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Ducks Sweep Doubleheader, Series at Utah
03/31/19 | Baseball
SALT LAKE CITY – Oregon took both games of its doubleheader with a 9-6 win in game one and a 6-3 win in game two to earn the Pac-12 Conference series sweep at Utah Sunday at Smith's Ballpark.
Game 1 – Oregon 9, Utah 6
Taylor Adams crushed a go-ahead grand slam in the top of the ninth inning to give Oregon a 9-6 win in the first game of the doubleheader.
How it Happened: After Utah tied the game in the seventh inning, the Ducks scored five runs in the ninth to take a 9-4 lead. Jonny DeLuca singled and both Spencer Steer and Gabe Matthews drew walks before Adams came up and deposited the 1-1 pitch in the grass beyond the left field wall. Tanner Smith followed with a double before Kyle Froemke drove him in with a two-out RBI single to give Oregon a five-run lead.
The Utes (7-15, 1-8 Pac-12) made things interesting in the bottom of the ninth, scoring a pair of runs to cut the lead to three, but Ryne Nelson was able to get out of it and leave the tying run in the on-deck circle.
Steer put the Ducks on the board first, delivering a two-out, two-run double to right center with the bases loaded in the third to score Cameron Campbell and Max Foxcroft. Utah responded with a run in the bottom half on a solo home run to make 2-1 after three innings.
The Utes knotted things up at three with a two-run fourth inning, but Oregon re-gained the lead with two runs in the seventh. Campbell led off the inning with a single and an error before moving to third on a Foxcroft sacrifice bunt and scoring on a RBI single by Sam Novitske. Matthews put the Ducks in front on a two-out run-scoring single to plate Novitske and make it 4-3.
Utah shortstop Matt Richardson tied it up again though in the bottom of the seventh with a lead off solo home run, making it 4-4 and setting things up for Oregon's big ninth inning.
Box Score Notes: Oregon starter Cullen Kafka turned in his third quality start of the year, going six innings and striking out five while allowing just three runs, two earned … Campbell recorded his first career multi-hit game, finishing 3-for-4 with two runs scored … Smith doubled twice and went 3-for-5 with a run scored … Nelson got the win, throwing the final three innings and striking out five while giving up three runs … DeLuca went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a walk … Oregon scored four two-out runs after getting five in the game one of the series.
Game 2 – Oregon 6, Utah 3
Oregon (16-10, 5-4 Pac-12) scored four early runs and added two more in the ninth after Utah made things close to get a 6-3 win and sweep the doubleheader at Utah.
How it Happened: The Ducks got on the board first for the fifth straight game, scoring a pair of runs. Steer doubled for the third time in the series to score Novitske, who led off the game with a single, to make it 1-0. Adams followed two batters later with an RBI triple to right center to score Steer and make it 2-0.
Steer delivered again in the second inning driving in Foxcroft and Novitske – who both singled – to give him three RBI on the game and give Oregon a 4-0 lead.
Utah made it a game in the seventh, scoring three runs on a bases-loaded double to trim the Oregon lead to 4-3. The Utes had the tying run at third base, but Nico Tellache came out of the bullpen and got a strike out to end the inning.
Smith delivered a pair of key insurance runs in the top of the ninth to extend the Ducks' lead to 6-3. He drove in Adams with a two-out run-scoring single and advanced to third on an error, before coming in to score on a wild pitch.
Tellache retired all seven batters he faced, striking out three, to lock down his fourth save of the season.
Box Score Notes: Oregon starting pitcher Brett Walker got his first career win, shutting out Utah over a career-long five innings, striking out two and scattering three hits … Cole Stringer returned after missing the last two weeks with an injury and pitched a scoreless sixth inning … Steer finished 2-for-4 with three RBi and a run scored … Smith was 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and a walk … Foxcroft turned in his first career multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 with a run scored and a hit by pitch … Novitske reached base multiple times and has now done so in 21 of the 26 games.
Doubleheader Notes: Oregon captured its first Pac-12 road sweep since it won all three at Utah in 2015 … Ducks' pitching walked just seven batters in the series, the fewest they've issued this season over a weekend … Oregon scored 12 of its 24 runs in the series with two outs … Steer drove in eight runs in the series, going 4-for-12 with three doubles … He has 10 RBI in the last four games and went 8-for-21 (.381) in the five-game road trip … Steer now has 27 career multi-RBI games and leads the team with six on the season … He's now driven in 91 runs in his career to move into a tie for fourth all-time at Oregon with J.J. Altobelli (2010-13) … His three doubles on the weekend put him at 31 for his career and in a tie for seventh in school history with Steven Packard (2010, 13-16).
On Deck: The Ducks will return home to host Fresno State in a non-conference series at PK Park beginning Thursday at 6 p.m.
Game 1 – Oregon 9, Utah 6
Taylor Adams crushed a go-ahead grand slam in the top of the ninth inning to give Oregon a 9-6 win in the first game of the doubleheader.
How it Happened: After Utah tied the game in the seventh inning, the Ducks scored five runs in the ninth to take a 9-4 lead. Jonny DeLuca singled and both Spencer Steer and Gabe Matthews drew walks before Adams came up and deposited the 1-1 pitch in the grass beyond the left field wall. Tanner Smith followed with a double before Kyle Froemke drove him in with a two-out RBI single to give Oregon a five-run lead.
The Utes (7-15, 1-8 Pac-12) made things interesting in the bottom of the ninth, scoring a pair of runs to cut the lead to three, but Ryne Nelson was able to get out of it and leave the tying run in the on-deck circle.
Steer put the Ducks on the board first, delivering a two-out, two-run double to right center with the bases loaded in the third to score Cameron Campbell and Max Foxcroft. Utah responded with a run in the bottom half on a solo home run to make 2-1 after three innings.
The Utes knotted things up at three with a two-run fourth inning, but Oregon re-gained the lead with two runs in the seventh. Campbell led off the inning with a single and an error before moving to third on a Foxcroft sacrifice bunt and scoring on a RBI single by Sam Novitske. Matthews put the Ducks in front on a two-out run-scoring single to plate Novitske and make it 4-3.
Utah shortstop Matt Richardson tied it up again though in the bottom of the seventh with a lead off solo home run, making it 4-4 and setting things up for Oregon's big ninth inning.
Box Score Notes: Oregon starter Cullen Kafka turned in his third quality start of the year, going six innings and striking out five while allowing just three runs, two earned … Campbell recorded his first career multi-hit game, finishing 3-for-4 with two runs scored … Smith doubled twice and went 3-for-5 with a run scored … Nelson got the win, throwing the final three innings and striking out five while giving up three runs … DeLuca went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a walk … Oregon scored four two-out runs after getting five in the game one of the series.
Game 2 – Oregon 6, Utah 3
Oregon (16-10, 5-4 Pac-12) scored four early runs and added two more in the ninth after Utah made things close to get a 6-3 win and sweep the doubleheader at Utah.
How it Happened: The Ducks got on the board first for the fifth straight game, scoring a pair of runs. Steer doubled for the third time in the series to score Novitske, who led off the game with a single, to make it 1-0. Adams followed two batters later with an RBI triple to right center to score Steer and make it 2-0.
Steer delivered again in the second inning driving in Foxcroft and Novitske – who both singled – to give him three RBI on the game and give Oregon a 4-0 lead.
Utah made it a game in the seventh, scoring three runs on a bases-loaded double to trim the Oregon lead to 4-3. The Utes had the tying run at third base, but Nico Tellache came out of the bullpen and got a strike out to end the inning.
Smith delivered a pair of key insurance runs in the top of the ninth to extend the Ducks' lead to 6-3. He drove in Adams with a two-out run-scoring single and advanced to third on an error, before coming in to score on a wild pitch.
Tellache retired all seven batters he faced, striking out three, to lock down his fourth save of the season.
Box Score Notes: Oregon starting pitcher Brett Walker got his first career win, shutting out Utah over a career-long five innings, striking out two and scattering three hits … Cole Stringer returned after missing the last two weeks with an injury and pitched a scoreless sixth inning … Steer finished 2-for-4 with three RBi and a run scored … Smith was 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and a walk … Foxcroft turned in his first career multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 with a run scored and a hit by pitch … Novitske reached base multiple times and has now done so in 21 of the 26 games.
Doubleheader Notes: Oregon captured its first Pac-12 road sweep since it won all three at Utah in 2015 … Ducks' pitching walked just seven batters in the series, the fewest they've issued this season over a weekend … Oregon scored 12 of its 24 runs in the series with two outs … Steer drove in eight runs in the series, going 4-for-12 with three doubles … He has 10 RBI in the last four games and went 8-for-21 (.381) in the five-game road trip … Steer now has 27 career multi-RBI games and leads the team with six on the season … He's now driven in 91 runs in his career to move into a tie for fourth all-time at Oregon with J.J. Altobelli (2010-13) … His three doubles on the weekend put him at 31 for his career and in a tie for seventh in school history with Steven Packard (2010, 13-16).
On Deck: The Ducks will return home to host Fresno State in a non-conference series at PK Park beginning Thursday at 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Nelson, Ryne (2-0)
L: McCleve, Zac (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Steer, Spencer 1 ; Smith, Tanner 2
HR: Adams, Taylor 1
RBI: Novitske, Sam 1 ; Steer, Spencer 2 ; Matthews, Gabe 1 ; Adams, Taylor 4 ; Froemke, Kyle 1
SH: Foxcroft, Max 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Novitske, Sam 1 ; DeLuca, Jonny 1 ; Steer, Spencer 1 ; Matthews, Gabe 1 ; Adams, Taylor 1 ; Smith, Tanner 1 ; Campbell, Cameron 2 ; Foxcroft, Max 1
SB: DeLuca, Jonny 1
HBP: Campbell, Cameron 1
Batting:
3B: Dunn, Oliver 1
HR: Dunn, Oliver 1 ; Richardson, Matt 1
RBI: Dunn, Oliver 2 ; Kramer, Shea 1 ; Richardson, Matt 1
SH: Anderson, Chandler 1
SF: Kramer, Shea 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Knight, Briley 1 ; Dunn, Oliver 2 ; Migueles, Erick 1 ; Deveaux, Isaac 1 ; Richardson, Matt 1
SB: Dunn, Oliver 1
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