Oregon pounded out 18 hits with two home runs by Mason Neville, solo shots by Jacob Walsh and Anson Arroz to overwhelm the Spartans 13-5 at Kobs Field in East Lansing Saturday afternoon.
After putting up a string of zeroes Friday night, they scored in every inning but the second and third. For Neville, his pair of two-run blasts give him 23 on the year, tops in NCAA D-1 baseball.
Starter Collin Clarke gave the Ducks six innings on the mound, four runs, three earned. He struck out five, walked two and allowed five hits. Most importantly, he settled down to pitch a scoreless 4th, 5th and 6th after MSU tied the game 4-4 in the 3rd. Oregon scored four runs on four hits in the top of the first, sending nine men to the plate. Neville led off with a walk, then Hellman doubled down the left field line. Drew Smith singled to left center to score Neville then stole second. After Molony walked, Burke-Lee Mabeus and Ryan Cooney followed with RBI singles…