KWVA Sports

Oregon Soccer Falls to Hawaii

2013-09-06T19:17:00.001-07:00

University of Oregon women's soccer fell 1-0 to the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine on Friday, September 6. Samantha Saldivar has more on the story:

New Website!

2013-08-22T01:00:00.001-07:00

KWVA Sports now uses kwvaradio.org for all of its content. Head to http://kwva.uoregon.edu/category/sports/ for all of our new content!

Oregon Football Post-Practice (8/7/13)

2013-08-07T17:29:00.002-07:00

Scott Frost: Nick Aliotti: Gary Campbell: Colt Lyerla:

Oregon Football Media Day: Raw Interviews

2013-08-05T19:04:00.002-07:00

Oregon football's 2013 season is now underway. Hear from new head coach Mark Helfrich and the players about the season and the new facility. Also, check out pictures from the new facility on KWVA's Facebook page!

Ducks Miss Out On Second Consecutive Super Regional

2013-06-04T01:14:00.000-07:00

A Rice team led by the offensive performance of freshman Hunter Kopycinski eliminated the Oregon Ducks Monday night by a score of 11-4. With the win, Rice advances to its first Super Regional since 2009.

Travis Teich has more from PK Park:

Quack Smack Outline - June 3rd

2013-06-03T14:16:00.000-07:00

Quack Smack Outline for Monday June 3^rd

AJ Untermeyer

Chris Nicholas

Andrew Bantly

7:00-7:02

· Preview the show

7:02-7:10 (track)

· Start Talking about track, recap pre classic, west regional and preview NCAAs

· English Gardneer after FS in the Pac-12s for the first time since 6^th grade ran the fastest qualifying time in Texas with a 11.42

· Hit 18-of-19 Prelim Qualifiers at NCAA West Meet

7:10-7:12 (break) Get Ken Goe on the Phone

7:12-7:25 (interview with Ken)

· What a year for Track Town

o Oregon regular Season

o OSAA 6A State Meet

o Pre Classics with 10 of the best marks in the world. 4 meet records.

· Recap the west regional

o Crazy weather delays

o Perfeormences were had to do whatever it takes to get to Eugene.

· Greer

o Mike A. Myers Stadium record of 1:46.44 set by former Oregon teammate Andrew Wheating in 2010.

o I did what I had to do to get to Eugene and that’s what it was all about,”

· Hassay

o in only her third career 10,000 meters, ran in third behind the leaders for a couple of laps before the heat got the best of her and she faded to an 18th place finish in 35:51.20.

7:25-7:27 (Final thoughts on Track)

7:27-7:28 (break)

7:28-7:40 (Oregon/ NCAA Baseball)

OSU vs K-State in Corvallis Super regional

· Game 1 victory South Dakota State after Jake Reed Gave up early hits and runs but calmed down

o Horton decision to state Reed on Friday.

· Game 2, 1-0 loss to Rice. Pitchers matchup

o Stephens threw a complete-game two-hitter with 11 strike outs. He didn’t allow a runner past second base. retired the first 13 batters he faced

o Thorpe was nearly as sharp allowing just a first inning run in seven innings with four strike outs

§ Gave up 7 hits, and walked 2. Defense got him out of trouble.

o Buamgartner 1^st hit in the 5^th, Ryon Healy leadoff bunt in the 7^th

Game vs Rice again

o Jeff Gold did his part to keep Oregon’s season alive and he got plenty of help from the No. 9 Oregon Ducks’ offense in a 11-0 win over No. 20 Rice in the Eugene Regional Tournament on Sunday at PK Park.

o 1^st start in months (april 30)

o Graham was late to the ballpark and Shaun Chase got to go for 18 innings.

o Baumgartner hit for cycle over SF game and Rice. HR in SF

o Healy 4-for-4 with four RBI and two runs game vs Rice

In four regional games, Oregon pitchers have allowed 3 earned runs on 22 hits in 35 innings, with 26 strikeouts and 5 walks.

If Oregon wins they will host Super Regional with North Carolina St.

7:40-7:50 (NBA Playoffs)

o Game 6

o Pacers dominate the 3^rd quarter 29-15, LeBron dominated the 3^rd quarter in game 5, outscoring the entire pacers team. How important is the 3^rd quarter going to be the rest of the way?

o Miami matched its season-low point total (77),

o Paul George and Roy Hibbert 52 points and 19 rebounds.

o Lebron 29 points… Next best heat… 10….

o Is this a 3 man series?

o Game 7 (tonight at 5:30)

7:50-7:57 (quick hits, wrap up)

· Tiger woods follows up 1^st place at the Players with his WORST day of golf ever, 44 on the back 9, highest score of his pro career.

o Is he back?

Oregon Extends Season at Least One Day Longer With Offensive Outburst

2013-06-02T20:29:00.000-07:00

The Ducks knocked off San Francisco, 6-1 before throttling Rice, 11-0 to avenge Saturday night's frustrating loss. The win sets up a must-win regional final for both teams Monday night at 6:00. The winner gets NC State in the regional, while the loser gets packing for the summer.

Ryan Rouillard spent the day at PK Park. Here's more on Oregon's big day:

Ducks Still Alive, Advanced to Rematch with Rice

2013-06-02T15:30:00.001-07:00

The Oregon Ducks defeated the San Francisco Dons 6-1 Sunday at PK Park in the Eugene Regional to improve to 2-1 in the postseason. The Ducks now play Rice at 4 pm Sunday in another win-or-go-home game.

Should Oregon win its rematch with Rice, the Ducks will need to win another game against the Owls Monday to advance to the Super Regional.

Follow along for live updates from PK Park on Twitter @KWVASports.

Below is audio from Cole Irvin, who threw a complete game, 6-hitter against USF:

FULL INTERVIEW:

INDIVIDUAL CUTS:

Ducks Drop to 1-1 in Regional with 1-0 Loss to Rice

2013-06-02T00:40:00.001-07:00

Jordan Stephens tossed a complete game and allowed just two hits as Rice defeated Oregon 1-0 Saturday at PK Park. The Ducks have just four hits in the postseason, and will have to win three consecutive games over the next two days to advance to the Super Regional.

Joey McMurry has more.

Oregon takes on San Francisco Sunday at noon and will play Rice at 4 pm if victorious.

Ducks win game 1 thriller 3-2, Reed solid

2013-05-31T23:52:00.001-07:00

The offense never gained traction at PK Park for the Ducks Friday night recording only two hits. However, that was just enough to take down South Dakota State in game 1 of the Eugene Regional.

KWVA Sports Reporter Travis Teich has more from PK Park:

Friday Night Spotlight: May 31st, 2013

2013-05-31T12:44:00.001-07:00

KWVA’s “Friday Night Spotlight”

Friday May 31^st, 2013

Co-Hosts: Ryan Rouillard (@ryrou22), Anthony Piganelli (@AP4treyallday)

Engineer: AJ Untermeyer (@AJUntermeyer)

7:00-7:10 Intro

7:10-7:29 College Baseball

· Looking back on the regular season

· Looking ahead to the postseason

7:29-7:32 Break

7:32-7:45 Baseball Continued

7:45-8:10 Softball

· Closing thoughts on this season

· Where they’ll stand next season

8:10-8:13 Break

8:13-8:28 MLB

· What to do about MLB umpiring

o Worst of the worst tournament (see contestants below)

8:28-8:32 Break

8:32-8:45 MLB continued

8:45-9:05 NBA

9:05-9:08 Break

9:08-9:20 Quincy Pondexter gets a date via Twitter

· Are we OK with the whole asking a celebrity out via social media?

9:20-9:40 Women’s Soccer Preview

· Recap Spring Season

· Better or worse under new leadership this fall?

9:40-9:56 TBD, but guaranteed to be FUN!

*MLB UMPIRING WORST OF THE WORST TOURNAMENT*

THIS SEASON

4/10: Umpires arrive late to the ballpark
5/25: Alfonso Marquez blows 2 calls in the same game ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8er0u8o-3kE)
5/8: Angel Hernandez fails to call home run, even after replay (http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=26965213)
5/5: Bryce Harper's controversial ejection (http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=26863113)
5/9: Umpires improperly allow Astros to make a pitching change (http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=26989413)
4/8: Crazy strike 3 call ends Rangers-Rays game (http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=26132663)
4/28: David Price vs Tom Hallion (http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=26683805)
5/24: Rangers turn a "double play" vs Mariners (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1651885-rangers-vs-mariners-video-watch-umpire-make-wrong-call-on-double-play)

PREVIOUS SEASONS

Jim Joyce ruins perfect game (http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=8632475&c_id=mlb)
Phil Cuzzi calls an out on a ball caught by a fan (http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/27/fan-catches-ball-in-stands-ump-calls-indians-batter-out-anyway/)
Jeffrey Maier robs "HR" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT6q-lDiDA0)
Jerry Meals misses swipe tag to end 19 inning game (http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=17335331)
Todd Helton records an out with his foot 2 feet off the bag (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120502&content_id=30242410&vkey=news_col&c_id=col)

Ducks Fall One Game Short of Second Consecutive WCWS Berth

2013-05-27T00:07:00.002-07:00

After mounting a furious rally to force a decisive game 3, Nebraska took control and earned its first Women's College World Series Berth since 2002, ending Oregon's dream season.

Ryan Rouillard has more from Howe Field:

Quack Smack 5.27.13

2013-05-26T21:20:00.000-07:00

Preston Hiefield, Anthony Piganelli, Andrew Murray

7:00 - 7:10 Oregon Softball

Recap Nebraska series
Why was Nebraska able to win?
Did the Ducks play well or not?
Was Nebraska better than expected?
How impressive was Hawkins?
Oregon’s offense continued to struggle...why? Elite pitchers or bad approaches? Both?

7:11 - 7:12 Break.

7:12 - 7:27 Oregon softball cont... w/ guest.

Interview with a guest (TBD)
Re-hash guest’s thoughts
Continue discussion of Oregon’s post-season.
Recap Ducks season.... STATION ID
Disappointing? Didn’t make WCWS but won 50 games.

7:27 - 7:28 Break.

7:28 - 7:45 NBA Playoffs

Heat/Pacers....
Who is the better team?
Why has Indiana had so much success against the Heat?
Who will win the series?
Storyline of the series has been the continued emergence of Hibbert and George...
Where does Hibbert rank among NBA centers?
George among NBA SF’s?
Spurs/Grizzlies....
Is SA really this much better than Memphis? (up 3-0). Games have been super close.
How good is San Antonio? Better than they were last season when they lost in 5 to OKC?
Is this series over?
How would SA match up against Miami or Indiana? Who would they rather play in the finals?

7:45 - 7:46 Break.

7:46 - 7:59 Everett Golson leaving ND, “the 20 types of sports fans”

How big is the loss of Golson?
Is Rees going to slip right in and be fine?
Thoughts on ND in general this year?
D
Grantland story, “The 20 types of sports fans” - http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/62564/the-20-types-of-depressed-sports-fans
Can you relate?
Which type(s) of fan are you on that list?
Give us an example of times when you were a certain kind of fan.
What’s your favorite type of fan on that list?
Least favorite?

Grand Slam Powers Nebraska to Win in Game 1 of the Eugene Super Regional

2013-05-25T22:13:00.000-07:00

A 5 run fifth inning doomed Oregon, as the Ducks suffered their first home loss of the season at the hands of Nebraska.

Sports Reporter Ryan Rouillard has more:

FRIDAY NIGHT SPOTLIGHT (5/24/13)

2013-05-24T10:42:00.000-07:00

KWVA’s Friday Night Spotlight

Friday May 24, 2013

Host: Travis Teich (@TravisTeich), Joey McMurry (@JoeyMcM93)

Engineer: Ryan Rouillard (@ryrou22)

7:00 INTRO SHOW

7:05-7:15 NBA PLAYOFFS

· What do you think is the biggest headline/story of the postseason?

· Would Memphis or San Antonio be a tougher matchup for the Heat?

· Does Memphis come back to win another series?

· Can the Pacers give the Heat a challenge?

o If they were completely healthy, would Indy take this series?

· It’s a Dwight-mare…where will he end up? Where should he go?

o Should the Lakers keep him?

· Are the Knicks stuck? Can they ever do better than they did this season with the team they have?

· Is this/could the Heat be the best team in NBA history?

· Del Negro out as LAC coach.

· Who should fill voids in LAC, BKN, etc.

7:15-7:17 (BREAK)

7:18- ~7:30 NBA TALK

· Talk NBA for a few more minutes. Interesting Headlines.

~7:40-7:45 BREAK

7:45-8:10 OREGON SOFTBALL

· Headed into Eugene Super Regional.

o Game 1: Saturday @ 5 p.m./Game 2: Sunday @ 2 p.m./Game 3 (if) @ 5 p.m.

· What do we know about Nebraska? How do they matchup?

o White tinkered with the lineup this last weekend; it worked, but is that an odd time to be changing the lineup as much as he did? Would you do it?

§ Is the Defense better with Takeda in Left?

· Look around the nation, what’s happening?

· Who’s going to OKC?

8:10-8:15 BREAK

8:15-8:30 PGA TOUR

· USGA PUTTER CHANGE. BIG NEWS! How does this change the game?

o Recent Major winners using anchor putter off top of my head:

§ Keegan Bradley (PGA Champ, 2011), Ernie Else (British Open, 2012…Adam Scott finished 2^nd), Adam Scott (Masters, 2013).

§ Will these guys be competitive or will they drop off?

· The anchor putter has rejuvenated many careers, including Els and Scott.

· Is it cheating?

8:30-9:00 OREGON BASEBALL

· Do they deserve a National Seed?

· Has Tommy Thorpe established himself as an ace in the Pac-12?

· Is there anything the Ducks could have changed in last weekend’s series?

o Or are the Beavs just better?

· Is Omaha realistic?

· Who is Pac-12 POY?

· Who is Pac-12 Pitcher OY?

· Is Ducks Bullpen a “?”?

9:00-9:05 BREAK

9:05-9:35 MLB

· Is Don Mattingly done in LAD? Should he be?

· Who would be a good hire for LAD?

o What about LAA? Scoscia on hot seat.

· Who is the best manager in the game?

· Is Miguel Cabrera underrated?

· How are the Yankees winning?

· When will CLE tank…again…or will they?

· You’re the GM of the Texas Rangers…what would YOU do with Profar?

· Who is the best 5-tool player in the game today?

· Anything that comes up.

9:35-9:40 BREAK

9:40-9:55 WHAT’S THE TOUHGEST POSITION IN SPORTS?

9:56 FINAL THOUGHTS

9:58 SIGN OFF

Howe Field Hosts First Ever Super Regional This Weekend as #3 Oregon Takes on #14 Nebraska

2013-05-21T18:41:00.004-07:00

After sweeping regional play last weekend, the Ducks stay in Eugene for their 4th consecutive super regional appearance, this time at Howe Field for the first time. #14 Nebraska, however, will look to hand Oregon its first home loss of the season and possibly even make the Women's College World Series.

Ryan Rouillard has more:

Oregon Softball 2013 Season Highlights

2013-05-21T17:40:00.001-07:00

With Imagine Dragon's song Radioactive as the backdrop, the sports department recalls the best moments from the 2013 Oregon Ducks softball season.

Quack Smack Outline 5/20/13

2013-05-20T18:46:00.002-07:00

Quack Smack

May 20th

Host: Colin Deaver

Panelists: Joey McMurry, Geoff Safford

7:00-7:02 Sign on

7:02-7:22 Oregon Softball

-Softball Team wins fourth straight regional, second straight at home (18-0 @ Howe)

-Will host 14-seed Nebraska this coming weekend. First Super Regional ever in Eugene (games on KWVA!!!).

- Impressions from this weekend? Not invincible, offense sputtering at times, but a lot of timely hitting.

- Pitching very good. 19 straight scoreless innings in regional dating back to second inning Thursday vs. BYU. However, didn’t see much of Hawkins, mainly Moore. Where did the 2-headed monster go?

-Defense also outstanding. Oregon proving it’s a complete team with how it’s taken advantage of opportunities, won without offensive showcase.

-Lots of sound to play from media availability Saturday, play that.

-Ducks exposed in any way over the weekend? What’s the deal with Kaylan Howard? Thoughts on Oregon’s chances in Supers? How big is it to host at Howe?

7:22-7:30 Oregon Baseball

- Big series this past weekend, could have decided the Pac-12… OSU now 2 game lead with 3 to play vs. WSU in Corvallis this wknd. Dominant the last 13 innings of the series. 21 hits in 13 innings.

- Oregon and OSU at P-K. Ducks took game 1 3-0, Beavs game 2 9-0. In Sunday rubber match, Beavs kill 12-2, 6-0 after 2 innings.

- Beavs hadn’t won a Pac-12 conference game at P-K since Mar. 27, 2009 (Did win at PK in a non-conference slate last April 24, 7-1).

- What did we learn about Oregon this weekend? Not a contender? Still a ways to go? Overrated? Beavs just good?

- Ducks/Beavs play stupid non-conference game tmrw in Corvallis, then Ducks go on the road to Utah to finish season. On paper, they should sweep.

- Do they host regionals/supers again? Too early to say? Wait for this weekend?

- Audio to play

BREAK- Get Alex Drude of KMTR NewsSource16 on the line.

7:33-7:45 Interview with Alex Drude.

- Again, big series… What did we learn about Oregon this weekend?

- What was exposed about the Ducks? What did Oregon prove they can do/not do?

- Ducks can (maybe) win the conference next weekend at Utah, but likely have to sweep, don’t see Beavs losing more than 1 at home. Go over how he sees Ducks possibly winning conference.

- Great outing by Thorpe on Friday; what’s changed for him?

- What happened to Sherfy on Sunday?

- Ducks got housed by Moore on Saturday, plus OSU bats came to life. Scary to have to face him 3 more years?

BREAK

7:48-7:58 NBA

-Recap game 1 of Spurs/Grizz- 105-83 San Antonio. Z-Bo shut down. Spurs showed off depth.

- Grizzlies were way too physical for an undermanned OKC team, dominated the glass throughout the series and were brutal on defense.

- Spurs out-experienced and out-defensed the Warriors in a series that looked like it might swing Golden State’s way early on. Showed why they’re gutty veterans.

- Meanwhile, Heat have looked un-challengable, save for 1 slip-up vs. Bulls.

-Pacers got through Knicks with gritty defense and team play, George Hill back is huge

- I say Miami in 5- too much talent, obviously. And I think Grizz in 6 in the west. Too physical inside for Duncan and Splitter to handle, Conley playing too well and Tony Allen will D Manu up.

#6 Oregon losses to #4 Oregon State 12-2 Sunday

2013-05-19T17:20:00.000-07:00

The Oregon Duck Baseball team lost to Oregon State on Sunday 12-2. It was a disappointing start for starter Jake Reed. The Ducks look to rebound and take the Civil War Series as a whole on Tuesday in Corvallis.

Ducks Drop Game 2 of Civil War Series 9-0

2013-05-18T19:05:00.000-07:00

The # 6 Ducks dropped Game 2 of the Civil War Series 9-0 on Saturday in front of a packed crowd at PK Park. OSU freshman starter Andrew Moore shut down the UO lineup, going the distance, while yielding just two hits on the afternoon. The Ducks' bullpen imploded in the late innings, giving up 7 of the 9 runs allowed, as the Beavers cruised to a convincing win. OSU second baseman Andy Peterson went 4-for-5 at the plate with two RBI and Danny Hayes and Ryan Barnes each knocked in two runs of their own.

McLean Cannon has more from PK Park.

Ducks clinch Eugene Regional, defeat Badgers 3-0

2013-05-18T16:13:00.001-07:00

The #3 Oregon Ducks (49-9, 19-5) defeated the #25 Wisconsin Badgers (42-12, 16-7) en route to clinching the Eugene Regional Title. Homeruns from Janelle Lindvall and Samantha Pappas propelled the Ducks to their 3-0 victory.

KWVA Sports reporter Travis Teich has more:

Thorpe Dominates for Oregon in a 3-0 victory over Oregon State

2013-05-18T02:19:00.001-07:00

The Oregon Ducks were victorious in the opening game of this huge three game set against the Oregon State Beavers at PK Park on Friday night by a score of 3-0. Starting pitcher Tommy Thorpe cruised through eight innings of work allowing only two infield singles to go along with seven strikeouts. Geoff Safford was on the scene at PK Park on Friday night, and he has more:

Ducks Keep Eyes On Oklahoma City With 3-0 Victory Over UNC.

2013-05-17T14:35:00.000-07:00

The Oregon Ducks advance into the championship game of the Eugene Regional after knocking off the University of North Carolina Tar Heels Friday morning by a score of 3-0. Jess Moore pitched a 7 inning shutout and earned her 100th career win as a duck. AJ Untermeyer has more:

Oregon Softball Defeats BYU at Regionals

2013-05-16T23:40:00.000-07:00

The Ducks softball team defeated BYU in the first round of regionals hosted in Eugene. Samantha Saldivar has more on the story:

BSB Oregon vs. Gonzaga 5/14/13

2013-05-16T14:17:00.000-07:00

The Oregon Ducks defeated Gonzaga 4-3 in Game 1 of a two game series. Oregon State looms ahead, the winner likely to win the PAC-12 title. Nick Nathanielsz reports: