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Ducks Clinch Series at Washington
05/03/26 | Baseball
SEATTLE, Wash. — Maddox Molony belted a pair of home runs and drove in six runs while Oregon's bullpen came up big again to lead the No. 13 Ducks to a 10-4 win at Washington on Saturday to clinch a series win at Husky Ballpark.
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Molony went 3-for-3 with a two-run home run, a solo shot, a two-RBI single and a sacrifice fly to lead Oregon (35-11, 17-6 Big Ten) to the win. Angel Laya added a three-run homer and scored two runs, while Drew Smith finished with three hits and a pair of runs scored.
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For the second game in a row, Oregon's bullpen did not allow a run while tossing at least five innings. Leo Uelmen (2-0) got the win, tossing a scoreless fifth inning while Jonah Barkoff, Cal Scolari and Devin Bell all tossed at least a scoreless inning with Bell getting the final five outs.
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How It Happened: Washington (20-26, 9-14 Big Ten) took the early lead with a first-inning solo home run, before tacking on a run with a two-out double in the second.
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Oregon cut the lead in half in the third. Burke-Lee Mabeus led off the frame with an opposite-field triple before scoring on a Molony sacrifice fly.
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The Huskies pushed the lead back to two with an unearned run in the third, before adding a fourth run for a three-run lead in the fourth.
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The Ducks answered in the top of the fifth. After Mabeus reached on an infield hit, Molony followed belting the first pitch he saw over the left-field wall to cut the lead to 4-3.
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In the sixth, Molony made the Huskies pay after they chose to intentionally walk Mabeus to load the bases with two outs. The Ducks' shortstop poked a ball through the right side to score two and give the Ducks a 5-4 lead.
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Oregon kept the offense rolling in the seventh inning, scoring four more runs. Brayden Jaksa started the rally with a single off the pitcher that deflected into right field. Ryan Cooney moved Jaksa to second with a base hit through the right side before Smith picked up an RBI with a hit through the left side. Laya followed with a three-run homer off the batter's eye to push the lead to 9-4.
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Molony made it a six-run game when he belted his second homer of the day in the eighth inning.
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Washington threatened in the sixth and seventh putting two runners on with no outs. Barkoff, making just his second career appearance with both coming this week, got out of the sixth-inning jam striking out the next three batters. Scolari, who made his first career relief appearance, did the same fanning the last three batters he faced after allowing a hit and issuing a walk.
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In the eighth, the Huskies loaded the bases with one out forcing Oregon to turn to Bell to get out of the inning. The Ducks' closer enticed an inning-ending double play on a 3-2 count to end the threat. He finished the win off in the ninth, striking out three of the four batters he faced.
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Box Score Notes:  Dominic Hellman made his 100th career start joining Smith, Molony and Cooney in the 100-start club … Molony's homers were his 34th and 35th of his career … The two-homer game was the seventh of his career … Molony's six RBI matched a career high …  Laya's home run was his 13th of his freshman campaign … Oregon has now won 23 of 25 series since the beginning of the 2025 season.
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On Deck: Oregon will look for a series sweep on Sunday. First pitch is at 1 p.m. (B1G+).
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Molony went 3-for-3 with a two-run home run, a solo shot, a two-RBI single and a sacrifice fly to lead Oregon (35-11, 17-6 Big Ten) to the win. Angel Laya added a three-run homer and scored two runs, while Drew Smith finished with three hits and a pair of runs scored.
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For the second game in a row, Oregon's bullpen did not allow a run while tossing at least five innings. Leo Uelmen (2-0) got the win, tossing a scoreless fifth inning while Jonah Barkoff, Cal Scolari and Devin Bell all tossed at least a scoreless inning with Bell getting the final five outs.
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How It Happened: Washington (20-26, 9-14 Big Ten) took the early lead with a first-inning solo home run, before tacking on a run with a two-out double in the second.
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Oregon cut the lead in half in the third. Burke-Lee Mabeus led off the frame with an opposite-field triple before scoring on a Molony sacrifice fly.
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The Huskies pushed the lead back to two with an unearned run in the third, before adding a fourth run for a three-run lead in the fourth.
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The Ducks answered in the top of the fifth. After Mabeus reached on an infield hit, Molony followed belting the first pitch he saw over the left-field wall to cut the lead to 4-3.
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In the sixth, Molony made the Huskies pay after they chose to intentionally walk Mabeus to load the bases with two outs. The Ducks' shortstop poked a ball through the right side to score two and give the Ducks a 5-4 lead.
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Oregon kept the offense rolling in the seventh inning, scoring four more runs. Brayden Jaksa started the rally with a single off the pitcher that deflected into right field. Ryan Cooney moved Jaksa to second with a base hit through the right side before Smith picked up an RBI with a hit through the left side. Laya followed with a three-run homer off the batter's eye to push the lead to 9-4.
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Molony made it a six-run game when he belted his second homer of the day in the eighth inning.
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Washington threatened in the sixth and seventh putting two runners on with no outs. Barkoff, making just his second career appearance with both coming this week, got out of the sixth-inning jam striking out the next three batters. Scolari, who made his first career relief appearance, did the same fanning the last three batters he faced after allowing a hit and issuing a walk.
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In the eighth, the Huskies loaded the bases with one out forcing Oregon to turn to Bell to get out of the inning. The Ducks' closer enticed an inning-ending double play on a 3-2 count to end the threat. He finished the win off in the ninth, striking out three of the four batters he faced.
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Box Score Notes:  Dominic Hellman made his 100th career start joining Smith, Molony and Cooney in the 100-start club … Molony's homers were his 34th and 35th of his career … The two-homer game was the seventh of his career … Molony's six RBI matched a career high …  Laya's home run was his 13th of his freshman campaign … Oregon has now won 23 of 25 series since the beginning of the 2025 season.
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On Deck: Oregon will look for a series sweep on Sunday. First pitch is at 1 p.m. (B1G+).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Uelmen, Leo (2-0)
L: Noah Kenney (4-5)

Batting:
3B: Mabeus, Burke-Lee 1
HR: Laya, Angel 1 ; Molony, Maddox 2
RBI: Smith, Drew 1 ; Laya, Angel 3 ; Molony, Maddox 6
SF: Molony, Maddox 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jaksa, Brayden 1 ; Cooney, Ryan 1 ; Smith, Drew 2 ; Laya, Angel 2 ; Mabeus, Burke-Lee 2 ; Molony, Maddox 2
SB: Smith, Drew 1 ; Laya, Angel 1

Batting:
2B: Sam DeCarlo 1 ; Casen Taggart 1 ; Ethan Swidler 1
HR: Jackson Hotchkiss 1
RBI: Jackson Hotchkiss 1 ; Sam DeCarlo 1 ; Ethan Swidler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jackson Hotchkiss 2 ; Aidan Dougherty 1 ; Ethan Swidler 1
HBP: Jackson Hotchkiss 1 ; Sam DeCarlo 1 ; Aidan Dougherty 1
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