Oregon Ducks Take Momentum On The Road To Washington

Oregon Ducks Baseball can make a significant move in the Pac-12 by winning the series vs Washington this weekend.

The Oregon Ducks have won three of their last four games entering the weekend. Oregon travels to Washington for a three-game series. The Pac-12 Conference Standings are a juggernaut entering the week. Every team in the Conference is within three games of first place. Oregon may have the advantage early in the series.

Starting Pitchers Matt Mercer and Kenyon Yovan have had multiple weeks with quality starts. One-third of the Pac-12 season is complete. The Oregon Ducks sit at 5-7 in Pac-12 play. The Washington Huskies are 6-3. With a decent weekend, the Oregon Ducks could find themselves in a key spot in the upper third of the standings.

The return this season of Jakob Goldfarb has provided a spark to a young Oregon Ducks Offense. Kyle Kasser continues to be consistent at the top of the lineup. Despite a loss in the final game against Washington State last weekend, Kasser did not strikeout in the final game of the series. Kasser has 123 plate appearances on the season and has just 12 strikeouts on the season in the leadoff position.

Both teams have two players batting over the .300 mark on the season. The Oregon Ducks need to be dominant on the mound against Washington. The Huskies are 15-14 on the season. Mason Cerillo leads the Huskies with 34 hits on the season batting at .391. He also has 6 doubles and 8 RBI’s on the year.

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The Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies begin their three-game series on Friday at 4 pm with Saturday and Sunday games set for 2 pm PT. All three games will be on Pac-12 Network.