No. 6 Oregon Bounces Back for B1G Win at Michigan State, 13-5!

[30Duck]

Due to injuries, the lineup was changed, and we had some players not in their usual position, hence the three errors today. But Our Beloved Ducks overcame them!

 

 

[Jon Joseph]

 

But that was yesterday, and yesterday's gone! (We hope!)

 

I know there was something in the water in Flint, but not East Lansing?

[Charles Fischer]

4-0 Ducks after the first inning!

 

Holy crap...what a difference a pitcher makes, as yesterday--the Michigan State pitcher was simply stunning. Today's starter has an ERA at nearly 6.00, and there is a reason as Oregon is beating him immediately.  Our Beloved Ducks have more hits in the first inning today, than the entire game yesterday, and it gives Clarke some breathing room.

 

Mason Neville walked, and the Dominic Hellman hit a double, so we have runners on second and third...in only two batters! Drew Smith then hits a line drive between the outfielders to score Neville,...and then Smith steals second base!  Anson Aroz hits a sacrifice fly to score Hellman, and later Smith steals third base. Maddox Molony walks, and Burke-Lee Mabeus hits a slow dribbler in the infield that takes too much time for the MSU third baseman to scoop it up and fire to 1st Base in time.

 

Meanwhile...Drew Smith scores from third while this happens. Then Ryan Cooney nails a pitch that would have gone into the right field corner, but it hit the first-base ump and rolled into the outfield. No matter as Molony scored regardless.

 

What a fantastic start!

 

 

 

 

 

[Charles Fischer]

4-2 Ducks after two innings,  as Clarke walked, gave up a hit, and then a triple to score two.  Gotta keep scoring!

 

[Charles Fischer]

4-4 after three innings.  Crap…they are hitting Clarke well.

[Charles Fischer]

6-4 Ducks after four innings. You never know...bringing a pitcher back, but Clarke kept the Spartans scoreless for this inning, and he could go longer into the game.

 

Ryan Cooney hit the first pitch for a line drive into shallow left field. Next Oregon executed a perfect hit-and-run with Carter Garate line driving a single to shallow right field, while Cooney jets to third base from first. Against a new pitcher, Mason Neville hits a pud-hit to the pitcher...who over throws first and scored Cooney. Dominic Hellman grounds out, but scores Garate. We had more action--but left bases-loaded stranded...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Charles Fischer]

8-4 Ducks after five innings, as Collin Clarke looks confident putting down the Spartan side. He has 79 pitches, and I wonder if he will come out for the sixth? I say...yes, to go with what you know versus the unknown.

 

Ryan Cooney kept his hot hitting streak going with a double that skids weirdly on a hill this park has in front of the fence? Odd...but it put him on second, as Mason Neville comes up and hits his Nation-Leading 22nd home run of the year that scores he and Cooney.
 

 

 

 

 

[Charles Fischer]

9-4 Ducks after six innings, as Collin Clarke returned and held Michigan State scoreless again. He is up to 95 pitches, so while I assume this is the extent of his arm--he IS still looking good.

 

Jacob Walsh splashed a home run in the river behind the Spartan Park to add another for Oregon!

 

 

[Charles Fischer]

10-5 Ducks after seven innings, Ian Umlandt comes in and gives up a couple of hits and a run to Michigan State.

 

Burke-Lee Mabeus hits a slow-roller to the shortstop, and beats the throw to first base for the infield single. Then he steals second, and Ryan Cooney hits a sacrifice fly to right field to move Mabeus to third base. Carter Garate then does a perfect sacrifice bunt down the first-base line to score Mabeus!

 

 

 

[Charles Fischer]

11-5 Ducks after eight innings, as Ian Umlandt gives up some hits, but keeps them scoreless for the inning. Anson Aroz hits a homer to give Oregon a run to extend the lead over Michigan State!

 

 

[Charles Fischer]

Ducks win 13-5, as Ian Umlandt finished off the game, and kept Michigan State scoreless again.

 

Carter Garate beat out the throw on an infield single, and then Mason Neville put up his 23rd home run of the season to score both!

 

 

 

[30Duck]

Now that's more like it. 2 home runs for Neville, increasing his lead. Walsh didn't get a stolen base, but did get a home run. Drew Smith has been the consistent so far this series. More credit again to Dzierwa yesterday.

[Charles Fischer]

On 5/3/2025 at 4:12 PM, 30Duck said:

More credit again to Dzierwa yesterday.

Agreed.  When they are THAT good, I just have to tip my hat.  It was not fair to Grayson Grinsell, as he only gave up one earned run, (a dropped flyball) and pitched all the innings for Oregon. 

 

[Charles Fischer]

Neville Homers Twice More to Lead Oregon to a Win

 

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Mason Neville slugged a pair of home runs while Jacob Walsh and Anson Aroz each added a homer to lead No. 6 Oregon to a 13-5 win over Michigan State on Saturday in Big Ten Conference action at McLane Stadium.

 

The Ducks, who evened the series with the win, scored in every inning except the second and third including a four-run inning and three two-run innings.

 

A day after getting a complete game from Grayson Grinsell, starter Collin Clarke and reliever Ian Umlandt combined to pitch all nine innings leaving Oregon with a number of fresh arms for Sunday’s rubber match.  

 

How It Happened: After being shutout on Friday, Oregon (32-13, 15-8 Big Ten) wasted no time getting on the board scoring four runs in the top of the first inning. 

 

Neville walked and Dominic Hellman followed with a double to set up the rally. Drew Smith, who had a pair of hits in game one of the series, picked up Neville with an RBI single moving Hellman to third. Anson Aroz made it 2-0 with a sacrifice fly before Burke-Lee Mabeus drove in Smith with an infield hit. Ryan Cooney capped off the inning with a shot up the right-field line that ricocheted off the umpire keeping it a single but scoring Maddox Molony who walked earlier.

 

Michigan State (24-20, 10-13 Big Ten) got back into the game tying it with a pair or runs in the second and two more in the third. 

 

Mason Neville hit TWO homers...

 

Oregon regained the lead in the fourth scoring a pair of runs. Cooney led off the frame with a hit and moved to third on a Carter Garate single before scoring on a throwing error by the MSU pitcher on a comebacker. Garate who moved to third on the error scored on a Hellman swinging bunt. 

 

The Ducks added to the lead with two more runs in the fifth and another in the sixth, with all three runs coming via the long ball. Cooney doubled setting the table for Neville who crushed a two-run shot over the right-field fence. Walsh followed the next inning with a solo homer out of the same part of the ballpark. 

 

Oregon tacked on another run in the seventh inning. Mabeus led off the inning with his second infield hit of the game before stealing second and moving to third on a Cooney deep fly ball to right field. Garate picked up the RBI executing a perfect squeeze bunt to score Mabeus. 

 

Aroz added a two-out solo homer in the eighth before Neville went yard again in the ninth blasting a two-run shot after Garate reached with a two-out infield single. 

 

Box Score Notes: Neville now has national-best 23 home runs … He has six career two-home run games and has hit home runs in 20 of 43 games played this season … Walsh has homered in four of the last five games … Clarke had his second consecutive quality start and his fifth of the season … Umlandt’s save was the first of his career. 

 

On Deck: The series finale is Sunday (8:35 a.m. PT, B1G+).