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A community for the Fighting Ducks of the University of Oregon's football program as well as basketball, track, baseball and other sports.

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Improvement at the Plate Helps Ducks to Winning Conference Record (www.addictedtoquack.com)

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If you’ve watched “Moneyball,” you know there’s a school of thought in professional baseball that uses player offensive statistics to try and put together winning teams. You don’t have to be Billy Bean (or Brad Pitt for that matter) to understand that - no matter if it’s baseball or softball - if more players get more hits, draw more walks or otherwise reach base more often, your team has a better chance of scoring runs and winning games.

During the 2023 Pac-12 season, Oregon improved across the board in key offensive statistics and this, combined with improvements in pitching and defense, allowed the Ducks to improve from a 10 - 14 Conference record in 2022 to