In their three games this weekend winning 14-2, 4-0, and 4-1....Our Beloved Ducks only gave up three runs over the whole weekend? In a Regional Playoff, and not some weak non-conference chump? An average of only ONE RUN per game?

Nobody saw this coming! It was an incredible performance by both the starters, and the relievers to keep the games in reach until Duck batters could get to the opposing relievers in the late innings. It was notable that Will Sanford went six and a third innings, not five, and Miles Gosztola went seven innings last night; it is so key because the truth is that our bullpen is not deep with reliable pitchers.

Most of the Oregon team is made up of high school players recruited and developed at Oregon, but the exemption is at pitcher. Transfers Cal Scolari, Miles Gosztola, Luke Morgan and Devin Bell has been crucial to Oregon's success. Our weakness has been pitching over the recent years, and while we have a good nucleus, but are not a deep bullpen...yet.

The growth and development of the pitchers by new pitching coach Matt Flores--happening so quickly, is astonishing. I wrote off Will Sanford after last year, hoping he would return as a reliever that would improve into something decent. Now he is one of the nation's best, as he and all the pitchers are hitting their best at precisely the right time.

Cal Scolari

The development of Miles Gosztola over the season...from shaky to stud last night has been stunning. The resurgence of Cal Scolari again has come at the perfect time, as I think he and Sanford could win the series in Austin this next weekend.

Tanner Bradley was just another freshman last year who pitched on occasion; this year he has become an elite reliever and shouts becoming a mainstay starter next year.

The stout Luke Morgan out of Grants Pass has progressed SO MUCH from being shelled his first time or two out on the hill, to where he is now a reliever we can turn to in high-leverage situations. Toby Twist saved the middle game the Regional, and he has recovered from a near two-year injury and progressed into a valuable reliever at key moments.

Keep in mind that two relievers that won a ton of games for us last year...Ryan Featherston, and Ian Umlandt were lost for this season due to injury. I sure wish we had them to complete the depth, but the good news is that it gave development time for other pitchers to emerge. The result is that we lost games we shouldn't have earlier in the season as these young pitchers were learning, but now they are helping us win at the time it matters most.

It hasn't been perfect, as we have a couple of pitchers take a step back this year, just as Sanford did last year. But they can turn it around for next year as others have done...

Finally, we have a boatload of freshman pitchers that show a ton of promise and raw talent. The future looks bright!

Preach it!

Fantastic!

Beavis Nation losing their collective mind.

Edited Monday at 03:39 PM4 days by JabbaNoBargain

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