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1 Mar. 10, 2016 Week GNAC Baseball Standings GNAC Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Central Washington Won 1 Northwest Nazarene Won 3 Western Oregon Lost 1 Concordia Won 1 Montana State Billings Lost 1 Saint Martin s Lost 3 Contact: Iain Dexter, Media Relations Assistant idexter@gnacsports.com #GNACBaseball In #CrunchTime Central Washington took three of four games against Montana State Billings in a tight series that featured all one or two run victories. #FirstWs Concordia picked up its first two GNAC victories against a formidable opponent in Western Oregon. The two teams split a four-game series in Portland. LAST WEEK S GAMES Fri., Mar. 4 Central Washington 8, Montana State Billings 6 * Central Washington 8, Montana State Billings 7 Saint Martin s 10, Northwest Nazarene 6 * Northwest Nazarene 8, Saint Martin s 0 * Sat., Mar. 5 Western Oregon 9, Concordia 2 * Montana State Billings 7, Central Washington 5 * Northwest Nazarene 17, Saint Martin s 7 * Concordia 2, Western Oregon 0 * Central Washington 2, Montana State Billings 1 * Northwest Nazarene 7, Saint Martin s 2 * Sun., Mar. 6 Western Oregon 4, Concordia 1 Concordia 1, Western Oregon 0 THIS WEEK S GAMES Fri., Mar, 11 MSU Billings at Northwest Nazarene, 3 p.m. * MSU Billings at Northwest Nazarene, 6 p.m. * Sat., Mar. 12 Saint Martin s at Western Oregon, 12 p.m. * Concordia at Central Washington, 12 p.m. * MSU Billings at Northwest Nazarene, 1 p.m. * Concordia at Central Washington, 3 p.m. * Saint Martin s at Western Oregon, 3 p.m. * MSU Billings at Northwest Nazarene, 4 p.m. * Sun., Mar. 13 Saint Martin s at Western Oregon, 12 p.m. * Central Washington at Concordia, 12 p.m. * Saint Martin s at Concordia, 3 p.m. * Saint Martin s at Western Oregon, 3 p.m. * All times local to game site. * - Denotes GNAC games #CrusadersCruise After falling in the opening game of the GNAC season to Saint Martin's, Northwest Nazarene responded with three straight wins by a combined 23 runs. #PitchingDominates Starting pitchers were impressive this week with three shutouts and multiple complete games. Bullpens were key with six games decided by two runs or less. Get Social Twitter Accounts/Hashtags for GNAC Baseball Programs #GNACBaseball Central MSU NW Saint Western Tourism Burnaby Is A Proud Sponsor Of The Great Northwest Athletic Conference

2 GNAC Baseball Players of the Week PLAYER Reid Martinez, Central Washington OF Senior Seattle, Wash. Martinez went 6 for 10 with eight RBI in three games as the Wildcats took three of four in their GNAC seasonopening series with Montana State Billings. He finished with three RBI in the opening game on Saturday, two on a single in the third inning, and went 3 for 4 with four RBI in the nightcap. ALSO NOMINATED: Adam Eskil (Saint Martin s), Adam Helmstadter (Northwest Nazarene), Kevin Toon (Montana State Billings). PITCHER Harrison, McGhee, Concordia RHP Senior Ramona, Calif. McGhee hurled a complete-game two-hitter on Saturday, giving the Cavaliers their first GNAC win, 2-0, in the nightcap against Western Oregon. In seven innings, McGhee did not walk anyone, struck out eight and faced just two batters above the minimum. ALSO NOMINATED: Justin Adams (Central Washington), Cody Cooper (Montana State Billings), Torin Dooley (Saint Martin s), Colton Loomis (Northwest Nazarene). Past GNAC Players Of The Week Date Player Pitcher Feb. 1-7 Nathan Etheridge, Western Oregon Colton Loomis, Northwest Nazarene Feb Luke Reinschmidt, Montana State Billings Tanner John, Montana State Billings Feb Zach Raczok, Saint Martin's Colton Loomis, Northwest Nazarene Feb Jake Levin, Central Washington McKenzie Gaul, Central Washington Feb. 29-Mar. 6 Reid Martinez, Central Washington Harrison McGhee, Concordia Mar Mar Mar Mar. 28-April 3 April 4-10 Complete Player of the Week releases are available online at GNACSports.com

3 Around The GNAC WILDCATS HOLD ON IN TIGHTLY PLAYED GAMES: In the first weekend of GNAC play, Central Washington hosted Montana State Billings for a four-game series, with each game decided by one or two runs. The Wildcats took three of four games over the reigning GNAC regular season champions. In game one, Central Washington was able to knock out Yellowjacket ace Tanner Johnson after just 3.2 innings, allowing the Wildcats to capitalize on the bullpen. They scored four runs in the sixth through eighth innings to take the lead, and CJ Gettman closed out the game, 8-6, to record his second save. First baseman Randy Fuller hit a solo home run in the seventh inning and outfielder Reid Martinez drove in three runs. Designated hitter Adam Cox hit a home run with two RBI for the Yellowjackets. The Wildcats swept the day one doubleheader with an 8-7 victory, holding off a Yellowjackets rally in the seventh inning. Starting pitcher Jake Levin picked up his second victory, throwing six innings while allowing three runs, two earned, with six strikeouts. Travis Cook recorded a one out save with runners left on first and second base. Martinez led the offense again, finishing 3 for 4 with four RBI. Montana State Billings Casey Merritt went 2 for 4 with a home run, three runs scored and three RBI. The Yellowjackets picked up their lone victory of the series in game three, coming from behind for a 7-5 win. They scored four runs in eighth inning, to reclaim the lead after giving up four runs in the seventh. Lee Busto picked up a one out victory and Adam Cox recorded a two-inning save for the Yellowjackets. Game four of the series was a pitching duel between MSUB s Tanner Watson and CWU s Justin Adams. Watson threw 5.2 innings, but allowed his only two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, giving the Wildcats a 2-1 lead. Two runs were all the support Adams needed, as he finished a complete game victory, throwing seven innings with one run allowed. FIRST GNAC VICTORIES: Concordia drew a tough test in their first GNAC games, hosting reigning GNAC champions and preseason favorite Western Oregon. Despite scoring a combined six runs in four games, the Cavaliers came away with two victories. The Cavaliers shut out Western Oregon on two different occasions, both in games two of the doubleheaders. Harrison McGhee was almost perfect in game two of the series, shutting down Western Oregon for his first victory of the season. McGhee struck out eight batters, allowed two hits and faced just two more than the minimum. The Cavaliers scored both their runs in the first inning. Western Oregon pitcher Darrien Moran also threw a complete game, allowing just the two runs over six innings. In game four of the series, Concordia received another impressive start from Austin Hadley, who allowed no runs on three hits and two walks with 10 strikeouts. His counterpart, Gary Steindorf, was just about as dominant, pitching his own complete game with six strikeouts and just one run allowed for the Wolves. Concordia scored the only run in the bottom of the sixth inning when third baseman Jarren Goddard singled to left field to score pinch-runner Conner Jackson. Western Oregon won games one and two with solid pitching of their own, but with more help from the bats. Brady Miller threw eight shutout innings in game one, striking out nine batters. The Wolves won 9-2, led offensively by Trevor Podratz s home run and two RBI, and Kyle Vanderkin and Brandon Oliver s 3 for 5 days. Miller advanced his record to 2-0. The Wolves took game three, 4-1, behind Garrett Alvarez s onerun complete game. He struck out six batters, allowing just five hits. Podratz launched his second home run of the season and in as many days. CRUSADERS CRUISE TO FIRST SERIES WIN: Despite falling in the first game of the series to Saint Martin s, the Northwest Nazarene pitching staff settled down and the bats came alive to lead the Crusaders to the series victory. The Saints opened their GNAC season with a 10-6 victory over NNU. After trailing 6-2 through five innings, the Saints scored eight unanswered runs over the final four innings to take the game. Torin Dooley threw a complete game, allowing six runs with five strikeouts and just one walk. Designated hitter Adam Eskil hit a grand slam home run in the sixth inning to tie the ball game up. Tyler Davis and Jesse Hilyard each hit home runs early for the Crusaders. After falling in the first game, the Crusaders countered with twotime GNAC Pitcher of the Week and owner of a no-hitter this season, Colton Loomis. The senior right hander continued to baffle hitters, throwing a complete game in the 8-0 victory. Loomis allowed just three hits and one walk, striking out nine batters. Offensively, the Crusaders were being shut out as well by Saints pitcher Josh Sontag, but scored all eight runs in the sixth inning. The bats completely awoke in game three of the series for Northwest Nazarene, as they piled on for a 17-7 victory. Davis went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, a run scored and three RBI. Third baseman Kyle Redford went 3 for 4 as well, with three runs scored and three RBI. The Crusaders hit four home runs, with Hilyard, Blake Adkins and Ryan Johnson each hitting one. Johnson finished just a double short of the cycle. As a team, the Crusaders finished 21 for 41 with seven walks and nine extra base hits. Justin Pilgrim led the Crusaders to a 7-2 victory in the final game of the series, throwing 5.2 innings with two runs allowed. He received a no-decision for his efforts, but helped keep the team in the ball game until the bats awoke for five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Relief pitcher Ryan Nyborg picked up his first victory of the season out of the bullpen. Catcher Andrew Helmstadter finished 2

4 for 4 with two runs scored, a double and a triple. Designated hitter Spencer Pollock drove in two runs.

5 NCBWA DIVISION II POLL WEEK 4 MAR. 8 Rk Team (1st) Last Rec. Pts. 1 Tampa (16) St. Cloud State Colorado Mesa Franklin Pierce (N.H.) UC San Diego Millersville Columbus State Quincy Alabama-Huntsville Lubbock Christian Southern New Hampshire Cal State Monterey Bay Belmont-Abbey RV Emporia State West Alabama Mercyhurst (Pa.) West Texas A&M Southern Indiana RV USC-Aiken East Stroudsburg California Baptist NR T22 St. Edward s RV T22 Minnesota State Lander RV Chico State Others Receiving Votes: Missouri Southern 11, Grand Valley State 9, Delta State 8, St. Thomas Aquinas 4, Erskine 4, Dixie State 2, Texas A&M Kingsville 2, Seton Hill 1. Complete Poll Online GNAC IN NCBWA POLL Date Preseason --- Feb Feb Mar Mar National & Regional Polls D2BASEBALLNEWS.COM NATIONAL RANKINGS WEEK 4 MAR. 8 Rk Team (1st) Last Rec. 1 Tampa Franklin Pierce St. Cloud State Millersville UC San Diego Colorado Mesa Quincy Southern New Hampshire Cal State Monterey Bay Dixie State Mercyhurst USC Aiken West Alabama Lander NR East Stroudsburg Missouri Southern Seton Hill Saint Edward s Emporia State NR Minnesota State Alabama-Huntsville West Texas A&M Valdosta State Lubbock Christian Chico State Columbus State NR Cameron Cal Poly Pomona West Georgia NR Belmont Abbey NR 17-3 Complete Poll Online GNAC IN D2BASEBALLNEWS.COM POLL Date Preseason --- Feb Feb Feb Mar Mar NCBWA WEST REGION RANKINGS WEEK 4 MAR. 7 Rk Team (1st) Last Rec. Pts. 1 UC San Diego (6) Cal State Monterey Bay (1) Cal Baptist (2) Chico State Dixie State Hawaii Pacific Cal Poly Pomona Cal State East Bay Point Loma Stanislaus State Others Receiving Votes: Western Oregon 5, Central Washington 3, Northwest Nazarene 2. Complete Poll Online GNAC IN WBCA/USA TODAY POLL Date WOU MSUB NNU CWU Preseason 7th RV Feb. 15 8th Feb th RV Feb. 29 RV RV Mar. 7 RV --- RV RV

6 GNAC Team Statistics & Leaders TEAM BATTING G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT MSU Billings Saint Martin's Northwest Nazarene Central Washington Western Oregon Concordia (Ore.) Totals TEAM PITCHING G ERA W L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Western Oregon Central Washington Concordia (Ore.) MSU Billings Northwest Nazarene Saint Martin's Totals TEAM FIELDING G PO A E Pct DP PB SBA-ATT Western Oregon Northwest Nazarene Concordia (Ore.) Central Washington MSU Billings Saint Martin's Totals INDIVIDUAL BATTING Min. 2.5 AB / Team Game G Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB Fuller,Randy-CWU Hagerman,Alec-SMU Kevin Toon-MSUB Atkinson,Ryan-CWU Feist,Austin-SMU Helmstadter,Andrew-NNU Luke Reinschmidt-MSUB Johnson,Ryan-NNU Raczok,Zach-SMU Withersoon,Brandon-SMU Henderson,Kyle-CU Hatfield,Josh-NNU Eskil,Adam-SMU Podratz,Trevor-WOU Kyle Durbin-MSUB Levin, Jake-CWU Casey Merritt-MSUB Etheridge,Nathan-WOU Davis,Tyler-NNU Campbell,Tucker-NNU INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Min 1.0 IP/Team game App ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Loomis,Colton-NNU Miller,Brady-WOU Tanner Johnson-MSUB Alvarez,Garrett-WOU Gaul, McKenzie-CWU Yada,Mitch-CWU McGhee,Harrison-CU Steindorf,Gary-WOU Moran,Darrien-WOU Adams, Justin-CWU Cody Cooper-MSUB Pilgrim,Justin-NNU Krueger,Colton-CU Jacobs,Jaramy-NNU Levin, Jake-CWU INDIVIDUAL LEADERS HITS Luke Reinschmidt-MSUB 17 5 tied with 16 hit(s) RUNS SCORED Casey Merritt-MSUB 15 Johnson,Ryan-NNU 13 Withersoon,Brandon-SMU 13 Davis,Tyler-NNU 13 Eskil,Adam-SMU 12 RUNS BATTED IN Luke Reinschmidt-MSUB 17 Raczok,Zach-SMU 13 Davis,Tyler-NNU 12 Etheridge,Nathan-WOU 12 Eskil,Adam-SMU 12 DOUBLES Kevin Toon-MSUB 5 Campbell,Tucker-NNU 5 Colter Sternhagen-MSUB 5 Eskil,Adam-SMU 5 Hilyard,Jesse-NNU 5 TRIPLES Vanderkin,Kyle-WOU 2 Johnson,Ryan-NNU 2 Helmstadter,Andrew-NNU 2 11 tied with 1 triple(s) HOME RUNS Davis,Tyler-NNU 5 Luke Reinschmidt-MSUB 3 Hilyard,Jesse-NNU 3 Levin, Jake-CWU 3 Raczok,Zach-SMU 3 TOTAL BASES Davis,Tyler-NNU 35 Luke Reinschmidt-MSUB 31 Johnson,Ryan-NNU 28 Eskil,Adam-SMU 26 2 tied with 25 total base(s) STOLEN BASES SB-ATT Johnson,Ryan-NNU 7-8 Campbell,Tucker-NNU tied with 3 stolen base(s) STRIKEOUTS IP SO Cody Cooper-MSUB Loomis,Colton-NNU Jacobs,Jaramy-NNU Miller,Brady-WOU Shoup,Aaron-SMU

7 GNAC 2016 Individual Statistics BATTING Batting avg Fuller,Randy, CWU.375 Hagerman,Alec, SMU.368 Kevin Toon, MSUB.356 Atkinson,Ryan, CWU.341 Feist,Austin, SMU.341 Slugging pct Levin, Jake, CWU.667 Davis,Tyler, NNU.636 Johnson,Ryan, NNU.609 Luke Reinschmidt, MSUB.596 Raczok,Zach, SMU.581 On base pct Kevin Toon, MSUB.474 Hagerman,Alec, SMU.457 Withersoon,Brandon, SMU.421 Fuller,Randy, CWU.417 Levin, Jake, CWU.417 Runs scored Casey Merritt, MSUB 15 Withersoon,Brandon, SMU 13 Johnson,Ryan, NNU 13 Davis,Tyler, NNU 13 Eskil,Adam, SMU 12 Hits Luke Reinschmidt, MSUB 17 Davis,Tyler, NNU 16 Casey Merritt, MSUB 16 Eskil,Adam, SMU 16 Hatfield,Josh, NNU 16 Kevin Toon, MSUB 16 Runs batted in Luke Reinschmidt, MSUB 17 Raczok,Zach, SMU 13 Eskil,Adam, SMU 12 Etheridge,Nathan, WOU 12 Davis,Tyler, NNU 12 Doubles Eskil,Adam, SMU 5 Colter Sternhagen, MSUB 5 Kevin Toon, MSUB 5 Campbell,Tucker, NNU 5 Hilyard,Jesse, NNU 5 Triples Vanderkin,Kyle, WOU 2 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 2 Johnson,Ryan, NNU 2 Home runs Davis,Tyler, NNU 5 Levin, Jake, CWU 3 Luke Reinschmidt, MSUB 3 Hilyard,Jesse, NNU 3 Raczok,Zach, SMU 3 Total bases Davis,Tyler, NNU 35 Luke Reinschmidt, MSUB 31 Johnson,Ryan, NNU 28 Eskil,Adam, SMU 26 Hilyard,Jesse, NNU 25 Raczok,Zach, SMU 25 Walks Kevin Toon, MSUB 11 Lord,Blake, SMU 8 Crunkilton,Joey, WOU 8 Vanderkin,Kyle, WOU 8 Colter Sternhagen, MSUB 8 Hit by pitch Withersoon,Brandon, SMU 5 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 4 6 tied at 3 Sac bunts Feist,Austin, SMU 3 16 tied at 2 Sac flies Etheridge,Nathan, WOU 4 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 2 Feist,Austin, SMU 2 19 tied at 1 Stolen bases Johnson,Ryan, NNU 7 Campbell,Tucker, NNU 5 7 tied at 3 PITCHING Earned run avg Loomis,Colton, NNU 0.70 Miller,Brady, WOU 0.95 Tanner Johnson, MSUB 1.42 Alvarez,Garrett, WOU 1.96 Gaul, McKenzie, CWU 2.30 Opposing bat avg Loomis,Colton, NNU.138 Miller,Brady, WOU.154 McGhee,Harrison, CU.186 Jacobs,Jaramy, NNU.205 Alvarez,Garrett, WOU.220 Innings pitched Loomis,Colton, NNU 25.2 Moser,Gerhett, CU 25.2 Dooley,Torin, SMU 24.1 Alvarez,Garrett, WOU 23.0 Jacobs,Jaramy, NNU 23.0 Batters struck out Cody Cooper, MSUB 24 Loomis,Colton, NNU 22 Jacobs,Jaramy, NNU 21 Miller,Brady, WOU 20 Shoup,Aaron, SMU 19 Wins Alvarez,Garrett, WOU 3 Loomis,Colton, NNU 3 Cody Cooper, MSUB 2 Levin, Jake, CWU 2 Miller,Brady, WOU 2 Saves Nyborg,Ryan, NNU 3 Gettman, CJ, CWU 2 Bedolla,Elias, WOU 2 Adam Cox, MSUB 2 Appearances Lee Busto, MSUB 12 Phipps,Jacob, SMU 6 Games started Dooley,Torin, SMU 4 Sontag,Josh, SMU 4 McGhee,Harrison, CU 4 Gaul, McKenzie, CWU 4 Moser,Gerhett, CU 4 Jacobs,Jaramy, NNU 4 FIELDING Fielding Pct. Reddick,Konner, CU Kevin Toon, MSUB Podratz,Trevor, WOU Williams,Tanner, CU Luke Reinschmidt, MSUB Kyle Durbin, MSUB Pradere,Brock, WOU Hatfield,Josh, NNU Plaisance, Conor, CWU Hilyard,Jesse, NNU Stahl,Kyle, CWU Honeysett,Darren,CWU Casey Merritt, MSUB Martinez, Reid, CWU Zach Robinson, MSUB Johnson,Ryan, NNU Sullivan,Cody, WOU Smith III, James, CWU Jackson,Conner, CU Calmer,Trent, CU Chances Reddick,Konner, CU 105 Etheridge,Nathan, WOU 102 Landon Peterson, MSUB 98 Kevin Toon, MSUB 88 Withersoon,Brandon, SMU 83 Putouts Reddick,Konner, CU 96 Etheridge,Nathan, WOU 91 Landon Peterson, MSUB 85 Kevin Toon, MSUB 83 Withersoon,Brandon, SMU 74 Assists Davis,Tyler, NNU 40 Campbell,Tucker, NNU 37 Lord,Blake, SMU 33 Taylor,Adam, CU 32 Corey Morris, MSUB 30 Additional Statistics Available at GNACSports.com.