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In the latest Baseball America Poll the Ducks drop to #11 and UCLA, who is tied with the Ducks in the Pac 12 Standings moves up to #8 after sweeping USC over the weekend.

Oregon still has a lot to play for and should be able to take care of business in the final weekend of the regular season at Utah.

The Ducks are on a roll and closer Jimmie Sherfy has an Oregon record 20 saves on the season. According to GoDucks.com the ‘rotation’ switch with Tommy Thorpe in front was a good thing and actually lowered the staff ERA:

Since Oregon changed its weekend rotation before the California series; the three starters– Tommy Thorpe, Cole Irvin and Jake Reed– have combined for a 1.84 ERA and the Ducks have gone 14-4 in those starts. All three have lowered their ERAs with Thorpe posting a 1.29 ERA after the change compared to a 3.35 before. Irvin has a 2.05 ERA in the six starts since the change was made opposed to a 3.11 before the move. Reed has a 2.23 after and a 3.75 before. Oregon was 16-8 in their starts when the rotation went Reed, Thorpe and Irvin.

Baseball is a funny game and has its ups and downs. Oregon should get back on track to close out the season and this upcoming Sunday is important as well:

(Update) The Oregon State game scheduled for Tuesday has been cancelled due to rain and will not be made up. This is not a good sign for the Ducks. They will split the season series with Oregon State for who reigns supreme in the State of Oregon. With Baseball America seeing the Ducks ranked 11th, there won’t be much of an opportunity to be considered for a Super Regional, although Oregon does have an outside chance. There is more likelyhood the Ducks will host a Regional next weekend at PK Park.

The 16 regional hosts and sites will be announced Sunday at www.ncaa.com/cws at approximately 6 p.m. The 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Selection Show will be broadcast on ESPNU next Monday at 9 a.m.

Oregon Ducks This Week:

The Ducks travel to Oregon State on Tuesday and wrap up the regular season this weekend at Utah.

Press Release from the University of Oregon:

Senior Day at PK Park
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EUGENE, Ore. – No. 4 Oregon State jumped on No. 6 Oregon early with seven runs in the first three innings and then cruised to a 12-2 Pac-12 Conference win on Sunday at PK Park.

Press Release from the U of O:

Oregon Pitcher Jake Reed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jake Reed held Ohio State scoreless allowing just three hits in seven innings to lead No. 6 Oregon to a 1-0 win and a series sweep on Sunday at Bill Davis Stadium.

Reed walked the first two hitters of the game and faced a first and third situation with one out, but he picked off Kirby Pellent trying to steal second and Joe Ciamacco was thrown out at home on the same play to end the inning.

Reed (6-3) gave up just three hits and one walk over the next six innings. Jimmie Sherfy picked up his 18th save with a three-up, three-down ninth inning that included a strikeout. Christian Jones pitched a scoreless eighth for the Ducks (40-11), who held the Buckeyes (33-18) to just one run in 30 innings in the series.

Oregon scored its run on a wild pitch by Ohio State starter Jaron Long in the fourth. Scott Heineman andMitchell Tolman reached base with back-to-back one-out hits, with both advancing on consecutive wild pitches allowing Heineman to score.

Reed and the rest of the pitching staff made the run hold up. Oregon held Ohio State to a .200 batting average in the series, while compiling a 0.31 ERA.

The Ducks return home for a five-game homestand this week. Oregon hosts Gonzaga in two non-conference games on Tuesday and Wednesday before hosting Oregon State in a three-game weekend series.

 

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