Oregon baseball coach Mark Wasikowski will not get UO’s top recruit on campus after outfielder Colin Barber received a $1 million signing bonus from the Houston Astros. Barber was the 136th overall selection in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball draft and signed for more than double the slot bonus of $410,000 for that spot.

The 6-foot, 185-pound left-hander was drafted as a center fielder by the Astros after his senior season at Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, Calif.

“The decision was tough,” Barber told media in Houston after he signed on Friday. “My parents really wanted me to go to college as well, my mom is heavy on education. Oregon is a great school and great baseball program so it was a tough decision, but I want to be a Houston Astro. This was the right decision.”

Barber was the first player to commit to Oregon’s 10-player recruiting class in the fall and one of three players drafted earlier this month.

Zach Arnold, a shortstop from Great Oak High School in Temecula, Calif., was drafted by Baltimore in the 34th round while shortstop Tyresse Turner of Gahr High School in La Palma, Calif. was picked in the 38th round by Miami.

The signing deadline for all players with college eligibility is 2 p.m. on July 12th.

Oregon junior pitcher Ryne Nelson signed with Arizona on Tuesday after being drafted with the 56th overall pick in the second round. Third baseman Spencer Steer went to Minnesota in the third round and indicated following the draft that he also expected to skip his senior season and sign a pro contract.

Oregon pitcher Kenyon Yovan was picked in the 27th round by the Los Angeles Angels and said he is undecided if he will sign or return for his redshirt junior season after missing almost all last year due to injury. Sophomore outfielder Jonny DeLuca went in the 25th round to the Los Angeles Dodgers and has yet to sign.

Senior outfielder Jakob Goldfarb signed with the Chicago White Sox after being picked in the 24th round and will debut with the Great Falls Voyagers in the short-season Class A Pioneer League.