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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Wednesday, March 12
Eugene, Ore.
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Photo by: Nathan Peters
GCU settles for split with No. 9 Oregon
3/12/2025 7:23:00 PM | Baseball
Lopes dig early 10-0 hole, lose 16-6
EUGENE, Ore. — Grand Canyon dropped a Wednesday matchup at No. 9 Oregon 16-6 to settle for a split of the two-game series at PK Park.
The Lopes had their five-game winning streak snapped one day after ending the Ducks' 11-game win streak.
Entering with the nation's third-lowest walk rate, GCU's pitching staff had an uncharacteristic day. The Ducks scored 16 runs on 16 hits and took advantage of six walks, two hit batsmen and five GCU errors.
Oregon grabbed a 10-0 lead through two innings by posting symmetrical five-run, five-hit frames.
GCU fought back by stringing together three consecutive two-run innings.
In the third, junior first baseman Zach Yorke got the Lopes on the board with an RBI double. A second run scored when graduate center fielder Eddy Pelc drew a bases-loaded walk.
In the fourth inning, three consecutive Lopes reached base with one out. Sophomore second baseman Billy Scaldeferri scored on a wild pitch and sophomore left fielder Carson Ohland drove in another on a sac fly.
The Lopes had narrowed the deficit to 10-4, but Oregon extended it to 12-4 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth.
GCU finished its streak of two-run innings in the fifth. The first three batters reached base and two of them scored on a sacrifice fly by senior designated hitter Michael Diaz and an RBI single by Scaldeferri.
Oregon pulled away with four unanswered runs to invoke the run rule in the bottom of the eighth.
GCU used five pitchers but got the most length out of freshman right hander Ross Clark who threw 3 1/3 innings of two-run baseball.
The Lopes will stay in the state of Oregon and head north to Corvallis for three weekend games. GCU will play Oregon State on Friday and Sunday with a middle neutral-site game against Santa Clara.
The Lopes had their five-game winning streak snapped one day after ending the Ducks' 11-game win streak.
Entering with the nation's third-lowest walk rate, GCU's pitching staff had an uncharacteristic day. The Ducks scored 16 runs on 16 hits and took advantage of six walks, two hit batsmen and five GCU errors.
Oregon grabbed a 10-0 lead through two innings by posting symmetrical five-run, five-hit frames.
GCU fought back by stringing together three consecutive two-run innings.
In the third, junior first baseman Zach Yorke got the Lopes on the board with an RBI double. A second run scored when graduate center fielder Eddy Pelc drew a bases-loaded walk.
In the fourth inning, three consecutive Lopes reached base with one out. Sophomore second baseman Billy Scaldeferri scored on a wild pitch and sophomore left fielder Carson Ohland drove in another on a sac fly.
The Lopes had narrowed the deficit to 10-4, but Oregon extended it to 12-4 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth.
GCU finished its streak of two-run innings in the fifth. The first three batters reached base and two of them scored on a sacrifice fly by senior designated hitter Michael Diaz and an RBI single by Scaldeferri.
Oregon pulled away with four unanswered runs to invoke the run rule in the bottom of the eighth.
GCU used five pitchers but got the most length out of freshman right hander Ross Clark who threw 3 1/3 innings of two-run baseball.
The Lopes will stay in the state of Oregon and head north to Corvallis for three weekend games. GCU will play Oregon State on Friday and Sunday with a middle neutral-site game against Santa Clara.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Garcia, Santiago (2-0)
L: Collins, Cayden (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Yorke, Zach 1 ; Paton, Eli 1 ; Sanders, Troy 1
RBI: Ohland, Carson 1 ; Yorke, Zach 1 ; Pelc, Eddy 1 ; Diaz, Michael 1 ; Scaldeferri, Billy 1
SF: Ohland, Carson 1 ; Diaz, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ohland, Carson 1 ; Paton, Eli 1 ; Pelc, Eddy 1 ; Scaldeferri, Billy 1 ; Sanders, Troy 2
CS: Wakefield, Josh 1
HBP: Paton, Eli 1
Batting:
2B: Neville, Mason 1 ; Walsh, Jacob 2 ; Heard, Jeffery 1
HR: Hellman, Dominic 1
RBI: Neville, Mason 1 ; Hellman, Dominic 3 ; Meggers, Chase 1 ; Aroz, Anson 3 ; Heard, Jeffery 4 ; Cooney, Ryan 4
SF: Neville, Mason 1 ; Meggers, Chase 1 ; Aroz, Anson 1 ; Cooney, Ryan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Neville, Mason 3 ; Hellman, Dominic 3 ; Meggers, Chase 1 ; Gimenez, Jax 1 ; Walsh, Jacob 2 ; Molony, Maddox 2 ; Aroz, Anson 2 ; Heard, Jeffery 1 ; Cooney, Ryan 1
SB: Neville, Mason 1 ; Aroz, Anson 1 ; Heard, Jeffery 1
HBP: Aroz, Anson 2
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