March 29, 2017 Week 6 GNACSports.com @GNACSports 2017 GNAC Baseball Standings GNAC Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Western Oregon 10 3.769 11 6.647 4-0 4-3 3-3 Lost 1 Northwest Nazarene 10 6.625 12 14.462 6-4 6-10 0-0 Won 2 Central Washington 8 7.500 14 11.560 5-2 7-7 2-2 Won 3 Montana State Billings 8 8.500 10 16.385 5-3 3-12 2-1 Lost 2 Saint Martin s 5 9.357 8 14.364 0-0 6-8 2-6 Won 1 Concordia 3 11.231 5 19.208 2-5 2-13 1-1 Lost 6 LAST WEEK S GAMES Fri., March 24 at Montana St. Billings 7, Northwest Nazarene 5* at Mont. St. Billings 12, Northwest Nazarene 11* Sat., March 25 at Central Washington 2, Concordia 1* at Central Washington 7, Concordia 4* Northwest Nazarene 12, at Montana St. Billings 7* Northwest Nazarene 7, at Montana St. Billings 6* Western Oregon 8, at Saint Martin s 1* at Saint Martin s 2, Western Oregon 1* Sun., March 26 at Central Washington 6, Concordia 4* Concordia 3, at Central Washington 0 (TBF)* THIS WEEK S GAMES Fri., March 31 Montana State Billings at Central Wash., 12 p.m.* Western Oregon at Northwest Nazarene, 3 p.m.* Saint Martin s at Concordia, 1 p.m.* Sat., April 1 Montana State Billings at Central Wash., 12 p.m.* Western Oregon at Northwest Nazarene, 3 p.m.* Saint Martin s at Concordia, 12 p.m.* All times local All games are doubleheaders *GNAC game GNAC s Top Two Teams Square Off In Nampa PORTLAND, Ore. -- Western Oregon will travel to Northwest Nazarene this weekend for the first meeting of the season between the current top two teams in the GNAC standings. Western Oregon enters the series with a 1.5-game lead in the standings, but has played four less games due to rainouts. Northwest Nazarene, meanwhile, is on a two-game winning streak and has a 6-4 record at home. The Crusaders have the GNAC s best offense so far this year, scoring 168 runs, including 83 in their last eight games. The Wolves counter with one of the best pitching staffs in the GNAC. Western Oregon is striking out 8.68 batters per nine innings and three of its starting pitchers rank in the top 10 in the conference in ERA. The Northwest Nazarene offense has been led in the last two weeks by Billy King who became the first GNAC player this year to earn the conference Player of the Week honor twice in a row. He was also named the NCBWA West Region Player of the Week after hitting six home runs while going 11 for 24 on the week. The Wolves boast one of the toughest players to strikeout in the nation. Brock Pradere is one of three players in the nation (among qualifiers) that hasn t been struck out this season. He has gone 66 straight plate appearances dating back to last season without being retired on strikes. Elsewhere in the GNAC, Montana State Billings will travel to Central Washington for an important series between the two teams in the middle of the standings. Central Washington holds a half-game lead for third place. The top four teams in the conference advance to the GNAC Championships. The third series features Saint Martin s at Concordia, which will now begin on Friday. Contact: Jared Pine, Media Relations Assistant 503-305-8756 jpine@gnacsports.com #GNACBaseball in 140 @GNACSports #StandingsMatchups The top two teams in the GNAC standings right now will face each other as Western Oregon goes to Northwest Nazarene. The next two teams, Montana State Billings and Central Washington, will also face each other. #ToughestToStrikeout Western Oregon s Brock Pradere is one of three players left in Division II to have not been struck out once this year. In 66 straight plate appearances dating back to last year, he hasn t struck out once. #KingOfTheHill Northwest Nazarene s Billy King earned his second consecutive GNAC Player of the Week award and was named the NCBWA West Region Player of the Week. #MerrittsMention Montana State Billings Casey Merritt hit a two-rbi triple in the bottom of the ninth inning against Northwest Nazarene to give the Yellowjackets a 12-11 victory after trailing 8-1 in the third inning of the game. #Dorney sdecision Saint Martin s Ryan Dorney took a no-decision after throwing 5.2 innings of one-run baseball. He has a 1.80 ERA, but has yet to earn a win in six outings. Get Social Twitter Accounts/Hashtags For GNAC Baseball Programs GNAC @GNACSports #GNACBaseball Central Wash. @CWUAthletics #CWUWildcats Concordia @gocugo #gocugo MSU Billings @MSUBSports NW Nazarene @NNUSports #GoNNUCrusaders Saint Martin s @SMUSaints Western Ore. @WOUWolves #WOUWolves Tourism Burnaby Is A Proud Sponsor Of The Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Player Billy King, Northwest Nazarene 1B/OF 6-2 Sr. Anacortes, Wash. King went 11 for 24 with six home runs and 10 RBIs in six games to earn his second straight weekly award. He had four hits and a pair of home runs in two games against NAIA power Lewis-Clark State. He then had two home runs in Saturday s series finale with Montana State Billings, including a gamewinning two-run shot in the ninth. Also Nominated: Brock Pradere (Western Oregon), Zach Robinson (Montana State Billings). Pitcher Craig Grubbe, Western Oregon RHP 6-1 Jr. San Diego, Calif. Grubbe threw seven shutout innings of five-hit baseball, which included three strikeouts. Grubbe left the game in the seventh inning with the score tied 0-0. He took a no decision, but allowed Western Oregon to go onto win on a walkoff sacrifice fly. He brought his ERA on the season down to 2.55 Also Nominated: Jake Levin (Central Washington), Brady Baker (Northwest Nazarene). GNAC Baseball Player of the Week Past GNAC Players of the Week Date Player Pitcher Feb. 5-12 Casey Merritt, MSUB Jake Levin, CWU Feb. 13-19 Zach Robinson, MSUB Sam Muskat, MSUB Feb. 20-26 Steven Sordahl, SMU Mackenzie Gaul, CWU Feb. 26-March 5 Eddie Vazquez, CU Mackenzie Gaul, CWU March 6-12 Dylan Freyre, CWU Bryon Baker, MSUB March 13-19 Billy King, NNU Mackenzie Gaul, CWU March 20-26 Billy King, NNU Craig Grubbe, WOU Complete Player of the Week releases are available online at GNACSports.com. Around The GNAC CENTRAL WASHINGTON The Wildcats won the first three games in their series against Concordia. The fourth game was interrupted by rain and will be finished on a later date. Dylan Freyre had his 18-game hitting streak come to an end in the second game of the series. He now has a.456 batting average, which ranks 15th in NCAA Division II. Mackenzie Gaul picked up his conference-best fifth win of the season in the third game. He threw five innings with four runs allowed on seven hits and three walks, but the Wildcats put three on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning for the win. Kyle Blankenship came in the game in the seventh inning to strikeout the side for his third save of the season and the Wildcats GNAC-best 14th overall victory. Connor Plaisance leads the GNAC in doubles with nine and also has a GNAC-best 14 extra-base hits. Nearly half of his hits have gone for extra bases. James Smith has hit four home runs and driven in a team-best 17 runs while scoring 15 times himself. He has started all 25 games in left field. Jake Levin threw five shutout innings in the Wildcats 2-1 victory in the second game of the series. He now has a GNAC-best 1.67 ERA this year and a 4-1 record. This week, Central Washington will host Montana State Billings in a fourgame set that will begin on Friday. Last year, the Yellowjackets edged Central Washington by a single game for the final spot in the GNAC Championships. CONCORDIA Concordia dropped all three games against Central Washington and led the fourth game 3-0 before it was halted for rain. That game will be concluded on a later date. The Cavaliers are now on a 6-game losing streak. Tyler Charlton took a loss despite throwing a two-run complete game in the second game of the series. Charleton allowed just five hits and a walk and brought his ERA on the season down to 5.59 in seven outings. Adam Taylor and Cole Crosby are two of 20 players in the GNAC that have a batting average above.300 this season with a combined 11 extra-base hits. Crosby went 3 for 8 in the first two games of the series. Taylor was moved up to the two-hole in the lineup for the second game of the series and went 3 for 4 with a run and RBI. The Cavaliers have continued to find ways to score despite offensive struggles. Concordia ranks last in the conference in batting average at.235, but is third in the conference in runs with 95. James Brooks leads the team in ERA at 3.76 with most of his appearances coming in relief. He has thrown 26.1 innings in eight outings and has recorded two saves. Concordia will host Saint Martin s this weekend with a four-game series beginning on Friday. The two teams are at the bottom of the conference standings after the first four weeks of conference play. 2 GNAC Baseball Weekly Report March 29, 2017 GNACSports.com @GNACSports #GNACBaseball
Around The GNAC MONTANA STATE BILLINGS Montana State Billings split with Northwest Nazarene last week, winning the first two games before falling in both games on Saturday. Casey Merritt was the hero of the second game, hitting a walk-off triple in the bottom of the seventh inning to drive in Zach Robinson and Alec Leighton for a 12-11 victory. It was Merritt s third triple of the year and his sixth extra-base hit. The Yellowjackets also had some heroics late in the first game of the series with Robinson hitting a two-rbi single up the middle in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a tie for the 7-5 victory. Bryon Baker took a no-decision in the series finale after leaving the game tied 4-4 after six innings of work. He struck out five batters, but allowed four hits and six walks. Cody Cooper struckout eight batters in his start to move into sixth place in GNAC history on the strikeouts list. He now has 193 career strikeouts and could become the sixth player in GNAC history to reach 200 career strikeouts. Robinson went a combined 6 for 8 in the first two games of the series with six runs and five RBIs. He now has a.477 on-base percentage, which ranks third in the GNAC this season. Merritt has a.345 batting average which ranks fifth in the GNAC this season. He also has five stolen bases and 13 runs in 23 games played. Montana State Billings ranks second in the conference offensively with 136 runs scored and a.262 batting average. The Yellowjackets have also hit a league-best eight triples this season. The Yellowjackets will next play at Central Washington in a four-game series that will begin on Saturday. NORTHWEST NAZARENE The league s leading offense had a big week, tallying 35 runs in four games as the Crusaders earned a split against Montana State Billings. The Crusaders scored a combined 83 runs in their last eight games. They have scored a total of 168 runs this season which is the most in the GNAC. Billy King picked up his second consecutive GNAC Player of the Week honor and first West Region Player of the Week recognition after blasting six home runs last week. He got off to a slow start to the series being retired five times in a row, but then hit four home runs in the final three games of the series. King has now hit 10 home runs this year which is double what anyone else in the conference has done. He also leads the conference in slugging percentage at.735 in 25 games played. King ranks 18th in the nation in home runs. Brady Baker improved to 4-0 on the season, earning the win in relief in the series finale. He has thrown 20.1 innings in 10 relief appearances and has a team-best 3.10 ERA with 22 strikeouts. Brett Nielsen went 2 for 5 with a two-run home run in the second game of the series. He has hit three home runs this season and recorded a team-best 22 RBIs. Senior Andrew Helmstadter is eight total bases away from becoming the 11th player in GNAC history to reach 300 career total bases. He has recorded 44 this year with seven doubles and five home runs. Over half of his hits have gone for extra bases this year. Northwest Nazarene will host Western Oregon this weekend in a battle between the top two teams in the conference standings, beginning on Friday. SAINT MARTIN S The Saints only got two games in of their four-game series agaisnt Western Oregon with the second doubleheader being rained out. The two games that were played were split with the Saints taking the second game, 2-1. Ryan Dorney started the second game and threw 5.2 innings of one-run baseball with four strikeouts. Luke Hare entered the game in relief and threw 2.1 hitless innings with only one runner reaching base on an error to pick up the win. The Saints won on a walk-off sacrifice fly by Austin Feist to drive in Isaac Hegamin, who led off the inning with a single. Saint Martin s has now claimed wins against four of the other five teams in the GNAC. The only one remaining is Concordia, which will be the Saints opponent this weekend in a four-game series that will start on Friday. Aaron Shoup took the loss in the first game, throwing 7.1 innings with seven runs allowed, four earned, on 11 hits and two walks. He struck out six batters as he picked up his third loss of the season. Steven Sordahl continues to lead the SMU offense with a.338 batting average in 19 games played. He has hit five doubles and driven in 10 runs. Ryan Dorney now has a 1.80 ERA, which ranks third in the GNAC this season. He still has not earned his first win of the season though in six outings with just six earned runs allowed. Trevor Young has made five relief appearances so far this year and has not allowed an earned run in 8.1 innings of work. WESTERN OREGON The Wolves split their doubleheader against Saint Martin s before the second doubleheader was postponed due to rain. Western Oregon s offense exploded for eight runs against Saint Martin s in the first game with Brock Pradere going 3 for 5 with an RBI. Pradere has not struck out all year. He is one of three players in Division II with that distinction. Going back to last season, Pradere has not struck out in 66 consecutive plate appearances. He has put the ball in play 58 times, walked seven times and been hit by a pitch once. Brady Miller earned the victory in the first game, throwing seven shutout innings with five strikeouts for his second win of the season. The defending GNAC Pitcher of the Year has a 2-2 record and a 4.45 ERA in six outings with 30.1 innings pitched. Craig Grubbe was named GNAC Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven shutout innings in a no-decision. He now has a 2.55 ERA with one win and two no-decisions in three outings. Freshman Connor McCord has quietly been one of the GNAC s best pitchers last year. After a number of successful relief appearances, he made his first collegiate start against Saint Martin s. He threw 4.2 innings with one unearned run allowed on just two hits with four strikeouts. He now has a 2-0 record and a 1.69 ERA that ranks second in the GNAC. He also leads the conference in WHIP at 0.94 in 16 innings of work. The Wolves offense is led by Justin Waken, who is batting.349 with an onbase percentage of.451 in 17 games. Western Oregon will travel to Northwest Nazarene this weekend for an important four-game series against the Crusaders beginning on Friday. The Wolves have a 1.5-game lead over NNU in the conference standings after four weeks of conference play. 3 GNAC Baseball Weekly Report March 29, 2017 GNACSports.com @GNACSports #GNACBaseball
NCBWA DIVISION II RANKINGS Week 6 - March 28 Rk School Record Points Last 1 Chico State (8) 24-5 402 2 2 Mount Olive (3) 28-5 400 T3 3 Tampa (3) 21-7 386 1 4 Angelo State (3) 22-4 371 11 5 Emporia State 22-5 363 5 6 Mercyhurst 12-1 352 6 7 Southern New Hampshire 15-5 306 7 8 West Texas A&M 21-5 284 T3 9 Azusa Pacific 23-3 281 15 10 North Georgia 22-6 274 8 11 Southern Arkansas 23-5 244 16 12 Indianapolis 16-7 241 22 13 Delta State 22-7 211 RV 14 UC San Diego 20-5 192 9 15 Catawba College 21-9 156 17 16 Nova Southeastern 20-10 141 21 17 Lubbock Christian 21-8 138 T25 18 West Chester 12-3 134 NR 19 St. Joseph s 16-4 112 18 20 Central Missouri 18-7 111 12 21 Dixie State 26-6 109 T19 22 USC Aiken 21-9 62 23 23 Felician 13-6 58 NR 24 St. Edward s 19-10 54 T19 25 Florida Southern 21-6 45 RV Also Receiving Votes: Millersville, Pa. (16-6) 38 points; Grand Valley State, Mich. (12-9) 30 points; Lynn, Fla. (20-10) 10 points; Minnesota State (13-4) 9 points; LeMoyne, N.Y. (13-8) 5 points; Flagler, Fla. (21-11) 4 points; Seton Hill, Pa. (13-7) 1 point. National & Regional Polls D2BASEBALLNEWS.COM NATIONAL POLL Week 6 - March 27 Rk School Record Last 1 Mercyhurst 12-1 3 2 Dixie State 24-6 4 3 UC San Diego 20-5 5 4 Angelo State 22-4 6 5 Tampa 21-7 2 6 Mount Olive 28-5 8 7 Southern New Hampshire 15-5 7 8 Millersville 16-6 1 9 Colorado Mesa 18-8 9 10 Chico State 24-5 10 11 North Georgia 22-6 11 12 Nova Southeastern 20-10 13 13 Emporia State 22-5 14 14 West Texas A&M 21-5 15 15 Azusa Pacific 23-3 16 16 USC-Aiken 21-9 12 17 Central Missouri 19-6 17 18 Minnesota State 13-4 21 19 Delta State 22-7 22 20 Lubbock Christian 21-8 23 21 Florida Southern 21-6 29 22 Southern Arkansas 23-5 28 23 Tusculum 19-8 NR 24 West Chester 12-3 NR 25 Lynn 20-10 18 26 Indianapolis 16-7 26 27 North Greenville 22-11 20 28 Point Loma 16-8 27 29 St. Cloud State 14-6 30 30 West Florida 19-10 NR Complete Poll Online NCBWA WEST REGION RANKINGS Week 6 - March 27 Rk School (1st) Record Pts. Prev. 1 Chico State (9) 24-5 90 1 2 Azusa Pacific 23-3 75 3 3 UC San Diego 20-5 73 2 4 Dixie State 26-6 68 4 5 Cal State East Bay 18-9 48 6 California Baptist 21-10 48 7 7 Point Loma 16-8 32 5 8 Cal State Monterey Bay 17-10 31 8 9 Cal Poly Pomona 15-14 8 9 Stanislaus State 19-10 8 RV Receiving Votes: Western Oregon, Sonoma State, Central Washington, Cal State L.A. Complete Poll Online GNAC IN THE NCBWA WEST REGION POLL Date WOU NNU CWU Pre* 10 10 --- Feb. 13 --- --- --- Feb. 20 --- --- RV Feb. 27 --- --- RV March 6 --- --- --- March 13 8 --- --- March 20 RV --- --- March 27 RV --- RV GNAC in NCAA Division II Stats TEAM Category Institution Avg./Total Rank Runs Northwest Nazarene 168 96th Doubles Central Washington 54 53rd Northwest Nazarene 52 62nd Triples Montana State Billings 8 63rd Home Runs Northwest Nazarene 31 29th Montana State Billings 22 62nd Central Washington 17 87th Slugging Percentage Northwest Nazarene 0.463 63rd Earned Run Average Central Washington 3.44 21st Western Oregon 3.54 26th Northwest Nazarene 4.70 92nd Strikeouts Per Nine Western Oregon 8.7 43rd Northwest Nazarene 8.1 81st Hits Allowed Per Nine Western Oregon 7.63 10th Central Washington 8.34 31st WHIP Western Oregon 1.37 54th Central Washington 1.38 58th Shutouts Central Washington 4 10th Western Oregon 1 92nd INDIVIDUALS Category Team Player Avg./Total Rank Batting Average CWU Dylan Freyer.463 15th Triples WOU Joey Crunkilton 3 35th Home Runs NNU Billy King 10 18th Toughest To Strikeout WOU Brock Pradere 0 1st Sacrifice Bunts WOU Jay Leverett 6 21 MSUB Casey Merritt 5 37th Earned Run Average CWU Jake Levin 1.65 37th WOU Connor McCord 1.69 38th SMU Ryan Dorney 1.80 49th Wins CWU Mackenzie Gaul 5 25th Saves CWU Kyle Blankenship 5 15th Hits Allowed Per Nine WOU Connor McCord 5.06 15th MSUB Bryon Baker 6.00 35th WHIP WOU Connor McCord 0.94 33rd MSUB Bryon Baker 1.00 45th Complete Games CWU Mckenzie Gaul 3 12th Games Started CWU Jake Levin 8 14th 4 GNAC Baseball Weekly Report March 29, 2017 GNACSports.com @GNACSports #GNACBaseball
GNAC Baseball Statistics TEAM BATTING G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT Northwest Nazarene 26.285 847 168 241 52 3 31 111 205 21-31 MSU Billings 25.262 781 136 205 39 8 22 93 203 22-38 Central Washington 25.262 794 107 208 52 2 16 76 160 12-17 Western Oregon 16.261 468 65 122 23 4 1 67 82 24-33 Saint Martin s 22.245 661 78 162 31 0 5 81 159 21-36 Concordia (Ore.) 24.235 770 95 181 28 5 6 82 182 10-18 Totals 69.259 4321 649 1119 225 22 81 510 991 110-173 TEAM PITCHING G ERA W L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Central Washington 25 3.37 14 11 7 197.2 178 86 74 87 165 Western Oregon 16 3.54 10 6 6 129.2 110 62 51 67 125 Saint Martin s 22 4.70 8 14 5 176.1 197 125 92 80 141 MSU Billings 25 5.89 10 15 2 197.0 225 168 129 107 150 Northwest Nazarene 26 6.01 12 14 3 211.0 238 167 141 127 189 Concordia (Ore.) 24 6.94 5 19 3 192.0 256 181 148 116 129 Totals 69 5.18 59 79 26 1103.2 1204 789 635 584 899 TEAM FIELDING G PO A E Pct DP PB SBA-ATT Central Washington 25 593 219 28.967 10 2 27-37 Western Oregon 16 389 155 19.966 10 2 11-15 Concordia (Ore.) 24 576 241 31.963 18 7 26-36 MSU Billings 25 591 249 42.952 17 3 33-50 Saint Martin s 22 529 207 38.951 9 1 18-30 Northwest Nazarene 26 633 222 47.948 15 9 28-36 Totals 69 3311 1293 205.957 79 24 143-204 INDIVIDUAL BATTING G Avg AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB Freyre,Dylan-CWU 21.456 79 17 36 14 7 1 4 5 McCluskey,Colton-NNU 22.364 66 15 24 11 4 1 1 10 Nielsen,Brett-NNU 25.356 90 13 32 22 7 0 3 7 Wakem-WOU 15.349 43 5 15 5 2 0 0 4 Casey Merritt-MSUB 23.345 87 13 30 15 3 3 0 7 Pradere-WOU 15.340 50 6 17 5 4 0 0 7 Sordahl,Steevn-SMU 19.338 74 9 25 10 5 0 0 5 Plaisance,Conor-CWU 25.330 88 16 29 14 9 1 4 12 Zach Robinson-MSUB 25.329 85 27 28 8 5 2 1 20 Sheehan,Casey-NNU 24.326 86 20 28 11 7 1 2 2 Kade Hall-MSUB 20.324 71 14 23 20 7 1 4 12 King,Billy-NNU 25.313 83 25 26 21 3 1 10 20 Crosby,Cole-CU 22.311 74 11 23 12 5 2 0 12 Taylor,Adam-CU 22.308 65 10 20 11 3 1 0 5 Kothari,Shaan-SMU 21.300 60 7 18 4 3 0 1 6 Eskil,Adam-SMU 22.286 77 8 22 15 7 0 3 8 Leverett-WOU 16.283 46 6 13 8 5 0 1 2 Redford,Kyle-NNU 23.282 71 22 20 12 4 0 3 10 Fallon-WOU 15.273 44 6 12 6 3 0 0 10 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING App ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Levin,Jake-CWU 7 1.67 4-1 0 43.0 33 10 8 12 27 McCord-WOU 5 1.69 2-0 0 16.0 9 4 3 6 17 Dorney,Ryan-SMU 6 1.80 0-4 0 30.0 30 21 6 16 23 Gaul,Mackenzie-CWU 7 2.14 5-1 0 42.0 34 11 10 15 41 Grubbe, Craig-WOU 3 2.55 1-0 0 17.2 16 5 5 6 12 Bryon Baker-MSUB 7 2.67 3-0 0 27.0 18 10 8 9 26 Brooks,James-CU 8 3.76 1-2 2 26.1 27 14 11 20 31 Clevenger,Ross-NNU 7 3.99 2-2 0 38.1 43 20 17 13 33 Miller-WOU 6 4.45 2-2 0 30.1 25 16 15 16 29 Shoup,Aaron-SMU 6 4.74 1-3 0 38.0 41 26 20 15 30 Paulson,Adam-NNU 6 4.82 3-1 0 28.0 33 21 15 12 25 Suppan,Dylan-NNU 6 5.28 1-1 0 29.0 36 18 17 18 22 Charlton,Tyler-CU 7 5.59 1-3 0 38.2 54 29 24 10 15 Jacobs,Jaramy-NNU 6 5.91 2-2 0 32.0 34 22 21 11 30 Cody Cooper-MSUB 7 6.39 0-4 0 38.0 41 32 27 24 29 HITS Freyre,Dylan-CWU 36 Nielsen,Brett-NNU 32 Casey Merritt-MSUB 30 Plaisance,Conor-CWU 29 2 tied with 28 hit(s) RUNS SCORED Zach Robinson-MSUB 27 King,Billy-NNU 25 Redford,Kyle-NNU 22 Sheehan,Casey-NNU 20 Helmstadter,Andrew-NNU 18 RUNS BATTED IN Nielsen,Brett-NNU 22 King,Billy-NNU 21 Kade Hall-MSUB 20 Gonzales,Jarod-NNU 18 Helmstadter,Andrew-NNU 18 DOUBLES Plaisance,Conor-CWU 9 7 tied with 7 double(s) TRIPLES Casey Merritt-MSUB 3 Crunkilton-WOU 2 Crosby,Cole-CU 2 Zach Robinson-MSUB 2 13 tied with 1 triple(s) HOME RUNS King,Billy-NNU 10 Caje Golden-MSUB 5 Helmstadter,Andrew-NNU 5 6 tied with 4 home run(s) TOTAL BASES King,Billy-NNU 61 Freyre,Dylan-CWU 57 Plaisance,Conor-CWU 52 Nielsen,Brett-NNU 48 2 tied with 44 total base(s) STOLEN BASES SB-ATT Pradere-WOU 8-9 Zach Robinson-MSUB 7-12 Sheehan,Casey-NNU 6-8 Feist,Austin-SMU 6-9 2 tied with 5 stolen base(s) STRIKEOUTS IP SO Gaul,Mackenzie-CWU 42.0 41 Clevenger,Ross-NNU 38.1 33 Brewer,Jake-CU 43.2 32 Brooks,James-CU 26.1 31 2 tied with 30 strikeout(s) 5 GNAC Baseball Weekly Report March 29, 2017 GNACSports.com @GNACSports #GNACBaseball
GNAC Individual Statistical Leaders Batting avg Freyre,Dylan, CWU.456 McCluskey,Colton, NNU.364 Nielsen,Brett, NNU.356 Wakem, WOU.349 Casey Merritt, MSUB.345 Slugging pct King,Billy, NNU.735 Freyre,Dylan, CWU.722 Kade Hall, MSUB.620 Plaisance,Conor, CWU.591 Nielsen,Brett, NNU.533 On base pct Freyre,Dylan, CWU.488 Zach Robinson, MSUB.477 Wakem, WOU.451 King,Billy, NNU.443 McCluskey,Colton, NNU.443 Runs scored Zach Robinson, MSUB 27 King,Billy, NNU 25 Redford,Kyle, NNU 22 Sheehan,Casey, NNU 20 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 18 Hits Freyre,Dylan, CWU 36 Nielsen,Brett, NNU 32 Casey Merritt, MSUB 30 Plaisance,Conor, CWU 29 Sheehan,Casey, NNU 28 Zach Robinson, MSUB 28 Runs batted in Nielsen,Brett, NNU 22 King,Billy, NNU 21 Kade Hall, MSUB 20 Gonzales,Jarod, NNU 18 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 18 Doubles Plaisance,Conor, CWU 9 Sheehan,Casey, NNU 7 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 7 Eskil,Adam, SMU 7 Feist,Austin, SMU 7 Nielsen,Brett, NNU 7 Kade Hall, MSUB 7 Freyre,Dylan, CWU 7 Triples Casey Merritt, MSUB 3 Zach Robinson, MSUB 2 Crosby,Cole, CU 2 Crunkilton, WOU 2 Home runs King,Billy, NNU 10 Caje Golden, MSUB 5 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 5 Smith,James, CWU 4 Plaisance,Conor, CWU 4 Freyre,Dylan, CWU 4 Ryan Myers, MSUB 4 Gonzales,Jarod, NNU 4 Kade Hall, MSUB 4 Total bases King,Billy, NNU 61 Freyre,Dylan, CWU 57 Plaisance,Conor, CWU 52 Nielsen,Brett, NNU 48 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 44 Kade Hall, MSUB 44 Walks Zach Robinson, MSUB 20 King,Billy, NNU 20 Gonzales,Jarod, NNU 18 Levin,Jake, CWU 14 Pollock,Spencer, NNU 13 Hit by pitch Conner Linebarger, MSUB 7 Matt Dillon, MSUB 6 Adam Cox, MSUB 5 Taylor,Adam, CU 5 Sac bunts Leverett, WOU 6 Casey Merritt, MSUB 5 Raczok,Zach, SMU 4 Caje Golden, MSUB 4 Zach Robinson, MSUB 4 Sac flies Feist,Austin, SMU 3 Kade Hall, MSUB 3 Martinez, WOU 3 Stolen bases Pradere, WOU 8 Zach Robinson, MSUB 7 Sheehan,Casey, NNU 6 Feist,Austin, SMU 6 King,Billy, NNU 5 Casey Merritt, MSUB 5 Total plate appearances Zach Robinson, MSUB 113 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 110 Gonzales,Jarod, NNU 106 King,Billy, NNU 106 Plaisance,Conor, CWU 104 Earned run avg Levin,Jake, CWU 1.67 McCord, WOU 1.69 Dorney,Ryan, SMU 1.80 Gaul,Mackenzie, CWU 2.14 Grubbe, WOU 2.55 Opposing bat avg McCord, WOU.158 Bryon Baker, MSUB.194 Levin,Jake, CWU.209 Miller, WOU.219 Gaul,Mackenzie, CWU.221 Innings pitched Brewer,Jake, CU 43.2 Levin,Jake, CWU 43.0 Gaul,Mackenzie, CWU 42.0 Charlton,Tyler, CU 38.2 Clevenger,Ross, NNU 38.1 Batters struck out Gaul,Mackenzie, CWU 41 Clevenger,Ross, NNU 33 Brewer,Jake, CU 32 Brooks,James, CU 31 Shoup,Aaron, SMU 30 Jacobs,Jaramy, NNU 30 Batters SO out looking Bryon Baker, MSUB 12 Brooks,James, CU 10 Matt Hape, MSUB 9 Gaul,Mackenzie, CWU 9 Davis,Griffin, CWU 8 Mechals, WOU 8 Wins Gaul,Mackenzie, CWU 5 Baker,Brady, NNU 4 Levin,Jake, CWU 4 Bryon Baker, MSUB 3 Paulson,Adam, NNU 3 Saves Blankenship,Kyle, CWU 4 Mechals, WOU 3 Eskil,Adam, SMU 3 Walker, WOU 3 Dalto,Christopher, CWU 3 Games started Levin,Jake, CWU 7 Gaul,Mackenzie, CWU 7 Brewer,Jake, CU 7 Matt Hape, MSUB 7 Cody Cooper, MSUB 7 Wild pitches Inouye,Tanner, SMU 8 Cody Cooper, MSUB 8 Brewer,Jake, CU 8 Marriott,Andrew, CU 6 Schepige,Scott, CU 5 Steen Fredrickson, MSUB 5 Clevenger,Ross, NNU 5 Fielding pct Raczok,Zach, SMU 1.000 Levin,Jake, CWU 1.000 Sheehan,Casey, NNU 1.000 Plaisance,Conor, CWU 1.000 Casey Merritt, MSUB 1.000 Sordahl,Steevn, SMU 1.000 Pradere, WOU 1.000 Heinevetter,Michae, CWU 1.000 Crosby,Cole, CU 1.000 Martinez, WOU 1.000 Adam Cox, MSUB 1.000 Jones,Tim, NNU 1.000 Chances Eskil,Adam, SMU 173 Pollock,Spencer, NNU 140 Penney,Reid, CU 136 Fallon, WOU 127 Wakem,Justin, WOU 124 Putouts Eskil,Adam, SMU 160 Penney,Reid, CU 128 Fallon, WOU 125 Pollock,Spencer, NNU 123 Ryan Myers, MSUB 111 Assists Taylor,Adam, CU 60 Cornwell,Casey, NNU 55 Max Hartgraves, MSUB 48 Hirano,Kahi, SMU 42 Caje Golden, MSUB 40 Fielding double plays Taylor,Adam, CU 11 McCluskey,Colton, NNU 9 Leverett, WOU 9 Fallon, WOU 9 Cornwell,Casey, NNU 9 Penney,Reid, CU 9 Errors Cornwell,Casey, NNU 13 Max Hartgraves, MSUB 9 McNicoll,Micah, SMU 7 Redford,Kyle, NNU 6 Hirano,Kahi, SMU 6 Helmstadter,Andrew, NNU 6 6 GNAC Baseball Weekly Report March 29, 2017 GNACSports.com @GNACSports #GNACBaseball
GNAC Single Game Highs TEAM HIGHS BATTING At Bats 89 Saint Martin s vs Northwest Nazarene (3/18/17) Runs 23 Northwest Nazarene vs MSU Billings (3/24/17) Hits 30 Saint Martin s vs Northwest Nazarene (3/18/17) RBIs 22 Northwest Nazarene vs MSU Billings (3/24/17) Doubles 9 Saint Martin s vs Northwest Nazarene (3/18/17) Triples 2 Northwest Nazarene vs MSU Billings (3/24/17) 2 MSU Billings vs Western Oregon (3/04/17) 2 MSU Billings vs Saint Martin s (3/12/17) Home Runs 6 Northwest Nazarene vs MSU Billings (3/24/17) Total Bases 56 Northwest Nazarene vs MSU Billings (3/24/17) Walks 17 MSU Billings vs Western Oregon (3/06/17) Strikeouts 25 Western Oregon vs Concordia (Ore.) (3/11/17) Sacrifice Hits 5 Northwest Nazarene vs MSU Billings (3/24/17) Sacrifice Flies 3 Northwest Nazarene vs MSU Billings (3/25/17) Stolen Bases 7 MSU Billings vs Western Oregon (3/04/17) Caught Stealing 3 Northwest Nazarene vs Concordia (Ore.) (3/02/17) Hit By Pitch 7 Western Oregon vs Fresno Pacific (2/09/17) Runners LOB 26 MSU Billings vs Western Oregon (3/06/17) Hit into DP 4 Saint Martin s vs Central Washington (3/05/17) 4 Central Washington vs Western Oregon (3/20/17) FIELDING Putouts 66 Saint Martin s vs Central Washington (3/04/17) Assists 26 4 games tied Errors 6 Saint Martin s vs College of Idaho (2/23/17) 6 Northwest Nazarene vs MSU Billings (3/24/17) Passed Balls 1 24 games tied DPs Turned 4 Saint Martin s vs Central Washington (3/05/17) 4 Central Washington vs Western Oregon (3/20/17) PITCHING Innings Pitched 22.0 Saint Martin s vs Central Washington (3/04/17) Strikeouts 25 Western Oregon vs Concordia (Ore.) (3/11/17) Hits allowed 4 MSU Billings vs Colorado Mesa (2/19/17) 4 Central Washington vs Academy of Art Univ. (2/25/17) 4 Western Oregon vs Fresno Pacific (2/09/17) Wild Pitches 6 Central Washington vs Cal State East Bay (2/11/17) Hit Batters 5 4 games tied INDIVIDUAL HIGHS BATTING At Bats 6 10 players tied Runs 4 Padukiewicz, Concordia (Ore.) (vs CSULA, 02/18/17) 4 Robinson, MSU Billings (vs NW Nazarene, 3/24/17) Hits 5 Nielsen, Northwest Nazarene (vs CBU, 02/16/17) RBIs 5 Nielsen, Northwest Nazarene (vs CBU, 02/16/17) 5 Myers, MSU Billings (vs Colorado Mesa, 02/18/17) 5 Jones, Northwest Nazarene (vs LC State, 03/21/18) Doubles 3 4 players tied Triples 1 22 players tied Home runs 2 5 players tied Total bases 11 Nielsen, Northwest Nazarene (vs CBU, 02/16/17) Walks 4 Hall, MSU Billings (vs Western Oregon, 03/06/17) Strikeouts 3 29 players tied Sacrifice Hits 2 Merritt, MSU Billings (vs Northwest Nazarene, 3/24/17) Sacrifice Flies 1 43 players tied Stolen Bases 2 8 players tied Caught stealing 2 Peterson, MSU Billings (vs Colorado Mesa, 02/18/17) Hit by pitch 2 7 players tied Runners LOB 7 Pradere, Western Oregon (vs Concordia, 03/12/17) 7 Schleusner, MSU Billings (vs NW Nazarene, 03/25/17) FIELDING Putouts 15 Wakem, Western Oregon (vs MSU Billings, 03/04/17) Assists 7 Anderson, Western Oregon (vs Fresno Pacific, 2/09/17) Errors 3 McNicoll, Saint Martin s (vs College of Idaho, 02/23/17) 3 Cornwell, Northwest Nazarene (vs MSUB, 3/24/17) Passed balls 1 24 players tied PITCHING Innings pitched 9.0 4 players tied Strikeouts 13 Gaul, Central Washington (vs Saint Martin s, 03/04/17) Wild pitches 4 Clevenger, Northwest Nazarene (vs CSULA, 02/11/17) Hit batters 4 Bland, Northwest Nazarene (vs Cal State LA, 02/09/17) 4 Fricke, Western Oregon (vs UC San Diego, 02/16/17) 7 GNAC Baseball Weekly Report March 29, 2017 GNACSports.com @GNACSports #GNACBaseball