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Oregon quarterback spending summer on the diamond

By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com

Friday, July 6, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Oregon senior Dennis Dixon, the Ducks' projected starting quarterback this fall, is trying to hit left-handed pitchers in Florida this summer, instead of trying to hit receivers on campus. Ducks coach Mike Bellotti isn't happy about it. "I think he'd be better served, in my situation, reading defenses rather than reading curveballs," Bellotti said. Dixon, 22, was selected in the fifth round of last month's major league draft (No. 168 overall) by the Atlanta Braves. ...

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