SPORTS 6-15

COLLEGE BASEBALL:

Oregon State right-handed pitcher Dax Whitney has earned two more First-Team All-America honors.

Both Baseball America and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) named him to their first teams Friday.

It's the third and fourth All-America honors of the postseason for Whitney, who has also been named a first-teamer by Perfect Game and a second-team honoree by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Whitney is the seventh Beaver since 2021 to earn at least four All-American recognitions in the same season.

Baseball America put Oregon relief pitcher Tanner Bradley its second team All-American.

Over the last week, Bradley has been named a first-team All-America pick by the baseball writers, and a third-team pick by Perfect Game.

The three All-America honors in a single-season is tied for the fifth most in the Ducks’ baseball program history.

(Facts credit OSUbeavers.com and GoDucks.com)

 

LOCAL:

The Cascade Cycling Class downtown Bend criterium is Sunday. The prize purse for the Pro Men and Women’s field is the biggest purse for a one-day race in the U.S.

Equal payout between the pro men and the pro women of $20,000.

The CCC used to be a week-long bicycle race for many years.

 

MLS Round Up

The MLS season is on pause for the next month for the World Cup. The Sounders and Timbers will return to the pitch July 16 for a matchup against one another. Seattle is sixth in the Western Conference, while Portland sits in 13th place.

 

Fire To Face Lynx

The Fire are back on the road. Portland will face off with the Minnesota Lynx tonight. This is the first of three meetings between the teams this season. The Fire enter the matchup at seven and eight this season.