Sloppy second inning spells disaster for No. 3 Oregon in 6-4 loss to Michigan State

Sloppy second inning spells disaster for No. 3 Oregon in 6-4 loss to Michigan State

The Ducks (45-6, 17-3 Big Ten) had confidence rolling into Friday’s 6-4 loss to Michigan State as  the winners of five straight games and surging to the No. 3 ranking nationally – which matched the best in the Melyssa Lomabrdi era.  They had the atmosphere, a packed Jane Sanders Stadium revved up after former Duck Hanna Delgado’s first pitch to open the last home series of the regular season. Most of all, they had a plan: give the ball to Lyndse…

Spartans Host Nationally-Ranked Ducks In Three-Game B1G Weekend Series - Michigan State University Athletics

• Michigan State baseball hosts nationally-ranked Oregon in a three-game Big Ten Conference weekend series at Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium, Friday-Sunday, May 2-4. The series gets underway on Friday at 6:02 p.m. Saturday's second game of the series is slated for 3:32 p.m., before the series finale on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

Ducks Look To Continue Winning Ways at Michigan State - University of Oregon Athletics

Ducks coming off a season-series four-game sweep of Oregon State

The Traffic Report: And then the Ducks came for baseball

It’s been a tough couple of years for our friends in Corvallis, with conference realignment making it challenging for Oregon State to keep up with Oregon regarding revenue sports such as football and basketball.But while the Ducks are lapping it up in the Big Ten, the one thing the Beavers have held onto is baseball. That’s Oregon State’s thing. That’s the one thing Oregon’s money couldn’t seemingly buy success over the Beavers since reinstating…