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Darrell Hunter has had a lot of big moments at PK Park but none may top what happened in January.

Hunter, the Thurston High product who was the first recruit to sign with the Ducks after a 28-year hiatus, proposed to his girlfriend, Jessica Sorenson, at home plate on Jan. 12.

Hunter enlisted his teammates to lead Sorenson around Eugene on a scavenger hunt that ultimately led to her blindfolded in the stadium. When she was ushered to home plate, Hunter dropped down to a knee and asked Sorenson to be his wife.

Her, "Yes," sent the group of Ducks huddled around the pitchers mound into jubilation.

"A lot of neat things have happened to Darrell Hunter on this baseball field," Ducks coach George Horton said.

The proposal may just be the start of a final memorable run for Oregon's redshirt senior. After three seasons away, Hunter rejoined the Ducks last year to appear in 28 games, post a 3.40 ERA and strikeout 29 batters in 39.2 innings.

In 2009, Hunter was struck by a ball in the head, causing a concussion. A few weeks later he had a seizure. Over the next 18 months he had 50 more. His baseball career was essentially done.

But after being diagnosed with general seizure disorder and receiving the proper medication, he returned to the Ducks last season.

His return was enough of a success that he petitioned the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility. It was granted in September.

To sum up, in the past year Hunter has returned to his field of dreams and got engaged to the woman of his dreams.

Wonder which one was better?

"If she's watching, definitely the engagement, yes," Hunter said. "I thought it was pretty good. She loved it, so that's all that really matters."

On to the links:

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Here's Oregon basketball reporter Andrew Greif's AP Top 25 ballot.

Perfect Game USA predicts the Ducks will finish third in the Pac-12 baseball standings.

Photos from the Oregon women's basketball loss to Colorado on Monday.

And here is the game story from that loss, from the Daily Emerald.

Oregon lacrosse won 20-3 in its season opener.

-- Tyson Alger | @tysonalger