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Photo by: Rob Moseley/GoDucks.com
Sweep! Ducks Beat Beavers Again Sunday
04/27/25 | Baseball
The Oregon baseball team swept a top-three opponent for the first time ever over the weekend.
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon baseball has been searching for some consistency. For three days, at least, the Ducks found it, with historic results.
The UO baseball team completed a sweep against a top-three opponent for the first time Sunday, with the No. 13 Ducks beating No. 3 Oregon State, 3-2, before the third consecutive sellout crowd at PK Park. Oregon came into the weekend playing .500 baseball over its previous 14 games, but finished off its first sweep of OSU since 2021.
"It's huge," said UO senior first baseman Jacob Walsh, who homered in all three games. "I think it shows everyone how good we really are. It's a good weekend to start building off of going into the end of the season."
The Ducks (30-12) came from behind Sunday, with Maddox Molony driving in a run after Walsh's fourth-inning homer to make it 2-1, before Molony's second homer in as many days provided much-needed insurance in the sixth. That made a winner of Jason Reitz (2-0), and Santiago Garcia earned his second save as the UO bullpen got the last six outs after OSU made it a one-run game again.
"That's a good team that we played, and we were able to win today and get a couple more on the weekend to beat a good team," UO coach Mark Wasikowski said. "So, yeah, I think that was probably good for our guys to be able to see that and see that we can win a lot of different ways."
How It Happened: After Reitz faced the minimum in the top of the first, the Ducks struck out three times in the bottom of the inning against OSU starter Ethan Kleinschmit — kicking off a game in which Oregon struck out 17 times. But as Wasikowski said, they found a way regardless.
Reitz temporarily lost command with two outs in the second, walking four straight batters as the Beavers took a 1-0 lead. Wasikowski said the coaching staff was considering a pitching change to start the third, but Reitz lobbied to stay in the game, and UO pitching allowed a lone solo home run the rest of the way.
"I'm so proud of the guys," said Reitz, who allowed only one hit and the one run over five innings. "It was so fun to be around, and I think that's a really good step for us. Everyone came in with the mentality of just getting after it and not backing down from anyone."
The Ducks were hitless with seven strikeouts through three innings. That all changed in the fourth, when Walsh ambushed the first pitch of the inning for his UO-record 54th career homer.
"I got that one pretty good," he said. "That was a nice one."
Oregon continued to take advantage of opportunities on the basepaths, as Drew Smith followed Walsh's homer with a walk, was bunted to second and stole third. Molony then gave Oregon the lead with an RBI single to center.
Ian Umlandt replaced Reitz to start the sixth and pitching around a leadoff single. Molony made it 3-1 in the bottom of the inning, with a two-out homer in an inning when Kleinschmit struck out three more Ducks.
Umlandt left after a leadoff homer in the eighth, and Cole Stokes came on to preserve the 3-2 lead. Seth Mattox and Garcia combined to pitch the ninth, in front of a jubilant PK Park crowd that produced so much noise Garcia had to step off the mound at one point because he couldn't hear the pitch call in his ear.
"It's awesome," Garcia said of pitching in that atmosphere. "Man, coming from JUCO with like 24 people watching us and going straight to here, it was pretty good."
Garcia entered with one out and a runner on second before retiring the side, striking out the final hitter of the game.
Up Next: The Ducks play at Oregon State on Tuesday (5:30 p.m., Pac-12 Insider).
The UO baseball team completed a sweep against a top-three opponent for the first time Sunday, with the No. 13 Ducks beating No. 3 Oregon State, 3-2, before the third consecutive sellout crowd at PK Park. Oregon came into the weekend playing .500 baseball over its previous 14 games, but finished off its first sweep of OSU since 2021.
"It's huge," said UO senior first baseman Jacob Walsh, who homered in all three games. "I think it shows everyone how good we really are. It's a good weekend to start building off of going into the end of the season."
The Ducks (30-12) came from behind Sunday, with Maddox Molony driving in a run after Walsh's fourth-inning homer to make it 2-1, before Molony's second homer in as many days provided much-needed insurance in the sixth. That made a winner of Jason Reitz (2-0), and Santiago Garcia earned his second save as the UO bullpen got the last six outs after OSU made it a one-run game again.
"That's a good team that we played, and we were able to win today and get a couple more on the weekend to beat a good team," UO coach Mark Wasikowski said. "So, yeah, I think that was probably good for our guys to be able to see that and see that we can win a lot of different ways."
How It Happened: After Reitz faced the minimum in the top of the first, the Ducks struck out three times in the bottom of the inning against OSU starter Ethan Kleinschmit — kicking off a game in which Oregon struck out 17 times. But as Wasikowski said, they found a way regardless.
Reitz temporarily lost command with two outs in the second, walking four straight batters as the Beavers took a 1-0 lead. Wasikowski said the coaching staff was considering a pitching change to start the third, but Reitz lobbied to stay in the game, and UO pitching allowed a lone solo home run the rest of the way.
"I'm so proud of the guys," said Reitz, who allowed only one hit and the one run over five innings. "It was so fun to be around, and I think that's a really good step for us. Everyone came in with the mentality of just getting after it and not backing down from anyone."
The Ducks were hitless with seven strikeouts through three innings. That all changed in the fourth, when Walsh ambushed the first pitch of the inning for his UO-record 54th career homer.
"I got that one pretty good," he said. "That was a nice one."
Oregon continued to take advantage of opportunities on the basepaths, as Drew Smith followed Walsh's homer with a walk, was bunted to second and stole third. Molony then gave Oregon the lead with an RBI single to center.
Ian Umlandt replaced Reitz to start the sixth and pitching around a leadoff single. Molony made it 3-1 in the bottom of the inning, with a two-out homer in an inning when Kleinschmit struck out three more Ducks.
Umlandt left after a leadoff homer in the eighth, and Cole Stokes came on to preserve the 3-2 lead. Seth Mattox and Garcia combined to pitch the ninth, in front of a jubilant PK Park crowd that produced so much noise Garcia had to step off the mound at one point because he couldn't hear the pitch call in his ear.
"It's awesome," Garcia said of pitching in that atmosphere. "Man, coming from JUCO with like 24 people watching us and going straight to here, it was pretty good."
Garcia entered with one out and a runner on second before retiring the side, striking out the final hitter of the game.
Up Next: The Ducks play at Oregon State on Tuesday (5:30 p.m., Pac-12 Insider).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reitz, Jason (2-0)
L: Kleinschmit, Ethan (6-2)
S: Garcia, Santiago (2)
Batting:
2B: Reeder, Canon 1 ; Krieg, Jacob 1 ; Jones, Levi 1
HR: Arquette, Aiva 1
RBI: Arquette, Aiva 1 ; Caraway, Trent 1
SH: Singer, AJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Arquette, Aiva 1 ; Peterson, Tyce 1
Batting:
HR: Walsh, Jacob 1 ; Molony, Maddox 1
RBI: Walsh, Jacob 1 ; Molony, Maddox 2
SH: Aroz, Anson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Walsh, Jacob 1 ; Smith, Drew 1 ; Molony, Maddox 1
SB: Smith, Drew 1 ; Molony, Maddox 3 ; Cooney, Ryan 1
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