In 2025, the Oregon Ducks won a share of the Big Ten regular season title in their first year in the conference.
The team finished with a 42-16 overall record and was 22-8 in Big Ten play. They hosted a regional at PK Park in Eugene as the number 12 national seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Oregon head coach Mark Wasikowski talked about the Ducks’ first season in the Big Ten.
“Winning the Big Ten last year — our first year in the conference — was awesome,” Wasikowski said. “When we got here, Oregon hadn’t been to the postseason in a few years. Now it’s been five straight seasons, and we’re still hungry for more.”
Oregon’s New-Found Winning Culture Under Wasikowski
Since Wasikowski’s first season in 2020, the Ducks have made the NCAA Tournament five times. In 2023 and 2024, Oregon made a super regional and were on the verge of making the College World Series.
The head coach mentioned that his Oregon team has their sights on playing Omaha once the time rolls around.
“We haven’t gotten over the hump to Omaha yet,” Wasikowski said. “That’s next. The big goal is to win a national championship.”
The Ducks are looking to make it to the College World Series for the first time since 1954. That is also the year Oregon won its only national championship.
The Ducks’ Focus on Homegrown Talent and the Details
For Wasikowski, homegrown talent and focusing on the little details are imperative in accomplishing the team’s ultimate goal of winning a championship.
“The goal is simple: win today,” the Oregon head coach said. “We focus on daily improvement. If we keep hitting small goals, the big ones — like a national championship — will come into reach.”
Wasikowski added, “We’ve done things differently here. We’re not really a portal school. We’ve built this program around high school players who’ve grown in our system. We’ll add a portal player now and then to replace a draft loss, but mostly it’s homegrown talent.”