
Ducks Open B1G Tournament With Win
05/22/25 | Baseball
OMAHA, Neb. — Three Oregon pitchers combined to toss a four-hitter while Anson Aroz went 3-for-4 with three RBI to lead the No. 4 Ducks to a 4-2 win over Michigan State in Oregon's first game of pool play at the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday at Charles Schwab Stadium.
Junior Ian Umlandt got the start for Oregon and turned in a stellar performance on the mound. The Ducks' lefty allowed just one earned run on four hits in 6.2 innings on work before giving way to relievers Santiago Garcia and Seth Mattox, who combined to retire all seven batters they faced with three strikeouts. Garcia got the win, moving to 3-0 on the season, while Mattox picked up his eighth save tossing a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts to end the game.
How It Happened: After Michigan State took an early lead with a run in the top of the first on a leadoff double and a pair of fly balls that advanced the runner, The Ducks answered with a pair of runs in their half of the first. Aroz delivered a two-out, two-run double into the left-field corner for a 2-1 lead.
The teams exchanged zeros until the seventh inning when Michigan State (28-27) tied the game with an unearned run. Oregon (42-13) immediately answered, scoring two runs in its half of the inning. Dominic Hellman, who reached base four times (2-for-2, 2 BB) started the rally with a hit before being removed for pinch-runner Jax Gimenez.
Jacob Walsh drew a 10-pitch walk, after falling behind 0-2 to start the at-bat, moving Gimenez to second. Drew Smith gave the Ducks the lead back driving in Gimenez with a base hit to left field and Aroz followed with an RBI single through the right side, scoring Walsh from second.
Box Score Notes: The win was Oregon's 11th in a row, matching its longest winning streak of the season (Feb. 22 – March 9) … Oregon can tie the longest winning streak in program history with a win on Friday … Umlandt's quality start was his third in five starts this season … Mattox moved into a tie for 10th all-time in single-season saves at Oregon … Oregon moved its record in conference tournament games to 5-4 all-time … The Ducks are 11-1 in the month of May with their last loss coming at Michigan State on May 2.
On Deck: Oregon will square off with Nebraska on Friday in a must-win game to advance to Saturday's semifinals. Both teams are 1-0 in "Pool A" with only the pool winner advancing. First pitch is at 4:03 p.m. (PT) on the Big Ten Network.
Junior Ian Umlandt got the start for Oregon and turned in a stellar performance on the mound. The Ducks' lefty allowed just one earned run on four hits in 6.2 innings on work before giving way to relievers Santiago Garcia and Seth Mattox, who combined to retire all seven batters they faced with three strikeouts. Garcia got the win, moving to 3-0 on the season, while Mattox picked up his eighth save tossing a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts to end the game.
How It Happened: After Michigan State took an early lead with a run in the top of the first on a leadoff double and a pair of fly balls that advanced the runner, The Ducks answered with a pair of runs in their half of the first. Aroz delivered a two-out, two-run double into the left-field corner for a 2-1 lead.
The teams exchanged zeros until the seventh inning when Michigan State (28-27) tied the game with an unearned run. Oregon (42-13) immediately answered, scoring two runs in its half of the inning. Dominic Hellman, who reached base four times (2-for-2, 2 BB) started the rally with a hit before being removed for pinch-runner Jax Gimenez.
Jacob Walsh drew a 10-pitch walk, after falling behind 0-2 to start the at-bat, moving Gimenez to second. Drew Smith gave the Ducks the lead back driving in Gimenez with a base hit to left field and Aroz followed with an RBI single through the right side, scoring Walsh from second.
Box Score Notes: The win was Oregon's 11th in a row, matching its longest winning streak of the season (Feb. 22 – March 9) … Oregon can tie the longest winning streak in program history with a win on Friday … Umlandt's quality start was his third in five starts this season … Mattox moved into a tie for 10th all-time in single-season saves at Oregon … Oregon moved its record in conference tournament games to 5-4 all-time … The Ducks are 11-1 in the month of May with their last loss coming at Michigan State on May 2.
On Deck: Oregon will square off with Nebraska on Friday in a must-win game to advance to Saturday's semifinals. Both teams are 1-0 in "Pool A" with only the pool winner advancing. First pitch is at 4:03 p.m. (PT) on the Big Ten Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Garcia, Santiago (3-0)
L: Horvath,Tyler (3-3)
S: Mattox, Seth (8)
Batting:
2B: McKay,Ryan 1 ; Picot,Parker 1
RBI: Busch,Sam 1
SH: Berry,Caleb 1
SF: Busch,Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McKay,Ryan 1 ; Picot,Parker 1
SB: Sokolove,JT 1
HBP: Sokolove,JT 1

Batting:
2B: Aroz, Anson 1
RBI: Smith, Drew 1 ; Aroz, Anson 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Hellman, Dominic 1 ; Gimenez, Jax 1 ; Walsh, Jacob 1 ; Smith, Drew 1
SB: Cooney, Ryan 1 ; Garate, Carter 1
HBP: Garate, Carter 1
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