Northwest Nazarene University #1 AZUSA PACIFIC COUGARS (33-8, 18-6 PACWEST) 1 Brett Soria INF 5-11 R-So
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west regional May 27-29, 2021 - nampa, idaho host: northwest Nazarene university #1 AZUSA PACIFIC COUGARS (33-8, 18-6 PACWEST) 1 Brett Soria INF 5-11 R-So. Grass Valley, Calif. / Forest Lake Christian HS 2 Jeffery Castillo INF 5-8 Fr. Arcadia, Calif. / Arcadia HS 3 Daniel Genna C 5-9 R-Fr. Covina, Calif. / South Hills HS 4 Casey Dykstra OF/RHP 5-11 Jr. Corona, Calif. / Santiago HS 5 Tido Robles INF 6-3 So. Paramount, Calif. / St. John Bosco HS 6 Jaxon Hammond OF 6-0 R-So. Las Vegas, Nev. / Palo Verde HS 7 Quinn Cotter OF 6-0 R-Jr. Covina, Calif. / South Hills HS / Mt. San Antonio CC 8 Aaron Roose C 5-10 Jr. Lancaster, Calif. / Paraclete HS 9 Osvaldo Tovalin INF 6-2 Jr. Chula Vista, Calif. / Otay Ranch HS 10 Bradley Taylor INF 6-2 Fr. Vacaville, Calif. / Vacaville HS 11 Brendan Dixon LHP 6-2 R-So. Hemet, Calif. / Tahquitz HS 12 Joshua Lambert RHP 6-2 R-So. Whittier, Calif. / California HS 14 Brady Malpass INF 5-8 Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif. / Huntington Beach HS 15 Gabriel Kahler INF 6-0 Fr. Stockton, Calif. / Bear Creek HS 16 Griffen Herrera OF 5-11 Sr. Glendora, Calif. / Glendora HS 17 Zack Owens C 6-0 R-Fr. San Diego, Calif. / Helix HS 18 Tripp Aversa RHP 6-2 Sr. Fountain Valley, Calif. / Fountain Valley HS / Cypress CC 20 George Christison OF 5-11 Fr. Vacaville, Calif. / Vacaville HS 21 Isaac Mendez RHP 6-4 Fr. Pomona, Calif. / Bonita HS 22 Shane Cronin LHP 6-0 Fr. Westwood, Mass. / Westwood HS 24 Spencer Rasmussen INF 6-4 Fr. Yorba Linda, Calif. / Canyon HS 25 Ethan Pilar C 5-7 Jr. Monrovia, Calif. / Flintridge Prep HS / Pasadena City College 26 Gabe Ramos INF 6-0 So. Riverside, Calif. / Patriot HS 27 Will Stroud UTL 6-1 So. Paso Robles, Calif. / Paso Robles HS 29 Cade Marshman OF 6-1 Fr. Glendora, Calif. / Glendora HS 30 Michael Gill RHP 6-1 Fr. Whittier, Calif. / Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary HS 31 Matthew Johnson RHP 6-4 Jr. Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. / Palos Verdes HS / Long Beach City Coll. 32 Korey Shepard RHP 6-4 Fr. Moreno Valley, Calif. / Valley View HS 35 Evan Banks OF 6-5 R-So. San Clemente, Calif. / San Clemente HS 36 Kenneth Pettibone RHP 6-7 Sr. Anaheim, Calif. / Esperanza HS / Cypress CC 37 A.J. Woodall LHP 6-3 Jr. La Verne, Calif. / Bonita HS / UC Santa Barbara 38 Joseph Kim INF 6-3 R-Jr. Glendora, Calif. / Diamond Bar HS 39 Mike Snyder LHP 6-4 R-So. Agoura Hills, Calif. / Agoura HS 40 Declan Kearney RHP 6-2 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. / St. Monica Catholic HS / University of Oregon 42 Adam Medrano RHP 6-2 Jr. Azusa, Calif. / Charter Oak HS / Fresno State 43 Hayden Merda RHP 6-6 R-Fr. Ladera Ranch, Calif. / San Juan Hills HS 44 Eli Ledesma OF 6-0 Sr. Santa Fe Springs, Calif. / Santa Fe HS / Cypress CC 45 Omar Lopez INF/RHP 6-0 Fr. Chula Vista, Calif. / Otay Ranch HS 47 Tyus Santa Anna C/INF 6-1 Jr. Arcadia, Calif. / Arcadia HS / Mt. San Antonio College 48 Cory Dawson LHP 6-0 Sr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. / Tesoro HS / Westmont College 50 David Hays 1B/LHP 6-4 Fr. Bellflower, Calif. / St. John Bosco HS / Cerritos College 52 David Wylie RHP 6-3 R-So. San Diego, Calif. / La Jolla Country Day HS / St. Mary’s College 54 Brendan Cannings 1B/OF 5-8 Fr. Claremont, Calif. / Claremont HS 56 Madison Dina RHP 6-0 Fr. Lexington, Mass. / Lexington HS 57 Tyler Durbin RHP/INF 6-4 Fr. Woodway, Wash. / King’s HS 88 Nick Estrella RHP/INF 6-0 Sr. Tucson, Ariz. / Ironwood Ridge HS Ryan Faulkner OF 5-11 Fr. Oak Hills, Calif. / Oak Hills HS Adrian Franco 5-10 Fr. Montebello, Calif. / La Salle HS Coaching Staff Team Preview Head Coach: Paul Svagdis (19th season) Azusa Pacific won the PacWest AQ last weekend with a 4-0 sweep of Academy of Art Associate Head Coach: Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Hawai’i Hilo. The Cougars won the PacWest SoCal Pod with a 18-6 conference record and won five of six series against the other three SoCal teams (Concordia, Assistant Coach: George Barnes Biola, Point Loma). Ranks second in division II in home runs as a team with 99 on the Assistant Coach: Jerry Pena season and is currently enjoying a 10-game win streak which is their second longest Assistant Coach: Steven Garrett of the season. All-West Region and PacWest Player of the Year Osvaldo Tovalin leads the team with a .402 average this season with 14 HR and 49 RBI. The Cougars have eight starters in their lineup hitting over .340 this season. Among other standouts, 2021 PacWest Pod AQ Casey Dykstra and Aaron Roose have been designated as First-Team All-West Fifth NCAA Regionals Appearance Region selections and First-Team All-PacWest. Starting pitcher AJ Woodall was Record at Regionals: 10-8 awarded All-West Region and PacWest Pitcher of the Year and is currently 8-0 with a 2.02 ERA and 65 strikeouts over 66.2 innings. #2 NORTHWEST NAZARENE NIGHTHAWKS (31-7, 21-3 GNAC) 1 Cameron Duke OF L/R 6-1 175 Jr. Moses Lake, Wash. / Moses Lake HS 2 Nathan Cassara OF R/R 5-10 180 So. Cave Creek, Ariz. / Cactus Shadows HS 3 Parker Price IF R/R 5-10 175 Sr. Boise, Idaho / Timberline HS / Gonzaga University 4 Tyler Tan P R/R 5-8 170 Jr. Kent, Wash. / Kentwood HS Skagit Valley CC 5 Colton Moore IF/P L/R 6-2 190 Jr. Provo, Utah / Provo HS / Salt Lake CC 6 Isaac Hines IF L/R 5-10 170 Fr. Redmond, Wash. / King’s HS 7 Cameron Bogard IF R/R 6-0 195 Jr. Enumclaw, Wash. / Enumclaw HS / Skagit Valley CC 8 Ryan Dearing OF L/L 5-10 170 Jr. Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin HS / Columbia Basin CC 10 Nick Irwin P R/R 6-0 150 So. Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin HS 11 Max Holtzclaw P R/R 6-3 200 Jr. Palo Cedro, Calif. / Foothill HS / Shasta CC 12 Shawn Grandmont IF R/R 6-1 185 Sr. Lethbridge, Alberta / Vauxhall HS / College of Southern Idaho 13 Quentin Ayers C R/R 5-11 180 Fr. Spokane, Wash. / Mt. Spokane HS 14 Ben Johnson P/C R/R 6-0 187 Sr. Federal Way, Wash. / Bellarmine Prep 16 Justin Slattery IF R/R 6-0 180 Jr. Boise, Idaho / Borah HS / Gateway CC 17 Spencer Schwehr P L/L 6-0 180 So. Boise, Idaho / Borah HS / Walla Walla CC 18 Ty Hueckman P R/R 6-2 190 Sr. Burns, Ore. / Burns HS / University of Nevada, Reno 19 Blake McFadden P L/L 6-3 185 Sr. Meridian, Idaho / Meridian HS / Treasure Valley CC 20 Bailey Daguio P R/R 6-3 180 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Liberty HS / College of Southern Idaho 21 Kyle Ethridge P L/L 6-0 180 Fr. Alta Loma, Calif. / Los Osos HS 22 Haden Keller OF L/R 5-11 170 Jr. Minden, Nev. / Douglas HS / Mendocino College 23 John Gonzalez 1B L/L 6-2 190 Gr. Corona, Calif. / Corona HS / Riverside City College/Cal State Dominguez Hills 24 Brennan Patterson P R/R 6-4 180 R-Jr. Roy, Utah / Roy HS 25 Joseph Ihli P R/R 6-1 195 Fr. Caldwell, Idaho / Nampa Christian HS 27 Eryk Lopez P R/R 6-0 170 Fr. Ontario, Calif. / Los Osos HS 29 Shane Martin P R/R 6-4 180 So. Richland, Wash. / Hanford HS / Columbia Basin CC 30 Colton Makinster P R/R 5-5 150 Jr. Nampa, Idaho / Columbia HS / Blue Mountain CC 31 Cody Nisbet C R/R 5-9 175 Jr. San Ramon, Calif. / California HS / Ohlone College 32 Alex Salsman OF R/R 6-0 180 Jr. Meridian, Idaho / Centennial HS / Blue Mountain CC 33 Trevor Penrod IF L/R 6-1 180 Fr. Nampa, Idaho / Columbia HS 34 Matthew Reynolds OF R/R 6-3 190 Fr. Meridian, Idaho / Mountain View HS 35 Grant Kerry UTL R/R 6-3 200 R-Fr. Wynyard, England / Wesley College (Perth, Australia) / Boise State Univ. 38 Steven Verdieck C R/R 6-1 245 R-So. Troutdale, Ore. / Reynolds HS 40 Mason Leavitt IF R/R 5-10 175 Fr. Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS 41 Will Daniels C L/R 6-1 190 Fr. Crestline, Calif. / Rim of the World HS 42 Sasha Jabusch P L/L 5-10 180 Sr. Kelso, Wash. / Kelso HS / Concordia-Portland 43 Walker Moore IF L/R 5-10 155 Fr. Provo, Utah / Provo HS 45 Nathan Galusha P R/R 5-11 160 Fr. Fallon, Nev. / Churchill County HS 48 Kyle Payne IF R/R 5-10 170 Fr. Bellingham, Wash. / Bellingham HS / Skagit Valley College RS Nick Black IF L/L 6-2 190 Fr. Boise, Idaho / Boise HS RS Adrian De Orta OF R/R 5-11 189 Fr. Whittier, Calif. / La Habra HS RS Nate Naccarato P/OF R/R 5-10 170 Fr. Spokane, Wash. / Mt. Spokane HS RS Christopher Porm OF L/L 6-0 180 Fr. Roy, Utah / Roy HS RS Nick Thomson P R/R 5-10 150 Fr. San Jose, Calif. / Valley Christian HS Coaching Staff Team Preview Head Coach: Joe Schaefer (3rd season) The Nighthawks enjoyed the best season in their 21-year NCAA DII history.