Wednesday, May 31, 2023

More Honorable Hardware For Flynn, Pohlmann & Chalmers

Northwest Nazarene's Ty Pohlmann, Montana State Billings' Payton Flynn and Western Oregon's Dylan Chalmers lead seven GNAC selections to the ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region Team as members of the first team.

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Chalmers Earns First Team D2CCA All-West Region Nod

Western Oregon senior pitcher Dylan Chalmers leads five GNAC selections to the D2CCA All-West Region Baseball Team with first-team honors. WOU and MSUB each have two honorees while SMU has one.

Thursday, May 18, 2023

San Bernardino Bats End Wolves’ Season In NCAA Regional

Western Oregon closed its season fighting at the NCAA West Regional, crushing three home runs in losses to Azusa Pacific and Cal State San Bernardino. The Wolves end their season with a 30-15 overall record.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Top Trio Leads 11 NCBWA All-Region Honorees For GNAC

WOU's Dylan Chalmers, MSUB's Payton Flynn and NNU's Ty Pohlmann all earned NCBWA DII First Team All-West Region honors. They are joined by three second-team selections and five honorable mentions for the GNAC.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Seven Baseball Players Earn Academic All-District Nods

Seven GNAC players are named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Division II Baseball Team, including five from Central Washington and three First Team All-GNAC performers.

Sunday, May 14, 2023

Wolves To Face Best Of The West In NCAA Baseball Regional

Western Oregon is headed to the NCAA Baseball West Regional as the No. 6 seed after winning its second straight GNAC Championships last Friday. They will face No. 3 seed Azusa Pacific on Thursday.

Friday, May 12, 2023

Wolves Weather Storm To Win GNAC Baseball Championships

Western Oregon secured its second straight GNAC Championships victory with a 5-4 win over Northwest Nazarene in Lacey, Washington. Levi Cummings was named the tournament MVP after a stellar set of games at the plate.

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Wolves Take Down Nighthawks To Close In On GNAC Title

Western Oregon is just one win away from its second straight GNAC Championships title after defeating Northwest Nazarene 4-1. The Wolves and Nighthawks will face off at least once more in Lacey tomorrow.

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Wolves Open Title Defense With Win Over Central Washington

Western Oregon took a 5-4 victory over Central Washington to open its GNAC Baseball Championships and knock the Wildcats out of the tournament. Jacob Maiben led WOU at the plate after a strong start by Chris Hardin.

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Twinning Is Winning For WOU's Maiben Brothers

The Oregonian's Bill Oram tells the story of Western Oregon's dynamic Maiben brothers, Derek and Jacob, players that head coach Kellen Walker calls the most impactful in his tenure in Monmouth.

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Tyler Best’s Hot Bat Leads Nighthawks To Opening Game Win

Northwest Nazarene's Tyler Best knocked in four runs while starting pitcher Jonathan Zayas was rock-sold through seven innings to lead NNU to an 8-5 win over Central Washington.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Derek Maiben Named GNAC Baseball Player of the Year

Western Oregon senior Derek Maiben was named the unanimous GNAC Baseball Player of the Year after a dominant year at the plate and leads the 2023 GNAC Baseball All-Conference Team.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

GNAC Hits The Sandlot In Lacey For Baseball Championships

Western Oregon, Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington are all headed to Lacey for the 2023 GNAC Baseball Championships on May 11-12. The Wolves go in as the No. 1 seed and defending tournament champion.

Friday, May 5, 2023

Western Oregon Leads Pack Into Baseball Championships

The Wolves lead the field at the 2023 GNAC Baseball Championships as the reigning regular season champion and defending tournament champion. The Wolves will be joined by No. 2 seed NNU and No. 3 seed CWU.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Pair Of Classroom Cats Lead All-Academic Baseball Team

Central Washington's Austin Ohland (Left) and Nolan Murphy (Right) lead 54 selections to the GNAC 2023 Baseball All-Academic Team with 3.98 GPAs. CWU leads all programs with 15 total honorees.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Maiben’s Massive Week Yields NCBWA Regional Recognition

Jacob Maiben was named the NCBWA Division II West Region Player of the Week after a dominant series at the plate against Montana State Billings. He becomes the fifth GNAC player to earn the honor this season.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Wolves Lock In Regular Season Title With A Week To Spare

Western Oregon secured its second straight regular season title last week with five wins over Montana State Billings. There is one GNAC Championships berth remaining heading into the final week of the season.

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

GNAC Baseball Standings All Tied Up Heading Into Stretch

The GNAC standings are too close to call heading into the penultimate week of the regular season. Three teams are tied with .500 winnings percentages after a pair of sweeps last week.

Monday, April 24, 2023

MSUB Baseball's Sweeping Success Earns Team of the Week

Montana State Billings launched itself from fifth in the conference standings up into a tie for second place with a four-game sweep of Saint Martin's last week to earn GNAC Team of the Week honors.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Cassell Earns GNAC Three-Peat For NCBWA Weekly Honors

Montana State Billings' Trevor Cassell earned NCBWA D2 West Region Player of the Week honors after throwing a complete-game shutout against NNU last week. He is the third GNAC player in a row to be recognized.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Wolves Lead The Pack As Hunt For The Postseason Heats Up

Western Oregon went 5-0 last week, beating Bushnell in non-conference competition and sweeping CWU to reclaim first place in the GNAC standings. The fight for the postseason is tight up and down the standings.

Monday, April 17, 2023

Five & Oh So Sweet For Team of The Week WOU Baseball

Western Oregon outscored its opponents 44-13 en route to going 5-0 last week including a non-conference win over Bushnell on the road and a four-game sweep of Central Washington at home.

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Top Flight: Moran Earns NCBWA West Region Weekly Honors

Northwest Nazarene's Colby Moran is the second consecutive GNAC player to be named the NCBWA Division II West Region Player of the Week after playing a key role in leading NNU back to the top of the standings.

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Nighthawks Surge Back To Top Of GNAC Standings

A full week around the GNAC saw NNU reclaim the top spot in the conference standings while MSUB knocked in a program-record 30 runs. Meanwhile, in Ellensburg, CWU and SMU battled to a 2-2 split.

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Wildcats Climb The Table After Sweeping MSUB At Home

CWU became the first GNAC Baseball team to sweep a series this season to vault up to third in the standings. Austin Ohland also earned GNAC and NCBWA D2 West Region Player of the Week honors in the process.

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Ohland Barrels Path To NCBWA West Region Weekly Honors

Austin Ohland led CWU to a series sweep of MSUB with a dominant week at the plate, batting .471 with seven RBIs and six runs scored. He becomes the second GNAC player of the season to earn NCBWA regional honors.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Saints Shake Up The Standings By Defeating Nighthawks

Saint Martin's took three out of four games against Northwest Nazarene, moving level with Montana State Billings in the GNAC Standings while Western Oregon took the top spot after a win of its own.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Sting & Run: MSUB Goes Deep 11 Times In First Home Series

Montana State Billings finally played its home opener after starting the season with 18 straight games on the road while Northwest Nazarene stayed strong at the top of the GNAC standings. Both squads earned 3-1 series wins.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

WOU, NNU Lead Off GNAC Lineups In Conference Play

Western Oregon and Northwest Nazarene sit atop of the GNAC standings with 5-3 conference records. WOU went 3-1 against CWU in its most recent series while NNU went 3-1 against MSUB and was named Team of the Week.

Monday, March 13, 2023

NNU Baseball Steps Up To The Plate As Team Of The Week

Northwest Nazarene earned GNAC Team of the Week honors after winning its series against Montana State Billings 3-1 and battling Division I Utah Valley down to the wire earlier in the week.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

GNAC Slate Begins & Yamashita Throws Complete Shutout

Four of the five GNAC baseball teams were in action in conference competition last week while Saint Martin's Justice Yamashita NCBWA West Region Pitcher of the Week honors with a complete-game shutout.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Yamashita Named NCBWA West Region Pitcher Of The Week

Saint Martin's junior Justice Yamashita was named the NCBWA West Region Pitcher of the Week after throwing a complete game shutout against Central Washington on Sunday in the Saint's 1-0 win.

Friday, March 3, 2023

Batter's Eye: Conference Competition On Deck This Week

With the GNAC Season on the horizon, Northwest Nazarene swept weekly conference honors for the second time this season. Both the Nighthawks and the Yellowjackets also took on nationally-ranked Colorado Mesa.

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Wolves Of Winter: WOU Takes Series As Teams Come Home

Western Oregon won its first series of the season 3-1 against Eastern Oregon last week in its return to Monmouth. The Wolves were led by senior Derek Maiben who earned GNAC Player of the Week honors.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Road Dogs: GNAC Baseball Rolls On In California & Hawaii

The second week of the season saw four of the five GNAC Teams in action on the road with Central Washington, Montana State Billings and Saint Martin's all in California while the Nighthawks took on Hawaii Hilo.

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Breaking Out The Bats: GNAC Baseball Begins In California

The baseball season got underway last week with four of the five teams traveling to the Golden State to open the 2023 campaign. Western Oregon and Montana State Billings earned the first wins on Friday and Tuesday.

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

GNAC Quartet Named to NCBWA West Preseason Team

CWU leads the conference with two selections in reigning GNAC Player of the Year Adam Fahsel and teammate Austin Ohland while SMU's Justice Yamashita and WOU's Arturo Alvarez were also selected.

Friday, January 20, 2023

Diamond Days On The Horizon: NNU Is Preseason Favorite

Northwest Nazarene is the unanimous choice to repeat its run to the top of the conference standings, earning all five first-place votes in the 2023 GNAC Preseason Baseball Coaches Poll.