EUGENE, Ore. — Cullen Kafka threw seven brilliant innings and Oregon's bats came alive thanks to a midgame adjustment as the Ducks bounced back to beat Arizona State in PK Park on Saturday, 7-1.
Kakfa threw seven shutout innings, striking out 11 with no walks. The UO hitters were chasing pitches up in the zone early in the game, but they adjusted the second time through the order led by veterans Kenyon Yovan and Gabe Matthews, who each blasted two-run home runs.
"It was a good bounce-back," said Matthews, whose first homer of the year helped the Ducks (9-4, 1-1 Pac-12) rebound from a series-opening loss Friday.