May 25, 20223 yr Author Lineup & Batting Order; Tanner Smith – Left Field Colby Shade – Center Field Brennan Milone – Designated Hitter Drew Cowley – Third Base Josh Kasevich - Shortstop Anthony Hall – Right Field Jacob Walsh – First Base Bennett Thompson - Catcher Gavin Grant – Second Base Christian Ciuffetelli - Pitcher
May 25, 20223 yr The Diamond Ducks and Arizona 1st-round tourney game is being carried live on the Pac-12 Network.
May 25, 20223 yr Author Both teams send three hitters to the plate in the 1st inning, and all three go back to their respective bench.
May 25, 20223 yr Author Arizona strikes first with a two run homer to left field. Ducks go three and out in the 2nd inning.
May 25, 20223 yr Author Arizona picks up another run in the 3rd inning on a solo homerun to left field. For perspective, the left field wall in Scottsdale is 360' versus 335' in PK Park. Both Arizona dingers were well beyond the fence. Ducks answer with four singles scoring two runs. Arizona 3 - Oregon 2 after three innings.
May 25, 20223 yr Author RJ Gordon relieves Ciuffetelli with one out and two runners on, gets out of the inning with no damage. Ducks waste a two out double that leaves Jacob Walsh stranded in the bottom of the 4th inning. Arizona 3 - Oregon 2
May 25, 20223 yr Author Wildcats pick up a run after two outs in the top of the 5th inning with a single, infield throwing error, an another single. Ducks get the leadoff batter on base via a walk, but can't move him over. Cats 4 - Ducks 2
May 25, 20223 yr Author No runs for Arizona in the top of the 6th inning. After one out, Oregon gets Drew Cowley on first via a walk, Josh Kasevich doubles to left/center, and Anthony Hall clears the bases with a homerun off the foul pole on right field. Oregon with a 5-4 lead after 6 innings!
May 25, 20223 yr Author Arizona loads the bases with no outs to start the top of the 7th inning. Rio Britton in a tough situation relieving RJ Gordon. Rio plunks the batter on his first pitch to tie the game 5-5. A sacrifice fly scores the second run for Arizona. Logan Mercado in to pitch with one out and runners at second and first base. A leaping catch of a line drive by Josh Walsh turns into a double play to end the top of the inning. Ducks had runners at the corners with one out but can't bring any runs home. Arizona 6 - Oregon 5
May 25, 20223 yr Author No runs, 1 hit, no errors, 1 left on base for Arizona in the top of the 8th inning. Oregon gets two runners on with only one out, but can't convert any to runs scored. Arizona 6 - Oregon 5
May 25, 20223 yr Author Arizona gets some breathing room on a two run homer to left field in the top of the 9th inning. Ducks score a run on a one out double to the wall in center/left by Drew Cowley, but leave him stranded. Arizona wins 8-6.
May 25, 20223 yr Author Ducks will face either Stanford or Arizona State at approximately 4:45 on Thursday afternoon.
May 25, 20223 yr Administrator Actually, I believe we play the loser of the 'Furd and the Devils at 9:00 AM on Thursday... Another reason why I dislike a tournament; we play 30 league games and that is not enough to establish the official champion? And now this loss will diminish the winning streak we had at the end of the season? Pack your bags for Spokane.. (And yeah...we beat them twice) Mr. FishDuck
May 25, 20223 yr Moderator On 5/25/2022 at 12:20 PM, Charles Fischer said: Actually, I believe we play the loser of the 'Furd and the Devils at 9:00 AM on Thursday... Another reason why I dislike a tournament; we play 30 league games and that is not enough to establish the official champion? And now this loss will diminish the winning streak we had at the end of the season? Agree and agree.
May 25, 20223 yr Author On 5/25/2022 at 12:20 PM, Charles Fischer said: Actually, I believe we play the loser of the 'Furd and the Devils at 9:00 AM on Thursday You are correct!
May 25, 20223 yr I've studied and witnessed hundreds of baseball games over the years, and this Ducks loss is in the top 10 of all-time worst. It's possible that this loss could cost the Ducks the chance to host an NCAA regional. Anytime you score 6 runs in a baseball game, you should win it. The Ducks' pitching was terrible and that's being kind.
May 25, 20223 yr Author On 5/25/2022 at 12:40 PM, Axel said: The Ducks' pitching was terrible and that's being kind. Five of Arizona's eight runs came via the three homerun's. Those weren't ones that just sneaked over the fence in left field either. They landed well beyond the fence. Seven of Arizona's eleven hits came from Susac, Davis, and Caulfield. Woulda, coulda, shoulda!
May 25, 20223 yr Author Arizona State lost to Stanford, so Oregon will face the Sun Devils on Thursday at 9AM. The loser of that game is eliminated from the Pac12 Baseball Tournament.
May 25, 20223 yr The Stanford Crayola score 6 runs and stay in the winners' bracket. The Ducks score 6 runs and fall to the losers' bracket. Oregon will need to defeat Arizona State in another breakfast game on Thursday and then defeat either Arizona or Stanford twice in order to advance to the championship game. In order to win the Pac-12 tournament, the Ducks must win four consecutive games. One loss knocks the Ducks out. Oregon State plays the horrible Huskies at 4:45 p.m. today. I'm hardly a Beavers fan, but in my eyes, any team that plays those screwballs from Seattle is the light of the world.
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