Oregon Shut Out In Loss To Huskies

Saturday, April 9

Eugene, Ore.

5:00 PM

University of Oregon

14-14, 0-5

Washington

9-19, 2-3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Washington	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	5	1
Oregon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Madison Boer, Baseball 2011 Feb. 26 vs. Saint Mary's Credit Eric Evans

Photo by: Eric Evans/GoDucks.com

04/10/11 | Baseball

Box Score

By: GoDucks.com

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon junior right-hander Madison Boer performed masterfully on the mound for nine innings and deserved the win.

But Oregon's offense couldn't support his effort, and Washington scored three runs in the top of the 10th as UO's defense faltered and the Ducks fell 3-0.

The Ducks (14-14, 0-5) have now lost five consecutive games and have dropped their second straight series, while Washington (9-19, 2-3) has clinched its first Pac-10 series win of the year.

Oregon and Washington played their second straight game in extra innings, and for the second straight night the Ducks came up short.

Boer (2-1) tossed nine innings of shutout baseball and fanned nine, allowing just four hits and issuing two walks. Boer's nine innings and nine strikeouts were both career bests, as he recorded his seventh quality start of the year.

His counterpart on the evening, Aaron West (1-5), had similar numbers allowing five hits and issuing one walk while striking out five in nine innings on the mound.

After nine scoreless innings of baseball, Scott McGough took over on the hill for Boer, and UW's Chase Anselment reached on a fielding error by Shawn Peterson at first. B.K. Santy then put a sacrifice bunt in play, and McGough tried to get pinch runner Will Sparks out at second, but his throw to second was off the mark allowing runners on first and second with no outs.

Ty Afenir then sacrificed both runners to second and third, and McGough loaded the bases by intentionally walking Spencer Rogers. With the bases loaded and one out, Washington successfully executed the suicide squeeze as Lindsey Meggs' sacrifice bunt scored Sparks and broke the scoreless tie. Santy then scored on a passed ball, and Troy Scott's one-run single plated Rogers as Washington took a 3-0 advantage.

McGough (0-4) took the loss allowing three unearned runs on no hits, one error and one walk.

Washington right-hander Jeff Brigham then came on to close the game out for the Huskies retiring the Ducks in order to record his second save of the season.

Oregon totaled five hits during the game, and had its best chance to score runs in the bottom of the fifth. With the bases juiced courtesy of two singles and a walk, Stefan Sabol worked a 3-2 count, but popped up to Jacob Lamb and the game remained scoreless.

In the bottom of the second, a fielding error could have loaded the bases for Oregon, but Aaron Jones attempted to score from second and was thrown out at the plate.

The final game of the series is set for a 1 p.m. first pitch from PK Park and will be broadcast on Comcast SportsNet Northwest.

Notes : Oregon is now 1-4 in extra innings…Danny Pulfer 's 12-game hitting streak was ended…Oregon's five-game losing streak is its longest since dropping the final 13 games of the 2009 season...Oregon was shut out for the second time this season and the second time in its last three games.