Oregon has had an encouraging sign. They have fight. The Ducks opened the season against Minnesota and were down 9-0 through the first three innings before the offense was able to get going. The team came within a run in the eighth when Anthony Hall scored to make the 11-10. Minnesota won the game 12-10 in the end.
The story for the Oregon Ducks for the following three games was similar. The Ducks lost 6-5 to San Diego, The Ducks hit under .250 as a team against the Golden Gophers while Minnesota showed some power hitting .421 as a team.