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2025 NWAC Baseball Championship Preview

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The 2025 NWAC Baseball Championship brings eight teams to David Story Field in Longview, Washington, for a double-elimination Tournament. Action kicks off Thursday, May 22nd, and continues through Memorial Day Weekend, culminating in the Championship Game on Monday afternoon. Below, we provide a season recap for each team along with hitters and pitchers to look out for. Note: Players with an asterisk * next to their name are committed to a four-year program. Players are listed by year, then alphabetically.

How to Watch

All games will be broadcast on the NWAC Sports Network for a fee ($14 for one game, $35 for entire tournament). Live stats can be found on the NWAC Scoreboard page. More links: BRACKET, NWAC CHCHAMPIONSHIP PAGE.

Lower Columbia College

Lower Columbia posted a 22-2 conference record (.917) and a 44-4 overall record (.917) in the West Region, with a .289 Team AVG (4th in NWAC) and a 2.65 Team ERA (3rd). They led the NWAC with a .439 OBP and allowed only 127 runs (2nd). They’ve won 7 straight games, going 8-2 in their last 10.

Hitters:

  • UT Owen Cummins (So.): .302/.437/.403, 39 H, 7 2B, 2 HR, 31 RBI
  • INF Jace Nagler (So.): .327/.449/.458, 55 H, 10 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 33 RBI
  • INF Langan Naylor* (So.): .337/.486/.361, 28 H, 2 2B, 16 RBI, 9 SB
  • INF Brayden Oram (So.): .296/.415/.403, 47 H, 8 2B, 3 HR, 30 RBI
  • RHP/1B Harlan Rowe (Fr.): .328/.474/.397, 38 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 29 RBI, 3 SB
    • Commits: Naylor (Lewis-Clark State)

Pitchers:

  • RHP Kaden Harris (So.): 10-0, 2.02 ERA, 49 IP, 30 K, 1.12 WHIP
  • RHP Ryan McClaskey (So.): 1-0, 1.15 ERA, 15.2 IP, 15 K, 1.40 WHIP, 2 SV
  • LHP Chayse Oxborrow* (So.): 6-2, 1.57 ERA, 63 IP, 46 K, 1.02 WHIP
  • LHP Quinn Hubbs (Fr.): 7-1, 2.93 ERA, 58.1 IP, 52 K, 1.03 WHIP
  • RHP Matthew Kosderka (Fr.): 0-0, 1.10 ERA, 16.1 IP, 13 K, .73 WHIP, 13 SV
  • RHP Dante Santulli (Fr.): 5-0, 1.16 ERA, 23.1 IP, 21 K, 1.11 WHIP, 2 SV
    • Commits: Oxborrow (Charlotte)

West Region Postseason Awards:

  • Kurt Lupinski (Coach of the Year)
  • Mike Callia (Assistant Coach of the Year)
  • Chayse Oxborrow (First Team – P)
  • Matthew Kosderka (First Team – RP)
  • Langan Naylor (First Team – INF)
  • Jace Nagler (First Team – INF; Gold Glove)
  • Brayden Oran (First Team – OF)
  • Kaden Harris (Second Team – P)
  • Ryan McClaskey (Second Team – RP)
  • Sam Davidson (Second Team – INF; Gold Glove)
  • Matthew Bailey (Second Team – C)
  • Blake Mattern (Second Team – OF)
  • Garrett Cooper (Second Team – OF)
  • 1B Owen Cummins (Gold Glove)
The Red Devils had an 18-2 record against the tournament teams, playing four games each against Bellevue (4-0), Umpqua (4-0), Spokane (4-0), Tacoma (3-1), and Columbia Basin (3-1), with no games against Everett or Linn-Benton.

Everett Community College

Everett secured the North Region title with a 22-8 conference record (.733) and a 39-10 overall record (.796), with a .273 Team AVG (10th in NWAC) and a 2.58 Team ERA (2nd). They ranked 2nd with 181 stolen bases and 1st with 9.77 K/9. They went 6-4 in their last 10 but dropped their final game.

Hitters:

  • OF Max Paterson (RS-So.): .375/.460/.529, 39 H, 8 2B, 2 HR, 29 RBI, 13 SB
  • OF Colin Beazizo (So.): .404/.480/.550, 44 H, 4 2B, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 28 SB
  • INF Micah Coleman* (So.): .377/.486/.474, 66 H, 9 2B, 2 HR, 31 RBI, 16 SB
  • INF Axel Puls (So.): .276/.370/.399, 45 H, 18 2B, 28 RBI, 10 SB
  • C Jake Lockwood (So.) .255/.360/.362, 24 H, 4 2B, 2 HR, 21 RBI
  • F Talan Zenk (Fr.): .311/.477/.404, 47 H, 10 2B, 2 3B, 18 RBI, 33 SB
    • *Commits: Coleman (USC Upstate)

Pitchers:

  • RHP Adison Mattix (RS-So.): 7-1, 1.48 ERA, 60.2 IP, 76 K, .92 WHIP
  • RHP Nathan Harb (So.): 1-0, 1.33 ERA, 20.1 IP, 23 K, .98 WHIP, 10 SV
  • LHP Cooper McBride* (So.): 2-0, 0.67 ERA, 26.2 IP, 42 K, .79 WHIP, 6 SV
  • RHP Blake Sandvik (So.): 6-3, 2.11 ERA, 68.1 IP, 72 K, .91 WHIP
  • LHP Basil Hendrix (Fr.): 8-2, 0.96 ERA, 65.2 IP, 74 K, 1.04 WHIP
    • *Commits: McBride (Washington)

North Region Postseason Awards:

  • Keith Hessler (Coach of the Year)
  • Eli Konsker (Assistant Coach of the Year)
  • Micah Coleman (Position Player of the Year; First Team – INF; Gold Glove – SS)
  • Basil Hendrix (First Team – P)
  • Adison Mattix (First Team – P)
  • Nathan Harb (First Team – RP)
  • Colin Beazizo (First Team – OF)
  • Max Paterson (First Team – OF)
  • Talan Zenk (First Team – OF; Gold Glove – OF)
  • Sandvik (Second Team – P)
  • Cooper McBride (Second Team – RP)
  • Axel Puls (Second Team – INF)
  • Jake Lockwood (Second Team – C; Gold Glove – C)
  • Baylor Hill (Second Team – UTL)
  • Luka Ruljancich (Gold Glove – 1B)
  • Cal Pickhardt (Gold Glove – 3B)
The Trojans had a 9-5 record against the tournament teams, playing six games against Bellevue (3-3), four games against Spokane (3-1), and four games against Columbia Basin (3-1), with no games against Lower Columbia, Tacoma, Linn-Benton, or Umpqua.

Spokane Colleges

Spokane clinched the East Region with a 21-7 conference record (.750) and a 28-20 overall record (.583), with a .266 Team AVG (12th in NWAC) and a 3.50 Team ERA (7th). They ranked 4th with 121 stolen bases and 3rd with 8.44 K/9. They went 9-1 in their last 10 but lost their finale.

Hitters:

  • UT Cole Krepcik* (So.): .323/.390/.424, 51 H, 4 2B, 6 3B, 16 RBI, 13 SB
  • C Pedro Quero (So.): .326/.396/.442, 31 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 8 SB
  • C Drew Stevens* (So.): .310/.405/.414, 45 H, 12 2B, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 10 SB
  • OF Chase Edwards (Fr.): .318/.411/.365, 47 H, 4 2B, 25 RBI, 32 SB
  • 1B/OF Joe Thornton (Fr.): .342/.411/.416, 55 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 23 RBI
    • Commits: Krepcik & Stevens (Mid-America Christian)

Pitchers:

  • RHP Tyler Alm (So.): 0-2, 3.96 ERA, 36.1 IP, 31 K, 1.35 WHIP
  • LHP Zach Bowman* (So.): 8-2, 1.69 ERA, 69.1 IP, 78 K, .97 WHIP
  • RHP Carson Boesel^ (So.): 5-4, 3.78 ERA, 50 IP, 49 K, 1.58 WHIP
  • RHP Josh Sterba** (So.): 6-2, 2.84 ERA, 69.2 IP, 39 K, 1.06 WHIP
  • RHP David Barnes (Fr.): 17 APP, 0-0, 1.40 ERA, 19.1 IP, 29 K, .88 WHIP, 1 SV
    • Commits: Bowman (Gonzaga); Boesel (Georgia Gwinnett); Sterba (Mid-America Christian)

East Region Postseason Awards:

  • Josh Grimes (Assistant Coach of the Year)
  • Zach Bowman (Pitcher of the Year; First Team – P)
  • David Barnes (First Team – RP)
  • Drew Stevens (First Team – C)
  • Chase Edwards (First Team- OF)
  • Cole Krepcik (Second Team- INF)
  • Josh Sterba (Second Team – P)
  • Joe Thornton (Second Team- INF)
Spokane had a 5-11 record against the tournament teams, playing eight games against Columbia Basin (4-4), four games against Everett (1-3), and four games against Lower Columbia (0-4), with no games against Tacoma, Bellevue, Linn-Benton, or Umpqua.

Linn-Benton Community College

Linn-Benton topped the South Region with a 26-10 conference record (.722) and a 30-10-1 overall record (.744), with a .232 Team AVG (19th in NWAC) and a 3.29 Team ERA (4th). They ranked 5th with 97 stolen bases and 2nd with 2 HR allowed. They went 5-5 in their last 10 but are on a 3-game win streak.

Hitters:

  • OF Andrew Demianew (So.): .241/.323/.286, 27 H, 5 2B, 18 RBI, 5 SB
  • INF Jake Holmes (So.): .225/.385/.380, 16 H, 4 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 12 RBI
  • OF Kolten Lindstrom (So.): .282/.361/.359, 33 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 12 SB
  • OF Jackson Fera (Fr.): .250/.414/.434, 19 H, 5 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 13 RBI
  • INF Bryant Starr (Fr.): .279/.378/.357, 39 H, 9 2B, 1 3B, 15 RBI, 21 SB

Pitchers:

  • RHP Jake Von Lubken (So.): 4-2, 1.92 ERA, 61 IP, 41 K, 1.05 WHIP
  • RHP Connor Mendez (So.): 3-1, 0.90 ERA, 60.1 IP, 66 K, .75 WHIP
  • RHP Brody McMullen* (So.): 4-1, 1.77 ERA, 56 IP, 42 K, 1.02 WHIP
  • RHP Easton Corey (So.): 6-2, 4.50 ERA, 28 IP, 32 K, 1.75 WHIP, 2 SV
  • RHP Noah Dewey (So.): 0-0, 2.63 ERA, 27.1 IP, 23 K, 1.17 WHIP, 3 SV
  • RHP Seth Dreeszen (So.): 1-2, 3.75 ERA, 12 IP, 11 K, 1.25 WHIP
    • Commits: McMullen (Southeastern)

South Region Postseason Awards:

  • James Marshall (Assistant Coach of the Year)
  • Connor Mendez (Pitcher of the Year; First Team – P)
  • Bryant Starr (First Team – INF)
  • Aiden Hazen (First Team – C)
  • Kolten Lindstrom (Second Team – OF)
  • Jackson Fera (Second Team – DH)
  • Brody McMullen (Second Team – P)
The Beaks had a 2-4 record against the tournament teams, playing six games against Umpqua (2-4), with no games against Lower Columbia, Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett, Spokane, or Columbia Basin.

Columbia Basin College

Columbia Basin earned an at-large playoff spot via Super Regional, with an 18-10 conference record (.643) and a 30-20 overall record (.600) in the East Region, with a .269 Team AVG (11th in NWAC) and a 4.10 Team ERA (13th). They ranked 3rd with 132 stolen bases and 4th with 19 triples. They went 7-3 in their last 10 and are on a 2-game win streak.

Hitters:

  • MIF Lance Anderson* (So.): .330/.402/.405, 61 H, 5 2B, 3B, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 28 SB
  • 1B Alex Chamberlain (So.): .358/.428/.557, 63 H, 16 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 48 RBI
  • 1B Caleb Eisenhower (So.): .317/.398/.402, 26 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 14 RBI
  • MIF Cole Rohlmeier* (So.): .301/.425/.434, 43 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 15 SB
  • OF Diego Escandon (Fr.): .292/.438/.409, 40 H, 4 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 28 RBI, 27 SB
  • OF/P James Lawrence (RS-So.): .239/.366/.358, 7 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 16 SB; 16 IP, 12.67 k/9
    • Commits: Anderson (Saint Peter’s); Rohlmeier (The Master’s University)

Pitchers:

East Region Postseason Awards:

  • Lance Anderson (First Team – INF; Gold Glove – SS)
  • Alex Chamberlain (First Team – INF; Gold Glove – 1B)
  • Brayden Walls (First Team – P)
  • Diego Escandon (First Team – OF; Gold Glove)
  • Cole Rohlmeier (Second Team – INF; Gold Glove – 3B)
  • Dylan Schlenger (Second Team – P)
  • Branson Rozier (Second Team – RP)
  • Ethan Stewart Casinos (Gold Glove – OF)
CBC had a 6-10 record against the tournament teams, playing eight games against Spokane (4-4), four games against Everett (1-3), and four games against Lower Columbia (1-3), with no games against Tacoma, Bellevue, Linn-Benton, or Umpqua.

Tacoma Community College

Tacoma earned an at-large playoff spot via Super Regional, with a 17-7 conference record (.708) and a 26-17 overall record (.605) in the West Region, with a .289 Team AVG (5th in NWAC) and a 4.84 Team ERA (19th). They ranked 2nd with 25 home runs and 5th with a .402 OBP. They went 5-5 in their last 10 but won their last 2 games.

Hitters:

  • INF Chase Cretti (RS-So.): .347/.447/.400, 52 H, 8 2B, 26 RBI, 16 SB
  • INF Logan Shepherd* (So.): .387/.503/.660, 58 H, 17 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 39 RBI
  • OF Emmett Weichbrodt (So.): .313/.378/.453, 40 H, 6 2B, 4 HR, 23 RBI
  • RHP/DH Carson Ackermann (RS-Fr.): .308/.464/.477, 20 H, 5 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 4 SB
  • INF Vaughn Lowe (Fr.): .307/.375/.405, 47 H, 13 2B, 1 3B, 28 RBI
    • Commits: Shepherd (Mercer)

Pitchers:

  • LHP Max Goldberg* (RS-So.): 9-2, 1.64 ERA, 60.1 IP, 66 K, 1.11 WHIP
  • LHP Nic Lewandowski (RS-So.): 3-0, 4.12 ERA, 43.2 IP, 20 K, 1.44 WHIP
  • RHP Dylon Veley (So.): 6-3, 2.95 ERA, 58 IP, 36 K, 1.10 WHIP
  • RHP Jake Rafferty (Fr.): 0-6, 4.96 ERA, 32.2 IP, 16 K, 1.19 WHIP, 2 SV
    • Commits: Goldberg (Univ. of Pacific)

West Region Postseason Awards:

  • Logan Shepherd (Position Player of the Year; First Team INF)
  • Max Goldberg (First Team – P)
  • Logan Shepherd (First Team- INF)
  • Chase Cretti (First Team – INF; Gold Glove)
  • Emmett Weichbrodt (First Team – OF)
  • Vaughn Lowe (First Team – UTL)
  • Amari Goodfellow (Second Team – OF)
TCC had a 3-5 record against the tournament teams, playing four games each against Lower Columbia (1-3) and Bellevue (2-2), with no games against Everett, Linn-Benton, Umpqua, Spokane, or Columbia Basin.

Umpqua Community College

Umpqua earned an at-large playoff spot via Super Regional, with a 21-15 conference record (.583) and a 26-23 overall record (.531) in the South Region, with a .225 Team AVG (25th in NWAC) and a 3.30 Team ERA (5th). They ranked 4th with a 1.31 WHIP and 5th with 213 walks drawn. They went 6-4 in their last 10 and are on a 2-game win streak.

Hitters:

  • C Zane Bidwell* (So.): .259/.385/.333, 38 H, 11 2B, 20 RBI
  • OF Carson Dunn (So.): .330/.416/.423, 32 H, 5 2B, 2 3B, 12 RBI, 13 SB
  • OF Aidan O’Malley (So.): .238/.317/.348, 39 H, 13 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 10 SB
  • OF Ryson Waalani (So.): .246/.386/.333, 14 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 11 RBI
  • INF Payton Smith (So.): .171/.333/.225, 22 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 7 SB
  • INF Noah Cox (So.) .202/.386/.217. 26 H, 2 2B, 19 RBI
  • OF Tristan Schaefer (Fr.): .290/.370/.318, 51 H, 1 2B, 2 3B, 25 RBI, 22 SB
    • Commits: Bidwell (Lewis-Clark State); O’Malley (SW Christian Univ.)

Pitchers:

South Region Postseason Awards:

  • Jacob Whisler (Coach of the Year)
  • Jordan Lennartson (First Team – P)
  • AJ Victoravich (First Team – RP)
  • Carson Dunn (First Team – OF)
  • Zane Bidwell (Second Team- INF)
  • Sam Coffman (Second Team- P)
  • Payton Smith (Gold Glove – 2B)
  • Noah Cox (Gold Glove – 3B)
  • Tristan Schaefer (Gold Glove – OF
The Riverhawks had a 4-6 record against the tournament teams, playing six games against Linn-Benton (4-2) and four games against Lower Columbia (0-4), with no games against Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett, Spokane, or Columbia Basin.

Bellevue College

Bellevue earned an at-large playoff spot via Super Regional, with a 21-9 conference record (.700) and a 34-19 overall record (.642) in the North Region, with a .270 Team AVG (9th in NWAC) and a 3.48 Team ERA (6th). They ranked 1st with 344 runs scored and 2nd with 470 strikeouts pitched. They went 7-3 in their last 10 and won their final game.

Hitters:

  • OF Noah Fields* (So.): .369/.439/.547, 79 H, 18 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 52 RBI, 10 SB
  • INF Brandon McKinley (So.): .256/.374/.338, 41 H, 10 2B, 1 HR, 31 RBI, 7 SB
  • UT Tyson Schertenleib* (So.): .341/.431/.511, 30 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 4 SB
  • OF Drew De La Cruz (So.): .272/.366/.296, 34 H, 3 2B, 21 RBI, 4 SB
  • C Zack Hudson (Fr.): .299/.456/.418, 20 H, 8 2B, 13 RBI, 4 SB
    • Commits: Fields (UT Arlington); Schertenleib (Arizona Christian)

Pitchers:

  • P Drew Welk (So.): 0-0, 1.46 ERA, 24.2 IP, 38 K, 1.46 WHIP, 2 SV
  • P Tristan Aasland* (So.): 6-4, 2.96 ERA, 70 IP, 68 K, 1.04 WHIP
  • P Ethan Thomas* (So.): 2-0, 3.23 ERA, 30.2 IP, 33 K, 1.50 WHIP, 4 SV
  • P Terry Hayes* (Fr.): 6-2, 0.89 ERA, 61 IP, 79 K, .89 WHIP
  • P Dylan Skolfield* (Fr.): 10-0, 2.18 ERA, 66 IP, 70 K, 1.18 WHIP
    • Commits: Aasland (UConn); Thomas (Central University); Hayes (Ole Miss); Skofield (UT Arlington)

North Region Postseason Awards:

  • Terry Hayes Jr. (Pitcher of the Year; First Team – P)
  • Tyson Schertenleib (First Team – INF)
  • Drew De La Cruz (First Team – OF)
  • Noah Fields (First Team – UTL)
  • Tristan Aasland (Second Team – P)
  • Dylan Skolfield (Second Team – P)
  • TJ Armstrong (Second Team – DH)
The Bulldogs had a 5-9 record against the tournament teams, playing six games against Everett (3-3), four games against Lower Columbia (0-4), and four games against Tacoma (2-2), with no games against Linn-Benton, Umpqua, Spokane, or Columbia Basin.
Set for a pleasant Memorial Day weekend at David Story Field in Longview, Washington, this 2025 NWAC Baseball Championship Preview underscores a key showcase for uncommitted players eyeing four-year programs next season.

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