Five Oregon errors led to five unearned runs Friday night in the Ducks’ 7-2 loss against Arizona.

Oregon pitchers contributed three of the errors, including two from starter Conor Harber. Harber allowed seven runs (two earned) in 5.1 innings while recording seven strikeouts.

Oregon moves to 17-9 (2-5) on the season after the loss.

While Oregon’s poor defense fueled Arizona’s scoring, the Ducks’ offense couldn’t keep up. Oregon collected 11 hits – four more than the Wildcats – but struggled to manufacture scoring. The Ducks left 11 runners on base during the game.

In the eighth inning, Oregon left the bases loaded after rallying with two outs to manufacture a run to cut the deficit to 7-2.

Matt Eureste, Scott Heineman and Mitchell Tolman – Oregon’s first three hitters – combined for a single hit in 13 total at-bats. Brandon Cuddy and Jakob Goldfarb both finished with three hits for Oregon.

Arizona scored its seven runs between the third and sixth innings. The Cats’ big blow came in the sixth where they scored three runs and knocked Harber out of the game.

Oregon continues its road trip Saturday at 7 p.m. against Arizona.

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