Jacob Walsh lifted a two-run homer in the sixth and laced a two-run single in the seventh as the Ducks surged in the late innings to pummel Michigan 13-3 Saturday afternoon in PK Park.
The win followed a Friday night game they won 15-2 behind Grayson Grinsell's pitching. They'll go for the series sweep Sunday at 12:05 p.m. They're alone in third place in the Big Ten at 10-4, 22-8 overall and ranked No. 15 in the country.
Walsh's heroics gave him 47 home runs in his Oregon career, 162 RBIs, both school records. The senior from Las Vegas is hitting .347 this season.
B6 | Ducks add three to the lead, and @_JGWalsh becomes the RBI king. #GoDucks
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) April 5, 2025
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Catcher Anson Arroz got the Webfoots started with a two-run double in the first. Maddox Molony punched a two-run single through the left side to score a pair in the fifth. Rightfielder Jeffrey Heard hit a double and a single and scored three times, two for four on the day.
Defensively the Ducks turned six double plays, two each started by Walsh, Molony and second baseman Ryan Cooney. They backed workmanlike pitching from starter Jason Reitz and four relievers , three and a third scoreless innings of relief from Ryan Featherston, Jaxon Jordan, Sam Boyle and Seth Mattox. Mattox struck out three over two and one third innings to close it out.
Featherston got the win after facing two batters in the fifth as Michigan took a 3-2 lead. In the bottom of the inning Oregon struck for four runs and he became the lucky recipient, 2-0 on the season.
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐭@a_aroz_ ropes a 2 RBI ground-rule double to right, getting the Ducks on the board first. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/ufjQbC4fCd
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) April 5, 2025