Oregon @ Vanderbilt (Ducks win series 3-0)

[thomas time]

Nice to see another strong outing by the pitching staff and clutch hitting by the offense.

[TheMaehlMan]

So sick! This team is sure having a great start!

[woundedknees]

Beautiful way to start a road series against what should be a strong Vandy squad.

[duckfan96]

Keudell is really good. Dunno what his fastball is clocked at but it seems to have good movement. Offense looked really good. Jones is a really clutch player. Freshmen looked really good too. Cant wait for todays game.

[woundedknees]

Had a skiff of snow in P-Hill this AM... It's 42 degrees and sunny, in Nashville, Tn, right now. Expected high should be around 50.

Sounds like a good day for the Ducks to soar!

[duckfan96]

Its 50 here now...sunny little windy altho not near as bad as the last two days. GO DUCKS

[Coastal Duck]

Jones with a sac fly 2-2 top of 5 our runs have come on vandy errors but we are into vandy's pen

Does anyone have a take on whether the Vandy starter was on a pitch count, did he have arm problems throwing so hard this early in the year, did the Coach want to get some early-season work in for some of his staff?

Okay - so now comes the Saturday pitcher - lhp Sam Selmen (0-1, 10.80) vs. Duck rhp Jake Reed (0-0, 1.50) - (as of a day or two ago).

Despite the collective rocky starts vs Stanford, to be considered among the Top-20, Vandy MUST have more than their "Friday Guy" going for them - very few top-tier teams - Ducks included - notice little drop-off in their top three arms.

I expect another well-pitched game into the 5th or so - the development of each teams' bullpen may may trump early-season victory opportunities. (And don't go all 'EVERY win is important' on me.)

It would be nice to see our offense produce 6-7 runs against quality pitching.

[oregontrack]

1-0 vandy, top 2

reed is a little wild in the first, walks a couple, vandy gets a base hit to drive in a run. could have been worse.

[oregontrack]

1-0 vandy, top 3

reed settled down. we have yet to have a base runner.

[oregontrack]

1-0 vandy, top 4

still looking for that first hit.

[oregontrack]

1-0 vandy, top 4

vandy's pitcher has walked the bases loaded, one out. great time for our first hit, eh?

shaun chase AB.

[oregontrack]

1-1, top 4

chase k'd, but payne scores from 3 on a wild pitch. garlick up, two strikes.

[oregontrack]

2-1 ducks, top 4

jones scores on a balk. ducks have taken the lead and still haven't gotten a hit.

[oregontrack]

3-1 ducks, top 4

a throwing error hits healy at 3B and goes into the outfield, healy scores

[oregontrack]

4-1 ducks, top 4

garlick took third on that error last play, heineman gets oregon's first base hit of the day and drives him in.

yeah!