Ryon Healy high fives his teammates after a home run in the first inning of the fourth NCAA regional game against the Rice Owls. The Oregon Ducks beat The Rice Owls 11-0 on Sunday June 2. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

The Oregon Ducks beat The Rice Owls 11-0 in the final game of the regionals. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Jeff Gold strikes out three Rice hitters in the third inning helping the Oregon Ducks shut out the Rice Owls 11-0. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Oregon Ducks players cheer for their teammates as they round the bases at the bottom of the fourth inning. The Oregon Ducks scored three runs in the fourth inning. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Rice Owls pitcher John Simms gets ready to pitch to an Oregon player in the fourth game of the NCAA regional championships. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Jeff Gold hugs a teammate at the end of the fourth NCAA regional game where the Ducks won 11-0. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Ryon Healy catches a ball at the third base to get out a Rice runner at the end of the fourth inning. The Oregon Ducks beat The Rice Owls 11-0 and will go on to play Rice again Monday June 3 at 6 p.m. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

J.J. Altobelli is tagged out at the bottom of the eighth inning in the Ducks vs. Beavers game on Sunday at PK Park. Oregon State scored seven runs in the first three innings and beat Oregon, 12-2. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Oregon State player Ben Wetzler (28) hugs Andy Peterson after he scores a run in the eighth inning. Peterson scored three runs in toto for Oregon State, helping the team beat Oregon 12-2 in the final game of a three-game series. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Oregon pitcher Jimmie Sherfy pitches in the seventh inning of Sunday’s game — the last of three games against Oregon State. He is a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Duck Aaron Payne attempts to tag out Beaver Michael Conforto in the eighth inning. Confronto was responsible for six runs batted in during the third game of the series of Oregon against Oregon State. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

The Ducks display the Oregon “O” at the end of the final game of a Pac-12 conference series at PK Park on Sun., May 19. The two teams meet up again on Tues., May 21, at 5:35 p.m. up in Corvallis for a nonconference game. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Rebecca Friday hugs Anne Kesselring after being honored at senior night during the Oregon Twilight Meet at Hayward Field. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Olympian runner Galen Rupp looks for the time as he leads the pack around the turn in the men’s 3000 meter run during the Oregon Twilight Meet. Rupp placed first and had a time of 7:46.34. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Redshirt senior jumper Kevin Godfrey flies through the air in the men’s long jump. Godfrey would go on to place fourth with a jump of 6.81 meters. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Oregon Ducks Twilight Meet at Hayward Field on Friday, May 3. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Chizoba Okodogbe grasps the relay baton before finishing off the final stretch of the women’s 4×100 meter relay at the Oregon Twilight Meet. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Freshman thrower Annie Whitfield launches the javelin through the air. Whitfield finished in third with a throw of 41.94 meters. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Jared Bassett, Cole Watson, and Patrick Psotka lead the pack during the men’s 3000 meter steeplechase at the Oregon Twilight Meet at Hayward Field on Friday, May 3. Jared Bassett finished first, Psotka finished third and Watson didn’t finish the race. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Oregon’s Taylor Wallace falls into the steeplechase water jump in the women’s 3000 meter steeplechase at the Oregon Twilight Meet at Hayward Field on Friday, May 3. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Sophomore sprinter Dior Mathis takes off from the starting blocks in the men’s 4×100 meter relay. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Dior Mathis salutes the crowd after finishing first in the men’s 100 meter dash at the Oregon Twilight Meet. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Olivia Campbell hits the pole during the women’s pole vault event during the Oregon Twilight Meet at Hayward Field on Friday, May 3. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Matthew Centrowitz crosses the finish line during the men’s 800 run during the Oregon Twilight Meet. Centrowitz finished with a time of 1:47.95. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Liz Brenner prepares to launch the javelin at the Oregon Twilight Meet. Brenner placed first in the women’s javelin throw with best distance of 48.11 meters. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Eighth grader Logan Phillips of CYO St. Anthony cheers in celebration before crossing the line after placing first in the boys 1 mile run at the Oregon Twilight Meet. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Lauren Crockett hurdles her body over the high bar during the women’s high jump at the Oregon Twilight Meet. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Sophomore hurdler Johnathan Cabral flies over the final hurdle in the men’s 110 meter hurdles. Cabral finished first with a time of 13.63. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Cyrus Hostetler winds back his javelin during the men’s javelin throw at the Oregon Twilight Meet. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Phyllis Francis signs autographs and talks with fans after the Oregon women dominated in the women’s 4×100 meter relay at the Oregon Twilight Meet. The Oregon women finished first with a time of 44.34 seconds. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Senior middle distance runners Elijah Greer and Jordan Hasay await to receive their roses for senior night ceremonies. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Marcus Mariota plays tug of war with Gracie Adams, 11, the second annual O Heros “O”lympics event at the Emerald Valley Boys and Girls Club on Wednesday May 1st. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Jamaal Burrrell laughs outside the Emerald Valley Boys and Girls Center after eating whipped cream from a plate and finding a gum ball to win the finale of the second annual O Heros “O”lympics event. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Boseko Lombobo and Jaamaal Burrell walk inside with Kevin Burns after a whipped cream fight outside the Emerald Valley Boys and Girls Center on Wednesday May 1st at the the second annual O Heros “O”lympics event. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Marcus Mariota wins second place in the grand finale of the second annual O Heros “O”lympics event by being the second student athlete to blow a bubble after finding it in a plate of whipped cream. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Bronson Yim, a redshirt freshman who plays defensive back for The Ducks, talks with one of his teammates before they start the next rotation in the second annual O Heros “O”lympics event at the Emerald Valley Boys and Girls Club on Wednesday May 1st. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Marcus Mariota plays in the hula hoop rotation with his teammate Kevin Hernandeez at the second annual O Heros “O” lympics event at the Emerald Valley Boys and Girls Club on Wednesday May 1st.. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Josh Gillock, Kenadee Tucker and Noah Sheikh play tug of war in the second annual O Heros “O”lympics event at the Emerald Valley Boys and Girls Club on Wednesday May 1st. Teams of of one University of Oregon athlete and two kids rotated around various events. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Kevin Burns, 10, sprints out of the bouncy obstacle course at the second annual O Heros “O” lympics event at the Emerald Valley Boys and Girls Club on Wednesday May 1st. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Boseko Lokombo meets his team at the beginning of the second annual O Heros “O”lympics event at the Emerald Valley Boys and Girls Club on Wednesday May 1st. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

A Duck fights to keep the ball against a Beaver in the fourth period of the semifinal game for the regional championship. The Ducks were tied until the third period but won, 10-5. Oregon will now play Portland State for the regional championship. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Oregon’s Kristin Kelley goes after the ball in the second period of the semifinal game. The Ducks beat the Beavers, 10-5. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

An Oregon State player blocks an Oregon player from getting a pass in the semifinal match of the regional championship tournament on Saturday afternoon. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Oregon’s Shelby Hansen looks for an open pass in the fourth period of the game between her team and Oregon State on Saturday afternoon. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

A pair of Ducks block the ball from an Beaver player’s shot toward the end of the fourth period. Oregon played Oregon State in the semifinals for regional champions on Saturday afternoon. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Oregon’s Erin McConaghy attempts to shoot the ball through Oregon State defensive players. Oregon played Western Oregon earlier that day and won 16-0, advancing them to the semifinals against Oregon State. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Ariana Williams (left) and Bethany Bair attempt to block a ball from Oregon State in the second set of the exhibition match on Friday night at Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon won the first three sets (25-16, 25-20,25-13) and won one out of two drills (15-13, 6-5). (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Shellsy Ashen keeps the ball alive after a dig from Oregon players Natalie Bookout Gonzalez (right) and Tatum Norton. The Ducks swept all three sets against the Beavers and won one out of two drills. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Canace Finley receives a ball to the face while attempting to block an Oregon State ball in the final drill of the exhibition game on Friday night at Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks won the first three sets and the first drill before falling short to the Beavers, 6-5. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Oregon player Tatum Norton reflects after she misses a ball during the second set of the exhibition game against Oregon State on Friday night. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Natalie Bookout Gonzalez keeps the ball alive in the final drill in the exhibition match against Oregon State University on Friday night. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

The Ducks celebrate after they win three straight sets in a row during the exhibition game Friday night at Matthew Night Arena. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Liz Brenner (right) and Lauren Plum block a ball on the Oregon side during the final set of the game. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

James Barber power washes the sidewalk outside of Lillis Business Complex with stencils made by the New Venture Championship ad team for the Lundquist College of Business. The New Venture Championship ad team was testing out their designs and the effectiveness of advertisements on campus before they do their main campaign in Portland, Ore. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)