Ducks rally for the second straight night to defeat Washington

The Oregon Ducks baseball team probably doesn't want to make this a habit, but it's sure fun while it lasts.

For the second straight night, the Ducks found themselves down to Washington in the middle of the game only to have the bats come alive and beat the Huskies 10-4 in Seattle.

With the win, Oregon moves to 35-11 overall and 17-6 in Big Ten action. The Ducks are tied for second with Nebraska. As for the Dawgs, they drop to 20-26 overall and just 9-14 in conference play.

Oregon was down 4-1 after four innings of play and then Maddox Molony decided to join the party. The Duck shortstop hasn't had the season that was expected of him, but he came through in a huge way on this night. Molony finished the night 3-for-3 with two homers and six runs driven in.

Molony's big night began when he smacked a two-run home run to bring the Ducks to within 4-3 in the fifth inning. He then gave Oregon the lead in the sixth on a two-run single to give the Ducks a 5-4 lead.

But Oregon was far from being done. In the seventh, Angel Laya gave the Ducks some breathing room with a big three-run homer for a 9-4 advantage.

Molony came up again in the eighth and added a second homer for good measure.

To the Huskies' credit, they scared the Ducks some as the Dawgs had runners in scoring position in the sixth, seventh, and eighth, but the Oregon bullpen bore down and managed to get the outs it needed. Washington had the bases loaded with just one out in the eighth, but closer Devin Bell came in and coaxed Mic Paul to ground out into a 6-3 double play to end the threat.

Bell wasn't credited with a save with the score being what it was, but it might have been the biggest five outs of the season. But Bell or the Ducks don't care if he was credited with a save or not. Oregon's bullpen has thrown nine scoreless innings in this series.

Oregon will go for the sweep Sunday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1 pm.