EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon was playing exceptionally well and was seven outs away from a series sweep Sunday afternoon at PK Park, but California scored eight times in the last three innings and held off the Ducks' comeback attempt in the ninth as the Golden Bears beat the No. 25 Ducks, 9-8.
Oregon led 4-1 with two out in the top of the seventh, having yet to allow an earned run and protecting a lead provided by a three-run Gavin Grant homer in the second. But California scored twice before the Ducks could get out of the seventh, then added five runs in the eighth — four on an inside-the-park grand slam — before getting an insurance run in the ninth that proved vital after Oregon tried to rally late.