Walks will kill you.
After pitching out of a jam in the sixth, Ryan Featherston walked the bases full in the seventh.
He walked another to drive in a run, Oregon's ninth free pass of the game. The home squad followed that with three hits to break open a close game with a sixth-run ninth, 10-2.
The Ducks threatened in the seventh with hits by Dominic Hellman and Maddox Molony, then Anson Arroz got hit by a pitch to load the bases. Drew Smith scorched a hot smash back to the pitcher, gloved for an out to end the inning.
Oregon led early when Ryan Cooney led off the second with a single. After Carter Garate squared to bunt but got hit in the foot, Mason Neville ripped a double over the rightfielder's head to score Cooney.
T3 | Ducks get two highlighted by this @masonneville_ RBI 2-bagger. #GoDucks
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) April 13, 2025
Oregon 2
Maryland 0 pic.twitter.com/SBbVVCuLZH
In all Oregon pitchers gave up 10 walks in the run-rule loss, couple with 11 Maryland hits. The Ducks left ten runners on base, wasting two hits by Maddox Molony.
They'll play for the series in the second game of the doubleheader from Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium at noon PDT. The loss dropped the Ducks to 23-10.
#Maryland gets a walk and three straight hits to score a pair, take lead and chase #Oregon starter Colin Clarke in B5.
— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSprD1) April 13, 2025
Jacob Orr then hits a frozen rope to 3B, but it's snagged and tagged as Carter Garate dives for the bag for the double play. Terps lead 4-2. pic.twitter.com/fuX48jztt2