
Oregon Ducks Gear Up for Home‑Field NCAA Regional
With the full 64‑team bracket set to be revealed on Monday, the Ducks look to build on a dominant Big Ten Tournament showing and chase a sixth straight College World Series appearance.
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With the full 64‑team bracket set to be revealed on Monday, the Ducks look to build on a dominant Big Ten Tournament showing and chase a sixth straight College World Series appearance.

The Oregon Ducks, the No. 3 seed, will face the No. 11 seed Washington Huskies in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. With a 38‑15 record and recent wins over Ohio State and Michigan, Oregon seeks a second straight NCAA Regional hosting slot. The Huskies, at 25‑31, rely on power hitters such as Jackson Hotchkiss and will try to shock the Ducks in Omaha.

Washington’s offense and pitching combine for a 7‑1 win, advancing them to face Oregon on May 22.
Ohio State, seeded sixth, lost to eleventh‑seeded Washington in the opening game of the Big Ten tournament. A critical error by catcher Mason Eckelman in the top of the ninth paved the way for Mic Paul's game‑changing triple, and the Buckeyes will next face Rutgers, a team they previously beat 8‑0 but have since lost three straight to.
Ohio State’s sixth‑seeded baseball team saw a 6‑6 tie dissolve in the top of the ninth when catcher Mason Eckelman dropped a routine pop fly, allowing Mic Paul to triple and clinch the win for No. 11 Washington. The Buckeyes now turn to Rutgers, a team they split with earlier in the season.

UCLA survived a late surge to beat Washington 6-5, highlighted by Casen Taggart’s early triple and Jackson Hotchkiss’s seventh‑inning homer.

UCLA survived a back‑and‑forth battle with Washington, pulling ahead in the ninth to win 6‑5. Key contributions from a host of players highlighted the contest.