Anson Arroz lifted a three-run homer over the left field wall to give Oregon a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the first, and Mason Neville added a solo shot in the third as Oregon doubled up St. Mary's 6-3 in PK Park Tuesday night.
Nevillle's blast to the parking lot gives him 24 circuit clouts on the year, tops in NCAA baseball.
Ian Umlandt (5-1) pitched 6.2 innings of one-run relief to earn the win. Santiago Garcia chipped in a scoreless 9th for the save. He and Cole Stokes retired the last five batters of the game, facing one over the minimum and not allowing a hit.
ππππ@a_aroz_ with a three-run bomb to take the lead out of Saint Mary's hands. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/G5Wq0Yk0Jj
β Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 7, 2025
The win brings the Ducks, No. 5 in the latest NCAA D-1 baseball rankings, to 34-13 on the season. They'll play the concluding game with the Gaels tonight at 6:05 p.m. PDT, then host Washington for a three-game series beginning Friday.
Safe to say Neville is out of his short cold streak. https://t.co/KFTXzouJsN
β Eric Hovland (@EricJHovland) May 7, 2025
Oregon Softball academically perfect, stellar on the field
As the Oregon women prepare for the Big Ten Tournament which begins this Thursday at Purdue, they picked up an academic recognition in the form of their Academic Progress report, a perfect APR score from the NCAA.
The 47-6, No. 17-ranked Big Ten Champions were one of eight Oregon programs to ace the APR for the 2023-2024 academic year. The others were women's basketball, men's cross country, women's golf, men's golf, lacrosse, men's tennis, and women's tennis.
Luke Domenick of the Oregon Video team has the story of their championship season.
So Awesome! Great work Luke https://t.co/wDJSSmwYbs
β Rian Winter (@SportsChat503) May 6, 2025
Knight Honored
USA Track and Field named Oregon distance runner and Nike founder Phil Knight to the Hall of Fame, honored as a Special Contributor.
The visionary behind Nike, Phil Knight, has been named a #TeamUSAHOF Class of 2025 inductee π
β USATF (@usatf) May 7, 2025
Knight, who is being honored in the Special Contributor category, has been a longtime champion of Team USA. πΊπΈ
πΈ: Getty Images pic.twitter.com/N1rPJMTu2h
Oregon women's golf takes lead at Gold Canyon
In the second of three rounds at the NCAA Regional Tournament at Superstition Mountain Golf Club in Apache Junction, Arizona, Kiara Romero surged to the individual lead with a 10-under 62, pacing the Oregon women to the second-round lead at 5-under.
The Ducks lead Oklahoma State by four shots. At 12-under for the tournament, Romero is four shots ahead of Arizona State's Patience Rhodes for medalist honors. Her 10-under round Tuesday set a school record.
The final round Wednesday will be televised today on the Golf Channel along with action from all six regionals.
The Oregon womenβs golf team moved into first place to finish the second round of the NCAA Regionals in Arizona. Kiara Romero also surged to the top of the individual leader board. https://t.co/HHQY1vUP18
β KATU News (@KATUNews) May 7, 2025