EUGENE — Oregon's Ryon Healy was 4 for 4 with a home run, two doubles and four RBIs Sunday evening as the Ducks again staved off elimination with an 11-0 victory over Rice at PK Park to force one final game in the NCAA Eugene Regional on Monday night.



The Ducks (48-15) and Owls (43-18) will play the regional title game at 6 p.m. Monday on ESPN3.com. The winner advances to the super regionals next weekend.

The Ducks, the No. 8 national seed, beat San Francisco 6-1 in an elimination game earlier Sunday afternoon behind a complete game from freshman left-hander Cole Irvin.

Right-hander Jeff Gold, making his first start in more than a month, allowed just two hits in five shutout innings against Rice to continue Oregon's dominating pitching in the regional. Gold had been nursing a sore arm and had pitched only one inning since April 30.

After combining for just four hits in the first two games of the regional on Friday and Saturday, Oregon's offense erupted for 17 runs and 24 hits in Sunday's two games.

Healy got things going for the Ducks against Rice with a solo home run in the first. He added a two doubles and extended his RBI total to 56 this season — a UO record.

Scott Heineman added two hits and three RBIs for the Ducks against Rice.

The Ducks managed just two hits off Rice's Jordan Stephens in the Owls' 1-0 victory Saturday night. Oregon's pitchers will nearly as good on Sunday evening, shutting down Rice while allowing just three hits.

-- Adam Jude