Oregon Ducks outlast USC Trojans in 14 innings

EUGENE, Ore. (Interstat) — The Oregon Ducks defeated the Southern California Trojans 6-5 in 14 innings Saturday, May 16, 2026, in a Big Ten afternoon game that stretched into the evening. Each team collected 13 hits. Oregon took an early lead on a groundout and a single in the first, then Maddox Molony homered in the second. Southern California’s R. Tejeda answered with a solo homer in the third, and Adrian Lopez hit a two-run homer in the sixth to put USC ahead 5-4. Oregon tied it in the bottom of the sixth on a double by A. Laya. In the seventh, Kevin Takeuchi crushed a two-run, unearned homer to push Southern California ahead 5-5. The game remained deadlocked until the 14th, when B. Mabeus’ bunt single scored B. Jaksa for the walk-off win. Oregon improved to 38-15 overall; Southern California fell to 42-14. The Ducks won the series opener Friday 4-3, while USC won Thursday’s game 2-1 in 11 innings.