The Oregon Ducks won't be going to the NCAA College World Series.

Their hopes ended when Kent State's Jimmy Rider hit a fly ball to left field that dropped in, scoring Derek Toadvine in the bottom of the ninth to give the Golden Flashes a 3-2 win in Game 3 of the Eugene Super Regional.

But they came close.

Oregon's Ryon Healy knocked in two runs in the top of the eighth inning and drew the Ducks into a 2-2 tie.

Ducks closer Jimmie Sherfy came in to pitch with one out in the bottom of the eighth and struck out Kent State's Sawyer Polen and Alex Miklos. In the top of the ninth, Kent State's Brian Clark struck out Ryan Hambright, then got ground outs from Brett Hambright and Andrew Mendhall.

Kent State scored a run on three hits in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead against Oregon.

Oregon starter Jeff Gold gave up one-out back-to-back hits to Jimmy Rider, who singled to center, and David Lyon, whose blast shot past an outstretched Aaron Payne at second base.

After getting George Roberts to ground out, T.J. Sutton singled in Rider for the game's first run.

The Golden Flashes scored one more run off Gold, after they loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the second. Sawyer Polen got the rally started with a single to left and eventually scored when Evan Campbell hit into a double play.

Gold left the game after walking Rider, and was replaced by Brando Tessar, who got David Lyon to ground out to end the inning.

Kent State had six hits by the end of the second inning.

In the top of the third, the Ducks got something going when Kent State pitcher Tyler Skulina issued back-to-back walks to J.J. Altobelli and Aaron Payne, but the Ducks stranded the runners when Aaron Jones grounded into a double play.

The Ducks stranded two more in the top of the sixth, when Aaron Payne and Aaron Jones were hit by pitches from Kent State's Tyler Skulina.

Skulina then struck out Ryon Healy. Next up, Brett Thomas flied out deep to center field, and that was it for Skulina. Casey Wilson came in and got Kyle Garlick to fly out to right.

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