• Oregon is hitting .239 as a team and [head coach George] Horton said “there are some guys who are struggling,” and he will consider alterations to the lineup. “Some of these kids are going through freshmanitis, and the tendency is to panic,” Horton said. “I don’t want to panic and give up on somebody. You have to let them play themselves into who they really are. I don’t think we’re deep enough into the season to know that.” [via RG]
• UO Quarterback, Dennis Dixon, to throw out first pitch Friday. Ducks host Santa Clara. 2pm today, 1am Saturday DH, 1pm Sunday. Today and Saturday on KUIK (1360), Sunday on KXTG (95.5).
• The Washington State University baseball team (3-5) travels to the Lone Star State for the 2009 Academy Sports + Outdoors Rice Classic hosted by Rice in Houston…Cougars open against the Owls at 2:30 p.m., Pacific, Friday, March 6. WSU plays Oral Roberts, Saturday, March 7 at 2:30 p.m. and Notre Dame, Sunday, March 8 at 10 a.m. [read more]
• The Husky baseball team (4-5), fresh from a home-opening, two-game sweep or Oregon, return to the road this weekend for a three-game series vs. Nevada (2-6) in Reno. Game times are 2:00 p.m. on Friday and 1:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Fans can listen to live audio of all three games vs. the Dawg Channel at gohuskies.com. Washington will continue to utilize the same weekend pitching rotation as it has the first two weeks with senior RHP Jorden Merry starting Friday, senior LHP Tyler Cheney going on Saturday and senior RHP Jason Erickson taking the hill on Sunday. [read more]
• The Portland Pilots (5-4) return home this week to host the UC Davis Aggies (2-5) for a three-game series at Joe Etzel Field. The Pilots and Aggies open with a 2:00 p.m. game on Friday. Saturday’s tilt is set for 1:00 p.m., while the series finale on Sunday is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Live audio and stats at portlandpilots.com. [read more]
• Gonzaga faces the University of California – Riverside Friday, Texas Tech University Saturday and University of San Francisco Sunday. [live stats here]
• Oregon State Oklahoma State Friday, UC-Riverside Saturday, and Texas Tech Sunday. [live stats here]
• The Montana State Billings baseball team opens up the 2009 Great Northwest Athletic Conference slate at Northwest Nazarene Friday. The Yellowjackets and Crusaders will play a doubleheader Friday at 4 p.m., followed by another doubleheader Saturday beginning at 12 p.m. [read more]
• D2 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Weekend Schedule:
Friday 6th: MSU Billings at Northwest Nazarene (2), 4 p.m.
Saturday 7th: Saint Martin’s at Central Washington(2), noon; MSU Billings vs. Northwest Nazarene (2), noon.
Sunday 8th:Saint Martin’s at Central Washington (2), noon.
• D3 Northwest Conference Weekend Schedule:
Mar. 7 th
2:00 PM Lewis and Clark vs. George Fox
2:00 PM Pacific vs. Pacific Lutheran
3:00 PM Willamette vs. Menlo
3:00 PM Puget Sound vs. Whitman
5:00 PM Pacific vs. Pacific Lutheran
5:00 PM Lewis and Clark vs. George Fox
6:00 PM Willamette vs. Menlo
6:00 PM Puget Sound vs. Whitman
Mar. 8th
2:00 PM Pacific vs. Pacific Lutheran
2:00 PM Puget Sound vs. Whitman
3:00 PM Willamette vs. Menlo
3:00 PM Lewis and Clark vs. George Fox
4:30 PM Puget Sound vs. Whitman
4:30 PM Pacific vs. Pacific Lutheran
6:00 PM Lewis and Clark vs. George Fox
• NAIA Cascade Conference Weekend Schedule:
March 6th
Bethany Univ CA vs. Corban College 1:00 PM
Bethany Univ CA vs. Corban College 3:00 PM
Lewis-Clark State College vs. Univ British Columbia 4:00 PM
March 7th
College of Idaho vs. Concordia University OR 12:00 PM
Bethany Univ CA vs. Corban College 1:00 PM
Lewis-Clark State College vs. Univ British Columbia 1:00 PM
Simpson University vs. Oregon Institute of Tech 1:00 PM
College of Idaho vs. Concordia University OR 2:30 PM
Bethany Univ CA vs. Corban College 3:00 PM
Simpson University vs. Oregon Institute of Tech 4:00 PM
March 8th
College of Idaho vs. Concordia University OR 1:30 AM
College of Idaho vs. Concordia University OR 11:00 AM
Lewis-Clark State College vs. Univ British Columbia 12:00 PM
Simpson University vs. Oregon Institute of Tech 12:00 PM
Simpson University vs. Oregon Institute of Tech 3:00 PM
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