Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted June 9, 2023 From another site... As the injuries piled up, Wasikowski and Angier were left to rely on a core of young, unproven pitchers during the stretch run of the season. The results were disastrous. On May 1, Oregon was the No. 17 team in the nation and firmly in the mix to host a regional. Over the next 17 days, the Ducks went 1-7 and dropped to 32-20 on the year. The low point came during a 12-5 trouncing at the hands of last-place Utah on May 18. But, since the postseason began, Oregon’s nucleus of young hurlers have righted the ship and helped lead the charge to this weekend’s Eugene Super Regional at PK Park. The Ducks swept their way through the Pac-12 Tournament with four wins in five days to secure a trip to the NCAA Tournament. They entered the Nashville Regional as the No. 2 seed and notched close-fought wins over No. 3 Xavier and host Vanderbilt to clinch a spot in last Sunday’s regional final, where they topped the Musketeers, 11-2, and advanced to their first super regional since 2012. Throughout the improbable seven-game winning streak, a quartet of Oregon true freshmen have excelled in significant roles while playing in their first respective collegiate postseasons. LHP Grayson Grinsell: 12.2 IP, 4 ER, 18 K’s, 7 BB’s RHP Turner Spoljaric: 13.0 IP, 12 ER, 6 K’s, 2 BB’s RHP Dylan McShane: 3 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 K’s, 2 BB’s LHP Ian Umlandt: 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB’s The lone blemish in that time came during Oregon’s Pac-12 Tournament showdown with Stanford when Spoljaric was tagged for six runs in 1.0 inning of work. But he bounced back two days later and gave the Ducks 6.0 strong frames in their conference title game win over Arizona. The contributions of those four in high-leverage scenarios, along with bullpen mainstays Matt Dallas, Austin Anderson, and Josh Mollerus have provided Oregon with much-needed stability throughout the postseason. -------------------------------------------- I admit that after that 12-5 loss to Utah....I knew the season was over. It was too bad, as this is a great hitting team, but the pitching injuries are too much to overcome...so I thought. What has happened is beyond amazing, and we gotta hope that they can do it enough to win TWO MORE GAMES! Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastBayDuckDad Moderator No. 2 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Answering 7 burning Super Regional questions 247SPORTS.COM The NCAA Super Regionals begin Friday, with Omaha on the line. This guy is a SEC tool, specifically Vanderbilt as the article admits. He has Alabama knocking off #1 seed Wake Forest. Both Stanford and Oregon lose at home to Texas and ORU. Two worst pitching staffs left in the tournament? You guessed it, both PAC12 teams. With Oregon dead last. Not a peep about staff injuries and how the Duck freshman arms have stepped up big time. He had Vandy winning their regional in straight games instead of what transpired. And Stanford was supposed to lose to TA$M in their regional. Sour grapes, especially after Vandy got bested at home. Oregon needs to prove it to the rest of the nation on the field at a sold out PK this weekend and get to Omaha. Go Ducks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
