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Photo by: Owen Schatz
Ducks Break Out The Bats In 13-2 Win
03/08/20 | Baseball
Honolulu, Hawaii – Oregon homered three times and Brett Walker threw eight shutout innings Sunday afternoon in a 13-2 win over Hawaii in the series finale.
How it Happened: Kenyon Yovan got Oregon (8-7) on the board early. His opposite field two-run home run gave the Ducks a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.
The Ducks added three more in the top of the third. Freshman Josh Kasevich roped a two-RBI double down the left-field line, scoring Yovan who had singled to lead off the inning and Anthony Hall who had walked in his at-bat. Freshman Jack Scanlon followed with a double of his own, this one off the top of the wall in center field to plate Kasevich and increase the Ducks' lead to 5-0.
Aaron Zavala continued his hot start to the season with a solo home run in the top of the fifth, extending the Ducks' lead to 6-0.
The Ducks put five more on the board in the sixth. Sam Novitske doubled to leadoff the inning and Gabe Matthews walked. Zavala then smacked a single through the right side, bringing home Novitske. Pinch-hitter Sebastian Orduno reached on a fielder's choice, and Matthews scored from second off an errant throw by the Hawaii first baseman, increasing the lead to 8-0. Scanlon then hit a three-run home run just inside the right field foul pole, increasing the Ducks' advantage to 11-0 through six innings.
In the seventh, Novitske and Yovan singled to start the inning. Matthews then hit a single through the right side, scoring Novitske and advancing Yovan to third. Zavala followed with a sacrifice fly to score Yovan, the Ducks' 13th run of the game.
On the mound, Walker produced his best start in a Duck uniform. The junior right-hander retired the first 16 batters he faced before giving up a hit with one out in the bottom of the sixth. He pitched a career-high eight innings, gave up just two hits, struck out three Hawaii hitters and did not allow a run.
Hawaii scored two runs in the ninth to cut the lead to 13-2 before Yovan retired three batters in a row to end the game.
Box Score Notes: Walker's eight shutout innings increases his scoreless streak to 16 innings … Over those 16 innings, he has given up just eight hits ... The three home runs in one game is the most by the Ducks in a single game this season ... Yovan's home run in the first was his fourth of the season and the seventh of his career … Zavala's home run in the fifth was the first of his career … Scanlon's home run in the sixth was the second of his career … Tanner Smith, Novitske and Yovan were a combined 8-for-16 at the top of the lineup … Novitske was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored … Yovan finished with three hits, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored … Scanlon went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and four RBI ... Zavala went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, two runs scored and a walk … Kasevich's double in the third was the first extra-base hit of his career.
Series Notes: Yovan finished 6-for-17 with two home runs, four RBI, six runs scored and three walks.
On Deck: The Ducks will travel to Los Angeles next week to take on UCLA in a three-game series to begin PAC-12 play.
How it Happened: Kenyon Yovan got Oregon (8-7) on the board early. His opposite field two-run home run gave the Ducks a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.
The Ducks added three more in the top of the third. Freshman Josh Kasevich roped a two-RBI double down the left-field line, scoring Yovan who had singled to lead off the inning and Anthony Hall who had walked in his at-bat. Freshman Jack Scanlon followed with a double of his own, this one off the top of the wall in center field to plate Kasevich and increase the Ducks' lead to 5-0.
Aaron Zavala continued his hot start to the season with a solo home run in the top of the fifth, extending the Ducks' lead to 6-0.
The Ducks put five more on the board in the sixth. Sam Novitske doubled to leadoff the inning and Gabe Matthews walked. Zavala then smacked a single through the right side, bringing home Novitske. Pinch-hitter Sebastian Orduno reached on a fielder's choice, and Matthews scored from second off an errant throw by the Hawaii first baseman, increasing the lead to 8-0. Scanlon then hit a three-run home run just inside the right field foul pole, increasing the Ducks' advantage to 11-0 through six innings.
In the seventh, Novitske and Yovan singled to start the inning. Matthews then hit a single through the right side, scoring Novitske and advancing Yovan to third. Zavala followed with a sacrifice fly to score Yovan, the Ducks' 13th run of the game.
On the mound, Walker produced his best start in a Duck uniform. The junior right-hander retired the first 16 batters he faced before giving up a hit with one out in the bottom of the sixth. He pitched a career-high eight innings, gave up just two hits, struck out three Hawaii hitters and did not allow a run.
Hawaii scored two runs in the ninth to cut the lead to 13-2 before Yovan retired three batters in a row to end the game.
Box Score Notes: Walker's eight shutout innings increases his scoreless streak to 16 innings … Over those 16 innings, he has given up just eight hits ... The three home runs in one game is the most by the Ducks in a single game this season ... Yovan's home run in the first was his fourth of the season and the seventh of his career … Zavala's home run in the fifth was the first of his career … Scanlon's home run in the sixth was the second of his career … Tanner Smith, Novitske and Yovan were a combined 8-for-16 at the top of the lineup … Novitske was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored … Yovan finished with three hits, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored … Scanlon went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and four RBI ... Zavala went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, two runs scored and a walk … Kasevich's double in the third was the first extra-base hit of his career.
Series Notes: Yovan finished 6-for-17 with two home runs, four RBI, six runs scored and three walks.
On Deck: The Ducks will travel to Los Angeles next week to take on UCLA in a three-game series to begin PAC-12 play.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Walker, Brett (3-0)
L: Atkins, Tai (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Novitske, Sam 1 ; Kasevich, Josh 1 ; Scanlon, Jack 1
HR: Yovan, Kenyon 1 ; Zavala, Aaron 1 ; Scanlon, Jack 1
RBI: Yovan, Kenyon 2 ; Matthews, Gabe 1 ; Zavala, Aaron 3 ; Orduno, Sebastian 1 ; Kasevich, Josh 2 ; Scanlon, Jack 4
SF: Zavala, Aaron 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Tanner 1 ; Novitske, Sam 2 ; Yovan, Kenyon 3 ; Matthews, Gabe 1 ; Zavala, Aaron 2 ; Hall, Anthony 1 ; Orduno, Sebastian 1 ; Kasevich, Josh 1 ; Scanlon, Jack 1
SB: Smith, Tanner 1 ; Novitske, Sam 1
HBP: Matthews, Gabe 1
Batting:
2B: Calderon, Naighel 1 ; Kaler, Kole 1
RBI: Calderon, Naighel 1 ; Akana, Bubba 1
SF: Akana, Bubba 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Murray, Tyler 1 ; Taylor, Kevin 1
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