Ducks Pitch, Slug Their Way Into B1G Semifinals

Saturday, May 23

Omaha, Neb.

8:03 a.m.

University of Oregon

39-15

Washington

25-32

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Washington	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	8	0
Oregon	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	2	X	9	10	0

Photo by: David Hammel

05/23/26 | Baseball

Box Score Box Score: #14 Oregon 9, Washington 4 Photo Gallery

OMAHA, Neb. — No. 14 Oregon slugged a season-high five home runs while Cal Scolari and Toby Twist held Washington scoreless through eight innings in a 9-4 Ducks win in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference Tournament on Saturday morning at Charles Schwab Field.

With the win, Oregon advances to the semifinals later today against two-seed Nebraska.

Scolari (5-0) dominated from the start, striking out the side in the first inning. The Ducks' starter finished with 10 strikeouts, one off his career high, in five innings of work. He finished his outing striking out Huskies' two-hole hitter Braeden Terry to end the fifth with the bases loaded.

Twist took the ball out of the bullpen and proceeded to keep UW scoreless through the next three innings. He left the game with a 9-0 lead after retiring the first batter in the top of the ninth before giving up a base hit and a walk. After Twist departed, UW hit a grand slam to cut the lead to five.

All five of Oregon's home runs were solo shots, with back-to-back bombs in both the fifth and sixth innings. The Ducks scored a pair of runs in four different innings in the win.

How It Happened: Oregon (39-15) took the early lead with a pair of runs in the second inning with the help of some free passes. Naulivou Lauaki Jr. led off the frame with a base hit and moved to second on a Jack Brooks hit-by-pitch and third on a Gabe Miranda pinch hit.

With the bases loaded, Washington starter Noah Kenney walked Ryan Cooney and Angel Laya to force in Lauaki and Brooks to give UO a 2-0 lead.

Oregon pushed the lead to three in the third. Lauaki hit an opposite field solo home run into the Huskies (24-32) bullpen.

In the fifth, the Ducks went back-to-back with solo home runs to lead off the inning. Drew Smith belted his 15th of the season, while Brayden Jaksa followed with his ninth.

In the sixth, the bottom of the order got in on the long-ball parade. Eight-hole hitter Jack Brooks pulled one over the Huskies bullpen in the right-field corner before Miranda followed with one into the Huskies bullpen. Brooks' homer was his sixth while Miranda belted his fifth.

Box Score Notes: The two back-to-back home runs marked the first time in Charles Schwab Field history that one team has had a pair of back-to-back homers in the same game … Smith's homer moved him into a tie for 10th on the single-season list at Oregon … It was also the 27th of his career, tying Guy Krause (1971-74) for sixth in the career list … Lauaki's home run was his 11th, all coming since April 8 … The five home runs tied for the fourth most in program history … It was the first time Oregon hit five homers since May 31, 2025, vs. Cal Poly.

Up next: Oregon will face Nebraska in the semifinals tonight. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. (PT) on the Big Ten Network.