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Photo by: Deborah Mundorff
Mercer, Yovan dominate in win over UCLA
05/26/17 | Baseball
EUGENE, Ore. – Matt Mercer and Kenyon Yovan combined to hold UCLA to just one unearned run to even the series in a 2-1 Pac-12 Conference win on Friday at PK Park.
How It Happened: Mercer (6-7) struck out six while allowing one unearned run on three hits over 7.1 innings to earn his first win since April 8. The sophomore right-hander retired the first 10 batters he faced and didn't allow a runner to get past first base until the eighth inning.
The Ducks (30-24, 12-17) pushed across a run in the bottom of the fifth to break a scoreless tie. Morgan McCullough delivered a two-out RBI single to score A.J. Balta who was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning.
Kyle Kasser made it a 2-0 Oregon lead in the seventh, scoring from second on an infield single by Spencer Steer with two outs.
After a pair of one-out walks chased Mercer, the Bruins (29-25, 18-11) scored a run on a throwing error by catcher Matthew Dyer on a stolen base attempt, cutting the lead to 2-1.
Yovan locked up his 15th save, throwing 1.2 perfect innings with two strikeouts, including a big strikeout to strand the tying run on third in the eighth inning.
Box Score Notes: Steer finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, collecting his 14th multi-hit game which is second most on the team … Kasser went 1-for-3 with a run scored, extending his hitting streak to 14 games … He moved into a tie for the second-longest hitting streak in school history with Tyler Baumgartner (2013) and is one shy of the program record of 15 set by Kyle Garlick (2014) … Gabe Matthews turned in a 2-for-4 night at the plate … Yovan finished his 20th game putting him in a tie for seventh most in a career at Oregon with Madison Boer (2009-11) and Kellen Moen (2010-11).
On Deck: The Ducks will send Cole Stringer (4-2, 3.36) to the mound on Sunday to close out the regular season against the Bruins.
How It Happened: Mercer (6-7) struck out six while allowing one unearned run on three hits over 7.1 innings to earn his first win since April 8. The sophomore right-hander retired the first 10 batters he faced and didn't allow a runner to get past first base until the eighth inning.
The Ducks (30-24, 12-17) pushed across a run in the bottom of the fifth to break a scoreless tie. Morgan McCullough delivered a two-out RBI single to score A.J. Balta who was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning.
Kyle Kasser made it a 2-0 Oregon lead in the seventh, scoring from second on an infield single by Spencer Steer with two outs.
After a pair of one-out walks chased Mercer, the Bruins (29-25, 18-11) scored a run on a throwing error by catcher Matthew Dyer on a stolen base attempt, cutting the lead to 2-1.
Yovan locked up his 15th save, throwing 1.2 perfect innings with two strikeouts, including a big strikeout to strand the tying run on third in the eighth inning.
Box Score Notes: Steer finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, collecting his 14th multi-hit game which is second most on the team … Kasser went 1-for-3 with a run scored, extending his hitting streak to 14 games … He moved into a tie for the second-longest hitting streak in school history with Tyler Baumgartner (2013) and is one shy of the program record of 15 set by Kyle Garlick (2014) … Gabe Matthews turned in a 2-for-4 night at the plate … Yovan finished his 20th game putting him in a tie for seventh most in a career at Oregon with Madison Boer (2009-11) and Kellen Moen (2010-11).
On Deck: The Ducks will send Cole Stringer (4-2, 3.36) to the mound on Sunday to close out the regular season against the Bruins.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mercer, Matt (6-7)
L: Bird, Jake (5-4)
S: Yovan, Kenyon (15)
Base Running:
RUNS: Godin, Curtis 1
SB: Godin, Curtis 2 ; Kreidler, Ryan 1
Batting:
RBI: McCullough, Morgan 1 ; Steer, Spencer 1
SH: Dyer, Matthew 1 ; Susnara, Tim 1 ; Bennett, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kasser, Kyle 1 ; Balta, A.J. 1
CS: Kasser, Kyle 1
HBP: Susnara, Tim 1 ; Balta, A.J. 1
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