Oregon two-way player Kenyon Yovan (Aaron Fitt)

Fall Report: Oregon

As Oregon’s season was winding down last May and it was apparent that the Ducks would not be playing in the NCAA tournament, George Horton was blunt about his expectations and ambitions for his program. During his tenure at head coach at Cal State Fullerton, Horton made six College World Series trips in 11 years and won the 2004 national championship — and when he left to restart Oregon’s program, he had visions of replicating that success in Eugene.

And certainly, Horton’s track record at Oregon is nothing to scoff at. After restarting the program from scratch for[…]