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In a duel with national player of the year, Florida State pitcher Lacey Waldrup, Oregon lefthander Cheridan Hawkins and the Ducks came out on top, with a 3-0 win in their first game of the Women’s College World Series. The top-ranked Ducks (55-7-1), who set a program record for victories in a season, advanced to face Florida on Friday (4 p.m. PT, ESPN2). The then-No. 1 Gators beat Oregon, 2-1 in eight innings, in the preseason.
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Oregon State’s baseball team opens play at the Corvallis Regional Friday when the Beavers take on North Dakota State at Goss Stadium. First pitch is slated for 8:05 p.m. Oregon State plays in the second game of Friday’s opening-day, and on day two, Saturday, will play either UNLV or UC Irvine, who square off at 2 p.m. Friday. Winners of Friday’s game play at 8 p.m., while the losers will compete in an elimination game Saturday at 2 p.m.
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The Oregon Ducks (42-18) open the NCAA Baseball Tournament Friday against Clemson (10 a.m. PT, ESPN3), in a regional hosted by Vanderbilt. Oregon qualified for Regionals for the third straight season, and the fourth time in five years.