Oregon Ducks Sweep UC Irvine, Set Sights On Arizona Wildcats

Oregon Ducks Starter David Peterson on the mound at PK Park.Justin Phillips/KPNW Sports
Oregon Ducks Starter David Peterson on the mound at PK Park.Justin Phillips/KPNW Sports /
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The Oregon Ducks (21-8) continued their strong play at home with a sweep of UC Irvine over the weekend.

Starting Pitcher Isaiah Carranza earned the Sunday start after solid performance last week vs Portland going five innings and giving up two runs on six hits.

On Sunday the Oregon Sophomore started the game giving up a hit and a walk before UC Davis came through with a two RBI single on a bang bang play at first base led to some confusion. The call was changed to an error and the runs were unearned. It was a three hit inning for Carranza as Oregon came to bat in the bottom of the first inning.

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It took until the bottom of the second inning for Oregon to get on the board. Tim Susnara hit a ball to the warning track in left field that ended up being an inside the park home run pulling the Ducks to within one of the lead.

Gabe Matthews scored Spencer Steer in the fourth inning. Dailin Lee had his second error of the game in right field muffing the ball and tying the game at 2.

Carson Breshears earned a walk to start the bottom of the fifth inning bringing up Morgan McCullough. He bunted flipping the order back to Kyle Kassar who hit an RBI single scoring Breshears and giving the Oregon Ducks a 3-2 lead.

Oregon tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 7-2 lead. Carranza picked up the win and also earned the Sunday Starter Spot for next week according to Head Coach George Horton after the game.

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The Ducks host Portland in a single game on Tuesday(6pm PT Pac-12 Networks) before a three game road trip to Arizona and the return to Pac-12 play.