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Jimmy De Anda drives in 3 runs and Utah Valley surprises Oregon 6-5 in Eugene Regional
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jimmy De Anda drove in three runs with a double and a single, sparking Utah Valley’s 6-5 victory over Oregon in the Eugene Regional on Friday night.
No. 4 seed Utah Valley (33-27) will face second-seeded Arizona in the winner’s bracket on Saturday. Regional host Oregon (42-15) will play Cal Poly in a loser-out game. Arizona defeated Cal Poly 3-2 in Friday’s other game.
Utah Valley’s four-run third inning featured De Anda’s run-scoring double down the left-field line followed by Luke Iverson’s RBI single to right and a two-run single by Mason Strong for a 4-0 lead.
Oregon scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth, getting a two-run home run from Drew Smith and a solo shot by Anson Aroz.
De Anda’s two-run single made it 6-3 in the seventh.
Smith added a solo shot in the eighth, giving him two home runs and three RBIs for the game. With a runner on base and two outs in the ninth he struck out to end the game.
Carston Herman (5-3) got the win and Cooper Littledike earned his sixth save.
Jason Reitz (5-1) took the loss.
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