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Club Sports
Baseball team
celebrates victories
People always say that timing is
everything.
If that’s the case, then the Ore
gon Club Sports baseball team cer
tainly picked a great time to start
playing the kind of ball it always
knew it was capable of.
Heading into last weekend’s
round-robin set of four games
against Southern Oregon and
Western Washington with a
record of 2-10, the Ducks knew
that coming away with some wins
under their belt was important.
And win they did.
During the two days of games
Oregon (5-11 overall) not only
matched its previous season win to
tal, but eclipsed it by taking three of
four. The games, all seven innings
long, were played Saturday and
Sunday at Creswell High School.
In every game there was a differ
ent hero, and as each game pro
gressed, the team’s chemistry im
proved.
“I was much more pleased with
the effort that I saw out of my guys
this weekend,” player-coach Ryan
Williams said. “We picked up a lot
of confidence, and we began to de
velop a better camaraderie be
tween us all with everyone
pulling for one another. ”
The Ducks started the weekend
on a good note by taking on West
ern Washington and picking up a
much-needed 6-5 win.
The starting pitcher for the game
was Shanti Perry, who pitched five
innings, giving up only three runs
to pick up his first win of the sea
son. Rory Hawkins came in and
threw the final two innings to se
cure the game and record his sec
ond save of the season.
The offense got kick-started
right off when Boone McGuckin,
who was two-for-three for the
game, hit a three-run double in the
first inning. Tim Bogner also did
his part at the plate by going two
for-three.
Having played Southern twice
before, the team hoped to fare well.
Unfortu
nately, the
momen
tum from
game one
didn’t car
ry over, as
the team
got shellacked, 18-7.
The Ducks’ starting pitcher, Jed
Cowen, only lasted 1 2/3 innings
and the defense played as sloppy
as can be.
But the offense did manage to
provide some things worth noting.
McGuckin was one-for-two, his hit
a two-run home run, his first of the
season. And Kerry Jenkins sur
prised everyone by blasting a two
run shot, his second of the season.
“We were all really disappoint
ed with the loss to Southern,”
Williams said. “It was quite a set
back for us after beating Western
the game before.”
Having a night’s rest to think
about that 11-run loss, the Ducks
came ready to play Sunday against
Western.
Their bats were hot once again
as they scored three runs in the
first inning. In the fifth, they put
four more on the board thanks in a
large part to a three-run homer by
Bogner, his first.
Oregon entered the seventh in
ning with a secure 7-3 lead.
Western was held to only three
runs in the first six innings because
of the pitching of Tony Purcell.
Purcell, who had great control
throughout the game and record
ed 11 strikeouts, suddenly lost it
in the seventh and walked four
batters as well as hitting another.
The five free base runners along
with Western’s lone hit of the in
ning accounted for four runs and a
7-7 tie heading into the bottom of
the seventh.
With the once-secure lead evap
orated, it was up to the Oregon
bats to ensure a win. J.B. Hayes,
who was two-for-three in the
game, got the inning going by get
ting hit by a pitch to reach base.
And McGuckin then smashed a
game-winning two-run home run
over the right-field fence to wrap up
a dramatic 9-7 victory for the Ducks.
“What a great way to end a ball
game,” utility player Tony
Bastinelli said. “When we all saw
that ball go over the fence, we all
started screaming and cheering. ”
The home run bailed out Pur
cell, who ended up picking up his
first victory.
With the thrilling win still on
the minds of the players, the team
carried that winning momentum
into its fourth and final game.
Southern Oregon struck first,
however, by jumping out to a 2-0
lead on Bogner, the Ducks starting
pitcher. The offense evened up the
score in the third and moved into
the fourth tied at 2-2.
hi the fourth, Bastinelli connect
ed for a two-run home run, his first,
to give his team a 4-2 lead it would
n’t relinquish in a 6-2 victory.
“It felt awesome to contribute
to the club,” Bastinelli said. “All
weekend we had guys come
through in the clutch when we
needed that big hit, and I’m glad I
came through as well.”
— by Jeff Smith
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