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Oregon deftly plays RPI game, secures No. 11 seed in NCAA baseball tournament

The Ducks made strategic scheduling decisions, beat USC in their final series, and pushed No. 1 UCLA to 11 innings in the Big Ten tournament championship to surge up the rankings.

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What happened The Ducks made strategic scheduling decisions, beat USC in their final series, and pushed No. 1 UCLA to 11 innings in the Big Ten tournament championship to surge up the rankings.
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CenterOregon deftly plays RPI game, secures No. 11 seed in NCAA baseball tournament

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OregonianNews report · May 26, 1:13 AM

Oregon deftly plays RPI game, secures No. 11 seed in NCAA baseball tournament

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The Ducks made strategic scheduling decisions, beat USC in their final series, and pushed No. 1 UCLA to 11 innings in the Big Ten tournament championship to surge up the rankings.

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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNews report · May 25, 5:23 PM

Despite some lobbying, the Panthers were not picked for the NCAA baseball tournament

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Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence2 sources · 1 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

May 25, 5:23 PM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.

May 26, 1:13 AM: Oregonian joined the source map.

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