Oregon baseball’s bats fell flat again, and despite David Peterson allowing just one run in six innings, Utah defeated the Ducks, 2-0, Sunday.

The result marked the second consecutive series loss for the Ducks and is shining an even brighter light on the Ducks’ weaknesses at the plate.

“That was five steps back,” Oregon head coach George Horton said, according to The Oregonian. “It was awful.”

Oregon managed just three hits in the outing. The Utes’ Josh Lapiana tossed a complete game and struck out five in the process.

The Ducks threatened in the bottom of the ninth, putting runners on first and second with no outs. However, Lapiana retired the next three batters to secure the series win. Utah improves to 6-12, while the Ducks dropped to 9-7. In addition, Oregon has lost five of its last six.

The most obvious reason why the Ducks are struggling is because of their offense. The team’s batting average is just .207.

Oregon will clearly need that to change in its next weekend series against Washington. Before facing the Huskies, it will face Seattle Tuesday.

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