The welcome sound of the sharp “ping” of bats on balls returned to PK Park this weekend as the Ducks welcomed the Xavier Musketeers to Eugene for a 4-game series. At press time on Saturday evening, the teams had completed three of the four games, with the final game scheduled for Sunday at Noon.
Game 1 - Friday - Oregon 3 - Xavier 2
The Ducks won the first game with a walk-off sacrifice fly by transfer player Owen Diodati in the bottom of the 9th inning. Oregon trailed 2 - 1 going into the bottom half of the 8th, and while the Ducks showed no sign of the explosive offensive club from 2022 in this game, they nevertheless rallied for the victory.