The Oregon Ducks play the No. 3 Stanford Cardinal Thursday night in the final game of pool play at the Pac-12 Baseball Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The sixth-seeded Ducks need a win to advance to Friday’s semifinals.
They earned a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Cal Bears in the opening round of pool play on Tuesday, claiming their first win in two years at the tournament. It bolstered their hopes of drawing an at-large bid in the NCAA Baseball Tournament, but multiple Ducks players said earlier in the week that they were viewing tonight’s game as a “must-win.”
It won’t be easy.
Top-seeded Stanford has been the class of the Pac-12 all season, winning eight of 10 conference series to win the regular season championship by five games. But one of their series defeats came against the Ducks, who won the first two games of a three-game series in Eugene in April.
Oregon sputtered after the pair of wins, however, finishing 9-11 over the final 20 games, including 3-7 in May.
• For more on the expanded, new-look Pac-12 tournament, read this.
• And for a recap on the Ducks’ comeback win over the Bears in the opening round of pool play, read this.
Here are details about tonight’s game:
Oregon Ducks (34-20) vs. No. 3 Stanford Cardinal (38-14)
When: 7 p.m. PT, Thursday, May 25
Where: Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, Arizona.
TV channel: Pac-12 Network.
How to watch live stream online: Pac-12 Network subscribers can watch the game at Pac-12.com or on the Pac-12 Now app on smartphones and tablets.
Radio: All games air on the Oregon Sports Network. Affiliates include: 910 AM in Portland, 590 AM/98.1 FM in Eugene, Tunein Radio and its app (with a subscription) and The Varsity Network App
Probable starters: TBA
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