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Duck Baseball: 4/21-4/23 @ Cal (Ducks Take Series: WIN 5-4, LOSE 8-6, WIN 9-3)

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Wasikowski provides injury updates ahead of three-game series against Cal

 

With the 2023 season more than halfway over, the No. 23 Ducks head into a three-game series against Cal with a 24-11 record, 9-6 in the conference. The conference wins include a series victory over No. 9 Stanford, but Oregon is coming off a stunning upset loss to Portland on Tuesday, losing 10-9. 

 

As the Cal series approaches, Oregon will be without 1B/DH Dominic Hellman for the foreseeable future. Hellman, a top-70 recruit in the 2022 class, has played sparingly this year, primarily due to injury. Hellman was limited in the early stretch of the season due to a lower leg injury and has not played since the Oregon State series on April 9th.

 

On the pitching side of the ball, Oregon has been without its Friday night start from a season ago, Isaac Ayon, for the entire year. Ayon suffered an arm injury during the fall, has continued rehab, and is progressing steadily, according to Wasikowski. 

 

"He's progressing well, and I look to see him, hopefully, sooner rather than later," said Wasikowski. "But we're definitely planning on having him back by the end of the season for sure."

 

As for other injury notes, shortstop Carter Garate, another freshman from the Ducks' No. 5 ranked class, continues to be day-to-day but is "trending in the right direction."

 

Oregon and Cal begin a three-game series starting Friday at 7 PM.  

 

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As the Ducks pass the midway point of the season, HC Mark Wasikowski provides some injury updates on three main players

 

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Pre-Game Interviews

 

Head Coach Mark Wasikowski meets with the media ahead of the Ducks' upcoming road trip to face Cal

 

 

Jr. Pitcher Jace Stoffal 

 

 

Sr. Outfielder Tanner Smith

 

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Ducks head to Bay Area for three games at Cal

 

Ducks travel to California


     -- Oregon returns to Pac-12 play with a road trip to Northern California to play the California Golden Bears in Berkeley starting Friday.
     -- Oregon has won the last three series between the Ducks and the Bears, including winning two of three games the last time the two teams            played in the Bay Area in 2021.
     -- Oregon holds a 35-31 lead in the series while winning 16 of 28 games played in Berkeley.

 

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Oregon enters the weekend 2.5 games out of first place

 

 

 

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Game 1 @ Cal

 

 

 

 

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B3 l  Cal  1      Oregon 2

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WATCH Pac-12 Network: Game Recap

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No. 23 Oregon baseball defeated California by a final score of 5-4 on Friday, April 21 in Berkeley to open the series. Colby Shade finished with a home run and 2 RBI as the Ducks improve to 25-11 overall and 10-6 in Pac-12 play. Follow Pac-12 baseball this season with the Pac-12 Now App. Download the Pac-12 Now App today and set alerts for Pac-12 baseball to make sure you never miss a moment of the action. Pac-12 Now is available today in your app store for iOS, Android, and Apple TV.

 

 

 

 

 

Ducks win series opener at Cal
 

Tanner Smith and Colby Shade homered while Josh Mollerus picked up his seventh save of the season as Oregon picked up a 5-4 win at California in Pac-12 Conference action on Friday night at Stu Gordon Field.
 
The win for the Ducks was their fifth consecutive win to open a series and their eighth in 10 total series this season.

 

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The Ducks scored an unearned run in the eighth to take the lead for good

 

 

 

No. 23 Oregon grinds out game one victory over Cal

 

After dropping a midweek matchup against Portland, the Ducks turned to Friday night starter Jace Stoffal for the first of a three-game series against Cal. 

 

Stoffal’s performance, accompanied by the longball, gave Oregon a 5-4 win to open the series. 

 

After a three-hit complete game shutout against No. 9 Stanford, Stoffal took on the other Northern California team on the road and gave the Ducks 6.1 innings pitched, allowing six hits, three earned runs, and five strikeouts.

 

Stoffal’s scoreless inning streak ended at 19 innings after a double to left by Cal’s Nathan Manning, giving the Golden Bears a 1-0 lead. Stoffal’s streak, not counting unearned runs, was up to 22.1 innings before the double.

 

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The Ducks open its three-game series against Cal with a grind-it-out victory in Berkeley.
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DUCKS DROP GAME TWO AT CAL

 

No. 20 Oregon rallied from a four-run deficit to tie the game in the top of the sixth inning, but California answered with a two-run home run to clinch an 8-6 win in Pac-12 Conference baseball action on Saturday at Stu Gordon Stadium.
 
Cal (18-17, 6-14 Pac-12) tied the series with the win after Oregon (25-12, 10-7 Pac-12) won the series opener on Friday.

 

Oregon stranded 10 runners on base, including leaving the bases loaded in the fourth and sixth innings...

 

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Oregon and Cal will play the rubbermatch at 12:05 p.m. on Sunday

 

 

 

Cal's late inning two-run homer takes down No. 23 Oregon

 

Looking to win its second straight Pac-12 series, Oregon battled back from a four-run deficit in the sixth inning, but it was not enough, as the Golden Bears took game two, 8-6.  

 

Despite the sunny conditions at Stu Gordon Stadium, it was not a bright outing for Oregon starter Logan Mercado. 

 

After a complete game against No. 9 Stanford last week, Mercado failed to get out of the fourth inning against Cal, throwing 3.1 innings, allowing six earned runs, and walking five batters. As the Cardinal batters chased pitches out of the zone last week, Cal batters were patient in their approaches, working counts and drawing walks.

 

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Carson Crawford's seventh inning two-run homer proves to be the difference maker in Cal's 8-6 victory over No. 23 Oregon
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DUCKS CLINCH SERIES AT CAL

 

A quality combined pitching performance and a late push allowed Oregon to seal a 9-3 win against California Sunday at Stu Gordon Field.
 
The afternoon victory gave the Ducks (26-12, 11-7 Pac-12) their seventh series win and fourth in Pac-12 play.

 

Ceballos drove in a team-leading 43rd RBI of the season, needing three more to crack the single-season top 10 in the category … Nishida's ninth-inning home run extended Oregon's streak of consecutive games with a home run to eight, the third longest streak in school history … Crowley's two hits gives the senior 13 multiple-hit games in the last 23 games.

 

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A four-run ninth inning secured the Ducks' 26th victory of the season.

 

 

 

No. 23 Oregon picks up series victory against Cal with 9-3 win

 

Sunday marked another opportunity for Oregon to take a series victory over Cal, turning to true freshman RHP Matthew Grabmann for his fifth start of the season and first since March 26th against Northwestern State. 

 

Oregon’s Sunday starters have struggled for most of the season, but Grabmann turned in arguably his best performance of the season, helping the Ducks to a 9-3 victory.  

 

Freshman Leo Uelmen usually gets the start on Sundays for the Ducks, but after multiple poor starts, head coach Mark Wasikowski and pitching coach Jake Angier tabbed Grabmann as the starter against Cal. 

 

Grabmann worked both sides of the plate with his fastball effectively, throwing four innings of one-run baseball, striking out three, and, most importantly, not allowing a single walk. 

 

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Oregon earns another Pac-12 series victory and now moves to 26-12 on the season.
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WATCH Pac-12 Networks: Game Recap

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No. 23 Oregon baseball defeated California by a final score of 9-3 to secure the series win on Sunday, April 23 in Berkeley. Colby...

 

 

 

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