Ducks rally for the second straight night to defeat Washington
Oregon found itself down early for the second straight night at Washington, but once again found a way to rally and beat the Huskies.
The Oregon Ducks baseball team probably doesn't want to make this a habit, but it's sure fun while it lasts. For the second straight night, the Ducks found themselves down to Washington in the middle of the game only to have the bats come alive and beat the Huskies 10-4 in Seattle. With the win, Oregon moves to 35-11 overall and 17-6 in Big Ten action.
The Ducks are tied for second with Nebraska. As for the Dawgs, they drop to 20-26 overall and just 9-14 in conference play. Oregon was down 4-1 after four innings of play and then Maddox Molony decided to join the party.
The Duck shortstop hasn't had the season that was expected of him, but he came through in a huge way on this night. Molony finished the night 3-for-3 with two homers and six runs driven in. Molony's big night began when he smacked a two-run home run to bring the Ducks to within 4-3 in the fifth inning.
He then gave Oregon the lead in the sixth on a two-run single to give the Ducks a 5-4 lead. But Oregon was far from being done. In the seventh, Angel Laya gave the Ducks some breathing room with a big three-run homer for a 9-4 advantage.