Friday, March 28
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Grinsell Dominant, Ducks Slug Four Home Runs In Win
03/28/25 | Baseball
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Grayson Grinsell and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout while No. 10 Oregon's offense belted four home runs in a dominant 7-0 Big Ten Conference win over Ohio State at Bill Davis Stadium on Friday night.
After hitting the first two batters in the bottom of the first, Grinsell (4-1) got out of the jam with no damage done thanks to a double play on a popped-up bunt.
The Ducks' lefty proceeded to retire 10 consecutive Buckeye (6-16, 0-7 Big Ten) hitters before surrendering a lead-off single in the fifth. After an error put runners on first and second, Grinsell got the next three hitters to strand a pair in scoring position.
Grinsell also got out of a first and third jam in the eighth inning after an error with two outs set the table for a strikeout to end the threat and the starter's night. He finished allowing just three hits and one walk over seven innings while fanning five.
Jason Reitz pitched a scoreless eighth before freshman Kellan Knox put together a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
How It Happened: Oregon (20-5, 8-2 Big Ten) did not waste any time jumping on top in the first inning. Mason Neville reached to lead off the game on a hit by pitch and then swiped second to get in scoring position. Dominic Hellman, back in the lineup after missing last weekend's series vs. Rutgers, doubled inside the third-base bag to score Neville.
Oregon added three two-out runs in the fourth inning with both the long ball and the short game. Anson Aroz and Maddox Molony went back-to-back jacks with Aroz homering to right and Molony lining a shot over the left-field wall capping a 12-pitch at-bat.
Jeffery Heard followed with a infield single before moving to third on a wild pitch and throwing error by the Buckeyes' catcher. Ryan Cooney made it 4-0 with a bunt-single RBI plating Heard.
Hellman added some insurance in the top of the eighth, leading off the inning with a solo home run. Neville broke it open with a two-run homer in the ninth.
Box Score Notes: Neville's homer moved him into sole possession of fourth all-time at Oregon on the program's home run list with 28 … The Aroz and Molony back-to-back homers were the first consecutive homers by the Ducks since Jacob Walsh and Aroz went back-to-back against Toledo in the seventh inning of the season opener against Toledo (2/14/25) … Aroz's long ball was his first since homering against Columbia in game two of a doubleheader on March 1, while Molony homered in game one of a series for the second time in the last three series … The shutout was the fourth of the season for the Ducks.
On Deck: Sunday's series finale has been moved to tomorrow and will be a part of a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m. (PT).
After hitting the first two batters in the bottom of the first, Grinsell (4-1) got out of the jam with no damage done thanks to a double play on a popped-up bunt.
The Ducks' lefty proceeded to retire 10 consecutive Buckeye (6-16, 0-7 Big Ten) hitters before surrendering a lead-off single in the fifth. After an error put runners on first and second, Grinsell got the next three hitters to strand a pair in scoring position.
Grinsell also got out of a first and third jam in the eighth inning after an error with two outs set the table for a strikeout to end the threat and the starter's night. He finished allowing just three hits and one walk over seven innings while fanning five.
Jason Reitz pitched a scoreless eighth before freshman Kellan Knox put together a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
How It Happened: Oregon (20-5, 8-2 Big Ten) did not waste any time jumping on top in the first inning. Mason Neville reached to lead off the game on a hit by pitch and then swiped second to get in scoring position. Dominic Hellman, back in the lineup after missing last weekend's series vs. Rutgers, doubled inside the third-base bag to score Neville.
Oregon added three two-out runs in the fourth inning with both the long ball and the short game. Anson Aroz and Maddox Molony went back-to-back jacks with Aroz homering to right and Molony lining a shot over the left-field wall capping a 12-pitch at-bat.
Jeffery Heard followed with a infield single before moving to third on a wild pitch and throwing error by the Buckeyes' catcher. Ryan Cooney made it 4-0 with a bunt-single RBI plating Heard.
Hellman added some insurance in the top of the eighth, leading off the inning with a solo home run. Neville broke it open with a two-run homer in the ninth.
Box Score Notes: Neville's homer moved him into sole possession of fourth all-time at Oregon on the program's home run list with 28 … The Aroz and Molony back-to-back homers were the first consecutive homers by the Ducks since Jacob Walsh and Aroz went back-to-back against Toledo in the seventh inning of the season opener against Toledo (2/14/25) … Aroz's long ball was his first since homering against Columbia in game two of a doubleheader on March 1, while Molony homered in game one of a series for the second time in the last three series … The shutout was the fourth of the season for the Ducks.
On Deck: Sunday's series finale has been moved to tomorrow and will be a part of a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m. (PT).
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