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How will Oregon utilize its pitching staff with the season on the line at the Eugene Super Regional?

Jarrid Denneyby:Jarrid Denney06/11/23

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It will be all hands on deck for the Oregon pitching staff Sunday as the Ducks look to return to the College World Series for the first time since 1954. Oregon was on the cusp of punching its ticket to Omaha Saturday and came just two outs away from capturing the Eugene Super Regional. But Oral Roberts' Justin Quinn kept the Golden Eagles season alive with a walk-off two-run double to force a decisive game three. Now, as the Ducks prepare for arguably the most significant game in modern program history, they will need to rely on a pitching staff that was thin when the postseason began and has been heavily taxed over the past two days. While speaking with reporters after Saturday's loss, Oregon coach Mark Wasikowski was asked if the Ducks' top two relievers, Josh Mollerus and Matt Dallas, will be available on Sunday after each of them pitched on Friday and Saturday. “Oh, they would literally hit me in the face if I didn’t give them the ball," Wasikowski said. "Those guys, I don’t even have to ask them. They would punch me between the eyes if I didn’t give them the baseball tomorrow.”

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