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Ducks' offense dominates in win over Cal
03/18/17 | Baseball
BERKELEY, Calif. – Oregon used a nine-run third inning to come from behind and beat California 13-2 at Evans Diamond on Saturday night. The nine-run inning matched the most runs the Ducks have scored in an inning since the return of baseball before the 2009 season.
How it Happened: Cal (8-9, 0-2 Pac-12) got out to the early lead scoring two runs off Ducks' starter Matt Mercer in the first. After a one-out double, Andrew Vaughn hit a two-run homer over the right field wall to give the Bears a 2-0 lead.
Oregon (13-4, 2-0 Pac-12) rallied in the top of the third inning. After a pair of walks and a Jake Bennett base hit loaded the bases, Gabe Matthews picked up a pair of RBI on a high chopper to second baseman Anthony Walters whose throw pulled the shortstop off the bag as the Bears attempted to turn a double play. The relay to first was late. Daniel Patzlaff and Morgan McCullough, who never broke stride rounding third, scored on the play to tie the game.
A.J. Balta, Matthew Dyer and Tim Susnara added RBI singles, before Spencer Steer drove in a run with a ground ball that the shortstop misplayed. One batter later, Kasser executed a perfect drag bunt to drive in a run to make it 7-2. After an infield hit by McCullough, Bennett picked up two more RBI with a single to give Oregon a seven-run lead.
The Ducks added a run in the fourth inning on a Steer two-out RBI triple scoring Susnara from second. The Ducks' catcher reached when he was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a wild pitch. Oregon tacked on three runs in the eighth inning.
Big Inning: Oregon's nine-run third inning was the biggest inning of the season for Oregon. The Ducks scored four runs in an inning four times earlier this season, twice at Fresno State, vs. UC Irvine and against Mississippi State … The nine runs matched the program high in an inning since the return of baseball, and is the most against a Pac-12 team … The 2014 team scored nine runs in the first inning of a home win over Portland on April 8.
Inside the box score: Kasser extended his consecutive games reaching base streak to 17, and had his team-best ninth multi-hit game … Five Ducks had multi-hit games as the Ducks ended with 15 total hits … Bennett had his second straight three-hit game … Bennett is 6-for-9 with four RBI and three runs scored in the first two games of the series … Oregon's 15 hits were the second most this season, one shy of the 16 the Ducks had against UC Irvine … This is the fourth game Oregon allowed first inning runs. The Ducks won the first three games beating Fresno State twice and UC Irvine once.
On Deck: Oregon and Cal play the series finale on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Evans Diamond. Cole Stringer (2-0) goes to the mound for the Ducks, while Joey Matulovich (2-0) pitches for the Golden Bears.
How it Happened: Cal (8-9, 0-2 Pac-12) got out to the early lead scoring two runs off Ducks' starter Matt Mercer in the first. After a one-out double, Andrew Vaughn hit a two-run homer over the right field wall to give the Bears a 2-0 lead.
Oregon (13-4, 2-0 Pac-12) rallied in the top of the third inning. After a pair of walks and a Jake Bennett base hit loaded the bases, Gabe Matthews picked up a pair of RBI on a high chopper to second baseman Anthony Walters whose throw pulled the shortstop off the bag as the Bears attempted to turn a double play. The relay to first was late. Daniel Patzlaff and Morgan McCullough, who never broke stride rounding third, scored on the play to tie the game.
A.J. Balta, Matthew Dyer and Tim Susnara added RBI singles, before Spencer Steer drove in a run with a ground ball that the shortstop misplayed. One batter later, Kasser executed a perfect drag bunt to drive in a run to make it 7-2. After an infield hit by McCullough, Bennett picked up two more RBI with a single to give Oregon a seven-run lead.
The Ducks added a run in the fourth inning on a Steer two-out RBI triple scoring Susnara from second. The Ducks' catcher reached when he was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a wild pitch. Oregon tacked on three runs in the eighth inning.
Big Inning: Oregon's nine-run third inning was the biggest inning of the season for Oregon. The Ducks scored four runs in an inning four times earlier this season, twice at Fresno State, vs. UC Irvine and against Mississippi State … The nine runs matched the program high in an inning since the return of baseball, and is the most against a Pac-12 team … The 2014 team scored nine runs in the first inning of a home win over Portland on April 8.
Inside the box score: Kasser extended his consecutive games reaching base streak to 17, and had his team-best ninth multi-hit game … Five Ducks had multi-hit games as the Ducks ended with 15 total hits … Bennett had his second straight three-hit game … Bennett is 6-for-9 with four RBI and three runs scored in the first two games of the series … Oregon's 15 hits were the second most this season, one shy of the 16 the Ducks had against UC Irvine … This is the fourth game Oregon allowed first inning runs. The Ducks won the first three games beating Fresno State twice and UC Irvine once.
On Deck: Oregon and Cal play the series finale on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Evans Diamond. Cole Stringer (2-0) goes to the mound for the Ducks, while Joey Matulovich (2-0) pitches for the Golden Bears.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mercer, Matt (3-1)
L: Horn, Jared (1-2)
Batting:
3B: Steer, Spencer 1
RBI: Kasser, Kyle 2 ; Bennett, Jake 2 ; Matthews, Gabe 2 ; Balta, A.J. 1 ; Dyer, Matthew 1 ; Susnara, Tim 1 ; Steer, Spencer 2 ; Yovan, Kenyon 1 ; Breshears, Carson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kasser, Kyle 1 ; McCullough, Morgan 1 ; Bennett, Jake 1 ; Matthews, Gabe 1 ; Balta, A.J. 1 ; Heggen, Slade 1 ; Dyer, Matthew 2 ; Susnara, Tim 2 ; Travess, Taylor 1 ; Steer, Spencer 1 ; Patzlaff, Daniel 1
SB: McCullough, Morgan 1
CS: Bennett, Jake 1 ; Balta, A.J. 1
HBP: Balta, A.J. 1 ; Susnara, Tim 1 ; Yovan, Kenyon 1
Batting:
2B: Mitchell Jr, Jeffrey 1
HR: Vaughn, Andrew 1
RBI: Vaughn, Andrew 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Mitchell Jr, Jeffrey 1 ; Vaughn, Andrew 1
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RBI
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4
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2
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