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On Saturday and Sunday, the Ducks will play three games — a doubleheader on Saturday and one game on Sunday — at Eugene's Civic Sta dium against Western Washington, one of their toughest competitors in league play. Oregon will begin pLay at 11 a.m.on both days and is look ing forward to finally having home field advantage. After playing six-straight games on the road during spring break, Ore gon will try to play off the momen tum it gained after going 5-1 against Central Oregon Community College and Evergreen State. Oregon battled Central Oregon Community College in Bend on March 20 and 21. The Ducks lost their first game 11-8 but quickly re bounded and won the second game of the doubleheader 4-1. In the final game of the three-game series, Ore gon's offense took over as it beat Central Oregon by its widest margin of victory, 12-5. "The COCC game was a whole team effort," JayTlougan said. "Every one was playing good defense." Club Smurfs Travis Chock led Oregon all week end in a number of categories, as he recorded nine RBIs, four stolen bases and hit two home runs in only three games. The Ducks finished off the break by traveling to Olympia, Wash., to com pete against Evergreen State on March 27 and 28. Oregon hoped to end its weeklong break in the same fashion it began it: winning games. "We have been going out there and everyone has been contributing and we've just been getting the job done " Matt Mensik Club baseball pitcher The Ducks did just that as they outscored Evergreen State by double digits in all three games. Oregon outscored Evergreen State 40-2 over all, winning its first game 12-0, its fi nal game of the doubleheader 13-0, and then its lone game on Sunday by a score of 15-2. Oregon played flawlessly on both offense and defense and saw impres sive pitching by Matt Mensik and Tlougan. "Jay and Matt both pitched no-hitter complete game shutouts," coordinator Jon Loomis said. Tlougan, a Jackson Hole, Wyo., na tive, said the series was a testament to "how well the team works and com petes together." Mensik, who had 12 strikeouts against Evergreen State, agreed that the team's wins have been a combi nation of strong teamwork and col laboration. "We have been going out there and everyone has been contributing and we've just been getting the job done," Mensik said. After Oregon's debut at home this weekend, the Ducks will play at Vol cano Stadium in Keizer on April 10 and 11 against Central Oregon Com munity College. Another top-ten finish Nine Club racquetball players traveled to Fountain Valley, Calif., to participate in the 32nd USAR Na tional Intercollegiate Champi onships on March 24 through 27. Both men and women represent ed Oregon on the team's spring break trip, and when the final results were tallied, the Ducks finished 10th overall in the Division I bracket and 12th overall out of the 45 universi ties in the tournament. The women's team finished ninth overall. "It was a great experience," Alexis Karlson-Martini said. "Many of our seniors talked about wanting to ap ply to graduate school just so they could come back next year." The tournament was a national qualifier for the USA Racquetball Team and the top male and female winners of the tournament were in vited to join the USA Team after plac ing first. As many as 271 participants entered in the tournament to vie for a spot on the team. Kirsten McEwen is a freelance reporter for the Emerald. Wet T-Shirt Contest and Foxy Boxing TONIGHT! $200 1 st Place Hot Body prize package and more gifts! $100 2nd Place Hot Body prize package and more gifts! $50 3rd Place Hot Body prize package and more gifts! $25 4th Place Hot Body prize package and more gifts! More sponsors are adding on to the gift package If you want to dance at any of the Hot Body Clubs, this contest serves as your audition. 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Remember him for the leaning three pointer with 20 seconds left that tied the game against Colorado. Remember how he scored the final six points of the game against Notre Dame Think about the time he suffered a deep laceration to his right ring fin ger against Washington last season. Then remember he came back to score 27 points against UCLA a week later even though the injury required 13 stitches. In the end, it turned out that the loss of Luke Ridnour to the NBA did have a direct effect on Oregon's NCAA Tournament hopes. Jackson, after all, couldn't do it all alone, even though he tried numerous times this season. The two were perfect for each oth er; a balance that drove the Ducks to postseason success. If Aaron Brooks doesn't go down for 10 games, maybe Oregon goes to the NCAA Tournament. Maybe Jack son makes the final 10 for the John R. Wooden award instead of being cut from the list prior to the game against the Wolverines. The final loss was the end for Jack son, but also the beginning. The be ginning of what could be an incredi ble career for the player that made Oregon basketball what it is today. With that will come challenges for the Creswell native, most he proba bly will be prepared for. He will be tested and his true mettle will solve those issues. We all know what Jackson could do at the college level. Now it's time to see what he can do on the biggest stage. Contact the sports editor at hankhager@dailyemerald.com. His opinions do not necessarily represent those of the Emerald.
