EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon placed four players on the Pac-12 Conference preseason all-league team while being picked to finish fifth in the conference by the league coaches.
Infielder Drew Cowley, catcher Josiah Cromwick, pitcher Logan Mercado and outfielder Tanner Smith were all named to the team. The four Ducks on the team tied for the third most among Pac-12 teams, trailing only Stanford and UCLA.
Cowley (Upland, Calif./Upland HS/Cal Poly Pomona) earned second-team ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region honors last season after hitting a team-best .424 (64-for-151) with three home runs, 29 RBI, 16 doubles, two triples and 38 runs scored.