Baseball

Published 4:00 am Saturday, March 10, 2012

• Illinois ends Ducks’ win streak: No. 17 Oregon’s winning streak ended at 10 games Friday night when Illinois, behind right-hander Kevin Johnson, beat the Ducks 2-1 in a Nike College Showcase game at PK Park in Eugene. Johnson tossed a four-hitter and struck out five to make a hard-luck loser of Oregon’s Alex Keudell, who allowed just two runs on six hits with six strikeouts over eight innings. The Ducks (10-2) scored their only run in the second inning on an RBI double by Kyle Garlick for a 1-0 lead. Oregon plays two College Showcase games today at PK Park: against West Virginia at 3 p.m. and against No. 22 Oklahoma at 7 p.m.

• Beavers win on one-hitter: Sophomore Ben Wetzler allowed just one hit in a seven-inning complete game Friday as Oregon State shut out West Virginia 11-0 on the opening day of the Nike College Showcase at Goss Stadium in Corvallis. Wetzler allowed only a third-inning infield single en route to his third win of the season. He struck out eight West Virginia batters and walked just one in a game that ended after seven innings because of the 10-run rule. Tyler Smith and Jake Rodriguez each had two hits and three RBIs for the Beavers (9-4), who scored seven runs in the seventh inning. The decision marked Oregon State’s ninth consecutive home-opening win, while West Virginia dropped to 6-7 on the year. The Beavers face Illinois today at 3:05 p.m., followed by a game against Connecticut at 7:05 p.m.

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