0-0 after one inning. Oregon had chances with two on base, but both got caught stealing.

Collin Clarke is dealing from the hill, and put them down 1-2-3...even with some drama about a first base call that went Oregon's way when Waz challenged it.

1-0 Michigan after two innings. Nothing on offense for Oregon this inning...

Collin Clarke gave up two doubles and a plinked batter, but limited the damage to one run.

1-0 Michigan after three innings. Omigosh...Ducks stranded bases loaded!

Collin Clarke gives up a double, but gives nothing after that.

1-0 Michigan after four innings. Ducks strand one on base.

Collin Clarke is holding down the fort pretty well, now if the Oregon batters would help him...!

1-1 after five innings. Jack Brooks smashed a solo homer over the CF wall that cleared by a mile.

Oregon's Collin Clarke gives up little bits, and then clamps down and strikes them out!

1-1 after five innings. Oregon's Collin Clarke has been super, but I doubt he comes out in the seventh.

2-1 Ducks after six innings! Burke-Lee Mabeus got a lead-off double from hitting to the LF corner, and Jack Brooks sac-bunted him to third base. Ryan Cooney slips a single through the left infield to score Mabeus!

Tanner Bradley comes in to pitch for Oregon and put them down quickly...1-2-3

5-2 Ducks after eight innings. Drew Smith hits into shallow LF, and steals second later. Angel Laya sac-grounds out to move Smith to third. Maddox Molony does a very short bunt, but the throw to home was errant, so Smith scores while Molony gets to second. A wild pitch moves Molony to third, and a hit by Burke-Lee Mabeus through the left IF scores Molony. Mabeus steals second, and Ryan Cooney hits up the middle to score the very-fast Mabeus from second.

Tanner Bradley gave up a couple of hits and a run...but now it is CLAMP-TIME for Our Beloved Ducks going into the ninth!

Ducks win 5-2, as Devin Bell gets another save and closes the game out. Bats came alive late--after the Wolverine starter hit his pitch count.

Rubber match Saturday morning at 9:00 AM PST on B1G+, and the game recap will be below in a few hours.

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Ducks Close Strong, Even Series at Michigan

 

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Collin Clarke gave No. 15 Oregon a strong start on the mound while Jack Brooks provided the Oregon offense with the spark it needed on Friday in a 5-2 Big Ten Conference win at Ray Fisher Stadium to even the series.

 

Minus giving up a second-inning run on back-to-back doubles, Clarke (5-2) was in control through six innings scattering five hits while striking out seven and walking just one.

 

After giving up the run, Clarke retired 14 of the final 19 batters he faced, while not allowing more than one base runner in any of his final four innings. The biggest threat came when Cooper Mullens doubled to lead off the third, but Clarke retired the next five hitters he faced, including three strikeouts.

Collin Clarke

While Clarke was cruising, the Ducks offense continued to scuffle over the first four innings managing just three hits during the stretch, while also leaving the bases loaded in the third inning with just one out after a hit, walk and hit by pitch.

 

Brooks changed all that with one swing of the bat in the fifth. The Ducks’ center fielder homered over the right-center field wall to tie the game. After that homer, the Ducks added four more runs on seven hits in the final four innings. 

 

How It Happened: Michigan (15-14, 4-7 Big Ten) took the early lead with a run in the second, before Oregon tied it on the Brooks home run in the fifth.

 

After a scoreless sixth, Oregon (24-7, 8-4 Big Ten) took its first lead of the series scoring a run in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Burke-Lee Mabeus led off the inning with a pinch-hit double that landed inside the left-field line and spun left bouncing into the Wolverines bullpen. After a Brooks walk, Ryan Cooney singled through the left side scoring Mabeus to give UO the lead.

 

The Ducks tacked on three runs in the eighth. Drew Smith singled to lead off the inning, before stealing second and moving to third on an Angel Laya ground out to the second baseman. Maddox Molony executed a squeeze bunt to score Smith from third and motored all the way to second when Wolverine pitcher Gavin DeVooght (0-3) flipped the ball with his glove over the catcher’s head to the backstop.

Drew Smith making a terrific play at 3rd Base

 

Mabeus followed with an RBI single scoring Molony from third before Cooney picked up his second RBI with a single that scored Mabeus from second.

 

Box Score Notes: Jax Gimenez’s first-inning base hit extended his reached base streak to 21 games, two shy or Oregon’s season high of 23 by Smith … Cooney went 2-for-4 with two RBI, his 31st career multiple-hit game and his 23rd multiple-RBI game … Mabeus had two hits in two at-bats, his 10th career multiple-hit game … Brooks a had a pair of hits, his seventh career multiple-hit game … His home run was his fifth in his last 12 starts … Devin Bell pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his seventh save, one shy of cracking the single-season top 10 at Oregon.

 

On Deck: The Ducks and Wolverines will play the rubber match in the series on Saturday. First pitch has been moved up an hour to 8:02 a.m. (PT) because of expected weather issues later in the day.