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Ducks propelled by bats, bullpen in series-clinching win

Northwestern State

PULLMAN, Wash. – Josiah Cromwick headlined the Ducks offense with a four-hit, four-RBI performance in the Oregon’s 13-7 series-clinching win over Washington State.
 
Oregon (11-7, 3-3 Pac-12) received a stellar performance from a trio of bullpen arms to seal the victory on Sunday.
 
How it happened: Washington State found itself in an early lead in the first inning despite a leadoff home run from Rikuu Nishida. The Cougars took a 7-1 lead in the bottom half of the opening frame after scoring seven runs off Oregon starter Jackson Pace.
 
The Washington State bats would go cold from there, adding just two more hits throughout the contest against the Duck bullpen arms. Matthew Grabmann was the first to appear in relief, pitching three scoreless innings and matching a career-high with four strikeouts.
 
Oregon began to chip away at the Cougars’ lead in the fourth. Cromwick turned on a 0-1 pitch to left field to make the deficit 7-3. The Ducks continued to cut at the Washington State lead in the fifth, tacking on three more runs. Drew Cowley had his first RBI on the day with a groundout before a Tanner Smith two-run home run. The home run from Smith was the 246th of his career, tying him atop of the all-time career hits list with Gabe Matthews
 
Matt Dallas (2-0) continued the relief effort for Oregon, throwing four shutout innings and matching a…

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