Live Score Updates for Oregon vs. UCLA in Big Ten Championship

-Laya grounds out to end a two-run top of the sixth for Oregon.

-Molony is walked for Oregon with no outs.

-Ian May now in at pitcher for the Bruins.

-Back-to-back home runs for the Ducks as Lauaki Jr. goes yard, 2-1 Oregon.

-Burke-Lee Mabeus ties the game with a solo home run to right.

-Justin Lee now on the mound for UCLA to begin top of the sixth.

BOTTOM OF FIFTH: OREGON 0, UCLA 1

-West, Cholowsky, and Levu all ground out for UCLA.

TOP OF FIFTH: OREGON 0, UCLA 1

-UCLA gets out of the jam as Jaksa grounds out to end the top of the fifth.

-Smith is walked to make it bases loaded for the Ducks with two outs.

-Laya is walked to put runners on first and second for the Ducks with two outs.

-Cooney hits a two out single to right for Oregon.

BOTTOM OF FOURTH: OREGON 0, UCLA 1

-Cadiz is walked with two outs for UCLA after a pitch clock violation.

-Gasparino ejected for UCLA for elbowing Drew Smith at third base.

-Gasparino's triple puts UCLA on the board first. Brennan scores for the Bruins.

-Brennan is walked to put runner at first for UCLA with one out.

-Martin strikes out.

TOP OF FOURTH: OREGON 0, UCLA 0

-Molony's line drive to right is caught to end the top of the fourth.

-Lauaki Jr. singles to left with two outs.

-Mabeus grounds out for Oregon, two down for the Ducks.

BOTTOM OF THIRD: OREGON 0, UCLA 0

-Fly out on foul ball ends the third inning.

-Cholowsky called safe with another infield single.

-West grounds out for UCLA.

-Phoenix Call strikes out.

TOP OF THIRD: OREGON 0, UCLA 0

-Smith strikes out for the second time to end the top of the third.

-Angel Laya strikes out.

-Cooney is walked to put runners on first and second for Oregon with one out.

-Gabe Miranda pinch hits for Oregon, hits bunt to advance Brooks to second with one out.

-Jack Brooks opens up the top of the third with a single.

BOTTOM OF SECOND: OREGON 0, UCLA 0

-Dominic Cadiz strikes out to end the bottom of the second.

-Tremendous double play by Oregon to get runners out at third and first.

-Will Gasparino's walk puts runners on first and second with no outs.

-Payton Brennan hit by a pitch to put him on first to begin the bottom of the second.

TOP OF SECOND: OREGON 0, UCLA 0

-Maddox Molony flys out to end the top of the second.

-Naulivou Lauaki Jr. strikes out.

-Burke-Lee Mabeus' bunt allows Jaksa to get to second.

-Brayden Jaksa leads off the top of the second with a single.

BOTTOM OF FIRST: OREGON 0, UCLA 0

-Roman Martin strikes out to end the first inning.

-Mulivai Levu flys out for UCLA.

-Roch Cholowsky called safe with an infield single.

-Dean West called out after diving play by Cooney.

-Miles Gosztola starts on the mound for Oregon.

TOP OF FIRST: OREGON 0, UCLA 0

-Drew Smith strikes out to end the top of the first inning.

-Ryan Cooney hits first pitch pop up for Oregon.

-Angel Cervantes gets the start on the mound for UCLA.

LINEUPS

UCLA BRUINS

1. Dean West
2. Roch Cholowsky
3. Mulivai Levu
4. Roman Martin
5. Payton Brennan 
6. Will Gasparino 
7. Cashel Dugger
8. Dominic Cadiz
9. Phoenix Call
10. Angel Cervantes 

OREGON DUCKS

1. Ryan Cooney
2. Angel Laya
3. Drew Smith
4. Brayden Jaksa
5. Burke-Lee Mabeus
6. Naulivou Lauaki
7. Maddox Molony
8. Jack Brooks
9. Jax Gimenez
10. Miles Gosztola

PREVIEW

Championship Sunday has arrived. The No. 3-seeded Oregon Ducks will take on the No. 1-seeded UCLA Bruins in the Big Ten Tournament Title game at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska on Sunday. 

Both teams are in pursuit of their first Big Ten Tournament title, and the Ducks look to potentially lock up hosting an NCAA Tournament Regional in Eugene by upsetting one of the best teams in college baseball, the UCLA Bruins.

To advance to the championship game, the Ducks shut down the No. 2-seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers 8-0 on Saturday night in the semifinals, led by a dominant pitching performance by sophomore right-handed pitcher Will Sanford. Three Oregon players also recorded home runs in the shutout win, including shortstop Maddox Molony, right fielder Angel Laya, and first baseman Brayden Jaksa. 

In hopes of pulling off the upset against the Bruins, the Ducks will look to continue their mound dominance and keep their bats hot. During the Ducks' two Big Ten Tournament games against the Washington Huskies and Nebraska Cornhuskers in Omaha, Oregon has recorded eight total home runs.

The Ducks have also outscored their opponents 17-4 in their two Big Ten Tournament games heading into Sunday's championship matchup against the Bruins.

UCLA reached the championship game in walkoff style, rallying from a 5-4 deficit against their arch-rival, the No. 4-seeded USC Trojans, in the semifinals. Down to their final out in the bottom of the ninth, junior first baseman Mulivai Levu's three-run walk-off home run lifted the Bruins over the Trojans. 

Entering the championship game, a player that Oregon will need to watch is the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, UCLA junior infielder Roch Cholowsky, who is considered one of the best players in college baseball this season. Cholowsky has recorded 71 runs, 69 hits, 59 RBI’s, and 21 home runs this season for the Bruins. 

During the regular season, the Bruins went 2-1 against the Ducks in a series at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles that featured scrappiness between both teams. The series featured coaches from both Oregon and UCLA’s dugouts being ejected from the game. 

Will we see more scrappiness between both teams in Sunday’s title game? In the one win the Ducks had in their road series against the Bruins, Oregon beat UCLA 9-6, and hopes to have that same success in the championship game on Sunday.

The first pitch for Sunday’s Big Ten Tournament title game is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. PT from Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, with the game broadcast on the Big Ten Network.