Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted April 1, 2022 They started the season ranked pretty close to where the Ducks are now, and have left the rankings, but I believe will be in the Top 15 before the season is over. They had the No. 1 rated recruiting class and lost a few games early on (They are 16-8 and Oregon is 18-7) with those freshmen who are now performing much better. They are similar to Oregon in that they are really coming on strong and are 5-1 in the last six games. Good gosh....UCLA just won two out of three from then No. 11 Arizona, (now No. 15) and they beat UCSB mid-week, (Oregon split a four game series with UCSB) and now have their confidence. At the beginning of the season...nobody thought Oregon would come into this series as "the hunted" and the Bruins as the underdog. Considering recruiting rankings...either Oregon should not even be in the games, or Coach Waz is doing a heck of a job. (I chose the latter) **UCLA Starting Pitchers have a combined ERA of only 2.50! Whew! **UCLA is 44-50 (88%) in stolen bases this season. Whew! **UCLA's relievers have come on...since Feb. 25th have allowed one or no runs in 17 of 19 games. Yikes! **UCLA had the most players drafted of any NCAA team last year. (10) **The Ducks are second in the nation in batting average, fourth in double plays sixth in both hits and slugging percentage, 10th in double plays per game, 11th in home runs, 15th in runs per game, 17th in runs and 18th in on-base percentage. **Oregon leads the Pac-12 in six major statistical categories, including four on offense. **The Ducks lead the league in batting hits, home runs, HR/game, and slugging percentage at the plate, while also ranking second in the conference in batting average, runs, runs per game and on-base percentage. **Oregon also leads the league in total bases. **The Ducks are third in the conference in doubles. **Heading into the UCLA series, Oregon is on pace to hit 91.4 home runs during its 56-game regular-season schedule. The Ducks have hit 41 long balls in their first 25 games of the season of which already rank fifth all-time in a single season at Oregon. The 2021 team set the school record last season with 56 home runs. (Above from Oregon and UCLA Press Releases) (Watch the games on live-stream with the links on the schedule at GoDucks.com) Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Over the past, not even just recent years, Oregon has had UCLA's number across sports. Keep it going, Ducks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 3 Share Posted April 1, 2022 The old adage "good pitching beats good hitting" will be tested in this series against UCLA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDuck No. 4 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Brilliant scheduling by the Pac, have both Oregon BB and SB at UCLA basically playing at the same time on two of the three days. Maybe it cut travel cost (would they travel together?) but It certainly won't help attendance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Author Administrator No. 5 Share Posted April 2, 2022 After 3 innings, there is no score, as RJ Gordon started out superb got in a bit of a jam in this last inning, that really pitched well coming out of it. Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 6 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Ducks strike first in the top of the 5th inning! Josiah Cromwick gets on base when he is hit by the pitcher. Sam Novitske goes yard with a two RBI dinger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 7 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) Colby Shade runs down a long fly in right center! Oregon 2 - UCLA 0 in the middle of the 6th inning. RJ Gordon with a strong outing on the mound! Edited April 2, 2022 by ICamel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 8 Share Posted April 2, 2022 After getting two outs Gordon appeared to run out of gas, giving up a single, homerun, and double. Dylan Sabia comes on in relief and after a walk gives up a single to right field which scores another run. Oregon 2 - UCLA 3 after six innings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 9 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Rio Britton in relief of Dylan Sabia to face the Bruins in the bottom of the 8th inning. UCLA still leads 3-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 10 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Ducks down to their last three outs, still down one run with the score Bruins 3 - Oregon 2 in the top of the 9th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICamel No. 11 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Jacob Walsh starts Oregon with a double to the left field wall. Pitching change for UCLA. Josh Kasevich popped out to the first baseman. Anthony Hall ground out to shortstop. Tyler Ganus had come in to pinch run and advances to third base. Josiah Cromwick goes down swinging to end the game. Bruins take game one of the three game series 3-2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
