EUGENE — Oregon starters and combined to strikeout 25 hitters to lead No. 19 Oregon to a doubleheader sweep, 2-1 and 6-1, of New Mexico State on Saturday at PK Park.
Kafka and Walker both posted career-highs in strikeouts while not allowing an earned run between them to finish a four-game nonconference sweep of the Aggies (10-14). The Ducks' (16-6) pitching staff combined to strikeout 33 Aggies in the two games, including 20 in the nightcap.
Game 1: Oregon 2, New Mexico State 1
Kafka allowed just two hits in 8.1 innings and Oregon rallied late to clinch the series with a come-from-behind win.