University of Oregon
25-25, 11-14
UCLA
33-17, 16-9
Big innings doom Ducks
05/18/18 | Baseball
How it happened: Oregon (25-25, 11-14 Pac-12) jumped to a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning with a pair of unearned runs. Kenyon Yovan led off the inning with a base hit, moved to second on a Jonny DeLuca walk and then scored on a throwing error by UCLA second baseman Chase Strumpf. DeLuca moved to third on the error and came into score when Ray Soderman hit into a double play.
UCLA (33-17, 16-9 Pac-12) rallied with four runs on five hits to take the lead in the third inning. Jeremy Ydens tied the game with a two-run triple before giving the Bruins the lead when he scored on a Kevin Kendall double. Michael Toglia singled in the fourth run of the inning.
The Ducks came back to tie the game in the top of the sixth. Gabe Matthews came through with the big bases loaded two-run double scoring Kyle Kasser and Spencer Steer. Kasser started the rally reaching on a throwing error by UCLA shortstop Kevin Kendall. Steer followed with a bunt single before Yovan loaded the bases when he was hit by a pitch.
UCLA took control in the bottom half of the inning. The Bruins scored seven runs on just five hits. They started the inning reaching on back-to-back hit-by-pitches before scoring three of the seven runs on wild pitches.
Duck notes: Jakob Goldfarb threw out a runner at home to end the third inning … The outfield assist was the 12th of Goldfarb's career, setting a new modern era Oregon record … Austin Grebeck (2014-16) held the old record of 11 … Goldfarb's assist was also the seventh of this season, which tied Aaron Jones (2011), Steven Packard (2010) and Curtis Raulinaitis (2009) for the most in a single-season at Oregon … Matthews' multi-RBI game was his sixth this season and the 10th of his career … Steer had his 11th multi-hit game of the season and the 26th of his career … Taylor Travess had his third multi-hit game while reaching base four times with two hits and two walks … Yovan (5-4) took the loss allowing seven runs on seven hits in five-plus innings with two walks and six strikeouts.
On deck: Game two of the series is Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Pac-12 Network will televise the game.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bird, Jake (7-3)
L: Yovan, Kenyon (5-4)
Batting:
2B: Matthews, Gabe 1
RBI: Matthews, Gabe 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kasser, Kyle 1 ; Steer, Spencer 1 ; Yovan, Kenyon 1 ; DeLuca, Jonny 1
HBP: Yovan, Kenyon 1
PO: Travess, Taylor 1
Batting:
2B: Kendall, Kevin 1
3B: Ydens, Jeremy 1 ; Kendall, Kevin 1
RBI: Ydens, Jeremy 2 ; Kendall, Kevin 3 ; Toglia, Michael 1 ; Stronach, Jack 1 ; Rosica, Daniel 1
SF: Stronach, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ydens, Jeremy 3 ; Kendall, Kevin 2 ; Strumpf, Chase 1 ; Stronach, Jack 1 ; Amaral, Daniel 1 ; Mitchell, Garrett 1 ; Kreidler, Ryan 1 ; Rosica, Daniel 2
SB: Ydens, Jeremy 1 ; Kreidler, Ryan 1
CS: Mitchell, Garrett 1
HBP: Stronach, Jack 1 ; Amaral, Daniel 1
