Hear Mark Wasikowski, Brayden Jaksa after Oregon baseball beats Yale
Hear Mark Wasikowski, Brayden Jaksa after Oregon baseball beats Yale
Led once again by the strength of its pitching staff and an offensive explosion in the eighth inning, the No. 11 Oregon baseball team took down Yale in its NCAA regional opener to advance to play Washington State in the second round at PK Park May 30.
The Ducks (41-16, 20-10 Big Ten) are now just two wins away from their first super regional berth since 2024 and with a win against the Eugene Regional No. 3 seed Cougars (31-26, 15-9 Mountain West), would advance to the regional final.
WSU took down Eugene Regional No. 2 seed Oregon State in the first game Friday 3-2 to advance to the winner’s bracket.
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Oregon’s star sophomore has a whopping 10 strikeouts through four innings and 13 at-bats. It’s still scoreless heading to the fifth.
Oregon has not gotten on base through four innings, with Luke Meyers at just 42 pitches and dealing in a scoreless tie.
Will Sanford allowed his first baserunner, who eventually stole second, but the Oregon righty escaped the inning unscathed. The sophomore has seven strikeouts through three innings as we’re still tied 0-0 heading to the fourth.
WSU’s Luke Meyers has sent Oregon’s first nine batters down in order through three innings. Less than 35 minutes into this game, neither team has had a baserunner.
It’s 0-0 in the bottom of the third.
Will Sanford sent WSU’s batters down in order for the second straight inning and has five strikeouts through two innings for the Ducks so far.
It’s still 0-0 heading to the third.
Luke Meyers has thrown just 17 pitches and sent Oregon’s first six batters down in order to start the game.
It’s still scoreless heading to the bottom of the second.
Oregon sophomore Will Sanford worked an easy first inning against the Cougs, striking out the side to send the game into the second inning still scoreless.
Washington State starter Luke Meyers needed just seven pitches to get through the first inning, inducing two flyouts to left field before striking out Drew Smith to end the inning.
Oregon leadoff batter Ryan Cooney has flied out to left field and we are underway in Eugene. The winner of Oregon and Washington State will play in the regional final tomorrow.
For Oregon: Ryan Cooney (2b), Angel Laya (rf), Drew Smith (3b), Brayden Jaksa (1b), Burke-Lee Mabeus (c), Naulivou Lauaki (dh), Maddox Molony (ss), Jax Gimenez (lf), Jack Brooks (cf), Will Sanford (p).
For Washington State: Trevor Smith (cf), Gavin Roy (2b), Max Hartman (rf), Matt Priest (dh), Dustin Robinson (lf), Ryan Skjonsby (1b), Ollie Obenour (3b), Cam Macleod (c), Kyler Northrop (ss), Luke Meyers (p).
Oregon State’s bats came alive and its pitching buckled down as the Beavers staved off elimination Saturday with a 9-2 rout of Yale during the NCAA Eugene Regional at PK Park.
Oregon State’s offense, which was held to two runs and six hits a day earlier in a loss to Washington State, was in fine form against the Bulldogs.
The Beavers scored three runs in the first two innings, added six more in the eighth and had 15 hits with four doubles.
Left fielder Josh Proctor went 3 for 4 with two doubles and a run for Oregon State; first baseman Ethan Porter was 3 for 5 with a double and two RBIs; shortstop Tyler Inge was 2 for 4 with a double, three RBIs and a run; and third baseman Paul Vazquez was 2 for 4 with two RBIs.
The Beavers will play the loser of Oregon’s game against Washington State at 1 p.m. Sunday, with the winner of that game advancing to play the winner of Saturday’s UO-WSU game at 6 p.m.
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Oregon will turn to its sophomore star Will Sanford (3.75 ERA) as it looks to advance to Sunday’s regional final against Washington State starter Luke Meyers (4.96 ERA).
What TV channel is Oregon vs. Washington State baseball on today?
- TV channel: None
- Streaming: ESPN+
Oregon vs. Washington State baseball start time
- Date: Saturday, May 30
- First pitch: 6 p.m.
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NCAA Eugene Regional baseball tournament schedule
Friday, May 29
- Game 1: Washington State 3, Oregon State 2
- Game 2: No. 11 Oregon 14, Yale 2
Saturday, May 30
- Game 3: Oregon State 9, Yale 2
- Game 4: Washington State vs. Oregon, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, May 31
- Game 5: Oregon State vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m. (TBD)
- Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. (TBD)
Monday, June 1
- Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser (if necessary), TBD
Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football and women’s basketball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at [email protected].
