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Mitchell Tolman stayed hot and the Oregon baseball team stayed alive, as the Ducks beat Gonzaga 9-4 on Tuesday at PK Park in Eugene to fuel their slim postseason hopes. Tolman’s two-week-long hot streak rolled on into Tuesday’s first inning, as the UO third baseman’s two-out single sparked a two-run rally for the Ducks (30-22). The Bulldogs (23-25) rallied for four in the second off Oregon starter Kohl Hostert, but the UO bullpen shut down Gonzaga the rest of the way, and the Ducks fought back from the 4-2 deficit. The Ducks turn to freshman left-hander Jacob Corn (3-0, 4.44) to close out the midweek series with Gonzaga on Tuesday in PK Park at 6 p.m.
Athletic director Bob De Carolis to leave Oregon State
Athletic director Bob De Carolis announced Monday, May 11 that he is leaving Oregon State University after leading OSU athletics for nearly 13 years and working in athletics administration at the university for 17 years. De Carolis said he will leave his position on June 30. “There is never an optimal time for decisions like this, especially after 17 years of a journey,” De Carolis said. “However, I believe we are in the best possible position in Oregon State University’s history to have success on and off the field. Oregon State President Ed Ray said he greatly appreciated De Carolis’ many years of service and acknowledged his achievements while at OSU. Ray said he will engage an advisory group of alumni and leaders in intercollegiate sports to begin a search for a new athletic director and he will name an interim director if the search extends beyond June 30, 2015.