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Peterson dominates again in win over Utah
03/31/17 | Baseball
SALT LAKE CITY – David Peterson turned in his fifth straight dominant performance and the Ducks' scored 10 runs in the sixth inning in Oregon's 11-1 Pac-12 Conference win at Utah on Friday night.
How it Happened: Peterson (6-1) allowed just one run on seven hits in eight innings while striking out 11 and walking none. The Ducks' lefty wrapped up a dominant month of March that saw him go 5-0 while allowing just two earned runs in 36.1 innings pitched with 57 strikeouts and just two walks.
The Utes (10-13, 1-6 in Pac-12) jumped out to an early lead on Peterson with a run in the bottom of the third, but Oregon (17-6, 5-2 Pac-12) answered with a 10-run sixth inning to take command. Freshman Morgan McCullough jump started the inning with a leadoff triple and came in to score on a Jake Bennett RBI double to tie the game.
Freshman Spencer Steer gave the Ducks the lead two hitters later with a bases loaded two-run single through the left side for a 3-1 Oregon lead. After Tim Susnara walked to load the bases, Daniel Patzlaff picked up an RBI when he was hit by a pitch. A.J. Balta drove in a run on a fielder's choice to make it 5-1.
Two hitters later, Kyle Kasser drove in Susnara with a single, before Braden Stuzman added a two-RBI single to give Oregon an 8-1 lead. Bennett added an RBI single scoring Kasser and Stutzman, who scored on a throwing error by Utah center fielder DeShawn Keirsey, to make it 10-1.
Oregon added another run in the top of the eighth. Kasser led off the inning with a single, moved to third on a pinch hit single by Slade Heggen, and scored on a Bennett ground out.
Another big inning: Oregon's 10-run sixth inning was the most runs the Ducks have scored in an inning since the return of baseball … The 10 runs bested a pair of nine-run innings, including one earlier this year … Oregon's latest nine-run inning came in game two at California on March 18 in a 13-2 win … The 2014 team also scored nine runs in the first inning of a home win over Portland on April 8.
Inside the box score: Peterson struck out double-digit batters for the third time this season and the fourth time in his career … Bennett led Oregon offensively going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored … Stutzman, batting second for the first time this season, was 1-for-2 with two RBI, two runs scored and a walk … Steer went 1-for-5 with two RBI and a runs scored … Susnara was 2-for-3 with a run scored … Oregon is 6-0 on Friday's and 6-1 when Peterson starts.
On Deck: The Ducks and Utes play game two at 11 a.m. (PT) on Saturday. Matt Mercer will pitch for Oregon, while Riley Otteson will take the mound for Utah.
How it Happened: Peterson (6-1) allowed just one run on seven hits in eight innings while striking out 11 and walking none. The Ducks' lefty wrapped up a dominant month of March that saw him go 5-0 while allowing just two earned runs in 36.1 innings pitched with 57 strikeouts and just two walks.
The Utes (10-13, 1-6 in Pac-12) jumped out to an early lead on Peterson with a run in the bottom of the third, but Oregon (17-6, 5-2 Pac-12) answered with a 10-run sixth inning to take command. Freshman Morgan McCullough jump started the inning with a leadoff triple and came in to score on a Jake Bennett RBI double to tie the game.
Freshman Spencer Steer gave the Ducks the lead two hitters later with a bases loaded two-run single through the left side for a 3-1 Oregon lead. After Tim Susnara walked to load the bases, Daniel Patzlaff picked up an RBI when he was hit by a pitch. A.J. Balta drove in a run on a fielder's choice to make it 5-1.
Two hitters later, Kyle Kasser drove in Susnara with a single, before Braden Stuzman added a two-RBI single to give Oregon an 8-1 lead. Bennett added an RBI single scoring Kasser and Stutzman, who scored on a throwing error by Utah center fielder DeShawn Keirsey, to make it 10-1.
Oregon added another run in the top of the eighth. Kasser led off the inning with a single, moved to third on a pinch hit single by Slade Heggen, and scored on a Bennett ground out.
Another big inning: Oregon's 10-run sixth inning was the most runs the Ducks have scored in an inning since the return of baseball … The 10 runs bested a pair of nine-run innings, including one earlier this year … Oregon's latest nine-run inning came in game two at California on March 18 in a 13-2 win … The 2014 team also scored nine runs in the first inning of a home win over Portland on April 8.
Inside the box score: Peterson struck out double-digit batters for the third time this season and the fourth time in his career … Bennett led Oregon offensively going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored … Stutzman, batting second for the first time this season, was 1-for-2 with two RBI, two runs scored and a walk … Steer went 1-for-5 with two RBI and a runs scored … Susnara was 2-for-3 with a run scored … Oregon is 6-0 on Friday's and 6-1 when Peterson starts.
On Deck: The Ducks and Utes play game two at 11 a.m. (PT) on Saturday. Matt Mercer will pitch for Oregon, while Riley Otteson will take the mound for Utah.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Peterson, David (6-1)
L: Rose, Jayson (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Bennett, Jake 1
3B: McCullough, Morgan 1
RBI: Kasser, Kyle 1 ; Stutzman, Braden 2 ; Bennett, Jake 4 ; Steer, Spencer 2 ; Patzlaff, Daniel 1 ; Balta, A.J. 1
SH: Stutzman, Braden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kasser, Kyle 2 ; Stutzman, Braden 2 ; Bennett, Jake 1 ; Matthews, Gabe 1 ; Steer, Spencer 1 ; Susnara, Tim 1 ; Patzlaff, Daniel 1 ; Balta, A.J. 1 ; McCullough, Morgan 1
HBP: Susnara, Tim 1 ; Patzlaff, Daniel 1
Batting:
RBI: Keirsey Jr., DaShawn 1
SH: Kelly, Ellis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dunn, Oliver 1
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