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Oregon’s men ended the Pac-12 regular season Saturday with a 73-68 win over visiting Stanford. The Ducks (12-8, 18-13) will next play in the Pac-12 Tournament, Thursday, March 9th, 2:30 p.m., at Las Vegas, NV. Oregon is the No. 4 seed and received a first-round bye. At Corvallis, Oregon State’s men ended the regular season with a 69-66 win over visiting California at Gill Coliseum Saturday. The Beavers will meet Arizona State, Wednesday, March 8th, at the Pac-12 Tournament, Las Vegas, NV.
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OSU release – STANFORD, Calif. – Oregon State won its 24th Pac-12 Wrestling Championship in Stanford, California on Sunday. The Beavers completed a dominant day in Maples Pavilion that clinched the first team title since 2016. Five Oregon State wrestlers won individual titles – including three straight at 165, 174 and 184 – as the Beavers competed in the 2023 Pac-12 Championships. Brandon Kaylor (125), Cleveland Belton (141), Matthew Olguin (165), Mateo Olmos (174) and Trey Munoz (184) ran the table to take the titles of champs in their weight class. Kaylor fought hard for his title, edging Nico Provo in the semifinal by a 6-5 margin before clinching the championship by taking down Arizona State’s Brandon Courtney in the final after two rounds of sudden victory. The returning All-American clinched another appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Also taking a win in sudden victory, Belton needed the extra time in the semifinal to dispatch Stanford’s Jason Miranda. Using much less time to clinch his title, Belton took the championship by fall when he took down Emilio Ysaguirre with a dramatic reversal to secure the result and a trip to Tulsa for the NCAAs. Déjà vu happened for Olguin on his way to his first Pac-12 crown. He took down No. 3 Shane Griffith for the second consecutive week but needed a bit more time on this occasion. In the second sudden victory period, he won on riding time following a stall on Griffith. His first bout – in the semifinal – came via major decision when he defeated Little Rock’s Tyler Brennan by a 9-0 margin. Olmos found his necessary separation over Tyler Eischens of Stanford with under 40 ticks left in the third for his title win. A takedown of his Stanford opponent clinched the 174-lb. championship and marked his second consecutive win over Eischens and his trip to the NCAA Tournament. Eager to defend his 184-lb. from a season ago, Trey Munoz used a major decision in the semifinal and a 5-2 decision in the final to do it. After making quick work in the semifinal, he used an escape and takedown to secure his crown and NCAA Tournament bid for Tulsa. Jason Shaner (133) dropped a 6-1 decision in the final bout but still clinched his trip to Tulsa with his 6-5 decision in the semifinal win over Chance Rich of CSU Bakersfield. Isaiah Crosby (157) and Tanner Harvey (197) both finished with third place honors. Harvey clinched his first NCAA bid with the Beavers with his third place finish. JJ Dixon (HWT) finished in fourth while Riley Gurr (149) finished sixth. For the first time since 2015, Oregon State had five individual champions at the event.
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At the Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, CA, Oregon’s softball team won four-out-of-five games. On Thursday the Ducks beat Fresno State 6-2, lost Friday to Minnesota 4-1, beat Cal Poly Friday 17-1, beat San Jose State Saturday 6-2, and Loyola Marymount 9-0 (5). Sunday’s game at Long Beach State was canceled. Oregon (16-4) opens Pac-12 play at Washington Friday, 6 p.m., Pac-12 Networks. At the Utah Tech Tournament, St. George, Utah, Oregon State won two-out-of-five games. On Thursday, the Beavers beat Brigham Young 7-4, Friday OSU downed Utah Valley 3-2, but lost to Utah Tech 1-0. Saturday, fell to Idaho State 3-2, and Idaho State 3-2. Oregon State (9-11) opens Pac-12 play at Utah, Salt Lake City, Friday, March 10, 3 p.m.
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Oregon’s baseball team swept four games from visiting San Diego over the weekend at PK Park, Eugene. On Thursday Oregon won 3-2, Friday 4-3, Saturday 13-0, & Sunday 5-1. The Ducks (8-3) host UCLA for three Pac-12 games beginning Friday, 4:05 p.m., Oregon Live Stream. At Baggett Stadium, San Luis Obispo, Oregon State won three-out-of-four games with Cal Poly. On Thursday OSU won 5-4, Friday won 7-2, lost the first-game Saturday 4-2, but won the second game 3-1. The Beavers (9-2) are scheduled to host San Diego Tuesday, 3:05 p.m., Goss Stadium, Corvallis, Pac-12 Insider, and on Friday open Pac-12 play hosting Washington State at 5:35 p.m. also on Pac-12 Insider.