– The Oregon baseball team handled Portland Tuesday night 15-10, but not all news was positive for the Ducks. Starting pitcher Matt Krook will receive an MRI Friday after he injured his throwing arm on Saturday versus Washington. While Krook’s long term future is still up in the air, his status for this weekend against UC Riverside has been decided. Normal Sunday starter Jeff Gold will move into Krook’s slot, with Trent Paddon pitching on Sunday. Among Oregon pitchers with at least 10 innings pitched, Krook has the lowest ERA (1.79). He also leads the team in strikeouts (60).
– The Oregon softball team earned its first No. 1 national ranking in school history on Tuesday, leap-frogging previous No. 2 Tennessee and No. 1 UCLA. The Ducks won two out of three games against the Bruins over the weekend. “It’s a great place to be,” head coach Mike White told the Register-Guard. “It just can’t change anything about what we’re doing.”
– Kelly Graves was welcomed as the next Oregon women’s basketball head coach on Tuesday. He spoke to fans and media at a press conference held in Matthew Knight Arena. Graves said he wants to emphasize defense and plans on making Ducks practices open.
– Oregon men’s basketball junior guard Joseph Young decided to stay at Oregon for his senior year. Young, the Ducks’ leading scorer last season, announced his decision over Twitter on Tuesday:
Great talk w/ the fam. Decided the best thing for me is to get my Degree and play my last year as an Oregon Duck #1moreyear #Ducknation
— joeyoung (@joeyFlapps3) April 8, 2014
– Oregon lacrosse goalkeeper Caroline Federighi won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation defensive player of the week on Monday. This is the second time in her career Federighi has won the award, the first coming on April 22, 2013. The senior helped lead the Ducks to two wins last week, the first coming against California and the second over St. Mary’s.
– Oregon’s Laura Roesler was named the Pac-12 Conference Outdoor Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. Roesler ran the 800 meters at the Pepsi Dual Meet over the weekend in a meet record time of 2:01.10. It’s also the fastest time posted in the NCAA this season.
– Oregon men’s tennis senior Robin Cambier moved up to No. 59 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s national singles rankings. Cambier, who beat the No. 3 singles player in the nation on March 28, was No. 103 in the previous rankings. The Ducks, however, fell 12 spots to No. 39 in the national team rankings.
– Emerald Associate Sports Editor Justin Wise appeared on KWVA’s Quack Smack Tuesday night to talk Oregon baseball. The show aired during Oregon’s game against Portland. While the Ducks throttled the Pilots, Wise, host Travis Teich and panelists Chris Clayton and Andrew Bantly (also an Emerald sports reporter) discussed some concerns surrounding the Ducks’ play in recent weeks and whether or not they can respond down the stretch. Quack Smack airs from 6-7 p.m. Monday through Friday and will continue to feature an Emerald sports reporter every Tuesday. KWVA also airs Friday Night Spotlight from 7-9 p.m. each week.
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