Pitching problems plague Ducks

The score is 2-1, it's the top of the seventh inning on a rain soaked Sunday afternoon at PK Park in Eugene. Freshmen starting pitcher Madison Boer takes the mound for the University of Oregon. So far things have been going well for the Ducks but after a few pitches, things start to take a turn for the worst.
After Boer walked the first batter in the inning, pitching coach Andrew Checketts, took his first of many trips that inning to the mound.
45 minutes later at the bottom of the seventh inning, four Oregon pitchers, Boer, Geoff Nichols, Ryan Fleckstein and Zack Thornton had thrown three wild pitches, hit one batter and walked four others. UCLA scored six runs on two hits, putting the Bruins up 8-1.
"It was the most out of character our guys (have been) coming out of the bullpen." Oregon coach George Horton told The Oregonian in an interview following the game. "That one got away from us."
The Ducks won the first of the three game series 3-2 on Friday, May 1, but lost Saturday's game 2-6 and Sunday's game 1-8. Junior, Bennett Whitmore, is the fifth and final pitcher for the day.

With the win, UCLA moves in to second place in the Pac-10, half a game a head of Oregon State and Washington State who are 3.5 games back from first place Arizona State.
Oregon's next game will be May 9, in Pullman, Wash., against the Cougars. The last home game is scheduled for May 24, at noon against the Arizona Wildcats who are currently ranked eighth in the Pac-10. The Ducks are now in last place with only four conference wins.

A few die-hard fans brave the elements to cheer on the home team.