Beside Our Beloved Ducks they have UCLA as expected, (A No. 9 Seed, and who we won the series with?) and they have Iowa, Michigan and USC? Fun to watch for over the next two weeks...

Good thing he is being paid well, as we won't see him deep in the Playoffs! It's a Good Choice...

I hate the play-in games...hate them. I just KNOW in the future that Oregon will face a team in conference final of No. 1 vs. No. 2, (Like Ohio State) that the Ducks have already played before during the regular season schedule...and then there will be a good chance of playing them again, a third time in the playoff? So THIS is progress?

Breakfast tailgate....I love it!

It could hurt their shot at the College World Series? RIGHT.

THANK YOU for that...sorry I was so lazy to not look it up, and I appreciate it when someone else does. Boy that explains a ton, as Oregon seems to be on everybody's dart board among writers at other schools.

Gotta love this question given to John Canzano... Q: Were the stadium lights at the University of Washington baseball field intentionally turned off in their game vs. Warner Pacific because they were losing to an NAIA team? — David Gressett A: Washington suffered a loss to Division III Pacific Lutheran earlier in the season. Warner Pacific led the Huskies 5-4 through six innings. The lights went out. The game was suspended. I like to give programs the benefit of the doubt, even though it looked suspicious. Social media jumped on it, naturally. One person tweeted: “Respect the move. I always turn off the Xbox right before my little brother beats me in Madden.”

But wait! Now Perfect Game ranking REALLY messes up the average with....

The NCBWA poll, (I don't know who they are) have consistently ranked us the worst over the season, and their rankings this week have: No. 6 Oregon State No. 10 UCLA No. 19 Oregon Did an Oregon fan pee-in-their-punchbowl? The Ducks swept Oregon State all four games, and took the series from UCLA...and I have no explanation. So the Ducks are No. 5, No. 7, No. 9....and No. 19th?

Now Jedd....who's your daddy?

As if this last weekend was not enough?