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Andrew Moore Named Pac-12 Pitcher Of The Week

2013-05-20T22:40:22Z

Oregon St. freshman ace Andrew Moore's complete game 2 hit shutout 9-0 win over 11th ranked (10th at the time) Oregon has earned him his first Pac-12 Pitcher Of The Week honor.

It was Moore's second complete game shutout in 3 weeks, after blanking California 5-0 2 Saturday's ago.

Moore (11-1, 1.34 ERA) walked Oregon's leadoff hitter, but then sat down 10 Ducks in a row, and also retired the last 12 batters he faced in the game enroute to becoming the first pitcher to win 11 games in the Pac-12 this season, with 7 of the wins against Pac-12 opponents.

Among those Moore was chosen over this week was Oregon's Tommy Thorpe, who had 2 hit Oregon St. Friday night.

Moore joined Matt Boyd, who has twice been chosen conference pitcher of the week. Moore also broke Sam Gaviglio's freshman school record of 10 wins in 2009 in beating the Ducks.

Andy_Wooldridge@yahoo.com

Oregon St. Moves Up To #4

2013-05-20T19:30:05Z

Taking 2 of 3 games at Oregon this weekend has elevated Oregon St. to #4 in this week's Baseball America Top 25 poll. The Beavers moved past both North Carolina and North Carolina St., as the Tar Heels lost 2 of 3 to Virginia, dropping to #6 as a resut, and the Wolfpack suffered a loss to Florida St. before sweeping Duke.

Losing 2 of 3 to the Beavers didn't hurt Oregon all that much, as the Ducks dropped only from #10 to #11, after having taken 2 against West Coast Conference regular season Champion Gonzaga before embarking on the Civil War series.

Collegiate Baseball kept Oregon St. where they were at #4, and dropped Oregon only from #6 to #7.

The USA Today poll moved the Beavers up from #4 to #3, and lowered the Ducks from #6 to #8, and Perfect Game elevated Oregon St. from #7 to #6. The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll continued to list Oregon St. at #3, where they were last week.

Vanderbilt remained a unanimous #1, despite losing 1 game in their series to Alabama, and LSU stayed #2 in all the polls, though the Tigers also took a loss, against Mississippi.

Florida St. jumped over UCLA, moving from #9 to #7, after beating NC St., and taking 2 of 3 from Clemson.

The Bruins remained at #8, after rebounding from a loss to Fullerton St. to sweep the "City Series" at USC.

Fullerton St. added a sweep of UC-Irvine to their win over UCLA to be the only team in last week's top 10 to have an unbeaten week, and moved up from #4 to #3 as a result.

Arizona St. slipped from #13 down to #19, after beating Texas Tech, but then losing 2 of 3 in their in-state rivalry series to visiting Arizona.

Mt. West Conference Champion New Mexico remained the only other ranked team from the west, and the Lobos moved up from #16 to #13 after sweeping at San Diego St.

Andy_Wooldridge@yahoo.com

Post-Spring Q&A With California Golden Blogs

2013-05-20T15:00:09Z

With spring football practices complete, its a natural time to assess where things stand for Pac-12 teams as they head into summer, and look ahead to fall, since the first games are exactly 100 days away today.

We got together with the guys from down at California Golden Blogs for an update on how the Bears look after one of their worst seasons led to the replacement of long time coach Jeff Tedford by Sonny Dykes, who is the latest disciple of both spread offenses, and defenses designed to deal with them, to come into the Pac-12. Spring ball brought the introduction of the "Bear Raid" offense, which Oregon St. will get a first hand look at when the Beavers visit Memorial Stadium in Berkeley for the first time since it's remodel on October 19.

Leon Powe and Kodiak have some great thoughts on how golden the Bears may or may not be at this point.

1. What were the core questions that you had hoped would be answered by Spring Practice? Were conclusions reached?

Leon Powe: Most important question remains unanswered and that's who is going to be passing the ball in the Bear Raid offense. Coach Dykes was quoted as saying "when you have 3 quarterbacks, you really have none" and that's where we're at right now. I think the other question I had after the disastrous year the offensive line had last year was if this season could be better - but with the installation of a completely new system with new coaches, I think its difficult to reach any conclusions after a single spring season.

2. Describe the major changes coming our way in the fall that new coach Sonny Dykes has installed.

Leon Powe: Where Tedford wanted his offenses to be multiple and he had many many many counters and options and formations, Dykes has drastically cut the number of plays and focused on execution, preferring to do a few things well. Jury's still out on our ability to execute, but reports from camp point to a much pared down play book where players can get the ball in space and go.

3. What players emerged on offense this spring? On defense?

Kodiak: A lot of key skill players were out with injury this spring. Bryce Treggs stepped up as an undisputed starter at wide receiver. Another surprise was the ascent of redshirt frosh Matt Cochran to the starting center position over an older (if not more experienced) Mark Brazinski. In the Dykes/Franklin offense, the center makes all the calls at the line of scrimmage, so this is a potentially big deal.

On defense, Nick Forbes was solid inside as our starting middle linebacker and Avery Sebastian was flying around out there at safety. Penn State transfer Khairi Fortt looked recovered from a knee injury which prevented him from suiting up last year and played well enough to be listed as a starter at OLB.

4. What are your biggest worries coming out of spring ball for the fall?

Leon Powe: Our two key questions - QB and offensive line still hadn't solidified so I'd say we have to look to solve those first before we do anything. Also health - we didn't have a lot of nominal starters in spring ball as people were healing.

5. Project your season. Contender? Pretender? Middle of the pack?

Kodiak: Middle of the pack until proven otherwise. It's a tough schedule and all the other teams in the Pac-12 north appear to have stayed strong or gotten better. We're breaking in new systems on both sides of the ball including 3/5 starters on the Oline and a new starting QB who hasn't taken any college snaps. Even though there's excitement over how Dykes/Franklin will re-invigorate our offense, there's got to be tempered realism that it'll take a year or two for the team to adjust and start fulfilling its potential.

6. If the Bears don't have much success this fall with a new system and a very tough schedule, how long does Coach Dykes have to get things going?

Leon Powe: Depends on just how bad we look losing. If we look like its just a few execution corrections and not a systemic breakdown he probably has a 3-5 year leash. If academic problems hold over and we look sloppy and undisciplined on the field, that least becomes a lot shorter.

7. Any freshmen or other newcomers you can't wait to get on campus?

Kodiak: Khalfani Muhammad is a 4* speedster at tailback that Dykes has already talked about getting on the field early. We're hoping for another big-play threat to complement Bigelow and Lasco. Kyle Kragen enrolled early in the spring. He's a JC transfer who has already impressed coaches with his pass-rush ability. Ever since Zach Follett graduated, we really haven't had a player off the edge who could consistently threaten the opposing quarterback. We've had to generate pressure by blitzing linebackers which put a lot of pressure on our secondary.

Speaking of which, we have very little depth at corner and especially at safety. It's likely that a true frosh will need to play early in our nickel and dime packages. Cameron Walker, Darius Allensworth, and Trey Cheek will all get a look.

8. Who will you miss the most from last season? Who will be stepping up to fulfill those shoes?

Leon Powe:The question of Keenan Allen is a divisive one amongst the Cal fanbase. Almost everyone acknowledges his talent and he was probably the second best receiver here in the last decade (behind Desean Jackson) but some fans view his "family connections" as reason why Zach Maynard was given a very long leash, where other quarterbacks would've been benched earlier. But he was damn good.

Bryce Treggs and Chris Harper had decent freshmen seasons, so maybe I'll backtrack on missing KA21, not because he wasn't our best player, but because we have kids ready to step up and in. Instead I think with our combination of lack of defensive back depth and losing two corners to the NFL (Marc Anthony and Steve Williams) I'm going to say our corners are our biggest loss from last season.

9. Any specific injury concerns coming out of this spring?

Leon Powe: Boy I hope Richard Rogers (TE) and Brendan Bigelow (RB) are both healthy (they were injured in the spring) If so, that's two really elite level talents.

10. Based on what you've seen, who is ready to take a major leap this fall?

Leon Powe: Bigelow. Let's take a trip down memory lane:

Coach Dykes has said it is going to be a priority to get this guy the ball in space. Something which Tedford didn't do a good enough job with last season.

11. What does California have to do to challenge not only Stanford, but also Oregon, or USC, for that matter, to become the center of attention in California, and atop the conference?

Leon Powe: One of the quarterbacks is going to have to be equal to his recruiting hype. Maybe Kline. and
the offensive line is going to have to be able to protect. We have the skill players, but we lost games in the trenches and with sloppy mistakes.

12. With not only your starting qb Zach Maynard, but also now his backup, Allan Bridgford, gone, who among freshmen Zach Kline and Jared Goff and junior Austin Hinder is going to emerge as the starter? More importantly, do you think that will be the right choice? And did Coach Dykes handle the qb situation correctly? It seems there could be hard feelings and other concerns that could affect future recruiting.

LeonPowe: Not being in practices its difficult for me as a fan to have a very strong opinion, but I'm kind of hoping its Kline who is a recruited wonder boy and so expectations for him are very high. Reports out of spring were that Goff had the best understanding of the offense (his high school also ran a version), Kline had the best arm, and Hinder had the best wheels.

13. What Pac-12 rival game are you most looking forward to this fall?

Leon Powe: It's always Stanfurd.

14. Is there enough money left now that a settlement was reached with ex-Coach Tedford to buy Oski a new sweater? Or will he have to wait for Memorial Stadium to be paid off?

Leon Powe: Oski HAS a new sweater! It's blue. We at California Golden Blogs think its bad luck though.

Thanks to Leon and Kodiak for their insights! It's sure to be interesting when we go to Berkeley this fall.

Andy_Wooldridge@yahoo.com

Conforto Grand Slam Starts Beaver Blasting Of Ducks

2013-05-19T23:05:59Z

Final Score: Oregon St. 12 Oregon 2

Michael Conforto's grand slam in the second inning sent #6 Oregon St. on their way to a second consecutive blowout win at #10 Oregon on Sunday.

2 errors in the first 2 innings by the normally solid Duck defense, which is #1 in the Pac-12 and #5 nationally in fielding percentage got Oregon St. off to a good start, contributing to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, and then putting a Beaver on every log for Conforto, who had picked up the first of what would eventually be 6 RBIs on the day when he singled to score Tyler Smith for the game's first run.

Conforto then joined Dylan Davis in the 40 RBI club for the season, pulling the first pitch he saw into the Oregon bullpen beyond right field. It was his 9th homer of the year, and second grand slam of the season, as well as his second round trip of the weekend.

"We threw him the kitchen sink today, and he hit everything pretty hard when it mattered," Oregon head coach George Horton said.

Oregon St. head coach Pat Casey rarely pulls out the "send 10 hitters to the plate and score 5 runs in the inning" play, but after it worked so well in the decisive 8th inning of Saturday's 9-0 Beaver win, Casey called for it again, and it provided a margin that would never be threatened the rest of the day.

Not that Oregon didn't try; the Ducks immediately responded by loading the bases in the bottom of the second, but a diving catch on the warning track by Oregon St. center fielder Max Gordon saved at least 3 runs, and bailed Ben Wetzler out of the worst jam he would see all day.

Oregon St. added another run to go up 7-0 in the third inning, when Smith singled to score Jake Rodriguez, and end the day early for Oregon starter Jake Reed, before the Ducks were finally able to begin to chip away, scoring single runs in both the 4th and 5th innings.

A pair of errors by Oregon St. third baseman Kavin Keyes contributed to the minor Oregon uprising, but double plays by the normally sound Beaver defense in both the 4th and 5th innings limited the damage, and got Wetzler far enough into the game for him to pick up his 7th consecutive win in as many Sundays, improving him to 7-1 for the season. Reed took the loss and tumbled to 6-4.

The Beavers blew a chance to blow the game wide open in the top of the 6th inning, leaving the bases loaded against the Ducks' Garett Cleavinger, but Wetzler got the Ducks in order in the bottom of the 6th, and added a strikeout in the 7th before handing the ball over to Tony Bryant for safe keeping. Wetzler had allowed 6 hits and a walk, and the Oregon St. bullpen, which hadn't seen any action all weekend, no-hit Oregon the rest of the way.

"We're one step closer to our goal of winning the Pac-12 title, and our big goal, getting to the sunny place in Nebraska,'' Wetzler said.

Oregon St. did slam the door on any thoughts of an Oregon comeback in the 8th, as the crowd of 3,762 saw, and the radio audience heard Beaver play-by-play man Mike Parker say something that may never have been said before; "4 consecutive hits off Jimmy Sherfy."

Davis, Danny Hayes, Keyes, and Ryan Barnes all hit the normally almost invincible Oregon relief ace, who had picked up his 20th save of the season in the Ducks' series opening 3-0 win Friday night, and entered the game with an ERA below below 1, and the 4 run inning opened the lead to 11-2.

Andy Peterson and Conforto put an exclamation point on the series winning victory with back to back doubles in the 9th inning for the 12th run that upped the Beavers' total to 17 hits for the day, and quelled any controversy that might have arisen after Peterson's comments following the Saturday win were blown out of proportion, but also earned him an interview ban by Casey.

The double digit margin that produced also resulted in Oregon St. administering the 2 most lopsided losses Oregon has suffered in nearly 3 years in back to back days allowed Jace Fry to make his third appearance of the season, and get his first strike out, less than 11 months after undergoing Tommy John ligament replacement surgery.

The 10 run win also equaled the largest margin of victory over the Ducks by the Beavers since the Oregon baseball program was reinstated.

The 2 wins at PK Park were also the first road wins in conference games by either team in the Civil War since 2009, and improved Oregon St. to 43-9 for the year, and 23-5 in the Pac-12, the most conference wins by any Beaver team, surpassing the mark set by the 1994 squad). More importantly, it opened a 2 game lead in the conference race over Oregon, who dropped to 43-13, and 20-7. The Beavers also have the tie-breaker over both the Ducks and UCLA (37-15, 20-7), who pulled into a tie for second place with Oregon with a series sweep completing 5-2 win at USC, so one win next weekend over Washington St. OR a loss by both the Ducks at Utah and the Bruins at Stanford will clinch the Pac-12 championship. 2 wins, or a win and a single loss by each of their pursuers, ensures Oregon St. an out-right title without the benefit of tie-breakers.

The season Civil War series is tied, however, with the deciding game to come Tuesday at Goss Stadium, when the Beavers and Ducks meet once more, at 5:35 PM.

While Oregon St. moved very close to locking up a super-regional seed in the NCAA tournament with the series win, Oregon may need to pull out the Tuesday win in order to secure their second consecutive one.

For a look back, check out the Pac-12 Network Highlight video:

You can vote for Max's catch here as the best of the best.

Here's another look at it:

Andy_Wooldridge@yahoo.com

Civil War Rubber Match May Decide Pac-12 Title

2013-05-19T18:00:06Z

#6 Oregon St. (42-9, 21-5) at #10 Oregon (43-12, 20-6) / 12 Noon / PK Park, Eugene, OR / Pac-12 Channel / KEJO 1240 AM & KPOJ 620 AM

Game Notes / Gametracker / No Live Stream

Oregon and Oregon St. meet at midday today to decide this season's Pac-12 Civil War series, and in the process, probably the Pac-12 Championship. After yesterday's 9-0 win, the most lop-sided loss the Ducks have suffered in nearly 3 years, the Beavers hold a 1 game lead over Oregon, and are 2 games up on UCLA. Oregon St. also has the tie-breaker over the Bruins, so a win today means the Beavers would need only to win once next week in their season ending series at home against Washington St., or have UCLA lose today or any of their games next week at Stanford AND have Oregon fail to sweep Utah in Salt Lake City in order to claim the conference championship.

Oregon has a tougher road even if they win, because they would then need to match Oregon St. and if they don't sweep Utah, have UCLA lose once in their final 4 conference games to gain the Pac-12 title. UCLA has the tie-breaker against Oregon.

Looking deeper into possibilities, any 3 way tie favors Oregon St.. If the Beavers win today, they would have the tie-breaker over both the Ducks and Bruins if a 3 way tie still results. Even if Oregon wins today, if a 3 way tie arises, Oregon St. has the advantage, because while that would result in no advantage amongst the 3 contenders, the Beavers won their series against Arizona St., who would finish next in the standings, but the Sun Devils took 2 of 3 against both UCLA and Oregon.

Barring a complete collapse in the last week, losing all 4 games, including a 5th Civil War contest on Tuesday, today's winner seems almost assured of a National seed in the NCAA postseason as well, while the loser might need a very strong last week to claim one. And since about 3/4 of the teams to make it to Omaha under the current post-season format hosted in the Superregional round, its a very big deal to secure one.

Oregon will start sophomore RHP Jake Reed (6-3, 3.00) in their quest for the win that would serve both goals, and would also clinch the overall season Civil War series.

Oregon St. will counter with junior LHP Ben Wetzler (6-1, 1.46). Wetzler has won the last 6 Sundays in a row.

One advantage Oregon St. has today is a totally intact and rested bullpen, after Matt Boyd and Andrew Moore both went the distance in the first 2 games, the first time the Beavers have had back to back complete games in 7 years.

A disadvantage the Ducks will have to try to overcome is the absence of left fielder Brett Thomas, who missed yesterday's game, and is "doubtful" for today, according to Oregon coach George Horton.

For today, Oregon St. coach Pat Casey has dropped Ryan Barnes down another spot in the order. Today's OSU lineup:

Tyler Smith-SS

Andy Peterson-2B

Michael Conforto-LF

Dylan Davis-RF

Danny Hayes-1B

Kavin Keyes-3B

Ryan Barnes-DH

Jake Rodriguez-C

Max Gordon-CF

Andy_Wooldridge@yahoo.com

Moore Mows Down Ducks

2013-05-19T06:08:17Z

Final Score: Oregon State 9, Oregon 0

Oregon State freshmen Andrew Moore baffled and confused Oregon on Saturday afternoon, limiting the tenth ranked Ducks to just two hits. The 9-0 shutout win that resulted in front of a crowd of 3,892 put the Beavers ahead of the Ducks by a game in the Pac-12 standings, and barring an awful collapse down the stretch, locked up a National Seed as well.

The win also resulted in this edition of the Beavers passing the 2005 team for most regular season wins in program history.

Moore Had A No-Hitter Going At This Point In The Third Inning. The Freshman Ended Up Conceding Two Hits On The Day.

After both pitchers cruised through the opening five innings with ease, Oregon State drew first blood on a Michael Conforto drive to left that ended up carrying and slicing into the Beaver bullpen.

Oregon State added another run in the seventh on another carrying fly ball, this one off the bat of Ryan Barnes. With the way Moore was dealing at this point, two runs seemed like it might have been enough to get the job done, but the fun was just getting started. The Beavers got a 2 RBI single from Danny Hayes, a Ryan Barnes RBI Triple, an Andy Peterson RBI Single, and added yet another run on a wild pitch, all in the eighth inning when OSU sent ten players to the plate. When the dust settled, the Beavers led 8-0 and PK Park was only half-full for the Oregon half of the eighth.

It Was A "Top Step" Kind Of Inning For The Oregon State Dugout, Who Got To Emerge Three Different Times In The Eighth To Celebrate More Runs.

After adding the final run of the game in the ninth on a Dylan Davis sacrifice fly to center, Moore returned to close the game in a workmanlike fashion. The freshman got two long flyouts to start out the final frame before a groundout to first put a cap on the ballgame.

Beaver Infielders Start Their Run And Bump Celebration After The 27th Out

Moore improved to 11-1 with the victory, becoming the first pitcher in the Pac-12 to do so in 2013. Moore's 11 wins also surpassed Sam Gaviglio's record of 10 for most wins by an Oregon St. freshman. Duck starter, freshman Cole Irvin, took the loss, dropping 10-3 on the season.

Moore Recorded Two Strikeouts In His 11th Win Of The Season

Oregon State's balanced attack at the plate was the key to this one, something that has been lacking in the past couple of weeks. Peterson, Hayes, and Barnes all combined for six RBI's, protecting the batters in front of them that were either pitched to carefully or intentionally walked.

Oregon State will attempt to take the official and outright conference lead heading into the final week of the season (a loss would mean tie at the top, with the tiebreaker going to Oregon) tomorrow, throwing junior southpaw Ben Wetzler. Oregon will counter with sophomore Jake Reed, who enters the game with a record of 6-3. First pitch is slated for 12:00 PM and will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.

Victory

All photos via Connor Pelton

Civil War Continues With Freshman Showdown

2013-05-18T20:00:05Z

#6 Oregon St. (41-9, 20-5) at #10 Oregon (43-11, 20-5) / 2 PM / PK Park, Eugene, OR / Pac-12 Channel / KEJO 1240 AM & KPOJ 620 AM

Game Notes / Gametracker / No Live Stream

Oregon and Oregon St. continue the Civil War this afternoon, with a showdown of 2 of the best freshman pitchers in the country, with sole possession of first place in the Pac-12 on the line.

Oregon will go with LHP Cole Irvin (10-2, 2.64). Irvin was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after his complete game shutout in last week's 4-0 win at Ohio St.

Oregon St. will counter with RHP Andrew Moore (10-1, 1.48). Moore is a Eugene native, hailing from North Eugene High.

The Ducks took the Friday night series opener 3-0 behind a 2-hit performance by Tommy Thorpe, setting the tone for the weekend as one where tremendous pitching is likely to be the norm. Oregon's win made it 10 straight for the home team in conference-counting games in the Civil War, as well as snapping a 12 game Oregon St. win streak, while extending their own to 9 games.

In addition to avoiding losing the series, Oregon St. today is also still looking for the win in order to equal the 2005 team's mark of 42-9 for most wins in the regular season.

Today's game, as well as tomorrows, will be carried by the Pac-12 Network, so there's no free live stream.

Oregon St. head coach Pat Casey has tweaked the lineup again today, moving Danny Hayes up ahead of Ryan Barnes, and also elevating Kavin Keyes above Jake Rodriguez. Here's the order for today:

Tyler Smith-SS

Andy Peterson-2B

Michael Conforto-LF

Dylan Davis-RF

Danny Hayes-1B

Ryan Barnes-DH

Kavin Keyes-3B

Jake Rodriguez-C

Max Gordon-CF

Andy_Wooldridge@yahoo.com

Thorpe Throttles Beavers

2013-05-18T04:20:40Z

Final Score: Oregon 3 Oregon St. 0

Oregon sophomore Tommy Thorpe throttled Oregon St., limiting the 6th ranked Beavers to just 2 hits Friday night. The 3-0 shutout win that resulted in front of a crowd of 3,820 pulled the 10th ranked Ducks into a tie atop the Pac-12 standings with Oregon St., though Oregon does now hold the tie-breaker as well.

Oregon jumped out to a 2-0 lead in their first at bat, as the first 3 Duck batters got hits, and all 6 that came to the plate in the opening inning put the ball in play, though Ryon Healey's RBI single to left that scored Brett Thomas was the only ball that left the infield.

The Ducks added another run in the second, after Nick led off by pulling a low, outside pitch by Matt Boyd into the left field corner, and scored on a single by J.J. Altobelli, and though video showed one run should have been an out, it turned out to be all Thorpe needed and more.

Oregon St. really only threatened Thorpe once, in the 3rd inning, when Thorpe hit Max Gordon with a pitch, Andy Peterson laid down a perfect bunt, and both moved up when Thorpe unleashed a wild pitch. But Michael Conforto struck out looking with 2 runners in scoring position, and the Beavers didn't threaten again until the 9th inning.

Boyd turned in a complete game for Oregon St., allowing only 7 hits, and just 2 after the 3rd inning, as the pitching duel breezed through the middle portion of the game.

Thorpe came out in the 9th inning to try for a complete game shutout, but walked Tyler Smith, and Oregon coach George Horton turned to ace closer Jimmy Sherfy. Sherfy struck out Peterson, but hit Conforto with a pitch, and repeated the sequence, striking out Dylan Davis, but then hitting Ryan Barnes.

Danny Hayes was able to work the count full, but flew out to center field, and Oregon had the win, making this at 43-11 the winningest regular season in Duck history.

Thorpe improved to 6-4 with the win, and Sherfy notched his school record setting 20th save of the season, albeit a more exciting one than Duck fans might have hoped for.

Boyd dropped to 10-3 for the season, despite his second complete game of the season, and the Beavers 41-9 for the year. Both teams are now 20-5 in the Pac-12.

Gordon submitted another candidate play for the Sportscenter top 10 plays with a leaping and rolling catch on the warning track in center field, above, but it was equaled by the Oregon defense, which handled several balls hard hit by Oregon St., but right at Duck defenders.

Oregon St. will try again tomorrow to become the first northwest Pac-12 team to beat Oregon this academic year in the premier men's sports (the Ducks swept their NW rivals in football and basketball, and are 8-0 so far in baseball), sending Eugene native freshman RHP Andrew Moore out. Oregon will counter with another freshman, LHP Cole Irvin, who was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week this past week. Both freshman already have 10 wins this season.

Andy_Wooldridge@yahoo.com