Oregon Ducks Upset By Cal Poly, Eliminated From Eugene Regional In Shocking Game

The Oregon Ducks' postseason is over. Cal Poly upset Oregon in the Eugene Regional and eliminated the Ducks from their own regional at PK Park. Despite hitting five home runs, the Ducks ran out of gas in a 10-8 loss to Cal Poly. Oregon struggled to slow Cal Poly, who scored in every inning except the first and fourth innings.

Oregon's bullpen had no answers for Cal Poly, once starting pitcher Grayson Grinsell left the game in the seventh inning. Cal Poly scored four runs in the seventh inning to take a 9-8 lead and then tacked on another run in the eighth inning. The Ducks couldn't bounce back at the plate.

Oregon’s Grayson Grinsell pitches against Cal Poly during the first inning of an elimination game in the Eugene NCAA Regional at PK Park. | Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Saturday loss comes hours after Oregon was upset by Utah Valley, 6-5 on Friday night. The game included a controversial call at home plate, where Oregon junior Anson Aroz ejected for "malicious contact."

Due to the call, Aroz was ruled ineligible for Saturday's game vs. Cal Poly. He was not allowed at PK Park and posted a photo on social media that he is watching the game from the Oregon Ducks football facility.

In for Aroz, Jeffrey Heard made the most of his appearance, going 3 of 5 and smacking two home runs.

Oregon baseball coach Mark Wasikowski joins his team before their home opener against the Lafayette Leopards at PK Park in Eugene Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. | Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK

@oregonfootball thank you for providing a great place to watch today’s game! pic.twitter.com/BJGbgorJAl
— Anson Aroz (@a_aroz_) May 31, 2025

Cheering on. #GoDucks | @a_aroz_ pic.twitter.com/OKr7RaIOsP
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 31, 2025

"We never left, we stayed here," said Oregon coach Mark Wasikowski in an interview with ESPN between innings.

It was a disappointing end to a promising season for Oregon baseball.

Cal Poly will keep their College World Series hopes alive and advance to Sunday, where they will play the loser of either the Arizona Wildcats or Utah Valley.

Below are the real-time updates from the game.

Oregon’s Dominic Hellman, center, celebrates a fifth-inning home run against Cal Poly at the Eugene NCAA Regional at PK Park. | Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

FINAL - Top 9th: Oregon 8, Cal Poly 10

Drew Smith struck out looking

Jeffrey Heard struck out swinging

Maddox Molony struck out looking

Bottom 8th: Oregon 8, Cal Poly 10

Collins flied out to left field

Vachini struck out swinging

Daudet homered to left center, RBI - Cal Poly extends lead to 10-8

Oregon makes pitching change, Seth Mattox comes in for Santiago Garcia

Fenn flied out to center field

Top 8th: Oregon 8, Cal Poly 9

Carter Garate flied out to left field

Mason Neville walked

Dominic Hellman struck out swinging

Jacob Walsh singled through the right side, Neville gets thrown out at third

Oregon outfielder Mason Neville, right, celebrates a home run with teammate Drew Smith 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

Bottom 7th: Oregon 8, Cal Poly 9

Collins walked

Oregon makes pitching change, Ian Umlandt comes in for Grayson Grinsell

Vachini walked, Collins advanced to second

Daudet singled to shortstop, Vachini advanced to second, Collins advanced to third

Fenn struck out swinging

Garza walked, forcing in a run. Daudet advanced to second; Vachini advanced to third; Collins scored - Cal Poly cuts deficit to 8-6

Murray singled to left field, 2 RBI, Garza advanced to second; Daudet scored; Vachini scored - Cal Poly ties game 8-8

Castellon flied out to left field

Hoiland singled down the right field line, RBI; Murray advanced to third; Garza scored - Cal Poly retakes 9-8 lead

Oregon makes pitching change, Santiago Garcia comes in for Ian Umlandt

Kordic flied out to right field

Top 7th: Oregon 8, Cal Poly 5

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐓 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐖@drewsmith1742 sends one out for his third homer of the weekend. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/dV7JoszAd8
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 31, 2025

Dominic Hellman singled to left center

Jacob Walsh hits into double play: third base to second base to first base

Drew Smith smacked a home run over left center, his third home run of the regional - Ducks take two-run lead at 7-5

Jeffrey Heard drilled a home run over right field, his second of the game, the Ducks fifth home run of the game - Ducks extend lead to 8-5

Cal Poly makes pitching change, Jaccob Torres for Morano.

Maddox Molony walked

Cal Niclai pinch hit for Mabeus. Niclai singled to center field, Molony advanced to third.

Ryan Cooney flies out to center

𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊@JefferyHeard5 turns on one for his second homer of the day, giving the Ducks back-to-back home runs for the second day in a row. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/mPPpabfrxE
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 31, 2025

Bottom 6th: Oregon 6, Cal Poly 5

Murray homered to center field, RBI - Cal Poly strikes back, trails 6-5

Castellon grounded out to third base

Hoiland grounded out to second base

Kordic flied out to left field

Top 6th: Oregon 6, Cal Poly 4

𝐘𝐀 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐃𝐃@JefferyHeard5 ties it back up at four with a solo shot to dead center. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/dTmTcSoB3i
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 31, 2025

Drew Smith struck out looking

Jeffrey Heard homered to center field, RBI - Oregon ties the game 4-4

Maddox Molony singled, but was tagged out at second

Burke-Lee Mabeus singled to left field

Ryan Cooney homered to center field, 2 RBI, Mabeus scored - Oregon takes first lead of the game, 6-4

Cal Poly makes pitching change, Josh Morano for Josh Volmerding.

Carter Garate hit by pitch

Mason Neville struck out looking

𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐓@Ryan_Cooney12 gives the Ducks their first lead of the game with a two-run homer to right center. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/xOIMFuNk1G
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 31, 2025

Bottom 5th: Oregon 3, Cal Poly 4

Collins grounded out to third base

Vachini doubled to left center, ground-rule

Daudet grounded out to third base

Fenn singled to left field, RBI Vachini scored - Cal Poly takes 4-3 lead

Garza flied out to center field

Top 5th: Oregon 3, Cal Poly 3

𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐁𝐎𝐌𝐁@hellmandominic makes it a brand new ballgame with a two-run shot off the scoreboard. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/cwcwYhtWWu
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 31, 2025

Ryan Cooney lined out to third base

Carter Garate singled to first base - Oregon coach Mark Wasikowski challenged the call, which is overturned to safe

Mason Neville popped up to short stop

Garate advanced to second on a wild pitch

Garate advanced to third on a balk

Dominic Hellman smashed a home run to left field, 2 RBI, Garate scored - Game tied at 3-3

Jacob Walsh grounded out to second base

Bottom 4th: Oregon 1, Cal Poly 3

B4 | @graysongrinsell strands one runner, recording his second strikeout of the day. #GoDucks

Oregon 1
Cal Poly 3 pic.twitter.com/360q2Or6Og
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 31, 2025

Murray singled through the left side

Castellon flied out on a blasted ball to the left field warning track

Hoiland struck out swinging

Kordic flied out to center field

Oregon infielder Drew Smith hits a single as the Oregon Ducks host the Washington Huskies on May 10, 2025, at PK Park in Eugene. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Top 4th: Oregon 1, Cal Poly 3

Drew Smith flied out to right field

Jeffrey Heard singled to second base on a rocket line drive

Maddox Molony flied out to right center

Pitch clock violation on Mabeus results in a strikeout

Bottom 3rd: Oregon 1, Cal Poly 3

Vachini doubled down the right field line

Daudet grounded out to pitcher, SAC bunt, Vachini advanced to third

Fenn flied out to right field, RBI, Vachini scored.

Garza grounded out to second base

Top 3rd: Oregon 1, Cal Poly 2

𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝@hellmandominic gives the Ducks their first run of the day with an RBI line drive to left. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/86omkrlHFw
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 31, 2025

Burke-Lee Mabeus lined out to center field

Ryan Cooney doubled to right-center, ground-rule

Carter Garate walked

Mason Neville flied out to center field, Cooney advanced to third.

Dominic Hellman singled to left field, RBI - Cooney scored, Garate advanced to second

Jacob Walsh struck out looking

Oregon outfielder Mason Neville, right, celebrates a home run with infielder Dominic Hellman as the Oregon Ducks host the Washington Huskies on May 10, 2025, at PK Park in Eugene. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Bottom 2nd: Oregon 0, Cal Poly 2

Murray singled to center field

Castellon grounded out to third base, SAC bunt, Murray advanced to second

Hoiland flied out to center field

Kordic crushed a home run to center field, 2 RBI, Murray scored

Collins struck out swinging

Top 2nd: Oregon 0, Cal Poly 0

Drew Smith flied out to center field

Jeffrey Heard flied out to left field

Maddox Molony popped up to second base

Oregon’s Drew Smith hits a home run against Utah Valley during the third inning of the Eugene NCAA Regional at PK Park. | Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Bottom 1st: Oregon 0, Cal Poly 0

Grayson Grinsell is starting pitcher for Oregon

Daudet flied out to center field

Fenn grounded out to third base

Garza flied out to center field

Top 1st: Oregon 0, Cal Poly 0

Josh Volmerding is starting pitcher for Cal Poly

Mason Neville struck out swinging

Dominic Hellman flied out to right down the right field line

Jacob Walsh struck out swinging

Starting lineup

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞

Lineup for today's Elimination Game vs. Cal Poly. #GoDucks

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— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 31, 2025

HOW TO WATCH

The Oregon Ducks vs. Cal Poly game will be broadcast on ESPNU. First pitch at 12:06 p.m. The game will be called by Roxy Bernstein and Wes Clements at PK Park in Eugene, Oregon.

Oregon coach Mark Wasikowski reacts to the call by officials during he eighth inning against Utah Valley. | Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

QUESTIONABLE CALL

The questionable call between Oregon and Utah Valley at home plate during the bottom of the eighth inning has gone viral, with Ducks fans furious. With Oregon trailing, 6-4, no outs and runners on the corners, first and third base. Oregon junior Anson Aroz was looking to tag up from third after a fly ball to left field coming off the bat from junior Chase Meggers, Aroz ran through Utah Valley's redshirt junior catcher Mason Strong.

The original call from the home plate umpire AJ Mendel was that Aroz was safe. After a lengthy review from the booth, Aroz was not only called out but ejected for "malicious contact" in the collision. The call changed the momentum of the game and ultimately Utah Valley got their first-ever tournament victory.

We have CHAOS in Eugene 👀👀👀

Anson Aroz has been called out and ejected for malicious contact for a collision at the plate. Utah Valley leads host Oregon in the 9th pic.twitter.com/r25VZGPJSE
— 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7) May 31, 2025

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Oregon coach Mark Wasikowski addressed the play after the game.

"I feel bad for the umpires. They said it came from Pittsburgh, and it was out of their hands, and I'm really proud of the way Anson Aroz went into home plate the way he did. I was taught to play hard. I was taught to get after it by my dad and my coaches growing up, and unfortunately, playing hard was not rewarded tonight by whatever rule was supposedly violated by a player that was playing hard."
Oregon coach Mark Wasikowski

"The fourteen Ks is what it is, but the bottom line is I don't feel like I did my job to the standard that I need to do to help us win the game. We'll come out tomorrow and fight for the next three days, and that's all we can do."
Oregon coach Mark Wasikowski

"I think they'll play great tomorrow. Backs against the wall. These guys played with their backs against the wall, they played their best baseball when they've done that. And so, I think we're going to play fantastic."
Oregon coach Mark Wasikowski