Mar. 21, 2018 Week 7 GNACSports.com @GNACSports 2018 GNAC Baseball Standings GNAC Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Western Oregon 9 3.750 9 10.434 4-2 5-7 0-1 Lost 1 Central Washington 8 4.667 13 9.591 4-4 9-5 0-0 Won 1 Montana State Billings 8 4.667 13 9.591 2-0 10-9 1-0 Won 3 Northwest Nazarene 5 7.417 7 15.318 2-6 5-9 0-0 Won 1 Concordia 4 8.333 5 17.227 1-3 4-14 0-0 Lost 1 Saint Martin s 2 10.167 3 17.150 2-8 1-9 0-0 Lost 3 LAST WEEK S GAMES Mon., Mar. 12 Northwest Nazarene 6, at Saint Martin s 2* Northwest Nazarene 15, at Saint Martin s 2* Fri., Mar. 16 at Saint Martin s 9, MSU Billings 6* Concordia 9, at Northwest Nazarene 6* at Northwest Nazarene 7, Concordia 6* MSU Billings 6, at Saint Martin s 1* Sat., Mar. 17 Concordia 14, at Northwest Nazarene 11* Western Oregon 13, at Central Washington 4* MSU Billings 11, at Saint Martin s 4* Western Oregon 9, at Central Washington 1* MSU Billings 15, at Saint Martin s 9* at Northwest Nazarene 1, Concordia 0* Sun., Mar. 18 Western Oregon 9, at Central Washington 0* at Central Washington 7, Western Oregon 2* THIS WEEK S GAMES Tues., Mar. 20 British Columbia 11, at Concordia 2 (Exhibition) Fri., Mar. 23 MSU Billings at Northwest Nazarene, 1 p.m.* (2) Sat., Mar. 24 MSU Billings at Northwest Nazarene, Noon* (2) Saint Martin s at Central Washington, Noon* (2) Western Oregon at Concordia, 1 p.m.* (2) Sun., Mar. 25 Saint Martin s at Central Washington, Noon* (2) Western Oregon at Concordia, Noon* (2) * - denotes GNAC contest (2) - Doubleheader All Times Local To Game Site Contact: Rhys Lendio, Media Relations Assistant 503-305-8756 rlendio@gnacsports.com #GNACBaseball in 140 @GNACSports #WatchOutForTheWolves After a rough start to the season, Western Oregon took control of first place with a 3-1 series win over Central Washington last weekend. The Wolves have opened their GNAC slate with a 9-3 record and will take on Concordia this weekend at Porter Park. #All-AroundThreat Montana State Billings junior Jalen Garcia was named the GNAC Baseball Player of the Week following another strong outing at the plate that saw him go 11 for 20. Garcia leads the league in batting average, runs scored, RBIs, triples, total bases and steals. #Fricke sfirst Western Oregon junior Jacob Fricke was named the GNAC Pitcher of the Week after allowing five hits and one walk and striking out seven to earn his first win this season against Central Washington on Sunday. After pitching out of a jam in the first, Fricke then retired eight straight batters and did not allow a runner past first in his final six innings. #RisingNighthawks Starting the conference schedule winless in its opening five games, Northwest Nazarene has won five of its last seven to take sole possession of fourth place. The top-four teams at the end of the regular season will qualify for the GNAC Championships in May. #InTheRankings In the latest NCBWA West Region Poll, Montana State Billings is the lone GNAC team included in the rankings at No. 7 for the third consecutive week. Get Social Twitter Accounts/Hashtags For GNAC Baseball Programs GNAC @GNACSports #GNACBaseball Central Wash. @CWUAthletics #ClawsOut Concordia @gocugo #ProtectTheShield MSU Billings @MSUBSports NW Nazarene @NNUSports Saint Martin s @SMUSaints #SaintsAlive Western Ore. @WOUWolves #WOUWolves Tourism Burnaby Is A Proud Sponsor Of The Great Northwest Athletic Conference
GNAC Baseball Player of the Week Player Jalen Garcia, Montana State Billings OF/P 6-0 Jr. Billings, Mont. Garcia led the Yellowjackets to three wins at Saint Martin s by hitting.550 in the four-game series. He went 11 for 20 with five runs and seven RBIs, a.800 slugging percentage and three stolen bases. Garcia opened in Friday s 9-6 loss by going 3 for 5 with an RBI double and RBI triple and followed that by going 3 for 5 with a two-rbi single in the 9-1 win in the nightcap. After finishing with one hit in Saturday s opener, Garcia went 4 for 4 in the 15-9 win in the nightcap, which included an RBI double and a two-rbi single. Also Nominated: Jimmy Smith (Central Washington), Cole Crosby (Concordia), Cody Dykstra (Western Oregon). Past GNAC Players of the Week Date Player Pitcher Jan. 30 - Feb. 5 Haden Keller, NNU None Feb. 6-12 Andrew Schleusner, MSUB Steen Fredrickson, MSUB Feb. 13-19 Casey Sheehan, NNU Sam Wong, MSUB Feb. 20-26 Isaiah Hatch, CU Steen Fredrickson, MSUB Feb. 27 - Mar. 5 Nyles Nygaard, WOU Trevor Huddleston, CU Mar. 6-13 James Smith III, CWU Alex Roth, WOU Mar. 14-19 Jalen Garcia, MSUB Jacob Fricke, WOU Pitcher Jacob Fricke, Western Oregon P 6-4 Jr. Glide, Ore. Fricke threw seven scoreless innings to set the table for the Wolves 9-0 shutout of Central Washington in Sunday s opener in Ellensburg. He allowed five hits, one walk and struck out seven to earn his first win this season. After pitching out of a jam in the first, Fricke then retired eight straight batters and did not allow a runner past first in his final six innings. Also Nominated: Seth Pedersen (Central Washington), Adam Cox (Montana State Billings). GNAC News & Notes WOLVES CONTINUE CONFERENCE ROLL: Picked by conference coaches as the GNAC preseason favorites, Western Oregon has met all expectations thus far as it sits in first place at 9-10, 9-3 GNAC. Despite a rough start to the season, the Wolves have bounced back to earn two convincing series wins and a split to begin the conference season. Western Oregon enters week four of GNAC play as the best pitching and fielding team in the conference. The Wolves pace the league with a 4.67 earned run average and have struck out 118 batters all season. In terms of fielding, the Wolves have almost been flawless, especially during the conference season. As a team, Western Oregon is fielding at a.969 percentage and have committed just 13 errors through 12 GNAC games. The Wolves continue their 14-game road trip with a visit to in-state rival Concordia this weekend. GARCIA A STAR FOR THE YELLOWJACKETS: What a season it has been thus far for Montana State Billings junior Jalen Garcia. The outfielder led all GNAC players last week with a.550 batting average as he knocked in seven RBIs and three doubles on 11 hits. Garcia also leads the conference in batting average (.418), RBIs (26), runs scored (22), triples (3), total bases (57) and stolen bases (12). Garcia is 22nd in Division II with 1.44 RBIs per game and has recorded at least one hit in seven of his eight GNAC appearances this season. He leads a Yellowjackets team that is ranked No. 7 in the NCBWA Division II West Region Poll for the third consecutive week. GNAC COUNTRY MOURNS LOSS OF GARLAND: Saint Martin s head baseball coach Ken Garland passed away Friday evening, March 16, at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. Ken was Saint Martin s beloved baseball head coach and the dedicated supervisor of the grounds crew. Ken was named Saint Martin s baseball head coach in 2008. From the beginning, he was a passionate believer of hard work both in the classroom and on the field. In his first three seasons (2009, 2010, 2011), the Saints baseball team was named GNAC academic team champions. Ken will be remembered for his dedication to his students and his big heart. He took great pride in being a member of the Saint Martin s community as a coach, as a staff member and as a caring colleague to all. Every December, Ken made a tradition of driving out to Rochester with a small group of staff to select a Christmas tree for Saint Martin s annual staff and faculty Christmas party. He was a true Saint on and off the field. Prior to his arrival at Saint Martin s, Ken was the head baseball coach and defensive coordinator for the football team at the University of Puget Sound. He also coached both baseball and football at Willamette University and Linfield College. Ken himself was a dual-sport athlete at Willamette University. He was the team captain and earned all-conference honors in football (three times) and baseball. After graduating with bachelor s degrees in economics and physical education, Ken went on to attend Idaho State University to earn his master s degree in athletic administration. Ken is survived by his wife, Cathy, their sons, Chris and Matthew, and their three grandchildren, Chase, Justin and Adelei. 2 GNAC Baseball Weekly Report Mar. 21, 2018 GNACSports.com @GNACSports #GNACBaseball
Around The GNAC CENTRAL WASHINGTON CONCORDIA Taking on a red-hot Western Oregon team last weekend, Central Washington dropped three of four games. The Wolves won the opening three contests 13-4, 9-1 and 9-0 before the Wildcats claimed the series finale 7-2. Leading the GNAC with a.304 batting average this season, the Central Washington offense was silenced as it hit just.287 over the four games. Senior James Smith III led all Wildcats hitters with a.400 batting average as he went 6 for 15 with three runs batted in. His biggest outing came in the series finale where he blasted a three-run homer to right center to extend CWU s lead in the second inning, 4-0. Consistent at the plate all year, he is second in the GNAC by batting.386 and leads the league with 34 hits and 12 doubles. Senior Ty Deckwa also batted.400 and recorded at least one hit in all four games for a two-day total of six. Deckwa was able to manage a pair of hits in the 7-2 win to go along with a run scored. Deckwa is averaging a.314 batting average this season and is tied for second in the GNAC with 21 runs scored. Senior Seth Pedersen pitched a complete game in the 7-2 win on Sunday, allowing two runs on five hits to go along with seven strikeouts to earn his first win of the season. Pedersen lowered his season ERA to 5.16 and is second on the team with 22 strikeouts. The Wildcats lead the GNAC with 224 hits. Their pitching staff is third in the conference with a 5.87 earned run average and has compiled 129 strikeouts this season. Central Washington has four of the GNAC s top-11 hitters in terms of batting percentage with all four hitting better than.344. Central Washington continues its 16-game homestand as it hosts Saint Martin s this weekend. Concordia earned a split last week against Northwest Nazarene. The Cavaliers took the series opener on Friday 9-6 before falling in the nightcap 7-6. On Saturday, Concordia took a 14-11 victory in game three but dropped a tight contest in the second game of the twinbill, 1-0. As a team, the Cavaliers were second in the GNAC with a.355 batting average and recorded the second-most doubles with 11 last week. In their exhibition against British Columbia on Tuesday, the Cavaliers took an 11-2 loss behind three hits and an RBI from freshman Dominic Enbody. Enbody also paced the Concordia offense by batting.538 in three games at NNU, totaling seven hits, two runs batted in and a double. In the 14-11 win, Enbody opened the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single to right center. He ended the game with three hits and two runs scored. Three of Enbody s four starts this year came in the weekend series. He is averaging a.600 batting average this season with seven RBIs. Senior Gabe Padukiewicz and junior Trevor Huddleston, who each hit.400 in the series, combined for eight hits, two RBIs and three doubles. The duo combined for five hits and an RBI in the 14-11 win. Padukiewicz is among the GNAC leaders with a.951 fielding percentage and is hitting.255 this season. Huddleston also performed well on the mound. Despite the loss on Sunday, the junior allowed just one run and four hits along with five strikeouts in six innings of work. He leads the GNAC with 18 strikeouts. Concordia is hitting.258 this year and has recorded 185 hits and 37 doubles. The Cavs return home this weekend for a four-game tilt against in-state rival Western Oregon. MONTANA STATE BILLINGS NORTHWEST NAZARENE In an emotionally-charged series, Montana State Billings took three of four games against Saint Martin s in Lacey. Despite dropping the series opener 9-6, the Yellowjackets bounced back to win the final three games 6-1, 11-4 and 15-9. The Yellowjackets offense exploded last weekend as they led the GNAC with a.367 batting average and totaled 55 hits, 20 of which were of the extra-base variety. Junior Jalen Garcia was named the GNAC Baseball Player of the Week after hitting.550 in the four-game series. He went 11 for 20 with five runs and seven RBIs, a.800 slugging percentage and three stolen bases. Garcia opened in Friday s 9-6 loss by going 3 for 5 with an RBI double and RBI triple and followed that by going 3 for 5 with a two-rbi single in the 9-1 win in the nightcap. After finishing with one hit in Saturday s opener, Garcia went 4 for 4 in the 15-9 win in the nightcap, which included an RBI double and a two-rbi single. He leads the GNAC with a.418 batting average, 12 steals and 26 runs batted in. Junior Connor Linebarger complemented Garcia by batting.500 last weekend. The junior went 2 for 2 in Saturday s 11-4 win and recorded five RBIs. He followed that up with two hits and a two-run home run in the 15-9 victory. Linebarger is fourth on MSUB with a.311 average and has tallied 15 RBIs this year. Junior Steen Fredrickson continued his dominant season by throwing five innings of three-hit ball in Friday s 6-1 win. He allowed no runs and struck out 10. Fredrickson is second in the GNAC with a 2.70 ERA and has allowed just 10 runs. He leads the league with 38 strikeouts. Montana State Billings is second in the GNAC with a.295 batting average and is among Division II leaders with 11 sacrifice flies. It remains No. 7 in the NCBWA Division II West Region Rankings for the third straight week. The Yellowjackets take on Northwest Nazarene this weekend in Nampa. Northwest Nazarene came away with a split against Concordia after winning the nightcap of both doubleheaders. The Nighthawks took a 9-6 loss in the series opener before earning a 7-6 win in game two. On Saturday, NNU opened the day with a 14-11 loss but took the series finale 1-0. The Nighthawks offense batted.336 during the weekend and recorded 44 hits and 25 runs. Hitting for a.462 average over the four contests, junior Jesse Hilyard knocked in two RBIs on six hits and recorded a double and home run. Hilyard went 4 for 5 in the 14-11 loss, but drilled a solo home run to left center in the eighth inning to cut NNU s deficit. The junior improved his batting average to.261 and is third on the Nighthawks with a.536 slugging percentage. Sophomore Parker Price was second on the team with a.438 batting average over the four contests. His numbers were solid all week as he recorded seven hits, five runs, four runs batted in and four doubles. Price was instrumental in NNU s 7-6 win as he went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI double in the sixth inning. He eventually came in to score the game s winning run later that inning. Price s impressive offensive season sees him third in the GNAC with a.384 batting average and 20 RBIs. Earning his first win of the season via a seven-inning shutout on Sunday, junior Cooper Webster limited Concordia to five hits while recording eight strikeouts in the 1-0 series finale win. The Nighthawks are third in the GNAC batting.280 and are second in the league with 22 home runs. Northwest Nazarene hosts Montana State Billings this weekend for a four-game series in Nampa, Idaho. 3 GNAC Baseball Weekly Report Mar. 21, 2018 GNACSports.com @GNACSports #GNACBaseball
Around The GNAC SAINT MARTIN S Playing with heavy hearts last weekend, Saint Martin s dropped three of four games to Montana State Billings. The Saints took the opener 9-6 before losing the final three contests 6-1, 11-4 and 15-9. The Saints were overpowered by MSUB s offense as they allowed 10 or more hits in all four contests. Pacing the SMU offense was freshman Ryne Oshiro who hit.500 over the four games. Oshiro went 2 for 3 and drew two walks in the series opener and then went a perfect 3 for 3 for two RBIs and three runs scored in the series finale. Oshiro is second on the team with a.296 batting average and has recorded 61 assists this year. In three games, sophomore Jake Leonard hit.400 and drove in two RBIs on four hits. Leonard scored one run and went 3 for 5 in the Saints series-opening win. He leads the team with 80 putouts and has recorded nine hits in 14 games played. Junior Mickey Walker was the lone bright spot for the Saints pitching staff as he tossed seven innings of five-hit ball and allowed no runs with five strikeouts in the 6-1 defeat. The Yellowjackets went on to score all six of their runs in the game s final inning. Walker is fifth in the GNAC with a 3.90 earned run average and is second in the league with 29 strikeouts. As a team, Saint Martin s is hitting.239 this season and is one of two GNAC teams with five triples. Saint Martin s begins a 12-game road trip with a visit to Central Washington this weekend in Ellensburg. WESTERN OREGON Western Oregon won three of four games over Central Washington to take sole possession of first place. The Wolves took the opening three games 13-4, 9-1 and 9-0 before falling in the series finale 7-2. The Wolves pitching staff dominated the weekend series as it led all GNAC teams with a 3.19 earned run average with just nine walks and 23 strikeouts. Continuing his dominant season at the plate, senior Cody Dykstra paced the WOU offense by hitting.538 over the four contests. His most productive game came in the series opener where he went 3 for 5 with four runs batted in. Dykstra recorded an RBI single in the fifth inning before connecting on a threerun home run in the following inning to extend the Wildcats lead 12-4. He is batting.356 this season and has maintained a.973 fielding percentage. Going 7 for 15 during the series, junior Jared McDonald recorded three hits and four RBIs in the 13-4 win, homering twice. He followed that up with two hits, three runs and an RBI during the 9-0 win on Sunday. Playing in all 19 games this season, McDonald has a.258 batting average and maintains a.545 slugging percentage with 10 RBIs. Junior Jacob Fricke was named the GNAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven scoreless innings to set the table for the Wolves 9-0 shutout in Sunday s opener. He allowed five hits, one walk and struck out seven to earn his first win this season. After pitching out of a jam in the first, Fricke then retired eight straight batters and did not allow a runner past first in his final six innings. Western Oregon is fourth in the GNAC with a.273 batting average. Fielding has been a strength this season as the Wolves lead the GNAC with a.967 fielding percentage. The pitching staff also paces the conference with a 4.67 earned run average. The Wolves take on Willamette Valley rival Concordia this weekend for a fourgame swing.
NCBWA DIVISION II RANKINGS Week 5 - Mar. 21, 2018 Rk School Record Points Last 1 Azusa Pacific (17) 24-2 447 1 2 Delta State (Miss.) 19-2 431 2 3 Central Missouri 19-4 391 5 4 Florida Southern 21-2-1 383 4 5 Belmont Abbey 24-5 352 13 6 West Chester (Pa.) 10-3 342 6 7 New Haven (1) 14-0 328 14 8 Colorado Mesa 16-5 324 8 9 Columbus State (Ga.) 21-2 287 15 10 Indianapolis (Ind.) 14-3 285 9 11 Augustana (S.D.) 14-1 261 12 12 Tampa (Fla.) 19-5 254 17 13 Flagler (Fla.) 22-4 230 3 14 Texas A&M Kingsville 19-4 223 16 15 Mercyhurst (Pa.) 8-3 206 7 16 Cal State Monterey Bay 17-5 204 20 17 North Greenville 22-5 150 25 18 Ohio Dominican 13-4 134 22 19 St. Thomas Aquinas 12-5 106 21 20 California Baptist 15-7 93 11 21 Mississippi College 17-4 91 RV 22 St. Mary s (Texas) 16-6 84 NR 23 Mount Olive 18-6-1 65 RV 24 Saint Leo (Fla.) 19-5 37 10 25 Illinois Springfield 16-4 32 NR Also Receiving Votes: Arkansas Monticello (16-7) 27 points; UC San Diego (14-7) 21 points; Angelo State, Texas (19-7) 16 points; Millersville, Pa. (12-7) 12 points; LeMoyne, N.Y. (14-6) 10 points; Wingate, N.C. (20-7) 8 points; Palm Beach Atlantic, Fla. (18-7) 6 points; Georgia College (17-7) 3 points; Pittsburg State, Mo. (16-8) 2 points; Quincy, Ill. (11-6) 2 points; UNC Pembroke (17-5) 2 points; West Texas A&M (18-7) 1 point. National & Regional Polls D2BASEBALLNEWS.COM NATIONAL POLL Preseason - Dec. 20, 2017 Rk School Record Points 1. Delta State 45-13 629 2. Tampa 41-10 626 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 44-17 624 4. Colorado Mesa 50-12 622 5. West Chester 44-11 618 6. Cal Baptist 35-18 616 7. UC San Diego 44-19 613 8. Southern New Hampshire 43-11 611 9. Chico State 45-11 605 10. Mercyhurst 38-8 602 11. Northwood (Minn.) 46-13 597 12. Nova Southeastern 35-18 594 13. Southern Indiana 32-21 590 14. Cal. Poly Pomona 34-22 589 15. Dixie State 39-14-1 586 16. Quincy 37-23 583 17. Lindenwood 40-20 580 18. Catawba 40-17 577 19. Florida Southern 35-17 574 20. Mount Olive 48-10 572 21. UNC Pembroke 41-17 568 22. Georgia College 35-15 565 23. North Georgia 46-12 562 24. Point Loma Nazarene 32-17 559 25. Azusa Pacific 42-12 557 26. Minnesota St. 46-11 554 27. Millersville 33-19 552 Seton Hill 36-20 552 28. Central Oklahoma 37-21-1 549 29. Emporia St. 42-13 547 30. Angelo St. 43-15 545 31. St. Cloud St. 41-18 542 32. Lubbock Christian 38-16 539 33. Belmont Abbey 37-17 537 34. S.C.-Aiken 40-15 534 35. Southern Arkansas 39-16 527 West Texas A&M 36-18 527 36. New Haven 31-13 525 37. Winston Salem State 39-19 523 38. Wayne State (Minn.) 34-21 520 39. Drury 37-20 517 40. Arkansas-Ft. Smith 35-22 514 NCBWA WEST REGION RANKINGS Week 5 - Mar. 20, 2018 Rk School (1st) Record Pts. Prev. 1. Azusa Pacific (8) 24-2 80 1 2. Cal State Monterey Bay 17-5 65 3 T3. Cal Baptist 15-7 63 2 T3. UC San Diego 14-7 63 4 T5. Chico State 14-9 39 5 T5. Cal State LA 14-7 39 9 7. Montana State Billings 13-9 30 7 8. Stanislaus State 13-11 29 6 9. Point Loma 14-11 13 RV 10. Hawaii Pacific 11-9 7 10 Dropped Out: Central Washington. Complete Poll Online GNAC IN THE NCBWA WEST REGION POLL Date CWU MSUB NNU WOU Pre* RV(6) RV(3) RV(2) 7th Week 1 -- 7th -- -- Week 2 -- 10th -- -- Week 3 -- T7th -- -- Week 4 8th 7th -- -- Week 5 -- 7th -- -- Top-50 Through Games 3/18/18 TEAM Category Institution Avg./Total Rank Doubles MSU Billings 48.0 31st Triples MSU Billings 7.00 35th Northwest Nazarene 7.00 35th Saint Martin s 7.00 35th Home Runs Western Oregon 24.0 39th Northwest Nazarene 22.0 48th Sac Bunts Central Washington 15.0 41st Hit by Pitch MSU Billings 40.0 16th Sac Flies MSU Billings 11.0 44th Fielding Pct. Western Oregon.967 45th Double Plays Central Washington 18.0 41st Saint Martin s 18.0 41st Shutouts MSU Billings 2.00 31st Western Oregon 2.00 31st GNAC in NCAA Division II Stats INDIVIDUALS Category Team Player Avg./Total Rank Doubles CWU James Smith III 12.0 8th MSUB Jalen Garcia 9.00 45th Triples MSUB Jalen Garcia 3.00 19th RBIs Per Game MSUB Jalen Garcia 1.44 22nd On-base Percentage MSUB Ryan Myers 0.52 50th Stolen Bases MSUB Jalen Garcia 12.0 32nd NNU Justin Folz 11.0 39th Hit by Pitch MSUB Chase Teter 0.47 22nd Sac Bunts WOU Jay Leverett 7.00 7th CWU Ty Deckwa 5.00 28th Victories MSUB Steen Fredrickson 4.00 28th Saves MSUB Adam Cox 3.00 43rd Complete Games CWU Connor Stevenson 3.00 6th Walks Allowed/9 inn. CWU Connor Stevenson 1.19 33rd 5 GNAC Baseball Weekly Report Mar. 21, 2018 GNACSports.com @GNACSports #GNACBaseball
GNAC Baseball Statistics TEAM BATTING G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT Central Washington 22.304 736 145 224 41 5 12 86 144 14-18 MSU Billings 22.295 752 157 222 48 7 18 100 161 23-27 Northwest Nazarene 22.280 739 125 207 34 7 22 80 184 34-42 Western Oregon 19.273 601 116 164 42 1 24 61 136 19-32 Concordia (Ore.) 22.258 717 95 185 37 5 2 70 175 21-23 Saint Martin s 20.239 649 92 155 29 7 5 83 170 19-26 Totals 63.276 4194 730 1157 231 32 83 480 970 130-168 TEAM PITCHING G ERA W L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Western Oregon 19 4.67 9 10 2 152.1 153 93 79 82 118 MSU Billings 22 5.28 13 9 5 179.0 171 130 105 97 186 Central Washington 22 5.87 13 9 0 181.0 193 135 118 87 129 Concordia (Ore.) 22 6.54 5 17 3 170.2 209 152 124 100 132 Northwest Nazarene 22 6.58 7 15 2 175.0 205 151 128 121 161 Saint Martin s 20 6.64 3 17 2 162.2 212 156 120 90 132 Totals 63 5.94 50 77 14 1020.2 1143 817 674 577 858 TEAM FIELDING G PO A E Pct DP PB SBA-ATT Western Oregon 19 457 190 22.967 13 4 10-16 Central Washington 22 543 188 32.958 18 16 28-38 Northwest Nazarene 22 525 183 32.957 6 10 23-32 MSU Billings 22 537 180 33.956 12 11 17-26 Concordia (Ore.) 22 512 174 40.945 15 7 23-30 Saint Martin s 20 488 183 46.936 18 13 27-35 Totals 63 3062 1098 205.953 82 61 128-177 INDIVIDUAL BATTING G Avg AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB Garcia,Jalen-MSUB 18.418 79 22 33 26 9 3 3 3 Smith,James-CWU 22.386 88 21 34 20 12 1 3 11 Price,Parker-NNU 22.384 86 22 33 15 7 0 0 8 Braun,Dustin-CWU 22.382 76 14 29 19 3 0 4 9 Hampson,Justin-CWU 21.359 64 12 23 12 3 1 0 5 Hall,Kade-MSUB 22.351 94 22 33 18 6 0 4 10 Leverett,Jay-WOU 18.351 57 14 20 7 3 0 1 3 Myers,Ryan-MSUB 18.350 60 17 21 16 1 1 5 15 Schleusner,Andrew-MSUB 20.349 63 9 22 16 7 0 1 13 Barrera,Andrew-CU 22.345 87 15 30 10 3 0 1 10 Lesmeister,Mitch-CWU 19.344 64 13 22 8 3 1 1 6 Penrod,Zach-NNU 20.333 78 15 26 17 7 1 4 5 Nygaard,Nyles-WOU 19.329 70 15 23 20 7 0 5 8 Sheehan,Casey-NNU 22.322 87 12 28 22 4 0 5 4 Humphrey,Hayden-MSUB 17.321 56 12 18 8 3 0 0 7 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING App ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Roth,Alex-WOU 6 2.53 2-1 0 21.1 21 6 6 10 26 Fredrickson,Steen-MSUB 6 2.70 4-0 0 30.0 20 10 9 12 38 Stevenson,Connor-CWU 6 2.87 3-2 0 37.2 41 16 12 5 24 Benavides,Gabe-WOU 5 3.29 2-2 0 27.1 25 13 10 10 21 Walker, Mickey-SMU 5 3.90 0-3 0 30.0 24 14 13 9 29 Streby, Clark-SMU 5 3.92 2-2 0 20.2 28 12 9 6 19 Gaul,Mackenzie-CWU 6 4.50 1-2 0 26.0 29 19 13 15 17 Muskat,Sam-MSUB 7 4.56 0-2 0 25.2 31 15 13 5 21 Huddleston,Trevor-CU 6 4.75 2-3 0 30.1 29 18 16 18 27 Pedersen,Seth-CWU 7 5.16 1-1 0 22.2 21 15 13 10 22 Wong,Sam-MSUB 6 5.46 2-3 0 28.0 34 26 17 8 16 Grubbe,Craig-WOU 5 5.56 1-3 0 22.2 26 16 14 10 15 Davis,Griffin-CWU 6 6.32 3-3 0 31.1 26 25 22 17 25 Roes,Jake-CU 6 6.43 1-3 0 28.0 34 27 20 13 14 Dorney, Ryan-SMU 5 6.55 0-3 0 22.0 29 20 16 8 21 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS HITS Smith,James-CWU 34 Hall,Kade-MSUB 33 Price,Parker-NNU 33 Garcia,Jalen-MSUB 33 Barrera,Andrew-CU 30 RUNS SCORED Garcia,Jalen-MSUB 22 Price,Parker-NNU 22 Hall,Kade-MSUB 22 Deckwa,Ty-CWU 21 Smith,James-CWU 21 RUNS BATTED IN Garcia,Jalen-MSUB 26 McCord,Connor-WOU 23 Sheehan,Casey-NNU 22 Smith,James-CWU 20 Nygaard,Nyles-WOU 20 DOUBLES Smith,James-CWU 12 Garcia,Jalen-MSUB 9 Martinez,Jacob-WOU 8 4 tied with 7 TRIPLES Garcia,Jalen-MSUB 3 6 tied with 2 HOME RUNS McCord,Connor-WOU 7 5 tied with 5 TOTAL BASES Smith,James-CWU 57 Garcia,Jalen-MSUB 57 Hall,Kade-MSUB 51 McCord,Connor-WOU 49 2 tied with 47 STOLEN BASES SB-ATT Garcia,Jalen-MSUB 12-13 Folz,Justin-NNU 11-13 Barrera,Andrew-CU 9-9 3 tied with 6 STRIKEOUTS IP SO Fredrickson,Steen-MSUB 30.0 38 Walker, Mickey-SMU 30.0 29 Casper,Greg-NNU 19.0 29 Huddleston,Trevor-CU 30.1 27 Roth,Alex-WOU 21.1 26 6 GNAC Baseball Weekly Report Mar. 21, 2018 GNACSports.com @GNACSports #GNACBaseball
GNAC Individual Statistical Leaders Batting avg Garcia,Jalen, MSUB.418 Smith,James, CWU.386 Price,Parker, NNU.384 Braun,Dustin, CWU.382 Hampson,Justin, CWU.359 Slugging pct McCord,Connor, WOU.742 Garcia,Jalen, MSUB.722 Myers,Ryan, MSUB.650 Smith,James, CWU.648 Nygaard,Nyles, WOU.643 On base pct Myers,Ryan, MSUB.524 Schleusner,Andrew, MSUB.488 Smith,James, CWU.455 Linebarger,Conner, MSUB.447 Braun,Dustin, CWU.442 Runs scored Garcia,Jalen, MSUB 22 Price,Parker, NNU 22 Hall,Kade, MSUB 22 Deckwa,Ty, CWU 21 Smith,James, CWU 21 Hits Smith,James, CWU 34 Hall,Kade, MSUB 33 Price,Parker, NNU 33 Garcia,Jalen, MSUB 33 Barrera,Andrew, CU 30 Runs batted in Garcia,Jalen, MSUB 26 McCord,Connor, WOU 23 Sheehan,Casey, NNU 22 Smith,James, CWU 20 Nygaard,Nyles, WOU 20 Doubles Smith,James, CWU 12 Garcia,Jalen, MSUB 9 Martinez,Jacob, WOU 8 Penrod,Zach, NNU 7 Schleusner,Andrew, MSUB 7 Price,Parker, NNU 7 Nygaard,Nyles, WOU 7 Triples Garcia,Jalen, MSUB 3 Feist, Austin, SMU 2 Bevacqua,Mitch, CU 2 Enbody,Dominic, CU 2 Folz,Justin, NNU 2 Connor,Ryan, NNU 2 Sordahl, Steven, SMU 2 Home runs McCord,Connor, WOU 7 Myers,Ryan, MSUB 5 McDonald,Jared, WOU 5 Nygaard,Nyles, WOU 5 Sheehan,Casey, NNU 5 Hilyard,Jesse, NNU 5 Total bases Smith,James, CWU 57 Garcia,Jalen, MSUB 57 Hall,Kade, MSUB 51 McCord,Connor, WOU 49 Penrod,Zach, NNU 47 Sheehan,Casey, NNU 47 Walks Redford,Kyle, NNU 15 Myers,Ryan, MSUB 15 Linebarger,Conner, MSUB 15 Heinevetter,Michae, CWU 14 Schleusner,Andrew, MSUB 13 Colvin, Ryan, SMU 13 Martinez,Jacob, WOU 13 Hit by pitch Teter,Chase, MSUB 9 Myers,Ryan, MSUB 7 Leverett,Jay, WOU 6 Halle,Griffey, WOU 5 Williams,Tanner, CU 5 Sac bunts Leverett,Jay, WOU 7 Deckwa,Ty, CWU 5 Farhat,Jordan, CU 4 Sac flies Dalto,Christopher, CWU 3 Hall,Kade, MSUB 3 Heinevetter,Michae, CWU 3 Stolen bases Garcia,Jalen, MSUB 12 Folz,Justin, NNU 11 Barrera,Andrew, CU 9 Halle,Griffey, WOU 6 Redford,Kyle, NNU 6 Deckwa,Ty, CWU 6 Total plate appearances Hall,Kade, MSUB 108 Deckwa,Ty, CWU 102 Smith,James, CWU 101 Barrera,Andrew, CU 101 Price,Parker, NNU 99 Earned run avg Roth,Alex, WOU 2.53 Fredrickson,Steen, MSUB 2.70 Stevenson,Connor, CWU 2.87 Benavides,Gabe, WOU 3.29 Walker, Mickey, SMU 3.90 Opposing bat avg Fredrickson,Steen, MSUB.189 Walker, Mickey, SMU.218 Davis,Griffin, CWU.230 Benavides,Gabe, WOU.231 Pedersen,Seth, CWU.244 Innings pitched Stevenson,Connor, CWU 37.2 Davis,Griffin, CWU 31.1 Huddleston,Trevor, CU 30.1 Fredrickson,Steen, MSUB 30.0 Walker, Mickey, SMU 30.0 Batters struck out Fredrickson,Steen, MSUB 38 Walker, Mickey, SMU 29 Casper,Greg, NNU 29 Huddleston,Trevor, CU 27 Roth,Alex, WOU 26 Batters SO out looking Walker, Mickey, SMU 10 Roth,Alex, WOU 10 Casper,Greg, NNU 9 Fredrickson,Steen, MSUB 9 Pedersen,Seth, CWU 8 Wins Fredrickson,Steen, MSUB 4 Stevenson,Connor, CWU 3 Davis,Griffin, CWU 3 Saves Cox,Adam, MSUB 3 Wilmon,Andrew, CU 2 9 tied with 1 Wild Pitches Diaz,Dylan, CU 7 Davis,Griffin, CWU 7 Lusink,Jeffrey, CU 7 Woolery,Carson, MSUB 6 Asinas,JJ, CWU 6 Walker, Mickey, SMU 6 Games Started Roes,Jake, CU 6 Davis,Griffin, CWU 6 Gaul,Mackenzie, CWU 6 Wong,Sam, MSUB 6 Fredrickson,Steen, MSUB 6 Fielding pct. 15 tied with 1.000 Chances Schleusner,Andrew, MSUB 159 McCord,Connor, WOU 148 Redford,Kyle, NNU 142 Hirano, Kahi, SMU 113 Johnson,Ben, NNU 103 Padukiewicz,Gabe, CU 103 Putouts Schleusner,Andrew, MSUB 144 McCord,Connor, WOU 136 Redford,Kyle, NNU 131 Heinevetter,Michae, CWU 95 Johnson,Ben, NNU 87 Assists Oshiro, Ryne, SMU 61 Barrera,Andrew, CU 48 Hirano, Kahi, SMU 45 Dalto,Christopher, CWU 45 Spinner,Justin, WOU 44 Fielding Double Plays McCord,Connor, WOU 12 Oshiro, Ryne, SMU 12 Hirano, Kahi, SMU 11 Dalto,Christopher, CWU 11 Colvin, Ryan, SMU 11 Errors Barrera,Andrew, CU 12 Dalto,Christopher, CWU 11 Hirano, Kahi, SMU 10 Colvin, Ryan, SMU 10 Oshiro, Ryne, SMU 9 Complete statistics at GNACsports. com 7 GNAC Baseball Weekly Report Mar. 21, 2018 GNACSports.com @GNACSports #GNACBaseball
GNAC Single Game Highs TEAM HIGHS BATTING At Bats 45 Saint Martin s vs Hawaii Pacific (02/16/18) Concordia vs Northwest Nazarene (03/17/18) Northwest Nazarene vs Concordia (03/17/18) Runs 18 Central Washington vs Concordia (03/11/18) Hits 20 Central Washington vs Concordia (03/11/18) RBIs 14 MSU Billings vs Dixie State (02/10/18) Western Oregon vs Saint Martin s (03/04/18) Central Washington vs Concordia (03/11/18) Doubles 7 Western Oregon vs Cal St. Monterey Bay (02/17/18) Triples 2 MSU Billings vs Saint Martin s (03/17/18) MSU Billings vs Northern Colorado (02/25/18) Northwest Nazarene vs Concordia (03/16/18) Home Runs 5 Northwest Nazarene vs CSU Pueblo (02/15/18) Total Bases 32 Northwest Nazarnee vs Concordia (03/17/18) Walks 10 Northwest Nazarene vs Stanislaus State (2/02/18) MSU Billings vs Dixie State (02/09/18) Northwest Nazarene vs Saint Martin s (03/12/18) Strikeouts 17 Western Oregon vs Azusa Pacific (02/09/18) Saint Martin s vs Northwest Nazarene (03/10/18) Sac Hits 3 Western Oregon vs Central Washington (03/18/18) Sacrifice Flies 3 Concordia vs Central Washington (03/10/18) Stolen Bases 6 Northwest Nazarene vs Central Washington (03/05/18) Caught Stealing 2 9 games tied with Hit By Pitch 6 MSU Billings vs College of Idaho (02/17/18) Runners LOB 15 Western Oregon vs Saint Martin s (03/02/18) Hit into DP 3 4 games tied with FIELDING Putouts 30 6 games tied with Assists 17 Saint Martin s vs Hawaii Pacific (02/17/18) Errors 7 Concordia vs Lewis-Clark State (02/10/18) Passed Balls 4 MSU Billings vs Saint Martin s (03/17/18) DPs Turned 3 4 games tied with PITCHING Innings Pitched 10.0 6 teams with Walks Allowed 1 Central Washington vs Academy of Art (02/09/18) Strikeouts 17 Northwest Nazarene vs Saint Martin s (03/10/18) Northwest Nazarene vs Saint Martin s (03/10/18) Hits allowed 2 Western Oregon vs Saint Martin s (03/04/18) MSU Billings vs Western Oregon (03/09/18) Concordia vs MSU Billings (03/04/18) Wild Pitches 6 MSU Billings vs Dixie State (02/10/18) Hit Batters 7 Concordia vs Lewis-Clark State (02/10/18) INDIVIDUAL HIGHS BATTING At Bats 6 24 players tied with Runs 4 4 playerstied with Hits 5 Martinez, WOU (vs SMU, 03/02/18) Smith, CWU (vs CU, 03/11/18) RBIs 6 Schleusner, MSU Billings (vs DSU, 02/09/18) Doubles 3 Hall, MSUB (vs SMU, (03/17/18) Triples 1 32 players tied with Home runs 2 5 players tied with Total bases 10 Sheehan, NNU (vs CSU Pueblo, 02/17/18) Smith, CWU (vs CU, 03/11/18) McDonald, WOU (vs CWU, 03/17/18) Walks 4 Linebarger, MSUB (vs NCU, 02/25/18) Farhat, CU (vs NNU, (03/17/18) Strikeouts 4 Johnson, NW Nazarene (vs CSUS, 02/02/18) Hilyard, Northwest Nazarene (vs CSUC, 0210/18) Leonard, SMU (vs NNU, 03/10/18) Sacrifice Hits 2 Deckwa, CWU (vs NNU, 03/03/18) Linebarger, MSUB (vs CU, 03/05/18) Dalto, CWU (vs NNU, 03/05/18) Leverett, WOU (vs CWU, 03/18/18) Sacrifice Flies 2 Dalto, CWU (vs NNU, 03/05/18) Price, NNU (vs CU, 03/16/18) Stolen Bases 3 Folz, NNU (vs CSU Pueblo, 02/117/18) Caught stealing 1 38 players tied with Hit by pitch 3 Leverett, WOU (vs CWU, 03/17/18) Runners LOB 7 Oshiro, SMU (vs HPU, 02/17/18) FIELDING Putouts 17 Cure, NNU (vs SMU, 03/10/18) Assists 9 Oshiro, SMU (vs WOU, 03/02/18) Errors 3 Barrera, Concordia (vs LCSC, 02/10/18) Colvin, SMU (vs NNU, 03/12/18) Passed balls 4 Schleusner, MSUB (vs SMU, 03/17/18) PITCHING Innings pitched 8.0 Walker, SMU (vs NNU, 03/10/18) Strikeouts 14 Casper, NNU (vs SMU, 03/10/18) Wild pitches 3 9 players tied with Hit batters 3 10 players tied with 8 GNAC Baseball Weekly Report Mar. 21, 2018 GNACSports.com @GNACSports #GNACBaseball