The Lineup

The First Home Win

After a 28-year absence, the University of Oregon is back on the diamond. Resurrected in 2007, the team has begun playing games this spring. Take an inside look at exactly how the program got to this point through a series of individual stories.

Oregon's first team since 1981 is young, really young. Juice box instead of brewski young. Two seniors on the entire 35-man roster young. But don't let their freshman-loaded lineup fool you; these Ducks are getting their wings quickly. Story

The ballpark they're playing in is young too. Brand new in fact. Find out all about PK Park from the field to the purposefully ambiguous namesake to the expansion plans for next season. Bring your own hot dog. Story

Get a look at the man who's leading the charge, George Horton. The coach who left a perennial College World Series contender at Cal State Fullerton is building the Ducks from the ground up, his way. Story

Read and watch the Ducks talk about how finally getting to February was like waking up on Christmas morning - the excitement was uncontainable. Who cares that noise from the construction crew frantically working was so loud it caused some confusion in the outfield during practice? Baseball is back. Story

Step inside the world of flame-throwing relief pitcher Geoff Nichols and learn how the Jesuit High School alum found his way to Eugene after a couple of seasons at the University of Washington with NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum. Story

And if you missed that first game - the one that ended with a dramatic, bottom-of-the-ninth, walkoff single - we have you covered. Experience what that game-winning moment felt like from right behind home plate, right from your computer screen. Story