Oregon Ducks Beat Michigan State Spartans, 4-2, In Big Ten Baseball Tournament

The Oregon Ducks baseball team got their first win in the Big Ten tournament on Thursday afternoon against the Michigan State Spartans in Omaha, Nebraska. The No. 1 seeded Ducks defeated the Spartans 4-2. Oregon will play the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Friday for a spot in the tournament semifinals.

The winning team stays alive and will play No. 9 seed Penn State in the semifinals on Saturday at noon.

Oregon Ducks baseball series vs. Michigan Wolverines April 4, 2025. | Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Oregon's victory improves the Ducks record to 42-13 on the season and keeps their RPI at 14th overall.

Below are live score updates from the game:

Top 9th: Oregon 4, Michigan State 2

Shannon strikes out swining.

Picot strikes out.

Williams flies out.

Bottom 8th: Oregon 4, Michigan State 2

Stinson strikes out.

Neville strikes out looking.

Garate hit by pitch.

Cooney grounds out to the left side.

Top 8th: Oregon 4, Michigan State 2

Berry lines out to third to end the top of the 8th.

Busch strikes out looking.

Seymour grounds out.

Bottom 7th: Ducks score two runs to take a 4-2 lead

Meggers pops out to third to end inning.

Wild pick off advances runners to second and third.

Molony flies out to left. Two outs.

Aroz singles to extend the lead to 4-2. Smith to second.

Smith singles to left to give Oregon the lead 3-2. Walsh to second.

Walsh works out a 10-pitch walk. Hellman to second.

Hellman beats the shift singles up the middle.

Neville pops out.

Top 7th: Michigan State ties game up 2-2

McKay flies out to left to end frame.

Sokolove steals second base. Umlandt exits game. Garcia in from the bullpen.

Murphy flies out to right. Sokolove stays at first with two outs.

Sokolove hits grounder to Cooney, who comes home with it. Bounces the throw, so Meggers can't corral it. Sokolove safe at first while Picot scores. Tie game at 2-2.

Shannon ground out to Garate, who was playing in. Picot still at third with one out.

Picot lead off triple to deep center field.

Bottom 6th: Oregon 2, Michigan State 1

Garate strikes out on three pitches.

Cooney pops out to second base,

Meggers flies out to left.

Top 6th: Oregon 2, Michigan State 1

Williams grounds out to short to end the inning.

Berry bunts to third, barehand play made by Garate to throw Berry out at first. Busch to second.

Busch drops a single into center field.

Seymour grounds out.

Bottom 5th: Oregon 2, Michigan State 1

Molony flies out to deep left to end inning.

Aroz strikes out swinging on a high fastball.

Smith strikes out.

Top 5th: Oregon 2, Michigan State 1

On first pitch, McKay lines out to left for the third out.

Murphy pops out to short. Two down. Shannon still at second.

Sokolove strikes out after Shannon advances to second base.

Shannon leadoff walk.

Bottom 4th: Oregon 2, Michigan State 1

Walsh grounds out to second. Inning over.

Hellman draws a two out walk to load the bases.

Neville pops out. Infield fly is called.

Garate walks. First and second with one out for Ducks.

Cooney steals second base.

Cooney draws one out walk.

Meggers flies out to left.

Top 4th: Oregon 2, Michigan State 1

Picot strikes out to end inning.

Williams flies out in foul territory to right field. Really nice play by Smith to snag it next to the side wall.

Berry flies out to centerfied for out No. 1.

Bottom 3rd: Oregon 2, Michigan State 1

Molony flies out to right to end the inning. No damage done.

Aroz singles to left. Hellman to second.

Smith pops out. Hellman stays at first. Two outs.

Walsh strikes out. Hellman at first with one out.

Hellman leadoff single.

Top 3rd: Oregon 2, Michigan State 1

Busch strikes out to end inning.

Fielders choice. First and third with two outs.

McKay safe on fielders choice that results in error. First and second with one out.

Murphy strikes out trying to bunt. Sokolove stays at first. One out.

Sokolove hit by pitch.

Bottom 2nd: Oregon 2, Michigan State 1

Neville first pitch flyout to end inning.

Garate ground out. Meggers to second with two outs. New pitcher in for Michigan State.

Higgins fly out. Meggers stays at first.

Chase Meggers leadoff walk.

Top 2nd: Oregon 2, Michigan State 1

Ducks turn double play to end inning.

Umlandt strikes out Picot for first out.

Leadoff single to start of the 2nd.

Bottom 1st: Ducks rally to take 2-1 lead

Molony ground out to end inning with Oregon up 2-1.

Aroz with a clutch two out double to clear the bases. Ducks up 2-1.

Ducks try a squeeze play that does not work, Neville out at home. First and second now with two outs.

Jacob Walsh strikes out. Wild pick off attempt advances runners to first and third with one out.

Hellman draws a four pitch walk. First and second with nobody out for Oregon.

Nolan Higgins on the hill for Spartans. Mason Neville starts out the bottom of the frame with a leadoff single to right center.

Top 1st, Spartans take 1-0 lead

Sam Busch hits a sac fly to left field to score McKay. Umlandt gets Berry to fly out for the third out. Michigan State up 1-0.

Second place hitter flies out to right. Runner tags up to third base with one up.

Ian Umlandt gets the start for Oregon. McKay with a leadoff double for Michigan State.

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Oregon manager Mark Wasikowski won Big Ten Conference coach of the year, claiming Oregon's first conference regular season title since 1974. The Ducks had a Big Ten best 10 players named to all-conference teams for their play this season.

At the plate, the Ducks are led by senior first baseman, Jacob Walsh. Walsh is hitting .344 with a team high 74 hits, 17 doubles, and 59 runs batted in. He also is second on the team in home runs with 19.

The player leading these 2025 Ducks in home runs is junior outfielder Mason Neville. Neville leads all of the Big Ten in big flys with 26, five more than anyone else in the conference. Neville also is hitting .302 and is second behind Walsh in runs batted in with 56.

Oregon first baseman Jacob Walsh hits a home run in the seventh inning as the Oregon Ducks host the Oregon State Beavers on April 25, 2025, at PK Park in Eugene. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

With more teams now in the Big Ten, this year's tournament format is different. There is no traditional double or single elimination bracket. Instead, there will be pool play, with four different pools of three teams each. Each team will play the other two teams in their respective pool, with the winner earning a place in the semifinals.

So far, two teams have already advanced on to the semis; UCLA and Iowa. Oregon will look to become the third and play either USC, Washington, or Penn State.

On the mound, Oregon is led by lefty Grayson Grinsell. Grinsell has the lowest earned run average in the Big Ten at 2.33 in 88.2 innings pitched. Grinsell finished the regular season with a record of 9-2.

Behind Grinsell in the rotation is 6-11 right hander Jason Reitz. In 58.1 innings of work, Reitz has an earned run average of 3.09 and a record of 5-0.