EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon baseball team's first postseason game in six years was a wild affair Friday, with the Ducks clubbing a school-record five home runs to beat Central Connecticut, 13-10, in the opening game of the NCAA Championship tournament's Eugene Regional.
On a warm day with the wind blowing out, Kenyon Yovan and Anthony Hall each homered twice for the Ducks (38-14), and newly crowned Pac-12 player of the year Aaron Zavala also went deep. Oregon broke the team record for home runs in a season with 53 through Friday's game, and will look to add on in a winner's bracket matchup Saturday night; the Ducks will face the winner of Friday night's late game between Gonzaga and Louisiana State.