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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1968)
Webfoots Sweep Pair On Van Wyck's Hit By JOHN ANDERSON Of the Emerald Jim Van Wyck's bloop single with two down in the seventh inning scored pinch-runner Jon Wheeler from third and lifted the Oregon Ducks to a come from-behind 2-1 victory and a doubleheader sweep over tlu1 University ot Portland at Howe Field Saturday. Oregon won the first game 8-4 behind Scott Cress, who slugged his fourth homer, and Mike Nick sic. who recorded his fourth straight win. The games, originally sched uled for Portland, had been moved to Eugene because of wet conditions on the Pilots’ dia mond. Ducks Trail by Run The Ducks trailed Portland by a run going into the final in ning of the nightcap. Larry Hayes had given up an unearn ed run in the fifth, and things looked dim with the bottom half of the Webfoots line-up coming to bat in the seventh. But Coach Don Kirsch sent five consecutive pinch-hitters to the plate and three of them tame through with base hits Colby Howe, who has been re ferred to by Kirsch as ‘'Tangle foot" because of his lack of speed, beat out an infield hit with one down. Rod Pitcher ran for Howe and streaked to third when Gary Schultz lined a single into right field. The squeeze bunt signal was on as John Dye came to bat for catcher Steve Arnold, but when the left side of the infield closed in on the plate in anticipation of a bunt. Dye drilled a grass cutter between second and short to tie the game. Van Wyck Comes Through Ron Malony, batting for Hay es. struck out, but Dave Heuber ger walked on four straight pitches to load the bases. Van Wyck came through with his Texas Leaguer to right center, and the game was over. The Pilots had picked up their only marker in the fourth, after Hayes had pitched perfect ball for the first three innings, on a walk, stolen base, throw ing error and single by Terry Pollreisz. Hayes, who picked up his first decision of the season, gave up three hits, struck out nine and walked only two. His earned Photo by Dean Brickey JON WHEELER TAKES THIRD Pinch-runner seored~winning run moments later run average in 24 2 3 innings is now 2.19. Larry Hanson's first-inning double extended his hitting streak to eleven consecutive games. The shortstop-third base man, PAC batting champion last season as a sophomore, is now hitting .328 after a slow start. Nicksic Breezes In the first game, the Ducks rapped out 10 hits, including three doubles and Cress’ homer, and Nicksic struck out 10 while breezing to the 8-4 win. Hits by Larry Hand and Han son drove in single runs in the second and third innings, but Portland tied it up in the fourth when Nicksic loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batter, and losing hurler Dennis Denton drove a single into right center to score two runs. Nicksic helped his own cause in the bottom of the inning when his double into deep cen ter field folowcd a two-bagger by Schutz and put the Webfoots ahead to stay. Three more Oregon runs crossed the plate in the fifth Hanson and Cress (who went three for four; led off with cen ter field singles and Hand walk ed to load the bases. Phil Olrich's One Day Service fieqmunds cha>ge ^eSj^XBOMe^. "NAME YOU CAN TRUST" 345-6321 821 E. 13th squeeze bunt single scored one run, shortstop Jim Berg’s bob ble allowed Cress to score, and a perfectly placed sacrifice bunt by Nicksic brought in the third. Cress' homer, which capped the Duck scoring in the sixth, cleared the 360-foot mark in right field and came shortly after Van Wyck drove a double into deep left. Van Wyck, a sophomore who finished his first afternoon of varsity action (he just emerged from a wrist cast) hitting three for six and turning in some fine plays in the field, was a re placement for regular infielder Roger Schiewe, who is out with a bad back. "He’s a real good hustler," Kirseh said of Van Wyck. Schiewe Hurt Schiewe, who has a history of lower back problems, hurt him self about five days ago lifting a television set. "It's been worse the last couple of days,” Kirseh commented. “He’s wearing a corset now. We don’t know if it’s sacroiliac or vertebrae of what—but we expect him back before too long.” Schiewe is leading hitter on the club at .342 The Ducks, now 8-4-1 on the season, are in action again Tues d a y when Linlield College travels to Eugene for a 1 p.m. doubleheader. Jon Wheeler and Fred Cardwell are scheduled to pitch. Portland 000 201 0 4 5 4 Oregon 011 132 x —8 10 3 Denton, StefYani (6> and Herber; Nicksic and Schutz. W Nicksic (4-0». L—Denton (2-1). IIK: Oregon, Cress (4). Portland 000 100 0-1 3 0 Oregon 000 000 2—2 E 1 Golden and Herber; Hayes and Arn old. W—Hayes (1-0). L—Golden (1-3). FREE Ice Cream Cone AT PlETR$5 Sugar Tree With each Pizza purchased on Mon., Tues., Wed. & Thurs. * (Front Pizza Parlor) Also, Delicious Milk Shakes, Sundaes and Sodas. Hot Pizza delivered to campus call 726-4415 'No-Hit' Ducklings Frosh Split Pair By STAN HORTON Of ilir Kmrrald The no hit “disease’’ which struck down Oregon's varsity basehallers last week seems to lie contagious. The Oregon Frosh appeared to have a clear-cut case of this "sickness” Saturday as they managed only four hits (all doubles) in splitting a twinhill with Clark College. Two Penguin pitchers limited the Ducklings to one hit in the opening game as Clark edged the Frosh. 21. Moth squads went scoreless through three innings before Clark took the lead with single runs in the fourth and fifth frames. Jim Grant and Tom Hannibal had a no hitter going until the final inning when Hick Ver haeghe laced a pinch-hit double dovwi the left field line lie later scored on a groundnut by Few Mcrz to spoil Clark’s hopes for a shutout. Hannibal got the win with Oregon hurler Alan Cockerill absorbing the loss Oregon was still weak at the bat in the second contest but took advantage of several wild pitches and two key Clark er rors to take a 6-3 victory. Both teams managed one score in the first inning—the Ducklings were sparked by Cary Nall’s lilt - but n three run outburst by the Ducklings in the third proved the difference. Three walks, two Clark errors and two wild pitches scored three runners for Oregon in the wild home half of the third. 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