Oregon Ducks baseball moves up two spots in latest coaches poll
Oregon baseball continues to climb the rankings in the coaches poll after another weekend series win.
While the Oregon Ducks may have seen their eight-game winning streak come to an end in a series-finale loss in extra innings to Northwestern on Sunday, the Ducks are continuing to rise in the rankings. The latest USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll saw the Ducks move up two spots to No. 17 after taking two games from the Wildcats over the weekend.
Oregon broke into all five major polls last weekend and remains ranked in each poll this week. The Ducks' highest ranking is No. 13 from Perfect Game .
Oregon swung the bats well this weekend against Northwestern, scoring a season-high 20 runs on Friday and outscoring the Wildcats 36-21 in the series. The Ducks improved to 19-4 on the season and 7-2 in Big Ten play. The Ducks also got strong pitching performances from starters Will Sanford and Collin Clarke in the first two wins of the series.
Sanford allowed just one hit and one run over five innings and picked up eight strikeouts. Meanwhile, Clarke went seven innings for the third consecutive start and punched out 10 Wildcats in the process, matching a career-high. After a long eight-game homestand, the Ducks will hit the road this week.