Oregon baseball was fresh off a five game winning streak, including their first series win of the season against a ranked opponent, but slipped up during a mid-week two game series against Seattle, going 1-1. In the first game they were helped by freshman Mitchell Tolman, who had a career night with seven RBI.

They were less fortunate in the second. Tolman played well again, driving in the only two Oregon runs, but it wasn’t enough as they lost 3-2. The team will now regroup for their road series this weekend against Washington State.

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Jimmie Sherfy and Ryon Healy were both added to the Golden Spikes watch list. The list for the most coveted award in baseball currently has 60 players on it.

Healy has established himself as the Ducks best offensive player by a large margin, batting .349 with nine home runs and 45 RBI.

Sherfy, a pre-season All-American, has only improved on the success he saw last season. He is second in the nation with 14 saves and boasts a .90 ERA.

The final decision will be announced July 19.

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Portland Trail Blazer rookie Damian Lillard won Rookie of the Year honors yesterday, as expected. Lillard had a sensational season, breaking the record for most three-pointers in a single season by a rookie and leading the league in minutes played. Lillard averaged 19.0 points, 6.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds, in 38.6 minutes per game.

Lillard became just the fourth ever unanimous Rookie of the Year selection, joining Ralph Sampson, David Robinson and Blake Griffin.

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Looking far into the future, some NFL analysts are already creating mock drafts for next year’s NFL draft. After sending five players to the NFL in last weeks draft, Oregon looks like they will again produce top prospects.

Multiple mock drafts floating around have Oregon players Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, De’Anthony Thomas, Colt Lyerla and Marcus Mariota being high draft picks with some even projected to be first-rounders. Ekpre-Olomu is projected to be the first Duck drafted and, as of now, certainly looks like a first round choice.

Rob Moseley of The Register-Guard has more.