Schoeneberg	Eisenhauer

Week of Feb. 12-18: Player – Shane Schoeneberg, Saint Martin's (3B, 6-0, Sr., Kennewick, WA) had a huge opening series, hitting three home runs including a pair of grand slams and driving in 11 run as the Saints split four games with Cal State Monterey Bay. Schoeneberg had eight hits in 16 at bats, including four singles, one triple and three four-baggers, finishing the series with a 1.188 slugging average. He also walked twice, stole two bases and was hit by a pitch Pitcher – Mike Eisenhauer, Western Oregon (6-0, Jr., West Linn, OR) pitched a six-hit shutout for a 3-0 win in the opening game at the Wolves' series with San Francisco State. Eisenhauer didn't walk a batter and fanned five in recording his second career shutout.

Renander	Neisinger

Week of Feb. 19-25: Player – Eric Renander, Western Oregon (3B, 6-0, Jr., Forest Grove, OR – Clackamas) had five hits in 14 at bats and drove in four runs, including a pair in the ninth inning Sunday to snap a 7-7 tie in a win over British Columbia as the Wolves finished 3-1 in the Lewis-Clark State Invitational baseball tournament. He reached base eight times in 17 at bats also walking twice and being hit by a pitch. Pitcher – Andrew Neisinger, Saint Martin's (5-10, Sr., Bothell, WA – Southwestern Oregon) didn't allow a run in two relief appearances covering 6 1/3 innings as the Saints split four games. He pitched the final five innings, allowing two hits and no runs, enabling Saint Martin's to rally from a 4-0 deficit to beat Montana State Billings 8-4 Sunday. In the two contests, he allowed four hits and fanned three without walking a batter.

Rylaarsdam	VanBeek

Week of Feb. 25-Mar. 2: Player – Jimmy VanBeek, Northwest Nazarene (1B-OF, 6-0, Jr., Yakima, WA – Riverside Christian) and Nate Rylaarsdam, Central Washington (1B, 6-5, Sr., Mount Vernon, WA - SVCC). . .VanBeek had nine hits, including three doubles, one triple and one home run, in 21 at bats. He also scored five runs and drove in five as the Crusaders won four of six NCAA Division II West Region games at Hawaii Pacific. He had four hits in Thursday's 12-7 win. In Friday's 4-3 victory, he tripled for one run and then scored the game-winning run as NNU scored twice in the seventh inning to overcome a 3-2 deficit. . . Rylaarsdam had 10 hits in 21 at bats and drove in 12 runs to lead the Wildcats to four wins, including a 2-1 series win over Saint Martin's. He had three home runs and eight RBI in Saturday's doubleheader sweep of the Saints. Among his hits were a pair of doubles and three home runs. For the week, Rylaarsdam posted a 1.000 slugging average and struck out only three times. Pitcher – None selected.

Donangelo	Scott	Bolthouse

Week of Mar. 3-9: Player – Frank Donangelo, Central Washington (3B, 5-11, Jr., Monterey, CA – Palma) had six hits in 12 at bats and drove in six runs as the Wildcats won three of four games with six-time defending GNAC champion Western Oregon. Donangelo hit a three-run home run in Saturday's 6-2 win, then had four hits in five at bats in Sunday's sweep as the Wildcats won a series with the Wolves for the first time in four years. Pitcher – Steve Scott, Montana State Billings (6-3, Jr., Billings, MT – Chapman) and Nick Bolthouse, Saint Martin's (5-10, Sr., Eagle, ID). . .Scott earned two victories, including a 4-3 seven-inning decision over Mary Friday in which he struck out 15 hitters to set a school record and tie the GNAC record. In 11 2/3 innings he fanned 20 hitters. Bolthouse pitched a three-hit shutout as the Saints beat Northwest Nazarene 2-0 in the final game of a four-game series at Lacey. Bolthouse walked four and struck three in the complete-game victory.

Kuykendall	Ward	Mahelona

Week of Mar. 10-16: Player – Brandon Kuykendall, Saint Martin's (OF, 6-2, Sr., Bonney Lake, WA – Sumner) had 10 hits in 17 at bats and drove in nine runs as the Saints swept a four-game series from Montana State Billings to move into first-place in the GNAC. Kuykendall posted a 1.059 slugging average in the series. Among his 10 hits were a double, two triples and a home run. He also stole three bases. Pitcher – Mike Ward, Western Oregon (6-4, So., Eugene, OR – South Eugene) and Chris Mahelona, Northwest Nazarene (6-1, Sr., Kailua, HI – Western Nebraska). . .Ward blanked Northwest Nazarene on three hits in a 5-0 win Friday. He didn't walk a batter and struck out seven. Mahelona pitched NNU to its only victory in the four-game series, allowing just six hits in a 2-1 nine-inning victory on Saturday. He walked two and fanned eight in earning his first victory of the season.

VanBeek	Slonaker	Shoemaker

Week of Mar. 17-23: Player – Jimmy VanBeek, Northwest Nazarene (1B, 6-0, Jr., Yakima, WA – Riverside Christian) had six hits in 12 at bats and drove in five runs to lead the Crusaders to three wins in four games against nationally 11 th -ranked Cal State Stanislaus. In Thursday's 4-1 win over the Warriors, he got the Crusaders off to a quick start with a RBI double in the first inning and then provided an insurance run with a RBI single in the seventh. He had a two-run single in a 10-run second inning in Friday's 14-4 victory, then drove in the winning run with a two-out, 10 th inning single in Saturday's 2-1 victory. Pitcher – Nate Slonaker, Northwest Nazarene (5-10, Fr., Meridian, ID) and Derek Shoemaker, Central Washington (6-0, Jr., Moses Lake, WA – WVC). . .Slonaker pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings picking up a win and a save against No. 11 Cal State Stanislaus. Slonaker allowed just two hits and fanned four in the two contests. In Thursday's 4-1 win, he came on in the ninth inning with two runners on and none out, and got out of the inning without allowing a run to record a save. In Saturday's 2-1 extra inning game, he allowed just two hits in 2 1/3 innings, pitching out of scoring situations in the eighth, ninth and 10 th enabling the Crusaders to win the game in the bottom of the 10 th on VanBeek's single. On the season, he has two wins and two saves in 10 relief appearances, recording a 1.38 earned run average. . .Shoemaker pitched a five-hitter in a 4-1 win over Montana State Billings Saturday. He walked two and fanned 11, lowering his ERA to 2.58 and his opponent batting average to .193. He leads the GNAC in the latter category and ranks third in the former in back of teammates Michael McCanna (2.25) and Tyler Levin (2.45).

Schlender	Scott	VanOeveren

Week of Mar. 24-30: Player – Jonathan Schlender, Montana State Billings (OF, 6-2, Jr., Bozeman, MT) had 10 hits in 22 at bats and drove in seven runs as the Yellowjackets won five of seven games, including a split of a four-game conference series with Northwest Nazarene at Nampa. Schlender, who scored eight runs, also walked twice and was hit by a pitch four times in compiling a .571 on-base percentage. In the conference series with NNU, he went seven for 16 and drove in a team-best five runs. He also tied a GNAC record with three doubles in the opening game of the series. The two conference wins were the first this spring for the Yellowjackets. Pitcher – Steve Scott, Montana State Billings (6-3, Jr., Billings, MT) and Alex VanOeveren, Northwest Nazarene (6-2, Sr., Fall City, WA – Mt. Si) traded four-hitters as the Yellowjackets and Crusaders split a doubleheader Saturday. Scott allowed just one run, walked two and fanned two in MSUB's 6-1 win. VanOeveren was charged with just one earned run in NNU's 8-2 victory. He walked two and struck out eight.

Nilsen	Eisenhauer

Mar. 31-Apr. 6: Player – Jamie Nilsen, Central Washington (SS, 6-0, Sr., Federal Way, WA - Jefferson) reached base 77.8 percent of the time (14 of 18) and scored a third of his team's runs (7 of 21) as the Wildcats beat Northwest Nazarene three times, twice winning in their final at bat. Nilsen, who is batting .509 in conference games, had eight hits in 12 at bats, walked three times and was hit by pitches three times. He also had two doubles to tie the GNAC career record for most doubles of 53 set by Adam Siler of Saint Martin's between 2004 and 2007. He has been hit by pitches 52 times in his career, 23 more than anyone else in GNAC history. Pitcher – Mike Eisenhauer, Western Oregon (6-0, Jr., West Linn, OR – College of the Desert) didn't allow an earned run in eight innings in a 15-1 win at Montana State Billings as he won his fifth straight game after an 0-3 start. In two contests, he allowed two earned runs in 10 innings, walking just one and striking out eight.

Bruck	VanOeveren

Week of Apt. 7-13: Player – Dylan Bruck, Western Oregon (OF, 6-0, Sr., Wilsonville, WA - Chemeketa) batted .462 (6 of 13) and had team-highs of five runs scored and four RBI as the Wolves won three of four games with Central Washington to move 1 ½ games ahead of the Wildcats in the GNAC pennant race. Bruck figured prominently in two of WOU's three victories. In Saturday's 6-5 win, he led off the first inning with a single, then stole second and third before scoring on a ground out. An inning later, he staked WOU to a 5-0 lead with a grand slam home run. In Sunday's 6-5 win, his bunt single in the fifth led to two runs on a throwing error and then he scored on a single by Travis Fox as WOU overcame a 4-1 deficit. Pitcher – Alex VanOeveren, Northwest Nazarene (6-2, Sr., Fall City, WA – Mt. Si) had the best pitching performance in a series that produced 77 runs in four games. He allowed just six hits and one run and fanned eight in seven innings in Friday's 10-7 Crusader victory to improve to 5-2 on the season.

Gosney	Moore	Ward

Week of Apr. 14-20: Player – A.J. Gosney, Central Washington (OF, 5-9, Jr., Spokane – Central Valley & CCS) and Tyler Moore, Western Oregon (2B, 5-10, Sr., Portland, OR – David Douglas & Mount Hood). . .Gosney had eight hits in 16 at bats, scored five runs and drove in three to lead the Wildcats to a three-game sweep of Dixie State. In his last seven games, he has had 17 hits in 29 at bats to raise his average from .250 to .326. . .Moore had six hits in 12 at bats and drove in a team-best four runs as the Wolves protected their conference lead winning three of four games with Northwest Nazarene. In Friday's 2-0 win, he drove in WOU's first-inning run and then doubled and scored its run in the fourth. Pitcher – Mike Ward, Western Oregon (6-4, So., Eugene, OR – South Eugene) pitched his second shutout of the season, blanking NNU on four hits in Friday's 2-0 win. He didn't walk a batter and fanned seven in improving to 6-1.

Cusick

Week of Apr. 21-27: Player – Zach Aakhus, Northwest Nazarene (C, 6-1, Sr., Bakersfield, CA – Centennial & C. of Southern Idaho), who leads the GNAC in home runs (13) and RBI (47), batted .588 to lead the Crusaders to three road wins at Billings. Aakhus had 10 hits, including three doubles and a home run, in 17 at bats in raising his season average to .401. He scored five runs and drove in three. Pitcher – Mike Cusick, Western Oregon (6-2, So., Salem, OR – West Salem), who ranks third in the GNAC in earned run average (3.33), allowed just three hits and one run in eight innings in a 12-5 victory Saturday against Cal State Monterey Bay. Cusick walked one and fanned four in improving his record to 5-4.

Nilsen	Lopez	Capone

Week of Apr. 28-May 4: Player – Jamie Nilsen, Central Washington (SS, 6-0, 185, Sr., Federal Way, WA - Jefferson) and Cesar Lopez, Western Oregon (SS, 5-10, Jr., Walla Walla, WA - DeSales). . .Nilsen had 16 hits in 27 at bats, including two doubles and six home runs. Two of his homers led off games and two others were grand slams. He drove in 18 runs, scored nine and also stole a team-best four bases. In four games against Montana State Billings, he had 11 hits in 19 at bats, including a double and five home runs. He drove in 14 runs and finished the conference series with a 1.421 slugging percentage. Lopez had 10 hits in 17 at bats, including three doubles and a triple and drove in eight runs as the Wolves won three of four games at Saint Martin's to maintain a two-game lead in the conference race. Lopez also handled 15 chances without committing an error at shortstop. Pitcher – Pat Capone, Saint Martin's (6-0, Sr., Coeur d'Alene, ID – BBCC) allowed just three hits in 11 innings in the Saints' 3-2 12-inning win over first-place Western Oregon. Andrew Neisinger pitched the 12th inning and received credit for the victory.