Overview
- Rain delays forced Oregon’s quarterfinal against Washington to move to Saturday morning and compressed the Big Ten schedule into late-night and early-morning games.
- Oregon beat Washington 9-4 in a rescheduled quarterfinal, with Cal Scolari striking out a career-high 10 and the Ducks hitting five solo home runs by five different players.
- Nebraska advanced earlier after a late-night 6-4 win over Michigan that began after a walk-off finished another game, producing a very late start for the Huskers.
- Will Sanford limited Nebraska to two hits with nine strikeouts over six innings as Oregon shut out the Cornhuskers 8-0 in the semifinal to advance to Sunday’s championship versus UCLA.
- Oregon’s run improves its chances to host an NCAA regional while Nebraska is eliminated and will await Monday’s NCAA selection show, and the tournament’s compressed schedule strained travel and fan logistics in Omaha.