{"id":325408,"date":"2026-06-06T10:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/325408\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T10:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:12:12","slug":"ducks-confident-heading-into-texas-super-regional-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/325408\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks confident heading into Texas Super Regional matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN \u2013 The Oregon Ducks<\/a> will face a Texas team in this weekend\u2019s Austin Super Regional that has discovered additional motivation to win a seventh national baseball title.<\/p>\n

The Longhorns softball team secured its second consecutive national title on Thursday by sweeping Texas Tech in the Women\u2019s College World Series, providing inspiration for the Texas baseball team.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat they\u2019ve done the last two years, obviously, is incredible and continues to set the tone and raise the standard, or at least meet the standard at the University of Texas,\u201d Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle said. \u201cSo, hope we can keep up. But excited to have Oregon here. Looking forward to a great weekend of baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Freshman outfielder Anthony Pack Jr. and sophomore pitcher Dylan Volantis both said the softball team\u2019s success has motivated them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s super cool just knowing most of them, seeing them on TV, doing what they do,\u201d Volantis said. \u201cIt kind of just makes you want (to win) it more.\u201d<\/p>\n

No. 11-seeded Oregon (43-16), which swept last weekend\u2019s Eugene Regional, enters the weekend confident it has the talent to derail the No. 6 Longhorns (42-13) by winning the three-game series, which begins Saturday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re excited to not only be here, but we\u2019re excited to compete and we\u2019re confident in our ball club,\u201d Oregon coach Mark Wasikowski said. \u201cWe\u2019re playing really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

To win Saturday\u2019s Game 1 at 5 p.m., Oregon must do something that very few teams have done this season: get to the 6-foot-6 Volantis (9-1, 1.94 ERA), projected to be a first-round pick in the 2027 MLB draft.<\/p>\n

The Longhorns are 13-2 this season when Volantis starts. His only defeat came against Tennessee 5-1 when he gave up three earned runs in five innings.<\/p>\n

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Wasikowski praised Volantis\u2019 arm strength, size, and ability to throw four pitches. He said Volantis\u2019 breaking pitches already compare to average to above-average at the Major League Level, making them exceptional for the college level.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re going to need to really be at our best to have a chance to be able to break him down for sure,\u201d Wasikowski said.<\/p>\n

Oregon will counter with redshirt sophomore Cal Scolari (5-0, 2.70 ERA).<\/p>\n

He will have his hands full with Texas\u2019 lineup, which produced 99 home runs this season, more than any team in the Big Ten other than Oregon\u2019s 104.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have a lot of guys with 20-plus homers,\u201d Scolari said. \u201cYou don\u2019t stumble upon that all the time on the West Coast. So, I think that\u2019s something that definitely jumped off the page for me. But in terms of my plan, it doesn\u2019t really change how I go about my business.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Oregon Ducks (42-16) at Texas Longhorns (43-13)<\/p>\n

When: 5 p.m., Saturday.<\/p>\n

Where: UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n

Capacity: 7,211.<\/p>\n

TV channel: ESPN<\/p>\n

Radio: 105.1 FM The Fan; 1080 AM The Fan (KFXX); Oregon Sports Network<\/p>\n

How to watch live stream online: ESPN<\/p>\n

Starting pitchers:<\/p>\n

RHP Cal Scolari (5-0, 2.70 ERA) vs. LHP Dylan Volantis (9-1, 1.95)<\/p>\n

Oregon\u2019s probable lineup<\/p>\n

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Oregon Ducks baseball<\/p>\n

1. Ryan Cooney, 2B (.335)<\/p>\n

2. Angel Laya, RF (.307)<\/p>\n

3. Drew Smith<\/a>, 3B (.332)<\/p>\n

4. Brayden Jaksa, 1B (.320)<\/p>\n

5. Burke-Lee Mabeus, C (.295)<\/p>\n

6. Naulivou Lauaki, DH (.320)<\/p>\n

7. Maddox Molony, SS (.231)<\/p>\n

8. Jax Gimenez, LF (.281)<\/p>\n

9. Jack Brooks, CF (.244)<\/p>\n

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Texas\u2019 probable lineup<\/p>\n

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1. Aiden Robbins, CF .358<\/p>\n

2. Carson Tinney, C .347<\/p>\n

3. Anthony Pack Jr., LF .358<\/p>\n

4. Temo Becerra, 2B .316<\/p>\n

5.Adrian Rodriguez, SS .298<\/p>\n

6. Ethan Mendoza, DH .270<\/p>\n

7. Ashton Larson, 1B .286<\/p>\n

8. Casey Borba, 3B .275<\/p>\n

9. Dariyan Pendergrass, CF .258<\/p>\n

Super Regional schedule<\/p>\n

Game 1: 5 p.m., Saturday<\/p>\n

Game 2: 6 p.m. Sunday<\/p>\n

Game 3: Monday (if necessary), time TBD.<\/p>\n

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