Oregon baseball vs. UCLA game 2; live updates, scores, analysis
Follow along as the Oregon Ducks look to bounce back from an ugly loss and even a critical series on the road against No. 1 UCLA.
After a dreadful start to the biggest series of the season, the No. 13 Oregon Ducks (35-13, 17-8 Big Ten) will attempt to get up off the mat and punch back against the No. 1 UCLA Bruins (45-4, 25-0 Big Ten) on Saturday night in Los Angeles at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
The Ducks managed just three hits and one run against the Bruins in Friday's opener, as right-hander Will Sanford struggled to finish innings and UCLA run-ruled the Ducks, 11-1, in seven innings . UCLA's Wylan Moss, making just his third start of the season, went the distance and struck out nine Ducks along the way. Oregon had trouble keeping the Bruins off the bases, but they didn't force any action themselves either.
UCLA took a 6-0 lead in the third inning before Drew Smith hit a long sacrifice fly to push across Oregon's lone run on the night. Mark Wasikowski also shook up the lineup, which is still without Jax Gimenez. He sought more power in the lineup, moving Ryan Cooney back to the leadoff spot and inserting Dominic Hellman , who has played sparingly over the past month, back into the lineup batting fifth and playing first base.
Jack Brooks also flipped back down to the nine-hole after leading off in recent games. It didn't work, however, as the Ducks had just one extra-base hit (a double by Burke-Lee Mabeus ) and drew just two walks. The Ducks will hope for a better outing on Saturday from right-hander Collin Clarke (5-3, 4.