Oregon baseball (40-11, Pac-12 19-5) begins a midweek, two-game series with West Coast Conference leader Gonzaga (32-6-1, WCC 18-6) Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at PK Park. The Ducks enter the series ranked 10th nationally by Baseball America and 6th by both Collegiate Baseball and the USA Today Coaches Poll. The second game of the series will begin Wednesday night at 6 p.m.

Following the series with the Bulldogs, the Ducks will play host to the Beavers (41-8, 20-4) in a Civil War matchup over the weekend in a first-and-second-place Pac-12 battle, wrapping up regular season play at home.

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Oregon running back De’Anthony Thomas is atop NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr.’s draft board. The ESPN analyst has him ranked number one in the running back position, finding his speed and playmaking ability to be highly attractive to NFL scouts.

Of course, Kiper’s board is subject to change over the course of the 2013-14 season.

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The Ducks’ men and women’s track and field teams have both jumped to number three rankings in the nation after their performances at the Pac-12 Championships.

The women jumped four spots, while the men moved up from four to three, according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.