BB: Oregon @ Illinois (Apr. 17-19, B1G+)

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Apr. 17 (FRI) 4 PM B1G+
Apr. 18 (SAT) 1 PM B1G+
Apr. 19 (SUN) 11 AM B1G+

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Oregon's bats are working today with 3 HRs so far, including a near 500-foot blast from Lauaki.

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Ducks now in double digits after Molony's bases-clearing double.

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Oregon's pitchers (as have Illinois') are struggling with the heavy winds in Champaign as they've now given up 5 HRs. Good thing all but one have been solo shots. 11-6 Ducks through 6 innings.

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Oregon puts up a 5 spot in the 7th to push the lead to 10. Junior Lauaki has been unreal the last couple weekends.

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Oregon run-rules Illinois 16-6 in the 7th inning.

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So many HRs! Crazy game! The wind definitely helped for some of them.

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Oregon up 2-0 but have missed a lot of early scoring opportunities by leaving the bases loaded the last 2 innings.

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A rough B4 for Oregon as the heavy winds played havoc with a couple Illinois high, shallow popups that resulted in Illinois getting 4 runs.

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Maddox Molony hits a 2-run HR to tie it at 4.

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Oregon has retaken the lead on Jaksa's 2 RBI single.

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Oregon's bullpen is doing their thing again in B7 with a leadoff triple, two walks, two wild pitches to score Illinois runners, and an RBI single to give Illinois the lead, all with no outs still.

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The B7 was beyond horrific for Oregon as they let up 8 runs amongst 4 different pitchers that had multiple free passes, wild pitches and the defense had a couple errors. They also lost Mabeus, who got hit in the throat on a pitch that bounced in front of home plate. This really can't keep happening, especially to a team like Illinois. Ducks trail 12-6 heading into the T8.

Another issue has been Oregon's offense squandering opportunities as they've outhit Illinois and had double-digit walks/HBPs but have left 14 runners on base.

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And just like that Oregon is back in it as after a walk brings in a run, Jaksa wallops a grand slam over the LF wall to bring the Ducks within 1. Now 12-11 Illinois.

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Goodbye baseball! Drew Smith hits a 2-run HR to give Oregon a 13-12 lead.

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