NJDuck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted 6 hours ago How to watch, preview, and prediction for the Oregon Ducks and coach Mark Wasikowski's matchup with the Nebraska Cornhuskers at 4 p.m. PT this Friday, the Big Ten Baseball Tournament. The game will be played at Charles Schwab Field Omaha and will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. Prediction: The Ducks will successfully defend their No. 1 seed against Nebraska. Should Grinsell get the start, the Cornhuskers offense will have trouble scoring while- Oregon's bats will continue to wakeup. Although the game is being played in Nebraska, the Cornhuskers won't have enough to keep up with the Ducks. The winner advances to face the Penn State Nittany Lions. Oregon Ducks vs. Nebraska Cardiac Cornhuskers: Big Ten Tournament Prediction, Preview WWW.SI.COM The Oregon Ducks are looking to advance in the Big Ten Baseball Tournament, but the Nebraska Cornhuskers stand in their way. Both Oregon and Nebraska defeated t 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted 6 hours ago Works for me. Nebraska was fortunate to get by Michigan State. Nebraska will say they made their luck. But it was State's right fielder who had the game ending 3rd out pop out of his glove. Later it was State that let a grounder somehow roll past Nebraska's infield. First, despite the saying, "destiny can't be controlled" it's the point of destiny. But anyway, Nebraska isn't that team anyway. Oregon isn't a team of "destiny" either, they're just really good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 3 Share Posted 5 hours ago My hope is that Grayson Grinsell can keep his pitch count low, and pitch the entire game. He will not be available to use the rest of the weekend, thus when he did this a few weeks ago--it saved all our relievers for the last two games and really helped us. Hope he goes deep into the game! 1 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Author Moderator No. 4 Share Posted 2 hours ago Huge Day for the Oregon Ducks on the Diamond (s) Huge Day for the Oregon Ducks on the Diamond (s) - On3 WWW.ON3.COM It's a big day for Oregon baseball and softball with the Ducks set to start off super regionals at the Jane in Eugene. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 5 Share Posted 1 hour ago Shoot. The Nebraska starter, Jackson Brockett, has a pretty good ERA at 3.62, and a lefty as well. To me...this game is critical, because if we were to lose in the semis or finals...the pundits would see that the Ducks went 2-1 or 3-1 for the week. And with a 12 game winning streak, (if we beat Nebraska) and we finally lose one--I'd like to think we keep our national seed. If we were to win all four--a national seed is assured, and we might very well rise. I hope to see a TON OF... Home Run Huddles! Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 6 Share Posted 1 hour ago 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. Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
