Baseball Game Thread: UCLA Game 3

Oregon head coach Mark Wasikowski looks on as the Oregon Ducks host the Youngstown State Penguins on Feb. 19, 2026, at PK Park in Eugene, Oregon. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Your Oregon Ducks faced off against the #1 UCLA Bruins on Sunday afternoon, looking to secure a huge series win after Saturday night’s wild comeback win. The Bruins would strike first on Sunday, taking a 1-0 lead on a first inning RBI single. But the Ducks would answer back in the top of the 3rd, on a 2-out RBI single from Drew Smith, tying things up at 1-1. Oregon would strike again in the 4th, scoring a run on a Jack Brooks RBI single, a Ryan Cooney sac-fly, and then a 3-run bomb by Brayden Jaksa, giving the Ducks a 6-1 lead after 4 innings.

But in the 6th inning, things would start to fall apart for Oregon. The Bruins would score two runs in the inning on a solo home run to lead off the inning, and a two-out RBI double, cutting the Oregon lead to 6-3. In the 7th, UCLA would get another run back, cutting the lead to 6-4, and then the 8th inning rolled around. And this was where things completely spiraled for the Ducks. The Bruins would get another run back with two outs in the 8th, on an RBI single, making it just a one run lead for Oregon, at 6-5. Then, after a HBP to load the bases for UCLA, they would hit a go-ahead grand slam to give the Bruins the lead, 9-6. The Ducks would go down in order in the 9th, sealing the victory for UCLA.