Thursday, May 17, 2012

Five GNAC players include three from Western Oregon and two from Central Washington have been selected to the Daktronics West Region baseball all-star team.

All five players - including Western Oregon pitcher Grady Wood, first baseman Bo Folkinga and shortstop Blake Miller and Central Washington second baseman Brandon Wang and DH David Leid - were first team selections.

Miller is the GNAC batting leader with a .412 averaging going into the West Region tournament this weekend, while Folkinga, who is batting .384, is the conference leader in home runs (13) and RBI (66).

Wood is currently tied for the national lead in wins with 13 and has a 1.30 ERA. Wang and Leid batted .350 and .329 this season for CWU.

Datronics: First Team - Grady Wood, WOU (P, 6-2, 200, Sr., Eugene, OR – Junction City); Bo Folkinga, WOU (1B, 6-4, 215, Sr., Twin Falls, ID); Brandon Wang, CWU (2B, 5-10, 180, Sr., Mill Creek, WA); Blake Miller, WOU (SS, 6-2, Jr., Salem, OR); David Leid, CWU (DH, 5-10, 200, Sr., Carson City, NV).