The Oregon faithful may want a refund after Friday’s bait and switch.

All three contests between the Bruins and Ducks – a pair of Pac-12-turned-Big-Ten adversaries both boasting top-15 rankings – were sold out by Thursday, UCLA Baseball posted on X.

Maybe worse than watching the Ducks lose, the spectators clad in green and yellow never saw their team lead – or even play nine innings.

No. 1 UCLA baseball (45-4, 25-0 Big Ten) pummeled No. 13 Oregon (35-13, 17-8) in Friday’s run-rule shortened series opener 11-1 in seven innings.

“The night was really about Wylan (sophomore right-hander Wylan Moss),” said coach John Savage. “He clearly went to a different level this Friday against a top-15 team. He was really sharp, he was competitive, he pitched with edge. … He really grew up tonight. It was a big step for him.”

In his third start of the season, and 12th of his career, Moss tossed a career-high seven innings, surrendering just one run on three hits, and struck out nine – arguably his best collegiate performance.

Moss made three Friday starts as a freshman in former Bruin Cody Delvecchio’s absence, one of which was against the Ducks in Eugene, Oregon. And the sophomore has taken on the No. 1 slot in the rotation under similar circumstances again, as junior right-hander Logan Reddemann missed his third straight start with arm fatigue.

But after Moss held then-No. 16 Oregon to one run over five innings a year ago, he one-upped himself.

“I like picking up Red (Reddemann),” Moss said. “(I’m) slotting in that Friday night role and feel like I’m fitting in well. … It gives you some confidence going into this year, having already done it last year. I’m just going to keep stacking that experience and adding to that confidence.”

As a freshman, Moss jumped between midweek starter, weekend reliever and Friday night starter – notably getting the start in UCLA’s regional final against UC Irvine.

But as a sophomore, Moss found himself in the bullpen – a long reliever regularly following senior right-hander Michael Barnett on Saturdays.

After Friday – and a similar 6.2 inning, one-run outing against Michigan State on May 1 – it might be hard to see Moss in a bullpen role again.

“I’m not even thinking about that,” Savage said. “We need starters, and, no, it doesn’t look like he’s going to be piggybacking anytime soon.”

Additionally, Savage said Reddemann – who has a 2.73 FIP across his 10 starts, totaling 59.2 innings – is positioned to start ramping back up Monday. The head honcho added that he’s hopeful the projected 2026 MLB Draft first-rounder is back come the Big Ten Tournament, where UCLA will play its first game May 22.

Roch Cholowsky went 1-for-3 with a walk and scored three times, but the junior shortstop likely garnered the most attention when he got cleated on a head-first slide back to third base in the fourth inning.

“It was bleeding pretty bad,” Savage said. “For how good Roch is, he might be tougher than how good he is.”

Cholowsky played the remainder of the affair, even scoring on a wild pitch just minutes after Savage and athletic trainer Kaitlyn Gustafson paid the shortstop a visit at third.

“If he’s not the first pick, I don’t know who is,” Savage said.

Mulivai Levu did the heavy lifting on offense, slugging his second multi-homer performance of the year. The junior first baseman is behind just Cholowsky and junior center fielder Will Gasparino for the team lead, trailing the duo 18-16.

Redshirt junior right fielder Payton Brennan landed the killshot with his two-run blast in the bottom of the sixth – putting UCLA ahead by the required 10 – before Moss shut the door on what was effectively a complete game.

“He’s (Moss has) been a dog on the mound as a relief pitcher or starter,” Levu said. “He’s been dealing out there, so it’s pretty fun playing behind him. When he’s got an edge to him, it makes us even more pumped up.”