Columbia University
1-3
Oregon
7-2
Baseball Drops High-Scoring Battle to No. 11 Oregon
2/28/2025 9:58:00 PM | Baseball
Estabrook homers twice in defeat in series opener against the Ducks
EUGENE, Ore. — Columbia's offense continued to show plenty of firepower Friday, but No. 11 Oregon proved too much to handle in a 20-11 loss at PK Park. The Lions racked up 13 hits, including three home runs, while scoring in four different innings.
Jack Kail led the Lions with a 3-for-4 day, driving in four runs and scoring twice, and was a triple shy of the cycle. Estabrook finished 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI, while Hunter Snyder was 3-for-3 with a walk.
After a scoreless first, Columbia struck in the second inning with a three-run rally. Kail put the Lions on the board with a two-run homer, and Ben Fishel added an RBI double to make it 3-0.
The Ducks (7-2) answered with seven runs in the bottom of the frame, highlighted by a Dominic Hellman grand slam.
After Oregon and Columbia traded runs in the bottom of the third and top of the fourth, the Ducks tacked on a five-spot in the fifth, but the Lions did not go down without a fight. In the sixth, Kail doubled to plate Skye Selinsky, and Owen Estabrook drilled Columbia's second home run of the game, cutting the Oregon lead to 12-5.
The Ducks added a pair on insurance runs in the bottom of the frame before the Lions made one last push in the seventh with a four-run outburst. Kail delivered a sac fly, and Estabrook belted a three-run shot to the opposite field to pull Columbia within four. However, Oregon's offense put four runs of their own after the seventh-inning stretch and capped the scoring with a run off a sac fly in the eighth.
Grayson Grinell picked up the win for the Ducks to even his record at 1-1 despite allowing six earned runs through 5.1 innings. First-year Alex Sotiropoulos earned his first collegiate start. He lasted two innings and struck out three, but took the loss to fall to 1-1 on the year.
Columbia (1-3) will look to rebound against the Ducks on Saturday when the teams meet for a doubleheader. First pitch of game one is set for 2 p.m. ET and can be seen on B1G+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Grinsell, Grayson (1-1)
L: Sotiropoulos, Alex (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Fishel, Ben 1 ; Lazits, Anton 1 ; Selinsky, Skye 1 ; Kail, Jack 1
HR: Kail, Jack 1 ; Estabrook, Owen 2
RBI: Fishel, Ben 1 ; Kail, Jack 4 ; Estabrook, Owen 5
SF: Kail, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lazits, Anton 1 ; Fellows, Cole 2 ; Selinsky, Skye 3 ; Kail, Jack 2 ; Estabrook, Owen 2 ; Snyder, Hunter 1
Batting:
2B: Hellman, Dominic 1 ; Mabeus, Burke-Lee 2 ; Cooney, Ryan 1
HR: Heard, Jeffery 1 ; Hellman, Dominic 2
RBI: Heard, Jeffery 2 ; Hellman, Dominic 8 ; Aroz, Anson 1 ; Mabeus, Burke-Lee 3 ; Brooks, Jack 1 ; Cooney, Ryan 2 ; Garate, Carter 2
SF: Aroz, Anson 1 ; Garate, Carter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Heard, Jeffery 2 ; Hellman, Dominic 3 ; Aroz, Anson 2 ; Molony, Maddox 2 ; Mabeus, Burke-Lee 4 ; Brooks, Jack 1 ; Cooney, Ryan 3 ; Garate, Carter 3
SB: Cooney, Ryan 1
CS: Cooney, Ryan 1
HBP: Hellman, Dominic 1 ; Walsh, Jacob 1 ; Molony, Maddox 1 ; Mabeus, Burke-Lee 1 ; Brooks, Jack 1 ; Cooney, Ryan 1 ; Garate, Carter 1
