One day removed from a series win over the Maryland Terrapins, Oregon baseball took the field against Georgetown in a Monday morning matchup. The No. 15 Ducks (25-10, 12-6 Big Ten) needed a great game against the lowly Hoyas (12-24), and they got as good of an outing as they could have hoped for. For the second time in 2025, the Ducks clobbered two grand slams in a single game to highlight their offensive explosion. Defensively, Ian Umlandt kept the Hoyas’ bats quiet in his seven-inning, complete-game effort.
Oregon earned another run-rule victory to cap off a 3-1 roadtrip.
Mason Neville led the contest off with a double, but was stranded in a scoreless first inning. He would be Oregon’s only runner to reach second base until the fourth inning, when the Ducks broke the scoreless tie.
The Ducks’ typical midweek man, Umlandt, got the nod in Virginia on Monday. He kept the Hoyas completely at bay through his first three scoreless innings.
Oregon freshman catcher Burke-Lee Mabeus put the Ducks on the board in the fourth with an RBI double to left-center field. Maddox Molony got thrown out at the plate, but Jacob Walsh scored to give Umlandt a lead to protect.
That advantage rapidly expanded as Mason Neville launched a grand slam out to right field. His 17th homer of the season put the Ducks way out front and highlighted a six-run fourth frame.
Neville’s grand slam spoiled Johan Franco’s start. Georgetown’s starter ended up going just 3.2 innings and allowing four runs on only two hits. He walked five hitters in the loss and his ERA jumped to 7.83. He was removed a couple batters before Neville’s homer, but having loaded the bases with Mabeus’s double and a pair of walks, he was responsible for a number of Oregon runs.
Hoyas first baseman Owen Carapellotti got Georgetown on the board and broke up Umlandt’s shutout with a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth, but that would be the extent of the Hoyas’ offensive performance in the loss.
Umlandt was incredible. He needed 97 pitches to work seven complete innings and allowed just the lone run on four hits. He fanned six and walked two to bring his season ERA to 1.51. After a couple shortened outings in his last few times out, Umlandt was everything the Ducks needed and then some in Virginia.
Mabeus was all over the bases on Monday. He walked thrice and had his RBI double in his big day. Neville also had a big day at the dish going 2-3 with four RBIs.
Georgetown pitchers loaded the bases with Ducks in the top of the seventh to set up. Carter Garate cashed them in with his first homer of the season and Oregon’s second grand slam of the day. The Ducks plated five in another monster frame to put the game out of reach.
With a run-rule win in grasping distance, Umlandt worked yet another scoreless frame in the seventh. How complete-game effort sealed a statement win for the Ducks over a severely outmatched opponent.
Oregon will head back home for a huge weekend series against the UCLA Bruins. The Bruins and Ducks are first and third respectively in the Big Ten standings and a series win would do numbers for both programs. First pitch on Friday is set for 5:05 p.m.
