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1 Apr. 21, 2016 Week GNAC Baseball Standings GNAC Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Western Oregon Won 14 Northwest Nazarene Lost 1 Central Washington Won 2 Montana State Billings Won 1 Concordia Lost 2 Saint Martin s Lost 6 Contact: Iain Dexter, Media Relations Assistant idexter@gnacsports.com #GNACBaseball In #RaceForThePlayoffs Central Washington won four out of six games over Concordia, helping to extend their lead for the third and final playoff spot. #StreakReaches14 Western Oregon defeated Saint Martin's in six games this week, extending their winning streak to 14. The Wolves sit in first place with a 19-8 record. LAST WEEK S GAMES Fri., Apr. 15 Concordia 7, Central Washington 4 (10 inn.) * Central Washington 3, Concordia 2 * Sat., Apr. 16 Western Oregon 20, Saint Martin s 6 * Central Washington 3, Concordia 2 * Northwest Nazarene 2, Montana State Billings 1 * Concordia 5, Central Washington 2 * Western Oregon 4, Saint Martin s 2 Montana State Billings 8, Northwest Nazarene 4 Sun., Apr. 17 Western Oregon 8, Saint Martin s 0 * Central Washington 6, Concordia 3 * Central Washington 9, Concordia 1 Western Oregon 7, Saint Martin s (9 inn.) * THIS WEEK S GAMES Fri., Apr. 22 Western Oregon at NW Nazarene (2), 3 p.m. * Sat., Apr. 23 Western Oregon at NW Nazarene (2), 1 p.m. * Central Washington at Saint Martin s (2), 1 p.m. * Montana Billings at Concordia (2), 1 p.m. * Sun., Apr. 24 Central Washington at Saint Martin s (2), Noon * Montana State Billings at Concordia (2), 1 p.m. * All times local to game site. (2) Denotes doubleheader * - Denotes GNAC games #WeatherStrikesAgain Northwest Nazarene and Montana State Billings were forced to cancel the second doubleheader of their four game series after splitting the first two games. #BattleForFirst Western Oregon and Northwest Nazarene face off for a four-game series, with first place potentially on the line. The Wolves hold a 2.5 game lead for first. Get Social Twitter Accounts/Hashtags for GNAC Baseball Programs #GNACBaseball Central #OnTheProwl #gocugobaseball MSU #JacketNation NW #GoNNUCrusaders Saint #SaintsAlive Western #GoWolves Tourism Burnaby Is A Proud Sponsor Of The Great Northwest Athletic Conference

2 GNAC Baseball Players of the Week PLAYER Cody Sullivan, Western Oregon OF 6-0 Senior Port Angeles, Wash. Sullivan led a solid hitting week for Western Oregon by batting.500 (13 for 26) with five doubles, two triples, a home run and nine RBI. He accounted for 25 total bases, a.962 slugging percentage and a.517 on-base percentage. Sullivan went 4 for 5 in the first of six games against Saint Martin s on Wednesday with three doubles. ALSO NOMINATED: Tyler Davis (Northwest Nazarene), Adam Eskil (Saint Martin s), Gerhett Moser (Concordia), Cole Sternhagen (Montana State Billings). PITCHER Darrien Moran, Western Oregon P 6-0 Senior Federal Way, Wash. For the second straight week, Moran threw a complete game shutout, this time to beat Saint Martin s on the road 8-0. Moran allowed eight hits and just one walk while striking out 10 batters as he improved to 4-3 on the season as the Wolves solidified their hold on first place in the GNAC standings. ALSO NOMINATED: Cody Cooper (Montana State Billings), Jaramy Jacobs (Northwest Nazarene), Sean Moran (Concordia), Mickey Walker (Saint Martin s). 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 Luke Reinschmidt, Montana State Billings Brady Miller, Western Oregon Mar Adam Cox, Montana State Billings Austin Hadley, Concordia Mar Ryan Johnson, Northwest Nazarene Cody Cooper, Montana State Billings Mar. 28-April 3 Cody Sullivan, Western Oregon Mickey Walker, Saint Martin's April 4-10 Darren Honeysett, Central Washingon Darrien Moran, Western Oregon Apr Cody Sullivan, Western Oregon Darrien Moran, Western Oregon Apr Complete Player of the Week releases are available online at GNACSports.com

3 Around The GNAC GAP FOR THIRD OPENS UP AFTER WILDCATS TAKE FOUR: Making up a rained out doubleheader with Concordia, Central Washington faced the Cavaliers for six games in Portland, Ore., last week. After splitting the first four games on Friday and Saturday, the Wildcats won the final two games to take four out of six games over the weekend. The victories moved Central Washington to in GNAC play, overall and helped extend their lead for third place. They enter the week 2.5 games ahead of fourth place Montana State Billings and just one game behind second place Northwest Nazarene. The Wildcats outscored Concordia just for the series, but 15-4 in the final two games as the offense exploded in the victories. Designated hitter Jake Levin led the team offensively, hitting 7 for 17 with three runs, three RBI, three doubles and one home run. Ryan Archibald helped lead the Wildcats to the win in the final game, throwing a seven-inning complete game with just one run allowed. Each of Central Washington s starting pitchers made it through at least six innings, giving the bullpen extra rest in the extended series. WOLFPACK ROLLS ON: Western Oregon ran its winning streak to 14 games after sweeping Saint Martin s over the weekend. The Wolves hosted the Saints for two games on Wednesday, before traveling to Lacey, Wash., for the originally scheduled four-game series. In the six games, Western Oregon outscored the Saints and now lead the GNAC in runs scored (224) and runs allowed (113). Darrien Moran was selected the GNAC and West Region Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week as he threw his second shutout in as many starts. Moran pitched the opening game on Sunday, striking out 10 batters in nine innings in the 8-0 victory. He earned his fourth win of the season and owns a 2.56 earned run average. The Wolves offense continued its second half surge, scoring seven or more runs in five of six games. The team peaked with 20 runs in game one on Saturday. Outfielder Cody Sullivan was selected the GNAC s Player of the Week after hitting 13 for 26 with six runs, nine RBI, five doubles, two triples and a home run. Brock Pradere finished 11 for 22 with 10 runs, six RBI and seven doubles as the Wolves had five players with 10 or more hits. Western Oregon also continues to move up in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association West Region Poll, jumping one spot to No. 7 with 39 points. Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington are both among those receiving votes. RAIN SHORTENED SERIES ENDS IN SPLIT: Northwest Nazarene and Montana State Billings, two teams battling for a playoff spot, were unable to play a full four-game series as the second two games of the doubleheader were cancelled due to weather conditions. Those games will not be made up. The Crusaders Jaramy Jacobs and the Yellowjackets Cody Cooper took part in a pitcher s duel in the opening game of the series. Jacobs ended up the victor, allowing one run over six innings with seven strikeouts. Cooper arguably had the more exciting performance, pitching eight innings with a GNAC season-high 13 strikeouts in the 2-1 loss. Ryan Nyborg earned his seventh save of the season, recording the final five outs with two strikeouts. The Yellowjackets answered in game two with an 8-4 victory to stay close in the playoff race. Matt Hape picked up his third win, allowing four runs over five innings with seven strikeouts. BATTLE FOR FIRST HEADLINES UPCOMING WEEKEND: Western Oregon travels to Nampa, Idaho for a four game series against Northwest Nazarene between the top two teams in the GNAC. The Crusaders trail the Wolves by 2.5 games, but took three out of four games from Western Oregon in March. Saint Martin s hosts Central Washington while Montana State Billings travels to Concordia. With three weeks remaining in the regular season, teams will look to make their final pushes towards one of the three playoff spots. OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES: Northwest Nazarene second baseman Tyler Davis hit his GNAC leading 11th home run against Montana State Billings Western Oregon s Trevor Podratz finished 11 for 20 at the plate with six runs and six RBI in six games against Saint Martin s. He leads the GNAC with a.372 batting average Brandon Oliver went 10 for 24 for Western Oregon, scoring seven runs with eight RBI Saint Martin s Adam Eskil hit 8 for 19 with three RBI Central Washington pitcher McKenzie Gaul threw 8.1 innings with two runs allowed in the Wildcats 3-2 victory on Saturday Western Oregon pitcher Garrett Alvarez struck out nine batters in eight innings, allowing three runs in the victory.

4 NCBWA DIVISION II POLL WEEK 10 APR. 10 Rk Team (1st) Rec. Points Last 1 Millersville (Pa.) St. Cloud State Tampa Colorado Mesa Southern New Hampshire Cal Baptist Lander T10 8 Franklin Pierce St. Edward s T10 10 Quincy (Ill.) West Florida East Stroudsburg Central Missouri Columbus State Lubbock Christian UC San Diego Indianapolis USC Aiken RV 19 Nova Southeastern Dixie State West Texas A&M Mercyhurst Missouri Western NR 24 Delta State Erskine NR Others Receiving Votes: St. Thomas Aquinas 26, Belmont Abbey 16, Grand Valley State 12, Emporia State 11, Cal Poly Pomona 5, Tusculum 4, Seton Hill 3, West Alabama 2, Southern Indiana 1, Chico State 1. Complete Poll Online GNAC IN NCBWA POLL Date Preseason --- Feb Feb Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr Apr Apr National & Regional Polls D2BASEBALLNEWS.COM NATIONAL RANKINGS WEEK 11 APR. 19 Rk Team (1st) Last Rec. 1 Millersville Colorado Mesa Southern New Hampshire St. Cloud State Tampa Franklin Pierce California Baptist Quincy Tusculum Lander East Stroudsburg Columbus State Nova Southeastern USC Aiken UC San Diego Florida Southern Mercyhurst Cal Poly Pomona Belmont Abbey Dixie State Delta State Saint Edward s Cal State Monterey Bay Lubbock Christian Seton Hill West Florida NR West Alabama Chico State West Texas A&M Central Missouri Complete Poll Online GNAC IN D2BASEBALLNEWS.COM POLL Date Preseason --- Feb Feb Feb Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr Apr Apr NCBWA WEST REGION RANKINGS WEEK 10 APR. 18 Rk Team (1st) Last Rec. Pts. 1 Cal Baptist (9) UC San Diego Dixie State Cal Poly Pomona Chico State Cal State Monterey Bay Western Oregon Hawaii Pacific Point Loma Cal State East Bay RV Others Receiving Votes: Azusa Pacific 5, Northwest Nazarene 4, Central Washington 3. Complete Poll Online GNAC IN THE NCBWA WEST REGION POLL Date WOU MSUB NNU CWU Preseason 7th RV Feb. 15 8th Feb th RV Feb. 29 RV RV Mar. 7 RV --- RV RV Mar. 14 RV --- RV RV Mar RV 9th Mar th --- Apr. 4 10th RV 8th --- Apr. 11 8th th RV Apr. 18 7th --- RV RV

5 GNAC Team Statistics & Leaders TEAM BATTING G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT Central Washington Western Oregon MSU Billings Northwest Nazarene Saint Martin's Concordia (Ore.) Totals TEAM PITCHING G ERA W L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Western Oregon Northwest Nazarene Central Washington MSU Billings Concordia (Ore.) Saint Martin's Totals TEAM FIELDING G PO A E Pct DP PB SBA-ATT Western Oregon Northwest Nazarene Concordia (Ore.) MSU Billings Central Washington Saint Martin's Totals INDIVIDUAL BATTING Min 2.5 AB/Team game G Avg AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB Podratz,Trevor-WOU Kyle Durbin-MSUB Johnson,Ryan-NNU Oliver,Brandon-WOU Atkinson,Ryan-CWU Martinez, Reid-CWU Davis,Tyler-NNU Luke Reinschmidt-MSUB Sullivan,Cody-WOU Etheridge,Nathan-WOU Helmstadter,Andrew-NNU Vanderkin,Kyle-WOU Adam Cox-MSUB Freyer, Dylan-CWU Honeysett,Darren-CWU Campbell,Tucker-NNU Crosby,Cole-CU Colter Sternhagen-MSUB Withersoon,Brandon-SMU Hatfield,Josh-NNU INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Min 1.0 IP/Team game App ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Miller,Brady-WOU Loomis,Colton-NNU Gaul, McKenzie-CWU Moran,Darrien-WOU Cody Cooper-MSUB Hadley,Austin-CU Steindorf,Gary-WOU Alvarez,Garrett-WOU McGhee,Harrison-CU Clevenger,Ross-NNU Adams, Justin-CWU Pilgrim,Justin-NNU Jacobs,Jaramy-NNU Shoup,Aaron-SMU Walker,Mickey-SMU INDIVIDUAL LEADERS HITS Atkinson,Ryan-CWU 47 Johnson,Ryan-NNU 45 Davis,Tyler-NNU 44 3 tied with 42 hit(s) RUNS SCORED Atkinson,Ryan-CWU 32 Pradere,Brock-WOU 32 Johnson,Ryan-NNU 29 Honeysett,Darren-CWU 29 Davis,Tyler-NNU 29 RUNS BATTED IN Luke Reinschmidt-MSUB 32 Davis,Tyler-NNU 30 Etheridge,Nathan-WOU 26 Sullivan,Cody-WOU 26 4 tied with 23 RBI(s) DOUBLES Sullivan,Cody-WOU 13 Podratz,Trevor-WOU 11 4 tied with 10 double(s) TRIPLES Vanderkin,Kyle-WOU 6 Helmstadter,Andrew-NNU 4 Atkinson,Ryan-CWU 3 Johnson,Ryan-NNU 3 7 tied with 2 triple(s) HOME RUNS Davis,Tyler-NNU 11 Luke Reinschmidt-MSUB 6 Sullivan,Cody-WOU 6 Adam Cox-MSUB 5 4 tied with 4 home run(s) TOTAL BASES Davis,Tyler-NNU 86 Sullivan,Cody-WOU 73 Johnson,Ryan-NNU 72 Luke Reinschmidt-MSUB 71 Atkinson,Ryan-CWU 66 STOLEN BASES SB-ATT Johnson,Ryan-NNU Pradere,Brock-WOU Atkinson,Ryan-CWU Campbell,Tucker-NNU Luke Reinschmidt-MSUB 9-10 STRIKEOUTS IP SO Cody Cooper-MSUB Miller,Brady-WOU Jacobs,Jaramy-NNU Loomis,Colton-NNU Moran,Darrien-WOU

6 GNAC 2016 Individual Statistics BATTING Batting avg Podratz,Trevor, WOU.372 Kyle Durbin, MSUB.359 Johnson,Ryan, NNU.357 Oliver,Brandon, WOU.356 Atkinson,Ryan, CWU.353 Slugging pct Davis,Tyler, NNU.637 Sullivan,Cody, WOU.613 Johnson,Ryan, NNU.571 Adam Cox, MSUB.560 Podratz,Trevor, WOU.549 Luke Reinschmidt, MSUB.546 On base pct Podratz,Trevor, WOU.459 Kyle Durbin, MSUB.449 Johnson,Ryan, NNU.442 Sullivan,Cody, WOU.431 Atkinson,Ryan, CWU.428 Runs scored Atkinson,Ryan, CWU 32 Pradere,Brock, WOU 32 Davis,Tyler, NNU 29 Honeysett,Darren, CWU 29 Johnson,Ryan, NNU 29 Hits Atkinson,Ryan, CWU 47 Johnson,Ryan, NNU 45 Davis,Tyler, NNU 44 Luke Reinschmidt, MSUB 42 Kyle Durbin, MSUB 42 Podratz,Trevor, WOU 42 Runs batted in Luke Reinschmidt, MSUB 32 Davis,Tyler, NNU 30 Etheridge,Nathan, WOU 26 Sullivan,Cody, WOU 26 Doubles Sullivan,Cody, WOU 13 Podratz,Trevor, WOU 11 Colter Sternhagen, MSUB 10 Pradere,Brock, WOU 10 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 10 Honeysett,Darren, CWU 10 Triples Vanderkin,Kyle, WOU 6 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 4 Atkinson,Ryan, CWU 3 Johnson,Ryan, NNU 3 Home runs Davis,Tyler, NNU 11 Sullivan,Cody, WOU 6 Luke Reinschmidt, MSUB 6 Adam Cox, MSUB 5 4 tied at 4 Total bases Davis,Tyler, NNU 86 Sullivan,Cody, WOU 73 Johnson,Ryan, NNU 72 Luke Reinschmidt, MSUB 71 Atkinson,Ryan, CWU 66 Walks Kevin Toon, MSUB 24 Pradere,Brock, WOU 24 Atkinson,Ryan, CWU 18 Colter Sternhagen, MSUB 18 Levin, Jake, CWU 17 Honeysett,Darren, CWU 17 Hit by pitch Withersoon,Brandon, SMU 10 Corey Morris, MSUB 10 Sullivan,Cody, WOU 9 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 8 Podratz,Trevor, WOU 7 Sac bunts Honeysett,Darren, CWU 11 Calmer,Trent, CU 6 6 tied at 5 Sac flies Etheridge,Nathan, WOU 5 Corey Morris, MSUB 4 4 tied at 3 Stolen bases Johnson,Ryan, NNU 17 Pradere,Brock, WOU 13 Atkinson,Ryan, CWU 10 Campbell,Tucker, NNU 10 Luke Reinschmidt, MSUB 9 PITCHING Earned Run Average Miller,Brady, WOU 1.23 Loomis,Colton, NNU 1.78 Gaul, McKenzie, CWU 2.40 Moran,Darrien, WOU 2.56 Cody Cooper, MSUB 2.57 Opposing bat avg Miller,Brady, WOU.150 Loomis,Colton, NNU.213 Hadley,Austin, CU.215 McGhee,Harrison, CU.227 Pilgrim,Justin, NNU.237 Innings pitched Cody Cooper, MSUB 70.0 Loomis,Colton, NNU 65.2 Jacobs,Jaramy, NNU 62.2 Moran,Darrien, WOU 59.2 Miller,Brady, WOU 58.2 Batters struck out Cody Cooper, MSUB 72 Miller,Brady, WOU 64 Jacobs,Jaramy, NNU 60 Loomis,Colton, NNU 52 Moran,Darrien, WOU 50 Wins Miller,Brady, WOU 8 Cody Cooper, MSUB 6 Alvarez,Garrett, WOU 5 Loomis,Colton, NNU 5 6 tied at 4 Saves Nyborg,Ryan, NNU 7 Gettman, CJ, CWU 7 Adam Cox, MSUB 3 Bedolla,Elias, WOU 3 Walker,Mickey, SMU 2 Mitchell,Blake, NNU 2 Appearances Lee Busto, MSUB 19 Gettman, CJ, CWU 15 Walker,Mickey, SMU 14 Phipps,Jacob, SMU 13 Mitchell,Blake, NNU 13 Nyborg,Ryan, NNU 13 FIELDING Fielding Pct. Reddick,Konner, CU Kevin Toon, MSUB Sontag,Josh, SMU Hatfield,Josh, NNU Pradere,Brock, WOU Honeysett,Darren, CWU Podratz,Trevor, WOU Hilyard,Jesse, NNU Sullivan,Cody, WOU Romo,Tanner, CWU Garcia,Forrest, WOU Adam Cox, MSUB Chances Etheridge,Nathan, WOU 251 Reddick,Konner, CU 250 Landon Peterson, MSUB 250 Kevin Toon, MSUB 234 Fuller,Randy, CWU 224 Putouts Reddick,Konner, CU 233 Etheridge,Nathan, WOU 227 Kevin Toon, MSUB 225 Landon Peterson, MSUB 216 Fuller,Randy, CWU 213 Assists Taylor,Adam, CU 108 Long,Erik, WOU 97 Campbell,Tucker, NNU 96 Davis,Tyler, NNU 86 Atkinson,Ryan, CWU 85 Additional Statistics Available at GNACSports.com.