EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon baseball team will play in an NCAA Championship tournament regional final for the first time in seven years Sunday, after the No. 13 Ducks beat Gonzaga on Saturday, 7-3, to remain unbeaten in the Eugene Regional.
Robert Ahlstrom went eight innings Saturday for the Ducks, and Gabe Matthews drove in runs during Oregon's four-run first inning and three-run fourth. The Bulldogs will play an elimination game Sunday at 3 p.m. against Louisiana State, with the winner to face the Ducks later Sunday; LSU needed extra innings to beat Central Connecticut in an elimination game Saturday afternoon.