-The Oregon baseball team won its home opener against Illinois State 8-5 on Thursday. The Ducks scored five runs in the opening inning, before the offensive quieted for an all-important final three innings. The four-game series continues tonight at 6 p.m. Read our series predictions here.
-Oregon women’s basketball awaits the final weekend of the season agains the Bay Area schools beginning tonight at 7 p.m. The Ducks are in the hunt for an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time in recent memory after going 9-2 against conference opponents since Jan. 17.
-The Oregon softball season is in full swing and star pitcher Cheridan Hawkins has struggled uncharacteristically to begin the 2016 season. The Ducks are 8-3 on the season and ranked No. 7 in the country. Two of their losses came against No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette.
-Oregon Equestrian rider Hannah Gray received news that she qualified for nationals in the Open Horsemanship category in her first year preforming in that category and her first on the team. Gray is also going to the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Western semi-final in Ohio.
-The Emerald’s Chris Keizur sat down with Oregon lacrosse head coach Jen Beck to talk about the team’s hot start to 2016 after going 10-8 the season before.
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