Oregon baseball rides “rowdy” five-run seventh inning to 6-3 win over Xavier

The scene after Oregon catcher Burke-Lee Mabeus hit a pinch-hit go-ahead home run in the seventh inning looked more like a Friday night conference game than a midweek against Big East opponent Xavier University. Musketeers pitcher Owen Poole exchanged words with the home dugout, while a circle of teammates gathered to keep him on the left side of the mound, and his head coach pleaded his case to the umpires. Ducks left fielder Josh Schleichardt then showed that their ability to stir the pot is already in mid-season form, wandering from the on-deck circle toward the right-handed batters’ box to add to Poole’s frustration. Oregon eventually loaded the bases once the game resumed, allowing...