Live updates: Oregon and Arizona face off for the Pac-12 Tournament title
Oregon will be playing with a Pac-12 Tournament title on the line Saturday in Scottsdale.
The Ducks (36-20, 16-14 Pac-12) will square off with the Arizona Wildcats (33-23, 12-18) in the second inaugural Pac-12 Tournament Championship. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. PT and the game will air on ESPN2.
The Ducks reached the title game after notching wins over Cal, Stanford, and Washington earlier in the week. During Friday’s semifinal, they topped rival Washington 12-7 behind a big day at the plate from Sabin Ceballos and a stellar relief outing from Grayson Grinsell.
Arizona, meanwhile, captured wins over Arizona State, Oregon State, and Stanford to reach the final.
Follow along for updates throughout the evening as the Ducks and Wildcats battle for the conference title.
FINAL: Oregon 5, Arizona 4
Ninth Inning
B9
Reliever Matt Dallas stayed on in the ninth inning and quickly retired the first two batters.
After a Mac Bingham two-out single, Dallas forced Chase Davis to fly put to center and end the game to secure the Pac-12 title for the Ducks.
T9
Oregon’s 7-8-9 hitters were retired in order.
Eighth Inning
T8
Reliever Matt Dallas produced a double play to get the Ducks two quick outs.
But Tony Ballard, the third batter of the inning, crushed a solo homer to deep left field to cut the Oregon lead to 5-4.
Seventh Inning
B7
The Ducks pushed their lead to 5-3 when Tanner Smith roped an RBI single to score Drew Cowley from second. But the Wildcats escaped further damage when Drew Smith hit a line drive to second baseman Mason White, who doubled up Sabin Ceballos at the bag to end the inning.
T7
Oregon reliever Austin Anderson escaped a bases-loaded jam by striking out Arizona cleanup hitter Kiko Romero to preserve the Ducks’ lead at 4-3.
Sixth Inning
B6
Jacob Walsh hit a towering solo homer to give Oregon a 4-3 lead.
T6
Kiko Romero led off the inning by launching a ball off the top of the center field wall. Colby Shade was unable to make the catch on the warning track and Romero came around for an inside-the-park homer to tie the game at 3-3.
Spoljaric retired the next three batters to avoid further damage.
Fifth Inning
T5
Arizona cut the Oregon lead to 3-2 when Arizona’s Tommy Splain reached on a leadoff single, advanced to third on a pair of wild pitches, and then scored on Mac Bingham’s single.
B5
Oregon’s 3-4-5 hitters were retired in order.
Fourth Inning
B4
Gavin Grant beat the shift with an RBI single to right field to give the Ducks a 2-1 lead.
The next batter, Rikuu Nishida, ran out an infield single to score Jacob Walsh and make it 3-1.
T4
Oregon got its second inning-ending double play of the evening to strand Mason White at first and produce another scoreless frame.
Third Inning
B3
The Ducks tied the game at 1-1 when Rikuu Nishida reached on an infield single and then stole second, setting the stage for an RBI single from Colby Shade.
The Ducks had a chance to do further damage, but Sabin Ceballos was retired with two runners aboard to end the inning.
T3
Nik McClaughry opened the scoring with an RBi single to plate Garren Caulfield and give Arizona an early 1-0 lead.
Second Inning
T2
First Inning
B2
Colby Shade reached on a one-out walk, but a 6-4-3 double play ended the inning.
T1
Arizona put runners in the corners with two outs, but Spoljaric escaped the jam by forcing Emilio Corona to pop up and end the threat.
Pregame
Oregon lineup
Arizona Lineup
