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Josh Hauser, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications · Office: (602) 639-8328 · Cell: (503) 734-8587 · E-mail: [email protected] GRAND CANYON ARIZONA 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS V (2-1 OVR / 0-0 WAC / 2-1 H / 0-0 A / 0-0 N) LOPES S DIAMONDBACKS Feb. 17 22/NR Oklahoma State W 6-1 (0-0, 0-0 WAC) CACTUS LEAGUE Feb. 19 22/NR Oklahoma State (CW6) L 5-6 Feb. 20 22/NR Oklahoma State W 4-0 WED, FEB. 22 | SALT RIVER FIELDS (11,000) | SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Feb. 22 at Arizona Diamondbacks ^ 1:10 p.m. Tyler Hansen (L) Feb. 24 at Wichita State 2 p.m. 0-0, 0.00 ERA Feb. 25 at Wichita State 1 p.m. #39 | Fr. | Snowflake, Ariz. Feb. 26 at Wichita State 12 p.m. March 3 at Saint Mary’s 3 p.m. Anthony Banda (L) March 4 at Saint Mary’s 2 p.m. 2016: 10-6, 2.88 ERA (AA/AAA) GAME ONE March 5 at Saint Mary’s 2 p.m. #70 | Corpus Christi, Texas March 10 San Francisco 7 p.m. N 1:10 p.m. | KFYI 2 1230 AM March 11 San Francisco 2 p.m. March 12 San Francisco 1 p.m. March 14 at UNLV 6:05 p.m. D-BACKS COLLEGIATE BASEBALL SERIES AT A GLANCE March 15 at UNLV 2:05 p.m. March 17 at Pepperdine 3 p.m. »»2015: D-backs 4, Arizona State 0 »»Grand Canyon and the Diamondbacks meet up for the first RV/NR »»2016: D-backs 12, Arizona 5 time. The two clubs will meet again in 2020. March 18 vs. Long Beach State (N) 3 p.m. March 19 at Pepperdine 1 p.m. »»2017: D-backs vs. Grand Canyon »»Today’s contest marks the unofficial beginning of Major March 21 at RV/NR New Mexico 5:30 p.m. For more information on the series, see page 3. League Baseball’s Spring Training. March 22 at RV/NR New Mexico 12 p.m. »»One of five college vs. professional exhibitions on this March 24 CSU Bakersfield * 7 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS year’s spring training schedule. The others: March 25 CSU Bakersfield * 2 p.m. Thursday: Northeastern Univ. at Red Sox March 26 CSU Bakersfield * 12 p.m. 15/19 Thursday: Florida Southern at Tigers March 29 at Arizona 6 p.m. Thursday: Univ. of Tampa at Phillies March 31 Northern Colorado * 7 p.m. 11 Pavlica Friday: Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Brewers April 1 Northern Colorado * 2 p.m. 4 Quiggle 7 Schwartz April 2 Northern Colorado * 12 p.m. »»Arizona will begin Cactus League play on Saturday against April 4 at RV/NR Arkansas 4:35 p.m. 2 Bull 5 Wyatt the Colorado Rockies, the official managerial debut of new April 5 at RV/NR Arkansas 1:05 p.m. 13 Malis 9 Evans skipper Torey Luvollo. April 7 at Sacramento State * 6 p.m. April 8 at Sacramento State * 6 p.m. LAST TIME OUT April 9 at Sacramento State * 12 p.m. Designated Hitter 15/19 40 Lerouge »»The Lopes took the series from No. 22 Oklahoma State, 2-1. April 11 Arizona (CW6) 7 p.m. C TBA April 13 at Chicago State * 4 p.m. »»GCU outscored the Cowboys 15-7 and out-hit OSU 30-20. April 14 at Chicago State * 1 p.m. TEAM STATS »»Grand Canyon knocked around preseason All-American April 15 at Chicago State * 10 a.m. Tyler Buffett for eight hits and five earned runs in the April 21 UT Rio Grande Valley * 7 p.m. << 2016 opener. He was removed from the game after 4.0 innings. April 22 UT Rio Grande Valley * 2 p.m. 2017 >> »»The starting pitching staff of the Lopes dominated the April 23 UT Rio Grande Valley * 12 p.m. 69-93 W-L 2-1 April 25 Kansas 7 p.m. Cowboys, a 2016 CWS participant. Wong (Fri), Harte (Sun) April 26 Kansas 7 p.m. OFFENSE and Repavich (Sun) totalled 18.0 innings, allowing just 10 April 28 at New Mexico State * TBA .261 AVG .297 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 20. April 29 at New Mexico State * TBA .432 SLUG .416 April 30 at New Mexico State * TBA RV/NR .320 OBP .330 ABOUT ANTHONY BANDA May 5 Seattle U * 7 p.m. RV/NR 4.6 RUNS (AVG) 5.0 »»23 years old from San Jacinto College (Houston, Texas) May 6 Seattle U * 2 p.m. May 7 RV/NR Seattle U * 12 p.m. 9.1 HITS (AVG) 10.0 »»Ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the D-backs system. May 9 San José State 7 p.m. 190 HR 2 »»Drafted by Milwaukee in the 10th Round of the 2012 Draft. May 10 San José State 7 p.m. 8.8 SO (AVG) 10.0 »»Spent time in Double-A and Triple-A in 2016: May 12 at Utah Valley * 5 p.m. 2.9 BB (AVG) 1.3 AA Mobile: 6-2, 2.12 ERA in 13 starts, 76.1 IP May 13 at Utah Valley * 5 p.m. 137 SB 2 AAA Reno: 4-4, 3.67 ERA in 13 starts, 73.2 IP May 14 at Utah Valley * 11 a.m. May 18 at UC Davis 2 p.m. PITCHING WHAT’S NEXT May 19 at UC Davis 1 p.m. 5.09 ERA 2.00 May 20 at UC Davis 1 p.m. 8.1 SO (AVG) 9.0 »»Next, the Lopes hit the road for two weekend away series, * Denotes WAC games Home games in bold .275 OPP AVG .204 at Wichita State and at Saint Mary’s. All times listed in Arizona Time (MST) ^ D-Backs Collegiate Baseball Series at Salt River Fields FIELDING »»GCU returns home for a three-game series with San .983 FLD% .964 Francisco beginning on Friday, March 10. Rankings listed in format (USA Today Coaches / D1Baseball) ‹ 1 › BASEBALL // MEDIA INFORMATION vs. SUMMED UP LAST THREE GAMES

Current placing T-2nd FRIDAY, FEB. 17 - GM 1 SUNDAY, FEB. 19 - GM 2 MONDAY, FEB. 20 - GM 3 Current streak W-1 WONG LEADS LOPES IN DEFEAT OF GCU’S LATE RALLY FALLS GCU PITCHING LIFTS LOPES OVER Longest winning streak 1 game NO. 22 OKLAHOMA STATE ONE RUN SHY NO. 22 COWBOYS Longest losing streak 1 game R H E R H E R H E Overall series 1-0 Oklahoma State 1 4 1 Oklahoma State 6 9 2 Oklahoma State 0 7 1 Home series 1-0 Grand Canyon 6 12 1 Grand Canyon 5 10 2 Grand Canyon 4 8 1 Away series 0-0 W - Wong (1-0) | L - Buffett (0-1) W - Elliott (1-0) | L - Harte (0-1) W - Repavich (1-0) | L - Teel (0-1) S - Franks (1) S - Battenfield (1) Sweeps 0-0 Last 5 2-1 TO THE MEDIA INJURY INFORMATION Last 10 2-1 Series openers 1-0 The Grand Canyon Athletics Department is served by Grand Canyon University athletics will abide by HIPAA a communications office staff that works diligently to - a federal privacy act with regard to the release of in- Series finales 1-0 promote the individual and team accomplishments of jury information. GCU athletes will be required to sign Day games (before 6 p.m.) 1-0 student-athletes, coaches and staff. Our staff will fulfill a waiver before their injury information is released to Night games (6 p.m. or later) 1-1 all reasonable requests. the media. If the athlete chooses to withhold that in- vs. top-25 teams 2-1 Physical Address: formation, GCU officials will be restricted to informing QUICK FACTS 3300 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85017 the media members of their playing status only. Ballpark Location: Southwest edge of campus TYPICAL HOME GAME MEDIA SERVICES ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Parking: »»Pre-game notes packets Baseball Contact Josh Hauser Available in Halo garage, enter at 35th Ave., turn right »»Pre-game lineups and post-game statistics Email [email protected] »»A running play-by-play Office Phone (602) 639-8328 CREDENTIALS »»Game programs Cell Phone (503) 734-8587 All members of the office follow the guidelines set »»Statistical monitors are provided to the TV and forth by the NCAA and the Western Athletic Confer- radio broadcasts based on availability. The media is ence (WAC) in governing the issuance of credentials. encouraged to follow live statistics online through UNIVERSITY INFORMATION All credential requests should be submitted to the StatBroadcast (GCUstats.com). School Grand Canyon University sport contacts. Location Phoenix, Ariz. Founded 1949 INTERVIEW REQUESTS Enrollment 17,500 When making interview requests through the President Brian Mueller communications office, please allow at least 24 hours Vice President of Athletics Mike Vaught notice. If the time requested with a student-athlete Affiliation NCAA Division I or coach is longer than normal (for photography or Nickname Lopes videography purposes), more advance notice will help Mascot Thunder Colors Purple, Black & White ensure that your request will be handled efficiently. Conference Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Home and cell phone numbers for players will not Athletics Website www.GCULopes.com be provided. Please do not contact a player or coach without scheduling the interview through the commu- nications office. BASEBALL FACILITY Home Facility (Capacity) Brazell Stadium (1,500) E-MAIL Record at Brazell Stadium 1,296-611 (.680) Releases, game notes and advisories are e-mailed Opened 1962 to media that cover GCU on a regular basis. Media wishing to be added to the e-mail list for a particular PROGRAM HISTORY sport should contact the sport contact. First Year 1953 ONLINE All-Time Record 1,915-1,336-10 (.589) All-Time Division I Record 277-368-2 (.428) Updated bios, notes, rosters, schedules, statistics, LIVE STATS All-Time WAC Record 97-102-0 (.487) quotes, etc., will be available throughout the season Stat Broadcast Since 2013 51-30 (.630) for every sport on GCULopes.com. Specific infor- GCUstats.com Conference Titles 3 mation not readily available on the website may be MEDIA CENTER WAC Regular Season Titles 2 available through the communications office. Please Notes, Photos, Highlights, & More National Championships (NAIA) 4 contact the sport representative with your request. GCULopes.com/baseballmedia

‹ 2 › BASEBALL // D-BACKS COLLEGIATE BASEBALL SERIES vs. 2015 2016

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E ARIZONA STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 ARIZONA 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 5 11 2

DIAMONDBACKS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 x DIAMONDBACKS 2 3 0 4 3 0 x 4 7 0 The Automated ScoreBook 12 15 0 Arizona at Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona State AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Mar 01, 2016 at Scottsdale, Ariz. (Salt River Fields) Totals .200 30 0 6 1 0 0 0 2 9 24 16 Arizona 5 Arizona Diamondbacks 12

Diamondbacks AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob avg Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob avg Pollock, CF .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ramer, Cody ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Owings 2b 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Inciarte, CF .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Boyd, Louis ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .300 Leyba 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 - Brito, RF 1.000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Aguilar, Ryan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 Lamb 3b 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Hill, A, 2B .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bowman, Casey 1b 3 1 2 1 0 1 6 0 0 - Gosselin 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Ibarra, W, 2B .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Gibbons, Zach rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370 Peralta rf 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 - Hoard, Michael rf 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 .500 Guerrero rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 - Goldschmidt, 1B 1.000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Matijevic, JJ 2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 .333 O'Brien lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 - Dorn, 1B .500 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 Dalbec, Bobby dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .129 Borenstein lf 2 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 - a-Evans, N, PH-1B .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Haug, Ryan dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 Hermann c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 - Lamb, DH .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lewis, Kyle 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Thomas c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - b-O’Brien, PH-DH .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oliva, Jared cf 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .219 Hayes c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - Gieseke, Sawyer c 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 .222 Hernandez c 1 1 1 2 0 0 5 1 0 - Trumbo, RF .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Salazar, Cesar c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .300 Arias 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 - Buss, RF-CF .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Behnke, Justin lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 .316 Jensen 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - Ross, C, LF .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rivas, Alfonso lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 Brito cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - Peralta, D, LF .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flynn, Michael p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Marzilli cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - Francisco, B, LF 1.000 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Roper, Kaleb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Glaesmann dh 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - Johnson, Trent p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Drury ph 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Tomas, 3B .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rubick, Austin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Ahmed ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 - Drury, 3B .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 5 11 5 2 9 18 5 9 Reinheimer ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - Gosewisch, C .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Koch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Hernandez, O, C .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Leone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Ahmed, SS .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Stauffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Worth, SS .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Fleck p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Chafin, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hessler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Marks, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 12 15 11 2 4 21 2 7 Schugel, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crabbe, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Locante, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arizona 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 5 11 2 Arizona Diamondbacks 2 3 0 4 3 0 X 12 15 0 Burgos, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barrett, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E - Bowman, C.; Lewis, K.. LOB - ARIZ 9; DBACKS 7. 2B - Hoard, M.; Guerrero; Borenstein; Glaesmann; Drury. HR - Totals .241 29 4 7 1 0 0 4 4 3 27 11 Borenstein; Hernandez. HBP - Haug, R.; Reinheimer. SF - Boyd, L.; Matijevic; Lamb; O'Brien. SB - Oliva, J.; Behnke, J.; Arias; Brito. Arizona State ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Arizona ip h r er bb so ab bf np era Arizona Diamondbacks ip h r er bb so ab bf np era Totals 4.50 8.0 7 4 4 4 3 0 34 Flynn, Michael 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 5 6 25 13.50 Koch 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 7 8 37 - Roper, Kaleb 2.0 5 3 2 2 2 10 13 51 - Leone 1.1 6 5 5 1 1 8 11 50 - Diamondbacks ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Johnson, Trent 2.0 8 7 7 0 1 14 14 40 - Hall 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 11 - Chafin 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 Rubick, Austin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 14 16.20 Stauffer 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 11 - Marks 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 8 Fleck 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 5 5 19 - Hessler 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 4 5 17 - Schugel (W, 1-0) 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Crabbe 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Win - None. Loss - None. Save - None. Locante 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 WP - Leone. HBP - by Rubick, A. (Reinheimer); by Hessler (Haug, R.). PB - Gieseke, S.. Pitches/strikes: Flynn, M. Burgos 0.00 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 25/14; Roper, K. 51/26; Johnson, T. 40/28; Rubick, A. 14/8; Koch 37/26; Leone 50/28; Hall 11/9; Stauffer 11/10; Barrett 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Fleck 19/15; Hessler 17/10. Totals 0.00 9.0 6 0 0 2 9 0 33 Umpires - HP: Jeff Macias 1B: Jake Uhlenhopp 2B: Angel Campos 3B: Jason Rogers Start: 3:10 pm Time: 2:40 Attendance: 5007 T: 2:33. Att: 6,655. Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. March 3, 2015 Weather: Sunny, Mid 80s • The series kicked off on March 3, 2015, when the D-backs took on the Arizona State Sun Devils at Salt • Former D-backs manager Chip Hale was an Arizona Wildcat. River Fields to kick off Spring Training. • The current head coach of Grand Canyon, Andy Stankiewicz, was a member of the Diamondbacks • The Diamondbacks are scheduled to face ASU again in 2018, the Arizona Wildcats in 2016 and 2019, inaugural team in 1998. and the Grand Canyon Antelopes in 2017 and 2020. • Each school has national championships in baseball, including five NCAA Division I titles for ASU, four ArizonaSports.com NCAA titles for Arizona and four NAIA Baseball World Series championships for Grand Canyon. • “We are proud to have three very decorated Division I college baseball programs in our state,” D-backs President and CEO Derrick Hall said. “The collegiate series will be a wonderful opportunity to welcome these talented student-athletes at the award-winning Salt River Fields for a unique baseball experience. The D-backs already have several great ties to each program and we hope these games will further enhance our relationship with each university.” • ‹ 3 › BASEBALL // NEWS, NOTES, & NUMBERS vs. A LOOK AT OPENING WEEKEND Grand Canyon has now won three straight season openers after taking the latest edition against Oklahoma State -- all three coming at home. All-time, the Lopes are SCOUTING 41-23-1 in season openers. RECENT OPENING WEEKENDS THE D-BACKS YEAR OPPONENT(S) OPENING DAY OPENING WEEKEND 2016 Record 69-93 Manager Torey Lovullo 2017 Oklahoma State W, 6-1 2-1 2016 Gonzaga W, 8-1 2-2 Division NL West Season 1st 2015 N Dakota St, Omaha, Bradley W, 6-3 3-0 Division Finish 4th Record with Club 0-0 2014 Louisiana Monroe L, 6-3 1-2 Postseason -- Overall Record 28-21 Location Phoenix, Ariz. PRESEASON HONORS 2016 REVIEW In its season preview content, D1Baseball.com »»With a number of big-ticket offseason acquisitions including Zack Greinke, Shelby Mill- announced some key honors for several members of the er and Jean Segura, the D-backs entered the spring as a trendy NL West Champion Grand Canyon baseball program. pick. Highlighting the recognition was a WAC Player of »»Things went awry for the club in a hurry, however, with A.J. Pollock lost for the season the Year pick for Garrison Schwartz, and high draft to injury and a number of underwhelming performances from the team’s stars. rankings for Tom Lerouge, Austin Bull, Jake Wong and others. »»Any outside chance of making a late playoff push was negated by an ugly 7-17 record in the month of July. Arizona didn’t post a winning record in any month all year. D1BASEBALL.COM WAC PREVIEW »»Jake Lamb and Paul Goldschmidt led an offensive charge that ranked 10th in baseball INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION in runs scored (752). WAC Preseason Player of the Year »»New acquisitions Greinke and Miller underperformed with 4.37 and 6.15 ERAs, Garrison Schwartz, jr., of No. 4 2017 Draft Prospect in WAC respectively. Tom Lerouge, jr., of No. 3 2017 Draft Prospect in WAC »»Arizona parted ways with manager Chip Hale and general manager Dave Stewart Degan Harte, jr., rhp No. 10 2017 Draft Prospect in WAC following the season. Austin Bull, so., ss No. 2 2018 Draft Prospect in WAC 2017 OUTLOOK Jake Wong, so., rhp No. 3 2018 Draft Prospect in WAC »»A new regime takes over in Phoenix with Mike Hazen taking over at general manager Zach Malis, so., 3b No. 5 2018 Draft Prospect in WAC and Torey Lovullo handling the managerial duties. Both come from recent positions Also earning mention in the publication’s preview was “crafty lefty” Jake Repavich with the Boston Red Sox. and “fire hydrant outfielder”Preston Pavlica. »»While last offseason made headlines, this offseason was focused on smaller tweaks. Shotgun Spratling labeled Grand Canyon a “team to keep an eye on” and spelled out The D-backs biggest newcomers include Taijuan Walker, Ketel Marte and Chris Ianette (all previously from Seattle) while losing Jean Segura, Wellington Castillo and Daniel the ideal scenario for GCU’s season: “Ideally this season would be a precursor that Hudson. helps lead Grand Canyon to a regional host in their new digs next year.” »»Expectations have been lowered after a disappointing 2016, but the club still has major talent headlined by Greinke, Goldschmidt and Pollock. A RE-SHAPED INFIELD SPRING HAS SPRUNG The Lopes certainly have confidence in their personnel in the infield. Why wouldn’t »»The meeting marks the unofficial debut of Major League Baseball Spring Training for they with two returning All-WAC selections? However, that personnel will assume 2017. Teams will begin Cactus League play a couple of days later. new positions in the infield in 2017. »»Arizona begins Cactus League play on Feb. 25 vs. the Colorado Rockies at Salt River »» Zach Malis is set to make the move from corner-to-corner, taking over the hot Fields. corner after a successful year at first base. »» Austin Bull will have big shoes to fill in the middle infield, taking over for a four-year anchor at shortstop in Paul Panaccione. »» Ian Evans, Greg Saenz, Tyler Wyatt and Marc Mumper will lead the charge on the newly-vacated right side of the infield. PITCHING STAFF SHINES ON OPENING WEEKEND You couldn’t ask for a better showing out of pitching coach Rich Dorman’s pitching staff over opening weekend, giving the Lopes a shot at the sweep and ultimately two victories over No. 22 Oklahoma State. PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO ERA Jake Wong 6.0 1 0 0 3 7 0.00 Degan Harte 6.0 5 2 2 2 7 3.00 Jake Repavich 6.0 4 0 0 1 6 0.00 Starter Totals 18.0 10 2 2 6 20 1.00

‹ 4 › BASEBALL // NEWS, NOTES, & NUMBERS vs. CONFERENCE’S YOUNGEST TEAM SWIPING BAGS (SINCE 2014) With freshmen and sophomores accounting for nearly 70 percent of Grand Canyon’s While the Lopes rank highly in batting average since their return to Division I, an- at bats on the season, the Lopes were far and away the youngest offense in the other offensive metric sticks out. GCU is in the top 40 schools in the nation in stolen Western Athletic Conference. By comparison, only 13 percent of New Mexico State’s bases per game. at bats came from underclassmen, while tournament champion, Utah Valley, had just RNK TEAM SB PG RNK TEAM SB PG 30 percent of its at bats come from underclassmen. 1 Texas Southern 2.51 21 Tennessee 1.52 UNDERCLASSMEN IMPACT 2 Seton Hall 2.37 22 Rider 1.52 3 Wofford 2.19 23 Army West Point 1.51 UNDERCLASSMEN 4 Eastern Michigan 1.94 24 Alcorn 1.47 POSITIONAL AT INNINGS 5 Grambling 1.84 25 LIU Brooklyn 1.44 TEAM STARTS BATS PITCHED 6 Louisville 1.84 26 Delaware State 1.44 Grand Canyon 326 (67%) 1,253 (68%) 276.2 (58%) 7 UMass Lowell 1.74 27 Xavier 1.41 Seattle U 269 (52%) 984 (51%) 334.2 (67%) 8 Milwaukee 1.69 28 Lipscomb 1.41 Northern Colorado 205 (46%) 837 (50%) 171.2 (40%) 9 Mississippi Valley 1.67 29 Hofstra 1.41 Sacramento State 251 (48%) 920 (47%) 77.1 (15%) 10 Jackson State 1.66 30 LSU 1.41 Utah Valley 157 (29%) 649 (30%) 231.2 (42%) 11 UMBC 1.64 31 Cincinnati 1.40 Chicago State 222 (54%) 785 (54%) 66.0 (17%) 12 Campbell 1.63 32 Central Michigan 1.40 North Dakota 222 (55%) 775 (54%) 37.2 (10%) 13 Belmont 1.61 33 Memphis 1.39 CSU Bakersfield 120 (24%) 442 (24%) 162.0 (33%) 14 Fordham 1.59 34 Southern 1.38 UTRGV 84 (19%) 296 (18%) 257.2 (61%) 15 TCU 1.55 35 Iowa 1.38 New Mexico State 74 (14%) 251 (13%) 125.1 (25%) 16 SE Louisiana 1.54 36 Grand Canyon 1.36 TEAM BATTING AVERAGE (SINCE 2014) 17 VMI 1.54 George Washington 1.36 18 Rutgers 1.53 38 Radford 1.35 Out of over 300 NCAA Division I teams, Grand Canyon ranks in the top 10 percent in 19 Norfolk State 1.53 39 North Carolina 1.35 team batting average since the Lopes’ jump to Division I in 2014. The nearest fellow 20 Vanderbilt 1.52 40 Austin Peay 1.35 WAC school ranks 59th. THREE OUTS. ONE PLAY. RNK TEAM (CONFERENCE) AVG 1 UNC-Greensboro (Southern) 0.320 The Lopes turned one of the rarest plays in the sport in a game vs. New Mexico State 2 Morehead State (OVC) 0.317 on April 11. With runners on the corners and nobody out, a grounder to third base 3 New Mexico (Mountain West) 0.313 was converted into a 5-4-3-2 triple play. GCU was one of just 14 teams (4.6 percent) 4 North Florida (Atlantic Sun) 0.311 to turn a triple play in college baseball last season. Krysthian Leal collected a ground 5 Nevada (Mountain West) 0.307 ball near third and threw to Austin Bull at second base to retire the first runner. Bull 6 Southeast Missouri State (OVC) 0.306 threw over to Zach Malis at first base to retire the batter. Meanwhile, the runner 7 Bryant (Northeast) 0.306 from third attempted to score, with a throw from Malis toGriffin Barnes at the plate 8 BYU (West Coast) 0.305 coming in time to complete the play. 9 Jacksonville State (OVC) 0.301 10 San Diego (West Coast) 0.300 THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN 11 Alabama State (Southwestern) 0.300 12 LSU (Southeastern) 0.299 Grand Canyon is tied for the conference lead with three returning All-WAC selections 13 Texas A&M (Southeastern) 0.299 from a year ago. The Lopes return Garrison Schwartz (first team at large), Zach 14 Jackson State (Southwestern) 0.298 Malis (second team infield) andAustin Bull (second team infield). 15 Oral Roberts (Southland) 0.298 RETURNING 2016 ALL-WAC SELECTIONS BY SCHOOL 16 UNC-Wilmington (Colonial) 0.296 TEAM ALL-WAC RETURNING RETURNERS 17 Austin Peay (OVC) 0.295 Grand Canyon 4 3 Schwartz, Malis, Bull 18 Tennessee Tech (OVC) 0.294 Seattle U 5 3 Sutton, Meservey, Wolf 19 Louisville (AAC) 0.294 New Mexico State 5 3 Fishback, Stine, Hatch 20 Samford (Southern) 0.293 CSU Bakersfield 2 1 Metzgar 21 Lamar (Southland) 0.293 Utah Valley 5 1 Mayer 22 Davidson (Southern) 0.292 Sacramento State 3 1 Karnos 23 Delaware (Colonial) 0.292 UT Rio Grande Valley 1 1 J. Garcia 24 Western Carolina (Southern) 0.291 Northern Colorado 1 1 Tanner 25 Eastern Tennessee State (Atlantic Sun) 0.291 Chicago State 0 0 -- 26 Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun) 0.291 27 Southeastern Louisiana (Southland) 0.291 28 Grand Canyon (Western Athletic) 0.291 29 Mercer (Atlantic Sun) 0.290 30 Kennesaw State (Atlantic Sun) 0.290

‹ 5 › BASEBALL // NEWS, NOTES, & NUMBERS vs. STANKIEWICZ EXTENDED THROUGH 2019 FRESHMEN TAKE HOME WEEKLY HONORS In a set of major athletic department announcements on May 27, 2015, Last year’s freshmen Preston Pavlica and Zach Malis each took home Grand Canyon University announced a four-year contract extension for one WAC Player of the Week award during the 2016 season. Of the 28 head coach Andy Stankiewicz, just weeks after claiming the 2015 WAC weekly awards up for grabs in 2016, Pavlica and Malis were the only regular season title. “I’m appreciative to what (President) Mueller and two freshmen to garner selections. his team have done,” Stankiewicz said. “I’m appreciative to Mike Vaught Stankiewicz Pavlica earned the nod for the week of March 1-6. He made the most of Pavlica and Keith Baker. When I was offered a contract extension, I was excited his first two career starts, recording seven RBIs on 5-of-8 hitting in a about it. 2018 is when we’re postseason eligible, and in 2018 we’re going to make pair of wins over Omaha. Pavlica’s best game came in the series finale, some noise.” going 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs. Jerry Colangelo, a Valley Sports icon and special advisor to GCU Athletics, further Malis took home the award for April 18-24. He posted three multi-hit explained the move. “I spent 45 years in professional sports, and I had a habit of games in a three-game sweep at North Dakota. In Game 2, Malis went tearing up contracts,” Colangelo said. “The reason I did things like that was, I truly 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs scored and an RBI. He also drove Malis believed, that someone did such a job over expectations, they were entitled to more. in three runs in Sunday’s sweep-clinching win. (Stankiewicz) has done an incredible job at Grand Canyon with the baseball program. It’s a new four-year contract to reward him for a job well done.” TYLER WYATT: MR. VERSATILE Stankiewicz’s old contract originally ran through the 2017 season, but, following the Tyler Wyatt was listed in the program as a right-handed pitcher and extension, now runs through the 2019 season. an infielder last season. He proved that he was capable of fulfilling both roles in 2016. Wyatt was one of only two players in the WAC (Max Carter, CSU Bakersfield) to log at least 50.0 innings on the moundand record over 100 at bats. Wyatt will drop the pitching in 2017 and hone in his focus on his offense and fielding. Wyatt WYATT IN THE FIELD ROLE OCCURRENCES Starting Pitcher 10 Relief Pitcher 2 Shortstop 6 2nd Base 4 1st Base First Baseman 9 3rd Base 7 9 Second Baseman 4 Starter 10 Third Baseman 7 Reliever 2 PANACCIONE NABBED BY NATS Shortstop 6 Designated Hitter 6 Shortstop Paul Panaccione became the Pinch Hitter 9 Desig. Hitter 6 highest Grand Canyon positional player to Pitcher, Hitting for Himself 4 be drafted when he was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 10th Round of The best representation of his success in his variety of roles came in GCU’s series at the 2016 MLB Draft. In 2001, catcher Tyler North Dakota. Wyatt went 7-for-13 (.538) from the plate in the series with four RBIs. Panaccione Beuerlein went to the New York Mets in the Meanwhile, he also posted his best starting pitching performance in Game 2, tossing seventh round. For a complete list of GCU draft picks, visit 8.0 scoreless innings before allowing two to score in the ninth. page xx. ENTER: COACH RICH DORMAN Panaccione was a four-year mainstay in the Lopes infield and one of the few remaining players from GCU’s final Division II season. He was the WAC Preseason With the departure of pitching coach Nathan Choate, Rich Dorman Player of the Year prior to his senior campaign and ended 2016 on the All-WAC first comes to Grand Canyon, most recently from the Seattle Mariners team. Panaccione posted a top-30 batting average (.376) nationally as a junior and organization. While with the M’s, eight players (to date) have reached batted .363 and slugged .521 as a senior. the major leagues including current Arizona Diamondback, Taijuan Walker, and James Paxton. Walker will throw out the ceremonial first GCU POSITION PLAYERS IN THE FIRST 10 ROUNDS Dorman pitch on the Lopes’ Opening Day on Feb. 17. In his time in the minor PLAYER ROUND TEAM YEAR leagues, his pitching staffs consistently ranked among the league leaders, highlighted LeRoy McDonald (SS) 2 (27) Minnesota 1969 by a Northwest League-leading 3.22 staff ERA with the Everett AquaSox in 2010. Darrin Duffy (SS) 3 (67) Oakland 1986 Tim Salmon (OF) 3 (69) Anaheim 1989 VORHOF’S EARLY-SEASON ROLL Ryan Freeburg (3B) 5 (151) Colorado 1992 Tyler Beuerlein (C) 7 (222) NY Mets 2001 Right-hander Mick Vorhof began the 2016 campaign with 6.2 scoreless Cody Ransom (SS) 9 (278) San Francisco 1998 innings of work in his first six appearances. More impressively, Paul Panaccione (SS) 10 (304) Washington 2016 Vorhof recorded all three of his saves on the season in his first five appearances. He earned saves in a win over Gonzaga on opening weekend, a defeat of Central Michigan in the GCU Classic opener and Vorhof against San Francisco in Santa Clara.

‹ 6 › BASEBALL // NEWS, NOTES, & NUMBERS vs. LEROUGE’S KNACK FOR THE CLUTCH A WEEKEND OF FIRSTS AT CSU BAKERSFIELD In an all-around impressive sophomore campaign, Tom Lerouge Not only was Grand Canyon’s series at CSU Bakersfield from April 1-3 the Lopes first exhibited his ability to come up with the clutch base hit when needed sweep of the season, several individuals recorded career firsts in the three-game on multiple occasions throughout the year. In a span of two weeks, set. Lerouge managed three game-winning hits. INDIVIDUAL CAREER FIRSTS AT CSU BAKERSFIELD Lerouge First, Lerouge uncorked a walk-off double in a March 13 contest INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT DATE against Cal Poly to claim the rubber game and the series for GCU. Tom Lerouge First Home Run Friday, April 1 In Las Vegas on March 22, Lerouge broke a ninth-inning tie with a go-ahead single Preston Pavlica First Home Run Friday, April 1 down the left field line as GCU went on to defeat UNLV. Cameron Brendel First Complete Game Friday, April 1 Gabe Benavides First Win Sunday, April 3 Back home two days later, Lerouge popped the top on conference play by delivering a walk-off single in the 11th inning as the Lopes downed Utah Valley. MALIS MAKES HIS MARK TRIAL BY FIRE While infielderZach Malis made just four starts in the first month of the season, he solidified his role as a starter with Grand Canyon after Cast into action with no collegiate game experience under their belts, a breakout series at CSU Bakersfield. Malis started all three games, 2016 freshmen Austin Bull and Preston Pavlica made the most of their and ended the series with an exclamation mark, going 2-for-5 with two early-season action. doubles and four RBIs. At the time, Malis was one of just four Lopes Malis Infielder Austin Bull burst on to the scene over the course of the GCU to post four-RBI performances on the year. The following day back in Phoenix, Malis slugged his first career home run against UNLV. Tournament in his second and third career starts. In a two-game Bull span vs. Central Michigan and Saint Mary’s, Bull went 6-for-7 with two doubles and two runs scored. PITCHING STAFF IMPROVES FOR WAC PLAY One week later, outfielder Preston Pavlica earned his first two career After the pitching staff struggled during non-conference play, the Lopes got things starts in the Lopes’ series vs. Omaha. He went 5-for-8 with seven RBIs, figured out by the time of conference play. While Grand Canyon’s overall ERA ranked earning WAC Player of the Week honors. fifth in the 10-team WAC, its ERA in conference games ranked third. Pavlica TEAM PITCHING NON-CONFERENCE VS. CONFERENCE TAKING TO THE ROAD TYPE ERA CG IP BB SO In contrast to the past two seasons at GCU, the Lopes will play 31 of their 55 games Conference 3.75 5 237.2 87 162 away from Brazell Stadium in 2017. Grand Canyon has its most away games in a Non-Conference 5.70 0 240.0 118 162 season since 2014, the Lopes’ return season to Division I. Some of GCU’s competition on the road will be fierce, including trips to Arizona (Pac-12), Arkansas (SEC), along INCREDIBULL START TO CAREER with Pepperdine and reigning WCC Champion Saint Mary’s. Infielder Austin Bull finished the season with three four-hit games, GAMES BY LOCATION (CURRENT DIVISION I ERA) most on the Lopes. Bull’s first four-hit game came in just his third YEAR HOME AWAY NEUTRAL career start for Grand Canyon. 2017 24 30 1 And when you get on base as frequently as Bull did in 2016, you’re bound 2016 30 24 0 to score some runs. In a win over Cal Poly on March 12 in Phoenix, Bull Bull 2015 28 26 0 crossed home five times, marking the most individual runs scored by 2014 20 31 2 any WAC player in 2016. NAILBITERS OPEN WAC PLAY BULL’S FOUR-HIT GAMES DATE OPPONENT LINE RESULT The first six conference home games in 2016 were not for the faint of heart, as the Feb. 28 Saint Mary’s 4-for-4, double, RBI W 8-3 six games were separated by a grand total of eight runs. WAC play opened with back- March 25 Utah Valley 4-for-5, walk, RBI L 5-4 to-back extra-inning affairs against Utah Valley. Unfortunately for Grand Canyon, five April 2 CSU Bakersfield 4-for-4, walk, 2 runs W 9-4 of the six games to open conference play at home fell in the favor of the opponent. FIRST SIX CONFERENCE HOME GAMES PAVLICA’S POWER SHOW DATE OPPONENT RESULT In the Lopes visit to Kansas State, Preston Pavlica used two home runs Thursday, March 24 Utah Valley W 2-1 (11 inn.) to left-center field to keep Grand Canyon in the game with the Big 12 Friday, March 25 Utah Valley L 5-4 (12 inn.) opponent. Pavlica’s second and third home runs of his young career Saturday, March 26 Utah Valley L 6-3 came in the second and eighth innings. It was the only multi-homer Friday, April 8 New Mexico State L 5-4 game of the season for a Grand Canyon batter, and one of just eight by Saturday, April 9 New Mexico State L 4-3 WAC hitters in 2016. Additionally, Pavlica collected a double, bringing Pavlica Monday, April 11 New Mexico State L 7-6 his total base count to 10 on the evening, a mark that was only matched once by WAC hitters in 2016 (Miles Lewis, North Dakota, 5/6/2016).

‹ 7 › BASEBALL // NEWS, NOTES, & NUMBERS vs. THE FINAL CHAPTER IN NORTH DAKOTA LEROUGE’S CASE FOR ALL-WAC SELECTION With the cancellation of the North Dakota baseball program, With so many talented student-athletes competing in the Western Grand Canyon had its final trip to Grand Forks, N.D. and final Athletic Conference, there are going to be deserving players left out encounter with the Fighting Hawks. GCU finished a perfect 9-0 of All-Conference voting. Lerouge was certainly one of those players all-time against North Dakota, with all nine matchups coming who fell on tough luck when the teams were announced. Below are in the last three seasons. Additionally, Grand Canyon finished Lerouge’s conference numbers, where they ranked among the WAC 6-0 in games played in Grand Forks. It goes down as the most leaderboards, and how many All-WAC selections Lerouge’s particular Lerouge wins without a loss of any road location in GCU Baseball history. statistic ranked in front of. The Lopes ended their short-lived series history vs. North Dakota in style last season, LEROUGE’S ALL-WAC CANDIDACY sweeping aside the Fighting Hawks. Highlights of the series included a 10-run inning CATEGORY STATISTIC RANK RANKS HIGHER THAN ?? ALL-WAC with 16 batters going to the plate, a near complete game shutout from Tyler Wyatt, Batting Average .342 9 13 offensive outbursts from Wyatt and Zach Malis, and three long balls from Malis, Hits 79 4 17 Garrison Schwartz and Tom Lerouge. Fielding Pct. 1.000 T-1 20 (with 120+ chances) PERFECT RECORD VS. OPPONENT ALL TIME (MIN. 6 MEETINGS) Runs Scored 42 T-9 13 OPPONENT RECORD LAST MEETING Stolen Bases 13 8 16 Nebraska Wesleyan 12-0 March 18, 1987 Metro State 10-0 May 8, 1986 MEYER RETURNS TO THE FIELD Univ. of the Southwest 10-0 Feb. 3, 1990 North Dakota 9-0 April 24, 2016 After sitting out the 2016 campaign with injury, redshirt junior Josh Saint Martin’s 6-0 Feb. 17, 2013 Meyer hopes to return to health and the field during the upcoming season. During GCU’s WAC championship season in 2015, Meyer made LOPES IN WAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR CONVERSATION 19 starts, contributing a two-hit game in the Lopes’ upset of No. 21 Texas Tech. As a freshman, Meyer burst onto the scene with a .276 North Dakota’s Miles Lewis put together a late-season run that made him the shoe-in Meyer average (27-for-98), committing just one error behind the plate. He WAC Freshman of the Year for the Fighting Hawks in the program’s farewell season. chipped in 10 multi-hit efforts and five multi-RBI games. Throughout the season, many members of GCU’s highly-touted freshman class were in the conversation for the award, and placed highly in the WAC final statistics. THE END OF THE BEGINNING TOP WAC FRESHMEN BY BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 50 AT BATS) It’s here. Four years nearing completion. Grand Canyon PLAYER SCHOOL AVG. OTHER STATS University Athletics is nearing final completion of the mandated Jared McDonald Grand Canyon .362 19 RBIs in 19 starts Miles Lewis North Dakota .360 20 stolen bases four-year transition process as the department jumps to Zach Malis Grand Canyon .301 .426 slugging pct. full Division I status. While the baseball program previously Trevor Howell Utah Valley .297 68 hits, 13 doubles competed at the Division I level in the 1990s, this time around, all Preston Pavlica Grand Canyon .294 .429 slugging pct. 21 sports at GCU are making the jump. Matt Smith Sacramento State .289 29 RBIs You’ve heard the disclaimer time and time again over the last four years, but amid the Austin Bull Grand Canyon .285 .379 on-base pct. current transition, the Lopes are ineligible for participation in the WAC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. There, you’ve heard it for the last time. McDONALD EMERGES AS MR. RBI Beginning in the 2017-18 year, pending a final stamp of approval from the NCAA, Grand In a season-long search for offense from the catching position, Grand Canyon will participate as a full-fledged member of NCAA Division I athletics, making Canyon found its man late in the season in freshman Jared McDonald. it eligible for the WAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament in all sports. Prior to the Seattle U series that started on April 15, GCU had only 11 hits (11-for-88, .125) from catchers. McDonald earned 12 consecutive CONFERENCE EXPANDING starts beginning with the Seattle U series and posted a 12-for-35 (.343) clip, surpassing the previous hit total from the catching position. McDonald While it will take about a year and a half to see the move in effect, the WAC announced McDonald finished the year batting .362 (21-for-58) with 19 RBIs in 19 starts. the addition of California Baptist University to the conference on January 13, 2017. The Lancers will EXTRA-INNING AFFAIR CUT SHORT IN LAWRENCE begin competition in 15 WAC-sanctioned sports in the 2018-19 academic year. The university The 2016 season marked the third straight year that Grand continues a meteoric rise which will see it begin the Canyon and Kansas met on the diamond, with the series set to transition to Division I after just five years at the Division II level. reach a fourth straight year in 2017. Entering April’s matchup In baseball, like many of its sports, CBU has found recent success at the Division in Lawrence, Kansas, the series was tied at four games apiece. II level. However, Grand Canyon holds a 65-12-1 all-time lead in the series with the Due to lightning, the series remained tied at 4-4-1 with the Lancers that dates all the way back to the 1967 season. Lopes and Jayhawks suspending the game in the 10th inning due to lightning. After surrendering the lead in the ninth to Kansas, GCU looked poised for an extra-inning As the conference sits today, the addition of California Baptist will bring the WAC lead with runners on second and third and no outs. However, after a 70-minute delay, up to 10 baseball schools (restoring the loss of North Dakota in 2016) and nine full the game was suspended and forced to end in a tie. members. ‹ 8 › BASEBALL // ROSTER vs. NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS B/T HT WT YR HOMETOWN HS PREV. NO NAME POS B/T HT WT YR 1 Mick Vorhof RHP R/R 6-1 175 Jr. Sammamish, Wash. Eastlake 31 Josh Andrews LHP L/L 5-11 165 So. 2 Austin Bull INF S/R 5-11 175 So. Chandler, Ariz. Perry 35 Tanner Baker OF L/L 6-1 200 Fr. 3 Dane Stankiewicz INF L/R 6-1 175 Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. Gilbert 41 Griffin Barnes C R/R 5-10 180 R-So. 4 Kona Quiggle OF S/R 6-2 200 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. Greenway 14 Gabe Benavides LHP R/L 6-2 180 So. 5 Tyler Wyatt INF R/R 6-0 190 So. Peoria, Ariz. Liberty 28 Cuba Bess C L/R 6-1 200 Fr. 6 Jake Wong RHP R/R 6-2 185 So. Chandler, Ariz. Hamilton 2 Austin Bull INF S/R 5-11 175 So. 7 Garrison Schwartz OF L/L 6-1 205 Jr. Chandler, Ariz. Desert Vista 27 Quin Cotton OF R/R 5-11 190 Fr. 8 Greg Saenz INF R/R 5-11 185 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. O'Connor 12 Ethan Evanko LHP L/L 6-4 185 R-Jr. 9 Ian Evans INF R/R 5-11 175 Fr. Covina, Calif. Charter Oak Gateway College 9 Ian Evans INF R/R 5-11 175 Fr. 11 Preston Pavlica OF R/R 5-11 215 So. Las Vegas, Nev. Liberty 29 AJ Franks RHP R/R 6-2 170 Sr. 12 Ethan Evanko LHP L/L 6-4 185 R-Jr. Gilbert, Ariz. Highland 39 Tyler Hansen LHP L/L 6-3 185 Fr. 13 Zach Malis INF L/R 6-4 190 So. Tucson, Ariz. Desert Christian 26 Degan Harte RHP R/R 6-3 215 Jr. 14 Gabe Benavides LHP R/L 6-2 180 So. Willcox, Ariz. Canyon Del Oro 40 Tom Lerouge OF L/R 6-2 185 Jr. 15 Jared McDonald C R/R 6-2 180 So. Goodyear, Ariz. Millenium 13 Zack Malis INF L/R 6-4 190 So. 16 Jake Repavich LHP L/L 6-0 180 Jr. Vail, Ariz. Cienega 15 Jared McDonald C R/R 6-2 180 So. 18 Marc Mumper INF R/R 5-11 165 So. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Mountain Vista 34 Zack McLeod LHP L/L 6-1 180 So. 23 Josh Sieglitz RHP R/R 6-2 160 Fr. Peoria, Ariz. Mountain Ridge 24 Josh Meyer C R/R 6-3 215 R-Jr. 24 Josh Meyer C R/R 6-3 215 R-Jr. Mission Viejo, Calif. Santa Margarita 33 Robert Milacki RHP R/R 6-2 210 So. 26 Degan Harte RHP R/R 6-3 215 Jr. Glendale, Ariz. O'Connor Yavapai College 18 Marc Mumper INF R/R 5-11 165 So. 27 Quin Cotton OF R/R 5-11 190 Fr. Aurora, Colo. Regis Jesuit 11 Preston Pavlica OF R/R 5-11 215 So. 28 Cuba Bess C L/R 6-1 200 Fr. Fruita, Colo. Fruita Monument 4 Kona Quiggle OF S/R 6-2 200 Fr. 29 AJ Franks RHP R/R 6-2 170 Sr. Anaheim, Calif. Kennedy Santa Ana College 16 Jake Repavich LHP L/L 6-0 180 Jr. 30 Jack Schneider LHP L/L 6-0 185 Fr. Gilbert, Ariz. Basha 8 Greg Saenz INF R/R 5-11 185 Jr. 31 Josh Andrews LHP L/L 5-11 165 So. Queen Creek, Ariz. Queen Creek 30 Jack Schneider LHP L/L 6-0 185 Fr. 33 Robert Milacki RHP R/R 6-2 210 So. Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Lake Havasu Hutchinson College 7 Garrison Schwartz OF L/L 6-1 205 Jr. 34 Zack McLeod LHP L/L 6-1 180 So. Phoenix, Ariz. Greenway 43 Liam Shibata INF R/R 6-0 185 Jr. 35 Tanner Baker OF L/L 6-1 200 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. O'Connor 23 Josh Sieglitz RHP R/R 6-2 160 Fr. 39 Tyler Hansen LHP L/L 6-3 185 Fr. Snowflake, Ariz. Snowflake 44 Jeramy Smith RHP R/R 5-11 165 Jr. 40 Tom Lerouge OF L/R 6-2 185 Jr. Yucaipa, Calif. Yucaipa 3 Dane Stankiewicz INF L/R 6-1 175 Fr. 41 Griffin Barnes C R/R 5-10 180 R-So. Anaheim, Calif. Esperanza 1 Mick Vorhof RHP R/R 6-1 175 Jr. 43 Liam Shibata INF R/R 6-0 185 Jr. Vancouver, B.C. Surrey Christian Glendale College 6 Jake Wong RHP R/R 6-2 185 So. 44 Jeramy Smith RHP R/R 5-11 165 Jr. Menifee, Calif. Paloma Valley San Jacinto College 5 Tyler Wyatt INF R/R 6-0 190 So.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach Mick VORHOF VOR-hoff DEGAN HARTE DEE-gan HEART Andy Stankiewicz Dane STANKIEWICZ STANK-i-witz Zack McLEOD mc-CLOUD Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator KONA Quiggle CO-NA Tom LEROUGE la-ROOGE Gregg Wallis Greg SAENZ SIGNS Liam SHIBATA shi-BOT-uh Preston PAVLICA PAV-lick-uh Gabe BENAVIDES BEN-uh-vee-des Pitching Coach Ethan EVANKO ee-VAHN-koh Rich Dorman Zach MALIS MAL-iss Andy STANKIEWICZ STANK-i-witz Volunteer Assistant Jake REPAVICH REPP-a-vich Gregg WALLIS WALL-iss Greg Bordes Josh SIEGLITZ SEEG-litz Greg BORDES BORE-diss

‹ 9 › BASEBALL // BROADCAST ROSTER vs.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MICK VORHOF AUSTIN BULL DANE STANKIEWICZ KONA QUIGGLE TYLER WYATT JAKE WONG GARRISON SCHWARTZ GREG SAENZ RHP • R/R • 6-1 •175 •JR. INF • S/R • 5-11 •175 •SO. INF • L/R • 6-1 •175 •FR. OF • S/R • 621 •200 •FR. INF/P • R/R • 6-0 •190 •SO. RHP • R/R • 6-2 •185 •SO. OF • L/L • 6-1 •205 •JR. INF • R/R • 5-11 •185 •JR. Sammamish, Wash. Chandler, Ariz. Gilbert, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. Peoria, Ariz. Chandler, Ariz. Chandler, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz.

9 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 IAN EVANS PRESTON PAVLICA ETHAN EVANKO ZACH MALIS GABE BENAVIDES JARED McDONALD JAKE REPAVICH MARC MUMPER INF • R/R • 5-11 •175 •JR. OF • R/R • 5-11 •215 •SO. LHP • L/L • 6-4 •185 •R-JR. INF • L/R • 6-4 •190 •SO. C • R/R • 6-2 •180 •SO. C • R/R • 6-2 •180 •SO. LHP • L/L • 6-0 •180 •JR. INF • R/R • 5-11 •165 •SO. Covina, Calif. Las Vegas, Nev. Gilbert, Ariz. Tucson, Ariz. Goodyear, Ariz. Goodyear, Ariz. Vail, Ariz. Highlands Ranch, Colo.

23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 JOSH SIEGLITZ JOSH MEYER DEGAN HARTE QUIN COTTON CUBA BESS A.J. FRANKS JACK SCHNEIDER JOSH ANDREWS RHP • R/R • 6-2 •160 •FR. C • R/R • 6-3 •215 •R-JR. RHP • R/R • 6-3 •215 •JR. OF • R/R • 5-11 •190 •FR. C • L/R • 6-1 •200 •FR. RHP • R/R • 6-2 • 170 •SR. LHP • L/L • 6-0 • 185 • FR. LHP • L/L • 5-11 •165 •SO. Peoria, Ariz. Mission Viejo, Calif. Glendale, Ariz. Aurora, Colo. Fruita, Colo. Anaheim, Calif. Gilbert, Ariz. Queen Creek, Ariz.

33 34 35 39 40 41 43 44 ROBERT MILACKI ZACH McLEOD TANNER BAKER TYLER HANSEN TOM LEROUGE GRIFFIN BARNES LIAM SHIBATA JERAMY SMITH RHP • R/R • 6-2 • 210 • SO. LHP • L/L • 6-1 • 180 • SO. OF • L/L • 6-1 • 200 • FR. LHP • L/L • 6-3 • 185 • FR. OF • L/R • 6-2 • 185 • JR. C • R/R • 5-10 • 180 • R-SO. INF • R/R • 6-0 • 185 • JR. RHP • R/R • 5-11 • 165 • JR. Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. Snowflake, Ariz. Yucaipa, Calif. Anaheim, Calif. Vancouver, B.C. Menifee, Calif.

17 55 46 22 ANDY STANKIEWICZ GREGG WALLIS RICH DORMAN GREG BORDES Head Coach Assistant / Recruiting Pitching Coach Volunteer Assistant 6th Season 4th Season 1st Season 1st Season

‹ 10 › BASEBALL // AROUND THE CONFERENCE vs. INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARDS BATTING AVERAGE RUNS BATTED IN EARNED RUN AVERAGE 1. Grotjohn, Ryan-CSUB .636 1. Stroosma, Aaron-SU 7 1. WONG, JAKE-GCU 0.00 2. Danley, Casey-UTRGV .600 Hetzel,Dan-NMSU 7 REPAVICH, JAKE-GCU 0.00 3. Garcia, Jose-UTRGV .588 3. Estrella, Ivan-UTRGV 6 Grant, Connor-UTRGV 0.00 4. Penner, Andrew-CSUB .455 EVANS, IAN-GCU 6 Delgado, Eddie-UTRGV 0.00 5. Sutton, Sean-SU .444 Garcia, Jose-UTRGV 6 Meservey, Nick-SU 0.00 AROUND THE WAC Williams,Cooper-NMSU .444 6. Paciello, Matt-CSU 5 Hansen, Andrew-CSUB 0.00 7. Berry,Jake-UVU .429 Reisinger, Jack-SU 5 Schultz,Paxton-UVU 0.00 Lehman, Devin-SAC .429 Pena, Mark-CSUB 5 Heath, Zach-NC 0.00 WAC STANDINGS (THROUGH 2/20) 9. Carter, Max-CSUB .417 Modeste, Max-SU 5 9. Perkins, Jake-CSU 1.29 Dillon, Justin-SAC 1.29 CONFERENCE OVERALL 10. Stroosma, Aaron-SU .400 Collazo, Joseph-UTRGV 5 STRIKEOUTS Team W-L GB PCT W-L PCT STRK SLUGGING PERCENTAGE DOUBLES UTRGV ------4-0 1.00 W4 1. Garcia, Jose-UTRGV 1.235 1. Garcia, Jose-UTRGV 3 1. Johnson, Carter-UTRGV 9 2. WONG, JAKE-GCU 7 Grand Canyon ------2-1 .667 W1 2. Danley, Casey-UTRGV 1.200 2. Lehman, Devin-SAC 2 3. Reynolds, Kody-SAC .750 PAVLICA, PRESTON-GCU 2 Junk, Janson-SU 7 Sacramento State ------2-1 .667 L1 4. Grotjohn, Ryan-CSUB .727 Hunt, Sanford-CSU 2 HARTE, DEGAN-GCU 7 Chicago State ------1-1-1 .500 T1 Modeste, Max-SU .727 Williams,Cooper-NMSU 2 Delgado, Eddie-UTRGV 7 6. Lehman, Devin-SAC .714 Reisinger, Jack-SU 2 Hansen, Austin-SU 7 New Mexico State ------2-2 .500 W2 7. Carter, Max-CSUB 6 Seattle U ------2-2 .500 L2 7. Minnick, Brett-NC .700 Torres, Tyler-UTRGV 2 8. EVANS, IAN-GCU .667 Estrella, Ivan-UTRGV 2 Roberts, Austin-SAC 6 CSU Bakersfield ------1-2 .333 L2 Overlund,Jackson-UVU .667 Hatch,LJ-NMSU 2 REPAVICH, JAKE-GCU 6 Northern Colorado ------0-3 .000 L3 Maltese, Cole-NC .667 10. 21 tied at ... 1 10. 9 tied at ... 5 Utah Valley ------0-3 .000 L3 ON- BASE PERCENTAGE HOME RUNS OPPONENT AVERAGE 1. Sutton, Sean-SU .722 1. Garcia, Jose-UTRGV 2 1. Heath, Zach-NC .000 WAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 2. Grotjohn, Ryan-CSUB .692 Danley, Casey-UTRGV 2 Schultz,Paxton-UVU .000 Danley, Casey-UTRGV .692 Modeste, Max-SU 2 3. Dillon, Justin-SAC .045 Feb. 20 (Player)...... Jose Garcia, UTRGV 4. Lehman, Devin-SAC .667 4. 15 tied at ... 1 4. Grant, Connor-UTRGV .048 (Pitcher)...... Jake Wong, Grand Canyon 5. Garcia, Jose-UTRGV .650 5. WONG, JAKE-GCU .056 6. Botello,Austin-NMSU .579 6. Meservey, Nick-SU .077 Feb. 27 (Player)...... 7. Berry,Jake-UVU .556 7. Johnson, Carter-UTRGV .111 (Pitcher)...... 8. Castillo, Cris-UTRGV .545 8. Groff,Jonathan-NMSU .154 Roberts, Austin-SAC .154 March 6 (Player)...... 9. Penner, Andrew-CSUB .538 Leal, Anibal-UTRGV .538 10. Brahms, Parker-SAC .182 (Pitcher)...... WINS March 13 (Player)...... HITS STOLEN BASES 1. Garcia, Jose-UTRGV 10 1. 14 tied at ... 1 (Pitcher)...... 1. Stroosma, Aaron-SU 5 2. Still,Marcus-NMSU 7 2. Garcia, Jose-UTRGV 2 March 20 (Player)...... Grotjohn, Ryan-CSUB 7 Paciello, Matt-CSU 2 (Pitcher)...... 4. Sakurai,Brent-NMSU 6 Hurd, Dalton-SU 2 Stroosma, Aaron-SU 6 5. 12 tied at ... 1 March 27 (Player)...... Danley, Casey-UTRGV 6 (Pitcher)...... 7. Botello,Austin-NMSU 5 Carter, Max-CSUB 5 April 3 (Player)...... Penner, Andrew-CSUB 5 (Pitcher)...... 10. 19 tied at ... 4 April 10 (Player)...... (Pitcher)...... April 17 (Player)...... TEAM LEADERBOARDS (Pitcher)...... April 24 (Player)...... BATTING AVERAGE RUNS SCORED STOLEN BASES EARNED RUN AVERAGE (Pitcher)...... 1. UT Rio Grande Valley .333 1. UT Rio Grande Valley 37 1. Seattle U 8 1. GRAND CANYON 2.00 2. CSU Bakersfield .311 2. NM State 34 2. CSU Bakersfield 3 2. UT Rio Grande Valley 2.31 May 1 (Player)...... 3. GRAND CANYON .297 3. Seattle U 23 Sacramento State 3 3. Chicago State 3.24 (Pitcher)...... 4. NM State .293 4. Sacramento State 19 Chicago State 3 4. Sacramento State 3.33 May 8 (Player)...... 5. Seattle U .280 5. Chicago State 18 5. NM State 2 5. Seattle U 6.09 6. Utah Valley .227 6. GRAND CANYON 15 UT Rio Grande Valley 2 6. CSU Bakersfield 6.33 (Pitcher)...... 7. Chicago State .222 7. CSU Bakersfield 14 GRAND CANYON 2 7. NM State 7.00 May 15 (Player)...... 8. Sacramento State .216 8. Northern Colorado 13 8. Northern Colorado 50 8. Utah Valley 8.25 9. Northern Colorado .196 9. Utah Valley 10 9. North Dakota 47 9. Northern Colorado 8.39 (Pitcher)...... 10. Chicago State .227 10. North Dakota 164 10. Utah Valley 42 10. Chicago State 6.72 May 22 (Player)...... SLUGGING PERCENTAGE HOME RUNS ON-BASE PERCENTAGE STRIKEOUTS (Pitcher)...... 1. UT Rio Grande Valley .556 1. Northern Colorado 5 1. UT Rio Grande Valley .458 1. UT Rio Grande Valley 39 PAST CHAMPIONS 2. NM State .457 2. UT Rio Grande Valley 4 2. NM State .423 2. Seattle U 37 3. Seattle U .449 Seattle U 4 3. Seattle U .404 3. GRAND CANYON 27 Year Regular Season Tournament 4. GRAND CANYON .416 4. NM State 3 4. CSU Bakersfield .364 4. CSU Bakersfield 23 2016 Seattle U Utah Valley 5. Northern Colorado .371 5. GRAND CANYON 2 5. Sacramento State .336 NM State 23 6. CSU Bakersfield .359 Utah Valley 2 6. Chicago State .331 6. Northern Colorado 21 2015 Grand Canyon CSU Bakersfield 7. Sacramento State .341 7. Sacramento State 1 7. GRAND CANYON .330 Sacramento State 21 2014 Sacramento State Sacramento State 8. Utah Valley .340 8. Northern Colorado .313 8. Utah Valley 17 9. Chicago State .263 9. Utah Valley .296 9. Chicago State 15 10. Chicago State .301 10. Sacramento State .319 10. Sacramento State 276

‹ 11 › BASEBALL // RECORD WHEN vs. BY BATTING ORDER BY POSITION RECORD WHEN Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Player C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH vs. Left-handed starter...... 1-0 Baker Baker vs. Right-handed starter...... 1-1 Barnes 2-0 Barnes 2-0 Extra innings...... 0-0 Bess Bess Shutouts...... 1-0 Bull 1-1 1-0 Bull 2-1 Rubber matches...... 1-0 Cotton Cotton Scoring first...... 2-0 Evans 2-1 Evans 2-1 0-2 runs...... 0-0 Lerouge 1-0 1-1 Lerouge 2-1 3-5 runs...... 1-1 Malis 2-1 Malis 2-1 6-9 runs...... 1-0 McDonald McDonald 10+ runs...... 0-0 Meyer 0-1 Meyer 0-1 in first inning...... 1-0 Mumper Mumper Opponent scores first...... 0-1 Pavlica 2-1 Pavlica 2-1 0-2 runs...... 2-0 Quiggle 2-1 Quiggle 2-1 3-5 runs...... 0-0 Saenz 1-0 Saenz 1-0 6-9 runs...... 0-1 Schwartz 2-1 Schwartz 2-1 10+ runs...... 0-0 Stankiewicz Stankiewicz in first inning...... 0-0 Wyatt 1-1 Wyatt 1-1 1-run games...... 0-1 2-run games...... 0-0 5+ run games...... 1-0 BIG GAMES After six innings: Lead...... 2-0 Trail...... 0-1 Tied...... 0-0 MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES HIT STREAKS After seven innings: Lead...... 2-0 Trail...... 0-1 Tied...... 0-0 Player 2 3 4+ Season Career Player 2 3 4+ Season Career Player Current Season Career After eight innings: Baker -- -- Baker -- -- Baker ------Lead...... 2-0 Trail...... 0-1 Tied...... 0-0 Barnes 1 1 4 Barnes -- 1 Barnes 1 1 3 Did not hit a home run...... 1-1 Bess -- -- Bess -- -- Bess 1 1 1 Hit 1 home run...... 0-0 Bull 1 1 15 Bull -- 6 Bull 0 2 10 Hit mulitple home runs...... 1-0 Cotton -- -- Cotton -- -- Cotton ------Did not allow a home run...... 2-0 Evans 1 1 1 Evans 1 1 2 2 Evans 3 3 3 Allowed 1 home run...... 0-1 Lerouge 1 1 37 Lerouge -- 6 Lerouge 1 1 14 Allowed multiple home runs...... 0-0 Malis 1 1 8 Malis -- 3 Malis 2 2 7 Made no errors...... 0-0 McDonald -- 4 McDonald -- 2 McDonald 6 -- 6 1 error...... 2-0 Meyer -- 11 Meyer -- 5 Meyer 1 1 3 2 errors...... 0-1 Mumper -- 0 Mumper -- 1 Mumper 0 -- 1 3+ errors...... 0-0 Pavlica 1 1 11 Pavlica -- 8 Pavlica 1 1 8 Opponent made no errors...... 0-0 Quiggle 1 1 1 Quiggle -- -- Quiggle 3 3 3 1 error...... 2-0 Saenz -- 14 Saenz -- 8 Saenz 5 2 6 2 errors...... 0-1 Schwartz -- 37 Schwartz -- 17 Schwartz 0 2 14 3+ errors...... 0-0 Stankiewicz -- -- Stankiewicz -- -- Stankiewicz ------More hits than opponent...... 2-1 Wyatt -- 5 Wyatt -- 6 Wyatt 0 1 4 Less hits than opponent...... 0-0 Equal hits as opponent...... 0-0 Starter throws 5.0+ IP...... 2-1 Starter throws less than 5.0 IP...... 0-0 Walks 0-3...... 2-0 Walks 4+...... 0-1 Bullpen allows runs...... 1-1 Bullpen allows no runs...... 1-0 Score in 1 inning...... 0-0 NOTABLES Score in 2 innings...... 0-1 Score in 3 innings...... 1-0 LAST TIME AT BAT WINS SHUTOUTS Score in 4+ innings...... 1-0 Opponent scores in 1 inning...... 1-0 No. Date Opponent Score Inn. Play No. Date Opponent Score Pitcher(s) Score in 2 innings...... 0-0 -- 1 2/20 Okla St. 4-0 Repavich, Benavides, Vorhof Score in 3 innings...... 0-1 Score in 4+ innings...... 0-0 * walk-off DATE AND TIME February March April May 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 S M T W T F S 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Before 3:00 3:00 - 4:59 5:00 - 6:59 7:00 or later 1-0 0-0 0-1 1-0

‹ 12 › BASEBALL // KEEPING RECORD vs. BY MONTH HOME RUN TICKER

BATTING LISTING Month Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB SBA Date Opponent Batter (Season) Inn. Type Feb. .297 3 101 15 30 6 0 2 13 42 .416 4 1 30 0 .330 0 2 2 5 2/20 Oklahoma State Greg Saenz (1) B3 Solo, Go-Ahead March 2/20 Oklahoma State Ian Evans (1) B6 Solo April May TOT .297 3 101 15 30 6 0 2 13 42 .416 4 1 30 0 .330 0 2 2 5 NOTABLES Multi-HR Games: 1: 2/20 vs. Okla St. PITCHING Walk-off home runs: 0 Grand slams: 0 MONTH-BY-MONTH Back-to-back: 0 First career: 0: Evans, 2/20 vs. Okla St. Month ERA W-L G CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AVG WP HBP BK Individual multi-HR: 0 Feb. 2.00 2-1 3 0 1 1 27.0 20 7 6 12 27 6 0 1 .204 1 1 0 March April BREAKDOWN May BY BATTING ORDER TOT 2.00 2-1 3 0 1 1 27.0 20 7 6 12 27 6 0 1 .204 1 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 STARTERS vs. BULLPEN BY POSTION ERA W-L G IP H R ER BB SO AVG C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Starters 1.00 2-1 3 18.0 10 2 2 6 20 .161 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bullpen 4.00 0-0 3 9.0 10 5 4 6 7 .278 BY LOCATION TOT 2.00 2-1 3 27.0 20 7 6 12 27 .204 Home: 2 Road: 0 Neutral: 0 GCU IN THE POLLS BIG INNINGS (4+ RUNS)

Week BA CB USA D1 PG NCBWA Date Opponent Inn R H Pre -- RV ------2/19 Oklahoma State B8 4 4 Feb. 20 ------BA Baseball America CB Collegiate Baseball Newspaper USA USA Today Coaches Poll D1 D1Baseball.com PG Perfect Game NCBWA National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

INNING-BY-INNING HIGHS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th -- 1 ------1 1 3 1 Opponent Okla St. Okla St. Okla St. Okla St. Okla St. 2/19 2/19 2/19 2/19 2/17 1 -- 3 1 2 1 -- 4 1 GCU vs. Okla St. vs. Okla St. vs. Okla St. vs. Okla St. vs. Okla St. vs. Okla St. 2/17 2/17 2/17 2/20 2x 2/19 2/17 ‹ 13 › BASEBALL // COACHING STAFF vs.

Andy Stankiewicz begins his sixth season at the helm of Grand Prior to joining GCU, Stankiewicz held the position of minor league Canyon’s baseball program for the 2017 season after becoming the field coordinator for the Seattle Mariners. Before his stint with the fourth head coach in the history of the program prior to the 2012 Mariners, he was a member of the Arizona State baseball coaching campaign. staff from 2007 to 2009. He helped guide the Sun Devils to three Pac- After a pair of successful seasons at the Division II level in 2012 and 10 championships and two appearances in the College World Series. 2013, Stankiewicz has guided the GCU baseball program amid a Stankiewicz also brings to GCU a professional coaching back- transition to the Division I level. The transition has brought with it ground, having served as manager for the New York Yankees NY- unprecedented success, as the Lopes claimed the Western Athletic Penn League team in Staten Island. He guided Staten Island to the Conference Regular Season Championship in the 2015 season – just NY-Penn League championship in 2005 after posting a 52-24 overall the second year of transition. In that championship season, Grand record. Stankiewicz’s pitching staff posted a league-best 2.85 ERA Canyon posted a .308 team batting average, a mark that ranked sev- in the club’s route to a championship. The team featured five future enth in the country. Since Grand Canyon began the reclassification major leaguers highlighted by outfielder Brett Gardner. process in 2013, Stankiewicz’s teams rank 28th in Division I in batting Stankiewicz was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 12th round average (.294). of the 1986 First-Year Player Draft. He made his Major League debut In his time as GCU’s head coach, seven Lopes have been selected in with the Yankees on April 11, 1992. Stankiewicz played in parts of the MLB First Year Player’s Draft with a pair of selections coming in seven Major League seasons, with the Yankees (1992-93), Houston the first 10 rounds. Twenty-four Lopes have been named All-Confer- Astros (1994-95), Montreal Expos (1996-97) and the inaugural sea- ence in Stankiewicz’s tenure including 15 first team selections. son of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1998. Under the guidance of Stankiewicz, the Lopes placed second and As a standout infielder at Pepperdine, Stankiewicz ranks in the first in the WAC, respectively, in the first two seasons of the transi- school’s top 10 in runs scored (172), triples (9), at-bats (755), stolen tion to Division I athletics. In 2015, GCU posted a 32-22 overall record bases (101) and games played (220). and a 19-7 record in conference play. In its return to Division I in 2014, Stankiewicz was born in Inglewood, Calif. in southeast Los Angeles GCU went 30-23 overall. Amid the first three years of transition, the Country. He attended St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Lopes have recorded marquee wins over Division I contenders Texas Tech, Arizona, Kansas, Tennessee and UC Irvine. In 2013, Grand Canyon’s final season at the Division II level, COACHING STAFF Stankiewicz led GCU to its first appearance in the Division II Champi- onship in Cary, N.C. after the squad boasted an impressive 40-19 re- cord. The Lopes won the Division II West Region Championship after GREGG WALLIS earning the No. 4 seed in the tournament. Stankiewicz was named Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator THE STANKIEWICZ FILE the ABCA/Rawlings Division II West Region Coach of the Year as his Wallis is amid his 4th season with the Lopes team posted its most wins since collecting 43 in 1990. He was also after previously coaching at Tennessee and Cal COLLEGE RECORD HC unless denoted named Pacific West Conference Coach of the Year after GCU earned State Fullerton. Wallis played at UC Irvine. He is a share of the conference crown for the first time since joining in in his first season as the recruiting coordinator Year Team / School Record for the Lopes. 2007. 2006 Arizona State (Asst.) 37-21 RICH DORMAN 2007 Arizona State (Asst.) 49-15 In his first season as head coach in 2012, Stankiewicz guided the Lopes to a 27-23 overall record as the squad finished eighth in the Pitching Coach 2008 Arizona State (Asst.) 49-13 final West Region poll. The 27 wins marked a six-win improvement Dorman joins the Lopes staff for his first season 2009 Arizona State (Asst.) 51-13 from the year before. after several years in the Mariners organi- 2012 Grand Canyon 27-23 zation. He mentored some of the game’s best Stankiewicz was selected as an assistant coach for USA Baseball’s young talent including current MLB pitchers 2013 Grand Canyon 40-19 Collegiate National Team during the summer of 2012. The squad Taijuan Walker and James Paxton. 2014 Grand Canyon 30-23 traveled to Cuba and the Netherlands to compete, where it captured GREG BORDES 2015 Grand Canyon 32-22 the bronze medal. In 2013, he served as an assistant coach for the USA Baseball 2013 17U National Team Development Program. Assistant Coach 2016 Grand Canyon 25-28-1 In the summer of 2014, Stankiewicz served as the manager of the Bordes comes to Grand Canyon in 2017 after a 2017 Grand Canyon 2-1 USA Baseball 18U National Team and guided the squad to a gold med- year at Saint Mary’s as the program’s volunteer HC Record at GCU: 156-116-1 (.574) al at the COPABE 18U Pan American Games in La Paz, Mexico. The assistant. Bordes played and coached at Arizo- na State. He also had a two-year playing career HC Overall Record: same team went a perfect 12-0 in its summer contests. in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. BRAZELL STADIUM BALLPARK LAYOUT The 2017 campaign marks the farewell season of Brazell Stadium as it is known today. The ballpark has existed in its current location since prior 380 375 to the 1962 season, moving to its location on the west side Left-Center Right-Center of campus after originally being more centrally located. Alley Alley While the future home of GCU Baseball will sit on the foot- 320 330 print of the current ballpark, the facility will get a major facelift at the conclusion of the season. LF Line RF Line Through the years, numerous upgrades have been made to Brazell Stadium to make it, as The Arizona Republic called it in 2014, “a hidden baseball gem in the Valley.” Brazell Stadium is named after Dr. Dave Brazell, the founder and developer of Grand Canyon Baseball. Brazell Capacity: 1,500 coached the Lopes for 28 seasons, compiling a record of 728-385-5. ‹ 14 › BASEBALL // SINGLE-GAME HIGHS vs. INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS BATTING BATTING At Bats 5 (3x), last: Austin Bull vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 At Bats 36, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Runs Scored 1 (15x) Runs Scored 6, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Hits 3, Austin Bull vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Hits 12, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 RBIs 3, Ian Evans vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 RBIs 6, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Doubles 1 (6x) Doubles 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Triples -- Triples -- Home Runs 1 (2x), last: Greg Saenz and Ian Evans vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Home Runs 2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Walks 1 (4x) Walks 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Strikeouts 3, Griffin Barnes vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Strikeouts 15, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Sacrifice Hits 1 (2x), last: Griffin Barnes vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Sacrifice Hits 1 (2x), last: vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Stolen Bases 1 (2x), last: Kona Quiggle vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Stolen Bases 1 (2x), last: vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Hit By Pitch 1, Greg Saenz vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Hit By Pitch 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Caught Stealing 1 (3x), last: Zach Malis vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Caught Stealing 1 (3x), last: vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Hit Into Double Play -- Hit Into Double Play --

PITCHING PITCHING Innings Pitched 6.0 (3x), last: Jake Repavich vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Innings Pitched 9.0 (3x) Runs Allowed 3, Jeramy Smith vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Runs Allowed 6, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Earned Runs 2 (2x), last: Smith and Harte, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Earned Runs 5, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Walks Allowed 3 (2x), last: Bobby Milacki vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Walks Allowed 8, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Strikeouts 7 (2x), last: Degan Harte vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Strikeouts 10, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Hits Allowed 5, Degan Harte vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Hits Allowed 9, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Doubles Allowed 2, Degan Harte vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Doubles Allowed 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Triples Allowed -- Triples Allowed -- Home Runs Allowed 1, Jeramy Smith vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Home Runs Allowed 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Wild Pitches 1, Jake Repavich vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Wild Pitches 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Hit Batters 1, Degan Harte vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Hit Batters 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19

FIELDING FIELDING Putouts 10, Griffin Barnes vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Putouts 27 (3x) Assists 4, Austin Bull vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Assists 10, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Errors 1 (4x) Errors 2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Passed Balls -- Passed Balls -- Double Plays Turned 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19

‹ 15 › BASEBALL // LAST TIME IT HAPPENED vs.

TEAM OFFENSE PITCHING Scored 10 runs 10 runs, at UTRGV (W 10-0), 5/20/2016 Pitched a no-hitter Keith Baker, vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (W 8-0), 3/11/1982 Scored 15 runs 16 runs, vs. Cal Poly (W 16-3), 3/12/2016 Pitched a complete game Cameron Brendel, vs. Sacramento State (L 4-1), 5/13/2016 Scored 20 runs 30 runs, vs. Bradley (W 30-7), 2/15/2015 Pitched a CG shutout Coley Bruns, vs. Northern Colorado (W 10-0), 4/11/2015 Scored 25 runs 30 runs, vs. Bradley (W 30-7), 2/15/2015 Pitched a combined shutout vs. Oklahoma State (W 4-0), 2/20/2017 Scored 30 runs 30 runs, vs. Bradley (W 30-7), 2/15/2015 Recorded 9 strikeouts Jorge Perez, at Houston (L 5-0), 3/19/2016 Had 15 hits 15 hits, at UTRGV (W 10-0), 5/20/2016 Recorded 10 strikeouts Coley Bruns, vs. North Dakota (W 13-3), 3/20/2015 Had 20 hits 22 hits, vs. Seattle U (W 13-11), 5/3/2015 Recorded 11 strikeouts Coley Bruns, vs. North Dakota (W 13-3), 3/20/2015 Had 25 hits 28 hits, vs. Bradley (W 30-7), 2/15/2015 Recorded 12 strikeouts Coley Bruns, at Chicago State (W 4-1), 3/28/2015 Hit 3 home runs 3 home runs, at CSU Bakersfield (W 9-3), 4/1/2016 Tossed 3.0 IP+ of scoreless relief Jake Wong (3.2), at North Dakota (W 9-4), 4/22/2016 Hit 4 home runs 4 home runs, vs. Bradley (W 30-7), 2/15/2015 Tossed 4.0 IP+ of scoreless relief Mick Vorhof (5.1), at Utah Valley (W 14-6), 4/24/2015 Back-to-back home runs Brandon Smith & Greg Saenz, B5, vs. Gonzaga (L 21-9), 2/20/2016 Did not walk a batter (8+ IP) Cameron Brendel (9.0), at CSU Bakersfield (W 9-3), 4/1/2016 Scored 5 in an inning 5 runs, 1st, at UTRGV (W 10-0), 5/20/2016 Scored 6 in an inning 6 runs, 9th, at San José State (L 7-6), 5/4/2016 FIELDING Scored 7 in an inning 10 runs, 7th, at North Dakota (W 14-2), 4/24/2016 Committed 4 errors at Northern Colorado (L 10-9), 5/7/2016 Scored 8 in an inning 10 runs, 7th, at North Dakota (W 14-2), 4/24/2016 Committed 5 errors at Northern Colorado (L 10-9), 5/7/2016 Scored 9 in an inning 10 runs, 7th, at North Dakota (W 14-2), 4/24/2016 Turned 3 double plays at Kansas (T 5-5), 4/26/2016 Scored 10+ in an inning 10 runs, 7th, at North Dakota (W 14-2), 4/24/2016 Turned 4 double plays at Kansas (T 5-5), 4/26/2016 Had 6 hits in an inning 6 hits, 9th, at San José State (L 7-6), 5/4/2016 No errors in 3 straight games 3 games, 5/14/2015-5/16/2015 Had 7 hit in an inning 7 hits, 5th, vs. Texas-Pan American (W 15-7), 4/4/2015 No errors in 4 straight games 7 games, 4/3/2015-4/15/2015 Did not strike out vs. CSU Bakersfield (W 4-2), 5/9/2015 No errors in 5 straight games 7 games, 4/3/2015-4/15/2015 Had 5 sacrifice hits at Kansas (T 5-5, 10 inn.), 4/26/2016 MISCELLANEOUS INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE Won in extra innings at San José State (W 10-5), 10 innings, 5/3/2016 Had 4 hits Tom Lerouge, vs. Nevada (L 11-10, 10 inn.), 5/17/2016 Lost in extra innings vs. Utah Valley (L 5-4), 12 innings, 3/25/2016 Had 5 hits Tom Lerouge, vs. Nevada (L 11-10, 10 inn.), 5/17/2016 Played 12+ innings vs. Utah Valley (L 5-4), 12 innings, 3/25/2016 Had 6 hits Tim Florez, 2/15/1991 Won by 10+ runs at UTRGV (W 10-0), 10 runs, 5/20/2016 Scored 4 runs Austin Bull (5R), vs. Cal Poly (W 16-3), 3/12/2016 Defeated a top-25 team vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State (W 6-1, W 4-0), 2/17 & 2/20/2017 Scored 5 runs Austin Bull, vs. Cal Poly (W 16-3), 3/12/2016 Tied a game at Kansas (T 5-5), 4/26/2016 Scored 6 runs Tim Florez, 2/15/1991 Won 5 straight 6 straight, 4/2/2015-4/12/2015 Had 5 RBIs Paul Panaccione, vs. Cal Poly (W 16-3), 3/12/2016 Won 6 straight 6 straight, 4/2/2015-4/12/2015 Had 6 RBIs Brandon Smith, vs. North Dakota (W 11-1), 3/22/2015 Won 7 straight 7 straight, 2/13/2015-2/22/2015 Had 7 RBIs Chad De La Guerra, vs. Bradley (W 30-7), 2/15/2015 Won 8 straight 19 straight, 3/8/2013-4/5/2013 Had 8 RBIs Chad De La Guerra, vs. Bradley (W 30-7), 2/15/2015 Won 9 straight 19 straight, 3/8/2013-4/5/2013 Had 9+ RBIs Chad De La Guerra, vs. Bradley (W 30-7), 2/15/2015 Won 10 straight 19 straight, 3/8/2013-4/5/2013 Hit 3 doubles Greg Saenz, vs. Texas-Pan American (W 15-7), 4/4/2015 Lost 5 straight 6 straight, 5/4/2016-5/14/2016 Hit 4 doubles Ryan Freeburg, 2/23/1992 Won 5 straight road games 11 games, 5/5/2012-4/5/2013 Hit 3 triples Mel Williams, 4/6/1967 Won 5 straight home games 5 games, 3/26/2016-4/11/2016 Hit 2 home runs Preston Pavlica, at Kansas State (L 10-6), 4/27/2016 Swept a home series (3+ games) vs. Northern Colorado, 4/10/2015-4/12/2015 Drew 3 walks Paul Panaccione, vs. New Mexico State (L 4-3), 4/9/2016 Swept a road series (3+ games) at North Dakota, 4/22/2016-4/24/2016 Drew 4 walks Garrison Schwartz, vs. Seattle U (W 13-11), 5/3/2015 Was swept at home (3+ games) vs. New Mexico State, 4/8/2016-4/11/2016 Drew 5 walks Was swept on the road (3+ games) at Northern Colorado, 5/6/2016-5/8/2016 Walk-off hit Tom Lerouge (1B, B11), vs. Utah Valley (W 2-1), 3/24/2016 Game shorter than 2:20 1:59, vs. Sacramento State, 5/13/2016 Walk-off home run Paul Panaccione (HR, B13), vs. Seattle U (W 13-11), 5/3/2015 Game shorter than 2:10 1:59, vs. Sacramento State, 5/13/2016 Stole 3 bases Brick Paskiewicz, at North Dakota (W 14-2), 4/24/2016 Game shorter than 2:00 1:59, vs. Sacramento State, 5/13/2016 Stole 4 bases John Patterson, 5/14/1987 Game longer than 3:30 3:51, vs. Nevada, 5/17/2016 10-game hit streak Tom Lerouge, 11 games, 2/28/2016 - 3/19/2016 Game longer than 4:00 4:39, vs. Seattle U, 5/3/2015 15-game hit streak Chad De La Guerra, 24 games, 3/28/2015 - 5/9/2015 Game longer than 4:30 4:39, vs. Seattle U, 5/3/2015 20-game hit streak Chad De La Guerra, 24 games, 3/28/2015 - 5/9/2015 Hit a grand slam Paul Panaccione, vs. Omaha (W 9-4), 3/5/2016 Multiple hits in 5 straight games Paul Panaccione, 8 games, 4/2/2015-4/15/2015

‹ 16 › Grand Canyon Baseball Overall Statistics for Grand Canyon (as of Feb 20, 2017) BASEBALL(All games //Sorted 2017 by STATISTICS Batting avg) vs.

Record: 2-1 Home: 2-1 Away: 0-0 Conference: 0-0

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 8 Saenz, Greg . 5 0 0 2-1 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 5 1.250 0 1 1 0 . 6 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 4 1 . 8 5 7 41 Barnes, Griffin . 4 0 0 2-2 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 . 6 0 0 1 0 3 0 . 5 0 0 0 1 0-0 18 2 0 1.000 4 Quiggle, Kona . 3 6 4 3-3 11 2 4 1 0 0 1 5 . 4 5 5 0 0 3 0 . 3 6 4 0 0 1-1 6 0 1 . 8 5 7 9 Evans, Ian . 3 3 3 3-3 12 2 4 1 0 1 6 8 . 6 6 7 0 0 3 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 21 3 0 1.000 24 Meyer, Josh . 3 3 3 1-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 9 0 1 . 9 0 0 2 Bull, Austin . 2 8 6 3-3 14 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 . 2 8 6 0 0 5 0 . 2 8 6 0 0 0-2 5 7 0 1.000 11 Pavlica, Preston . 2 7 3 3-3 11 2 3 2 0 0 1 5 . 4 5 5 0 0 2 0 . 2 7 3 0 0 0-0 7 0 0 1.000 40 Lerouge, Tom . 2 5 0 3-3 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 . 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 . 2 5 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 13 Malis, Zach . 2 5 0 3-3 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 . 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 1-2 2 5 0 1.000 5 Wyatt, Tyler . 2 0 0 3-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 4 2 0 1.000 7 Schwartz, Garrison . 1 8 2 3-3 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 . 1 8 2 2 0 4 0 . 3 0 8 0 0 0-0 4 1 0 1.000 ------28 Bess, Cuba 1.000 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 35 Baker, Tanner . 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 18 Mumper, Marc . 0 0 0 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Totals . 2 9 7 3 101 15 30 6 0 2 13 42 . 4 1 6 4 1 30 0 . 3 3 0 0 2 2-5 81 27 4 . 9 6 4 Opponents . 2 0 4 3 98 7 20 6 0 1 7 29 . 2 9 6 12 1 27 1 . 2 9 5 1 1 2-2 75 36 4 . 9 6 5

LOB - Team (18), Opp (25). DPs turned - Team (1).

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 6 Wong, Jake 0 . 0 0 1-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 6.0 1 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 . 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 16 Repavich, Jake 0 . 0 0 1-0 1 1 0 0/1 0 6.0 4 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 . 1 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 Vorhof, Mick 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 . 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 Benavides, Gabe 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 . 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 McLeod, Zack 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Andrews, Josh 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Harte, Degan 3 . 0 0 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 6.0 5 2 2 2 7 2 0 0 . 2 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 29 Franks, AJ 3 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 1 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 Smith, Jeramy 18.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------33 Milacki, Bobby 27.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2 . 0 0 2-1 3 3 0 1/1 1 27.0 20 7 6 12 27 6 0 1 . 2 0 4 1 1 0 1 1

Opponents 4 . 3 2 1-2 3 3 0 0/0 1 25.0 30 15 12 4 30 6 0 2 . 2 9 7 3 1 0 0 2

Pickoffs - Team (1), Barnes, G 1. SBA/ATT - Barnes, G (1-1), Wong, J (1-1), Milacki, B (1-1), Meyer, J (1-1).

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SEASON HIGHS THE BULL FILE At Bats 5 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Grand Canyon Hits 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 RBIs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 2016 Named All-WAC second team at second base • ranked second Runs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 on the Lopes in walks drawn (26) and stolen bases (11) • posted a Doubles -- team-best 18-game on-base streak from April 15 to May 7 • finished Home Runs -- the GCU Classic 7-for-10 in late February • scored five runs in the Walks -- Lopes’ victory over Cal Poly on March 12, most for any GCU player in Stolen Bases -- a game • finished with three four-hit games. CAREER HIGHS High School Perry High School - Gilbert, Ariz. At Bats 5 (11x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19/2017 Held a career .371 batting average for the Pumas as a four-year Hits 4 (3x), last at CSU Bakersfield, 4/2/2016 starter • posted his best season as a senior, finishing with a .452 av- RBIs 3 (3x), last at N. Colorado, 5/8/2016 erage on 38-of-84 hitting • was successful on 26-of-33 stolen base Runs 5, vs. Cal Poly, 3/12/2016 attempts • led the team, who went 20-9 on the season, in average, Doubles 1 (8x), last at N. Colorado, 5/6/2016 Home Runs -- runs scored, hits and stolen bases • his 26 stolen bases as a senior Walks 2 (3x), last at San José State, 5/3/2016 broke the school record previously held by GCU Baseball alumnus, AUSTIN Stolen Bases 3, at North Dakota, 4/22/2016 David Walker • had an 18-game hitting streak to open his senior KEEPING TRACK campaign, which set a school record • first Perry baseball player BULL to earn an everyday role on the team as a freshman since former 2 2017 CAREER (GCU) GCU teammate, Jaren Drummond, did so in 2009 • tabbed as a Multi-Hit Games 1 15 first team selection All-Arizona in 2015 • member of the Arizona INFIELDER • SOPHOMORE 4+-Hit Games 0 3 Sunbelt team along with six fellow GCU players • also played one Multi-RBI Games 0 6 year of football, starting the majority of the season. 5-11 • 175 • S/R Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 2 CHANDLER, ARIZ. CAREER STATS Bio PERRY HS Born on November 30, 1996 in Chandler, Ariz. • parents are Harold Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO and Pam Bull • majoring in Business Administration • father, SEASON STATISTICS 2017 .286 3-3 14 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 Harold, played baseball at Scottsdale Community College • favorite sports memory so far was going 4-0 vs. rival Basha High School 2016 .285 51-45 179 34 51 8 1 0 20 26 31 .286 3-3 14 1 4 0 1 0 over his career • hobbies outside of baseball include fly fishing and CAR .285 54-48 193 35 55 8 1 0 21 26 36 reading • favorite teams are the Diamondbacks & Cardinals. AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB

SEASON HIGHS THE STANKIEWICZ FILE At Bats -- Grand Canyon Hits -- RBIs -- 2017 Runs -- High School Gilbert High School - Gilbert, Ariz. Doubles -- Home Runs -- Played three seasons of varsity baseball in the middle infield (74 Walks -- career games) and three years of varsity football as quarterback Stolen Bases -- and wide receiver (28 career games) • hit .307 (27-for-88) during CAREER HIGHS his senior campaign at Gilbert • team went 22-10 and advanced to the AIA Division I State Playoffs as a junior in 2015 • was a team see above captain in both baseball and football • represented Team Arizona at the Sun Belt Classic Baseball Series along with fellow Lope, Kona KEEPING TRACK Quiggle. 2017 CAREER (GCU) Bio Multi-Hit Games 0 0 4+-Hit Games 0 0 Born on August 13, 1997 • parents are Andy and Mari Ana DANE Multi-RBI Games 0 0 Stankiewicz • father, Andy, is GCU’s head coach and played seven Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 0 years of Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees, STANKIEWICZ Houston Astros, Montreal Expos and the Arizona Diamondbacks 3 in their inaugural season • has one brother (Drew) and two sisters (Marisa and Mia) • brother, Drew, played at Arizona State INFIELDER • FRESHMAN University and was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 11th 6-1 • 175 • L/R round of the 2014 MLB Draft. He is currently playing in the Phillies organization • sister, Marisa, plays softball at Arizona State • would GILBERT, ARIZ. CAREER STATS like to coach when his playing career has ended • favorite meal is chicken alfredo • favorite place to visit is San Diego. GILBERT HS Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SEASON STATISTICS 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAR - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB

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SEASON HIGHS THE QUIGGLE FILE At Bats 4 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Grand Canyon Hits 2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 RBIs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 2017 Runs 1 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 High School Greenway High School - Phoenix, Ariz. Doubles 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Home Runs -- Played four seasons of varsity baseball including three years as a Walks -- starter, finishing with a career batting average of .370 • earned Stolen Bases 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 first team All-Division II recognition as a senior in 2016 and second CAREER HIGHS team as a junior. Was first team All-Section as a junior and senior • capped off his career with a .404 average as a senior with 27 RBIs see above and five home runs • helped lead the Demons to a 23-9 record in 2016 culminating in the Division II state title. Had five hits between KEEPING TRACK the team’s first two state playoff games • totalled 12 home runs for 2017 CAREER (GCU) his career, all coming as a junior or senior • ranked as one of the Multi-Hit Games 1 1 top three outfielders of his class in Arizona by Perfect Game • also 4+-Hit Games 0 0 golfed at Greenway • member of the National Honor Society. Multi-RBI Games 0 0 KONA Bio Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 0 QUIGGLE Born on February 1, 1998 • parents are Jeffrey and Jeannie Quiggle 4 • has volunteered coaching for RBI Phoenix under RBI Coaches • outside of baseball, he enjoys ping pong, guitar, golf and bowling OUTFIELDER • FRESHMAN • chose Grand Canyon because he “liked the atmosphere and the 6-2 • 200 • S/R way the coaches at GCU ran the program” • favorite motivational quote is from Muhammad Ali: “If my mind can conceive it, and my PHOENIX, ARIZ. CAREER STATS heart can believe it, then I can achieve it.” • favorite MLB Player is GREENWAY HS Ken Griffey Jr. • favorite TV show is Friends • favorite artist is Justin Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Timberlake. SEASON STATISTICS 2017 .364 3-3 11 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .364 3-3 11 2 4 0 1 0 CAR .364 - 11 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB

SEASON HIGHS THE WYATT FILE At Bats 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Grand Canyon Hits 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 RBIs -- 2016 One of just two players in the WAC (Max Carter, CSUB) to log Runs -- at least 50.0 innings on the mound and record over 100 at bats • Doubles -- started games at first base, second base, third base, shortstop, DH Home Runs -- and pitcher while making pinch hit and relief pitching appearances Walks 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 • his six multi-RBI games were third-most among the Lopes • best Stolen Bases -- offensive series came at North Dakota (April 22-24) where he went CAREER HIGHS 7-for-13 with four RBIs • one of three GCU players to double twice in a game. At Bats 5 (5x), last at San José State, 5/3/2016 Hits 3 (2x), last at North Dakota, 4/24/2016 High School Liberty High School - Peoria, Ariz. RBIs 2 (6x), last at N. Colorado, 5/6/2016 Played four years of baseball and football for the Lions • named Runs 1 (14x), last vs. Sacramento St., 5/14/2016 the 2015 Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year for baseball • four- Doubles 2 (2x), last vs. Chicago State, 4/29/2016 Home Runs -- year starter and three-year team captain, earning All-District Walks 2 (4x), last vs. Sacramento St., 5/14/2016 recognition all four years • as a senior, posted an 8-2 record on the TYLER Stolen Bases 1, at Houston, 3/19/2016 mound with a 1.21 ERA, striking out 79 batters and walking just 11 KEEPING TRACK in 63.2 innings • at the plate, he batted .495 with eight home runs, WYATT 42 RBIs • team advanced to the 2015 Division I State Championship 5 2017 CAREER (GCU) game on Wyatt’s game-winning, two-run double • as Liberty’s quar- Multi-Hit Games 0 5 terback, threw 23 touchdowns compare to just four interceptions INFIELDER • SOPHOMORE 4+-Hit Games 0 0 while averaging 200 passing yards per game. Multi-RBI Games 0 6 6-0 • 190 • R/R Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 0 Bio PEORIA, ARIZ. CAREER STATS Born on December 9, 1996 in Glendale, Ariz. • son of Tim and Lena LIBERTY HS Wyatt • majoring in Business Administration • father, Tim, played Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO college football at Eastern Illinois University from 1984-86 and was SEASON STATISTICS 2017 .200 3-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 the center for then-QB and current NFL head coach, Sean Payton • uncle, Greg, played college football at Northern Arizona University 2016 .239 47-36 113 14 27 7 2 0 22 21 26 .200 3-2 5 0 1 0 0 1 and is in the school’s hall of fame • other schools considered CAR .237 50-38 118 14 28 7 2 0 22 22 29 included Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, TCU and more. AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB

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SEASON HIGHS THE SCHWARTZ FILE At Bats 4 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Grand Canyon Hits 1 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 RBIs -- 2016 Played in 53 of the Lopes’ 54 games • first team All-WAC Runs 1 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 selection as an at-large • finished in the conference’s top 10 in Doubles -- slugging percentage (8th, .510), RBIs (9th, 37) and was the dou- Home Runs -- bles leader with 19 • led GCU with six home runs after not hitting a Walks 1 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 homer in his freshman campaign • was second on the team with 17 Stolen Bases -- multi-hit games and first with 10 multi-RBI games • ended season CAREER HIGHS on a 10-game hitting streak. At Bats 5 (17x), last at UTRGV, 5/20/2016 2015 Was named WAC Freshman of the Year and second team Hits 4 (2x), last vs. Omaha, 3/6/2016 All-Conference • Schwartz’s average ranked third in Division I RBIs 4 (3x), last at New Mexico St., 4/18/2015 among freshman and sixth overall in the WAC • started GCU career Runs 3 (4x), last vs. Nevada, 5/17/2016 with a seven-game hitting streak and a .500 average (14-for-28) Doubles 2, vs. North Dakota, 3/20/2015 through seven games • second on the team with 23 multi-hit Home Runs 1 (6x), last vs. Chicago State, 5/1/2016 games. Walks 4, vs. Seattle U, 5/3/2015 GARRISON Stolen Bases 1 (11x), last at UTRGV, 5/19/2016 High School Desert Vista High School - Phoenix, Ariz. KEEPING TRACK Hit .476 with 14 doubles, 2 home runs and 22 RBIs as a senior en SCHWARTZ route to earning AZBCA Division I first team All-State and All-Sec- 7 2017 CAREER (GCU) Multi-Hit Games 0 40 tion honors • earned Ahwatukee Foothills Athlete of the Year and OUTFIELDER • JUNIOR 4+-Hit Games 0 2 was a Tempe All-City selection in both footbal and baseball • also Multi-RBI Games 0 19 played four years of high school football. 6-1 • 205 • L/L Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 0 Bio PHOENIX, ARIZ. CAREER STATS Born on January 22, 1996 • parents are Gary and Lisa Schwartz DESERT VISTA HS Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO • father, Gary, played college baseball at the University of Missouri-St. Louis • chose his major, finance, for his interest in SEASON STATISTICS 2017 .182 3-3 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 mathematics and the stock market • favorite sports moment to .182 3-3 11 2 2 0 0 2 2016 .307 53-52 202 40 62 19 2 6 37 27 39 date was winning the WAC Championship in 2015. 2015 .357 53-51 196 28 70 10 3 0 40 22 30 AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB CAR .328 109-106 409 70 134 29 5 6 77 51 73

SEASON HIGHS THE SAENZ FILE At Bats 2 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Grand Canyon Hits 1 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 RBIs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 2016 Played in 38 games including 27 starts, compiling a .278 Runs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 average with 13 RBIs • started three of the four games in a Doubles -- season-opening series against Gonzaga, collecting five hits over Home Runs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 the three starts • hit a solo home run in a loss to Gonzaga on Feb. Walks -- 20 • went a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate with a pair of stolen Stolen Bases -- bases in a game vs. New Mexico on March 16 • doubled in a key run CAREER HIGHS in an April 26 game at Kansas, knotting the score at two before the teams eventually went on to tie. At Bats 6, vs. Utah Valley, 3/25/2016 Hits 4, vs. Texas-Pan American, 4/4/2015 2015 Tied for third on the team with 9 doubles despite just 100 at RBIs 5, vs. Seattle U, 5/1/2015 bats, by far the fewest at bats of any WAC player to hit 9 or more Runs 2 (6x), last at San José State, 5/3/2016 doubles • had a career-best four base hits with three doubles and Doubles 3, vs. Texas-Pan American, 4/4/2015 four RBIs in an April 4 victory over Texas-Pan American • posted a Home Runs 1 (4x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20/2017 season-high five RBIs in a May 1 victory over Seattle U. Walks 2 (3x), last at San José State, 5/3/2016 GREG Stolen Bases 2, vs. New Mexico, 3/16/2016 High School Sandra Day O’Connor High School - Phoenix, Ariz. KEEPING TRACK Hit .358 (34-for-95) with 23 runs, 8 doubles and 23 RBIs as a SAENZ senior in 2014 • named first team All-State as a senior • posted 8 2017 CAREER (GCU) Multi-Hit Games 0 14 a .374 batting average in 106 at bats as a junior • scored 26 runs INFIELDER • JUNIOR 4+-Hit Games 0 1 and 23 RBIs as he also boasted a .416 on-base percentage and Multi-RBI Games 0 8 a .440 slugging percentage • named second team All-Region as 5-11 • 185 • R/R Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 1 a freshman and made the ArizonaVarsity.com top player list his sophomore season • his squad finished fourth in the Arizona 5A PHOENIX, ARIZ. CAREER STATS State Tournament in 2012. SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR HS Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Bio SEASON STATISTICS 2017 .500 2-1 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 Born on February 28, 1996 • paretns are Joey and Gina Saenz • .500 2-1 4 1 2 1 1 0 2016 .278 38-27 108 18 30 3 0 2 13 14 11 favorite sports memory was hitting a home run in GCU’s 12-8 win 2015 .270 41-27 100 17 27 9 0 1 25 9 7 over Seattle U in 2015 • off the baseball field, he enjoys golfing • his AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB favorite team is the Arizona Cardinals • favorite athletes include CAR .278 81-55 212 36 59 12 0 4 39 23 19 Derek Jeter and Eric Bledsoe.

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SEASON HIGHS THE EVANS FILE At Bats 4 (3x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Grand Canyon Hits 2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 RBIs 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 2017 Runs 1 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Previous School GateWay College - Mesa, Ariz. Doubles 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Home Runs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Finished the 2016 season with a .403 batting average, tied for sixth Walks -- in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) Stolen Bases -- • ranked fourth in the conference with a team-leading 87 hits CAREER HIGHS and seventh with 59 RBIs • posted 30 multi-hit games during his sophomore season • helped lead his team to a 43-22 overall record see above and a trip to the NJCAA DII World Series in 2016. KEEPING TRACK High School Charter Oak High School - Covina, Calif. 2017 CAREER (GCU) Played in 60 games over the course of his three-year varsity Multi-Hit Games 1 1 career, hitting .400 with 19 RBIs as a junior in 2013 • accumulated 4+-Hit Games 0 0 a .347 career batting average and a .434 on-base percentage • se- IAN Multi-RBI Games 2 2 lected to participate in the San Gabriel Valley All-Star game • was a Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 0 team captain and earned second team All-Conference recognition 9 EVANS • also played football. Bio INFIELDER • JUNIOR Born on July 10, 1996 • parents are Dean and Kristina Evans • 5-11 • 175 • R/R chose his major because of inspiration to continue his mother’s medical billing business • his favorite sports moment was hitting COVINA, CALIF. • CHARTER OAK HS CAREER STATS three home runs as a 12-year old in, of all places, Cooperstown • GATEWAY CC Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO outside of baseball, he enjoys fishing, listening to music and swim- ming • favorite motivational quote is, “in order to succeed, your SEASON STATISTICS 2017 .333 3-3 12 2 4 1 0 1 6 0 3 desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” .333 3-3 12 2 4 1 6 0 CAR - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB

SEASON HIGHS THE PAVLICA FILE At Bats 4 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Grand Canyon Hits 2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 RBIs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 2016 Appeared in 42 games for GCU (31 starts) • named WAC Runs 1 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Hitter of the Week for March 1-6, recording 7 RBIs on 5-for-8 Doubles 1 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 hitting in his first two career starts • tied for third on the team with Home Runs -- eight doubles • second on the Lopes with eight multi-RBI games Walks -- including a pair of four-RBI games • recorded GCU’s only individual Stolen Bases -- multi-homer game of the season, doing so on the big stage at Kan- CAREER HIGHS sas State on April 27 • homered in the second and eighth innings and doubled as a part of his 3-for-4 day. At Bats 5 (7x), last at N. Colorado, 5/7/2016 Hits 3 (2x), last at Kansas State, 4/27/2016 High School Liberty High School - Henderson, Nev. RBIs 4 (2x), last at CSU Bakersfield, 4/2/2016 Nevada first team All-State selection as an outfielder for his senior Runs 3, at Kansas State, 4/27/2016 season • batted .526 with 26 extra-base hits and 25 stolen bases • Doubles 1 (10x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20/2017 Home Runs 2, at Kansas State, 4/27/2016 helped lead his team to a state championship as a junior in 2014 • Walks 2, vs. Chicago State, 4/29/2016 his two run-scoring triples in the title game to propel the Patriots PRESTON Stolen Bases 2, vs. Chicago State, 5/1/2016 past Centennial 5-3 • tabbed Liberty’s offensive Player of the Year as a junior and defense Player of the Year as a sophomore • won KEEPING TRACK two state titles in American Legion baseball • also played two PAVLICA 2017 CAREER (GCU) 11 years of varsity football, finishing as a Nevada first team All-State Multi-Hit Games 1 11 selection at defensive back as a senior with 76 tackles and six 4+-Hit Games 0 0 interceptions. OUTFIELDER • SOPHOMORE Multi-RBI Games 0 8 5-11 • 215 • R/R Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 1 Bio LAS VEGAS, NEV. CAREER STATS Born on September 12, 1996 • parents are Lorenzo and Debbie Pavlica. LIBERTY HS Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SEASON STATISTICS 2017 .273 3-3 11 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 .273 3-3 11 2 3 0 1 0 2016 .294 42-31 126 20 37 8 0 3 24 12 25 CAR .292 45-34 137 22 40 10 0 3 25 12 27 AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB

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SEASON HIGHS THE MALIS FILE At Bats 4 (3x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Grand Canyon Hits 2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 RBIs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 2016 Appeared in 44 games and made 36 starts • named to the Runs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 WAC All-Conference second team as a first baseman • one of two Doubles -- freshmen in the WAC (Preston Pavlica) to win WAC Player of the Home Runs -- Week, doing so for April 18-24 after posting three multi-hit games Walks -- in GCU’s sweep at North Dakota • drove in a career-best four RBIs Stolen Bases 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 on two doubles in the Lopes’ win over CSU Bakersfield on April 3 • CAREER HIGHS hit first career home run the following day at home vs. UNLV. At Bats 6, at San José State, 5/3/2016 High School Desert Christian High School - Tucson, Ariz. Hits 2 (9x), last at UTRGV, 5/19/2016 Named to the MaxPreps 2015 Small Schools All-American team RBIs 4, at CSU Bakersfield, 4/3/2016 • team won three state championships during his time and three Runs 3 (2x), at North Dakota, 4/23/2016 division player of the year awards • named AZCentral’s 2015 Doubles 2, at CSU Bakersfield, 4/3/2016 Home Runs 1 (3x), last at North Dakota, 4/23/2016 Small Schools Player of the Year, with the publication saying his Walks 2 (3x), last vs. Chicago State, 5/1/2016 career will “go on a short list of the greatest small-school careers ZACH Stolen Bases 2, at UTRGV, 5/19/2016 in Arizona history.” • his name is laced up and down the Arizona High School record book, holding records for 215 career hits, 222 KEEPING TRACK career RBIs and 199 career runs scored • hit .569 as a senior in MALIS 2017 CAREER (GCU) 13 2015 and .636 as a junior in 2014 • DCHS went 86-7 his final three Multi-Hit Games 1 10 years of high school • pitched the final out of all three title games 4+-Hit Games 0 0 • two-year varsity basketball captain • member of the National INFIELDER • SOPHOMORE Multi-RBI Games 0 4 Honor Society and finished atop his class in GPA • president of the Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 1 6-4 • 190 • L/R Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) club. TUCSON, ARIZ. CAREER STATS DESERT CHRISTIAN HS Bio Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Born on November 7, 1996 • parents are AJ and Michelle Malis SEASON STATISTICS 2017 .250 3-3 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 • mother, Michelle, played volleyball at the University of Arizona (1990-93) and is currently a high school volleyball coach • outside 2016 .301 44-36 136 27 41 6 1 3 24 16 25 .250 3-3 12 1 3 0 1 0 of baseball he enjoys reading and playing other sports • as a senior CAR .297 47-39 148 28 44 6 1 3 25 16 28 in high school, played with his younger brother, Ethan, and Josh AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB Repavich, the younger brother of pitcher Jake Repavich.

SEASON HIGHS THE McDONALD FILE At Bats -- Grand Canyon Hits -- RBIs -- 2016 Appeared in 25 games for the Lopes with 19 starts • his .352 Runs -- average ranked fifth in the WAC among players with at least 50 at Doubles -- bats • ranked first in the conference in RBIs per at bat, logging 19 Home Runs -- RBIs in just 58 at bats • finished second on the team with a .435 Walks -- on-base percentage • first career appearance came in GCU’s Stolen Bases -- 28th game of the season • took over as GCU’s everyday catcher CAREER HIGHS beginning April 16 at Seattle U. At Bats 4 (6x), last at UTRGV, 5/20/2016 High School Millennium High School - Goodyear, Ariz. Hits 2 (6x), last at UTRGV, 5/20/2016 Posted batting averages of .444 and .406 as a junior and senior, re- RBIs 3, vs. Chicago State, 4/29/2016 spectively • named First Team All-State and First Team All-Section Runs 2 (2x), at Kansas, 4/26/2016 as a junior • selected to Team Arizona for the Junior Sun Belt Clas- Doubles 1, at UTRGV, 5/20/2016 Home Runs -- sic along with six fellow GCU teammates • All-Tournament Team Walks 2, at North Dakota, 4/24/2016 honoree at the Perfect Game West Memorial Day Tournament JARED Stolen Bases 1, at UTRGV, 5/19/2016 • earned Millennium Team MVP honors in 2012, 2014 and 2015 • two-year team captain • posted the second-best batting average KEEPING TRACK in school history • played with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim McDONALD 2017 CAREER (GCU) 15 Scout team • member of the “high honor roll” all four years of high Multi-Hit Games 0 6 school. CATCHER • SOPHOMORE 4+-Hit Games 0 0 Multi-RBI Games 0 6 Bio 6-2 • 180 • R/R Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 0 Born on December 5, 1996 in Denver, Colo. • parents are Paul GOODYEAR, ARIZ. CAREER STATS and Whitney McDonald • involved in the sports medicine program MILLENNIUM HS in high school • hobbies outside of baseball include swimming, Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO spikeball and watching movies • favorite sports memory to date SEASON STATISTICS 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 was the final at bat of his high school career, which was a home run • favorite teams include the Arizona Diamondbacks and Denver 2016 .362 25-19 58 14 21 1 0 0 19 7 14 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Broncos • if he could trade places with anyone for the day, it would CAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 be an MLB catcher, “just to get a small insight of what it’s like to play AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB in the big leagues.”

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SEASON HIGHS THE MUMPER FILE At Bats -- Grand Canyon Hits -- RBIs -- 2016 Played in 19 games for Grand Canyon including seven starts Runs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 • made Lopes’ debut in a pinch-hit appearance on Feb. 20 vs. Doubles -- Gonzaga, promptly recording first career hit and scoring a run • Home Runs -- made first career start in the second game of a doubleheader at Walks -- Houston on March 19 • hit first career home run, a three-run blast, Stolen Bases -- in his return to his home state of Colorado at Northern Colorado CAREER HIGHS on May 7. At Bats 4 (2x), last at N. Colorado, 5/7/2016 High School Mountain Vista High School - Highlands Ranch, Colo. Hits 1 (4x), last vs. Sacramento St., 5/13/2016 Played varsity baseball for three seasons, compiling a .333 overall RBIs 3, at Northern Colorado, 5/7/2016 batting average with 64 hits • was selected in the 37th round of Runs 2, vs. Chicago State, 5/1/2016 the 2015 MLB First Year Player’s Draft by the Colorado Rockies, Doubles -- Home Runs 1, at Northern Colorado, 5/7/2016 but elected to got the way of collegiate baseball • posted best Walks 2, at North Dakota, 4/24/2016 batting average in 2015 as a senior at .356 (21-for-59) with 22 MARC Stolen Bases -- RBIs • hit .347 as a junior with 29 runs scored • garnered All-State recognition as a senior in 2015 • also pitched, going 5-4 with a 3.06 KEEPING TRACK ERA over 24 career appearances • racked up the accolades early in MUMPER 2017 CAREER (GCU) 18 his career, including Baseball Factory All-American, Perfect Game Multi-Hit Games 0 0 West Region Honorable Mention and 2013-14 Underclassman 4+-Hit Games 0 0 Honorable Mention. INFIELDER • SOPHOMORE Multi-RBI Games 0 1 5-11 • 165 • R/R Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 0 Bio HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. CAREER STATS Born on June 17, 1996 • parents are Dave and Cathy Mumper • MOUNTAIN VISTA HS father, Dave, has coached baseball for 30 years and is a scout for Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO the Chicago White Sox • father, Dave, also played baseball and SEASON STATISTICS 2017 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 basketball at Western State (Colorado) from 1978-81 • outside of baseball, he enjoys fishing • collects shoes. 0.000 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2016 .154 19-7 26 7 4 0 0 1 5 4 6 CAR .154 20-7 26 8 4 0 0 1 5 4 6 AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB

SEASON HIGHS THE MEYER FILE At Bats 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Grand Canyon Hits 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 RBIs -- 2016 Redshirted the 2016 season due to injury. Runs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 2015 Started 19 games for the Lopes but appeared in 31 games Doubles -- Home Runs -- total • recored eight hits • scored three runs and had five RBIs • Walks -- lone multi-hit game of the season came in GCU’s April 29 upset of Stolen Bases -- No. 21 Texas Tech. CAREER HIGHS 2014 Split time behind the plate with Humberto Aranda, making 24 starts for GCU • saw action in 33 games on the year • hit .276 At Bats 5 (5x), last at Cal Poly, 2/20/2015 (27-for-98) in his freshman campaign • was a perfect 4-for-4 Hits 3, vs. Utah Valley, 5/18/2014 in stolen bases • committed just one error for a .992 fielding RBIs 4 (2x), last at N. Colorado, 4/20/2014 percentage • had 10 multi-hit games and had five multi-RBI affairs Runs 2 (2x), last at Seattle U, 5/3/2014 • reached base safely in a season-high nine straight games from Doubles 2, at Texas Pan-American, 4/6/2014 Home Runs 1, at Seattle U, 5/2/2014 April 19 - May 9. Walks 3, at Seattle U, 5/3/2014 High School Santa Margarita High School - Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. JOSH Stolen Bases 1 (4x), last at UC Riverside, 5/20/2014 KEEPING TRACK Three-year letterwinner • hit .376 with a career-best three home MEYER runs and 19 RBIs during his senior campaign • was an All-Trinity 24 2017 CAREER (GCU) Team selection and was named to the All-CIF Division I second Multi-Hit Games 0 11 team • also played football. CATCHER • RS-JUNIOR 4+-Hit Games 0 1 Multi-RBI Games 0 5 Bio 6-3 • 215 • R/R Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 0 Born on March 10, 1995 • parents are Mike and Julie Meyer • MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. CAREER STATS brother, Nick, is also a catcher, playing at Cal Poly SLO • most SANTA MARGARITA HS Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO memorable sports moment to date was hitting a walk-off home run in high school. SEASON STATISTICS 2017 .333 1-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 3-3 11 2 2 0 0 2 2015 .129 31-19 62 3 8 2 0 0 5 2 17 2014 .276 33-28 98 15 27 11 0 1 25 17 14 AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB CAR .221 65-48 163 19 36 13 0 1 30 19 32

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SEASON HIGHS THE COTTON FILE At Bats -- Grand Canyon Hits -- RBIs -- 2017 Runs -- High School Regis Jesuit High School - Aurora, Colo. Doubles -- Home Runs -- Led his team with a .514 batting average including 36 hits and 28 Walks -- RBIs as a senior in 2016 • earned Continental League Co-Player of Stolen Bases -- the Year recognition • drafted in the 38th Round of the 2016 MLB CAREER HIGHS First Year Players Draft by the Colorado Rockies • ranked as a top two outfielder in his class in the state of Colorado by Perfect Game see above • was a 2016 Rawlings All-American Honorable Mention, an ABCA All-American third team, and earned honorable mention recog- KEEPING TRACK nition on Perfect Game’s 2014 and 2015 Underclass All-American 2017 CAREER (GCU) teams • helped lead the Raiders to a 16-5 overall record and 9-1 Multi-Hit Games 0 0 league mark in 2016 • also played basketball. 4+-Hit Games 0 0 Bio QUIN Multi-RBI Games 0 0 Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 0 Born on March 31, 1998 • parents are Anthony Cotton and Theresa COTTON Smith • also considered Oklahoma, West Virginia, Washington and 27 USC • father, Anthony, played football at Northwestern University •mother, Theresa, played basketball at Regis University •chose OUTFIELDER • FRESHMAN Grand Canyon for its player development and head coach Andy 5-11 • 190 • R/R Stankiewicz • cites Jackie Robinson as his biggest career influence • favorite TV show is Criminal Minds. AURORA, COLO. CAREER STATS REGIS JESUIT HS Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SEASON STATISTICS 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAR - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB

SEASON HIGHS THE BESS FILE At Bats 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Grand Canyon Hits 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 RBIs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 2017 Runs -- High School Fruita Monument High School - Fruita, Colo. Doubles 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Home Runs -- Hit .492 over his three-year varsity career, including a peak batting Walks -- average of .562 as a junior in 2015 • drafted by the Colorado Stolen Bases -- Rockies in the 39th Round of the 2016 MLB First Year Players Draft CAREER HIGHS • became the first player drafted out of his high school since 1998 and fifth in school history • was named the league’s Player of the see above Year in both his junior and senior seasons • landed on the 2016 Southwestern League All-Conference first team and won Player KEEPING TRACK of the Year honors • named a 2016 Rawlings All-American Hon- 2017 CAREER (GCU) orable Mention • of his 94 career hits, over half (49) were of the Multi-Hit Games 0 0 extra-base variety including 32 doubles and 6 home runs • posted 4+-Hit Games 0 0 state-best marks of 40 RBIs and a 1.125 slugging percentage as a CUBA Multi-RBI Games 0 0 junior in 2015 to go along with his second-ranked batting average Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 0 of .562 • had a team-leading 11 doubles as a senior in 2016, tied BESS for seventh in Colorado Class 5A baseball • ranked as the top first 28 baseman of his class in Colorado, according to Perfect Game • also CATCHER • FRESHMAN played golf for three years. 6-1 • 200 • L/R Bio Born on September 29, 1997 • parents are Johnny Bess and FRUITA, COLO. CAREER STATS Jennifer Perez • father, Johnny, was drafted by the Cincinnati FRUITA MONUMENT HS Reds in the 22nd Round of the 1992 draft out of Mesa State College Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO (now Colorado Mesa) • father was a switch-hitting utility man SEASON STATISTICS 2017 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 who advanced as high as Triple-A • cites his parents as his biggest influences • chose GCU because he “liked the campus” as well as CAR - 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 “the coaches, the facilities and how far the baseball program has come.” • favorite TV show is Friends. AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB

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SEASON HIGHS THE BAKER FILE At Bats -- Grand Canyon Hits -- RBIs -- 2017 Runs -- High School Sandra Day O’Connor High School - Phoenix, Ariz. Doubles -- Home Runs -- The outfielder batted .417 with 22 RBIs and 11 extra-base hits as Walks -- a senior in 2016 • his batting average ranked second on the club Stolen Bases -- among players with at least 130 plate appearances • helped lead CAREER HIGHS the team to a runner-up finish and a 30-7 record as a senior • earned both second and first team all-state honors during his ca- see above reer • was a three-sport athlete, competing in baseball, basketball and football. KEEPING TRACK Bio 2017 CAREER (GCU) Multi-Hit Games 0 0 Born on October 4, 1997 • parents are Scott and Gina Baker • mem- 4+-Hit Games 0 0 ber of student government in high school • favorite motivational TANNER Multi-RBI Games 0 0 quote is “hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 0 • favorite sports moment to date was playing in the state playoffs 35 BAKER in high school. OUTFIELDER • FRESHMAN 6-1 • 200 • L/L PHOENIX, ARIZ. CAREER STATS SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR HS Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SEASON STATISTICS 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAR - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB

SEASON HIGHS THE BARNES FILE At Bats 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Grand Canyon Hits 2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 RBIs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 2016 Played in 22 games (16 starts) for the Lopes, batting .157 Runs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 • made GCU career debut in Game 1 of a DH on Feb. 20 against Doubles 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Gonzaga while making his first start in Game 2 • had three multi-hit Home Runs -- games in a 10-day span against Cal Poly, New Mexico and UNLV. Walks 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Stolen Bases -- 2015 Redshirted. CAREER HIGHS High School Esperanza High School - Anaheim, Calif. At Bats 5, vs. Cal Poly, 3/12/2016 Was a two-year starter and team captain after moving schools • Hits 2 (4x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20/2017 compiled a .282 average over the course of his junior and senior RBIs 2, vs. New Mexico, 3/15/2016 season • was named to the All-Century League team • had a streak Runs 2 (2x), last vs. New Mexico, 3/15/2016 in the middle of his senior campaign where he recorded hits in 16 Doubles 1 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20/2017 of 17 games and batted .380. Home Runs -- Walks 1 (4x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17/2017 Riverside Poly High School - Riverside, Calif. GRIFFIN Stolen Bases 1, vs. New Mexico, 3/15/2016 Started for the Bears in his freshman and sophomore seasons, KEEPING TRACK hitting .379 in his two years including a head-turning .458 batting 41 BARNES 2017 CAREER (GCU) average as a freshman, slugging .610 • named Rookie of the Year Multi-Hit Games 1 4 as a freshman and the team’s best defender. 4+-Hit Games 0 0 CATCHER • RS-SOPHOMORE Multi-RBI Games 0 1 Bio 5-10 • 180 • R/R Multi-Stolen Base Games 0 0 Born on October 18, 1995 in Fullerton, Calif. • parents are Dennis ANAHEIM, CALIF. CAREER STATS and Stephanie Barnes •majoring in Business Management •broth- er, Austin, played collegiately at Arizona State, was drafted by the ESPERANZA HS Year Avg G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Marlins in 2011, and made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles SEASON STATISTICS 2017 .400 2-2 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 Dodgers on May 24, 2015 • uncle, Mike Gallego, logged 13 years of major league service for Oakland, NY Yankees and St. Louis • .400 2-2 5 1 2 0 1 1 2016 .157 22-16 51 5 8 1 0 0 4 3 14 cousin, Niko Gallego, played for UCLA and played five seasons of CAR .179 24-18 56 6 10 2 0 0 5 4 17 Minor League Baseball • cousin, Jake Galleway, is an infielder at AVG G/GS AB R H HR RBI BB future WAC member, California Baptist.

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THE VORHOF FILE SEASON HIGHS Grand Canyon Innings Pitched 2.0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Hits Allowed 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 2016 Appeared in 19 games for GCU (two starts) and pitched 39.0 Runs 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 innings • only relief pitcher to be named to the Preseason All-WAC Earned Runs 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 team • converted on two save opportunities in first two appear- Walks 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 ances of season without allowing a hit • pitched first 7.1 innings of Strikeouts 2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 the year without allowing a run • finished year with three saves • Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- went 5-1 on year to improve to 10-1 in GCU career. Batters Faced 7, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 2015 Appeared in 24 games and was 5-0 • garned second team CAREER HIGHS All-WAC recognition • late-inning specialist for the Lopes, finishing Innings Pitched 5.1, at Utah Valley, 4/24/2015 14 games on the mound • had a 3.02 ERA which was second on the Hits Allowed 8, at New Mexico State, 4/19/2015 team • one of only two WAC pitchers to record five or more saves Runs 5 (2x), last at N. Colorado, 5/6/2016 • one of five WAC pitchers to record five or more saves • retired all Earned Runs 5, at Northern Colorado, 5/6/2016 12 batters he faced for a four-inning save vs. Kansas on March 3 • Walks 3 (2x), last at N. Colorado, 5/6/2016 earned fifth and final save in WAC-clinching victory at Sacramento Strikeouts 5 (2x), last vs. Texas-Pan Am., 4/2/2015 State on May 16, coaxing two groundouts and a fly-out to center. Low Hits (5.0+ IP) 5, at Utah Valley, 44/24/2015 Batters Faced -- MICK High School Eastlake High School - Sammamish, Wash. KEEPING TRACK Over three seasons on the varsity squad, posted a 1.99 ERA with VORHOF In 2.0+ IP... 2017 CAREER (GCU) 1 116 strikeouts • as a senior, struck out a team-high 70 batters in Walked none 1 1 69.0 innings • named to the All-State baseball team and earned Allowed 0 runs 1 2 RHP • JUNIOR team MVP honors • had four complete games during his senior Allowed 2 or less runs 1 2 campaign • tabbed as Seattle Times 4A first team All-League as a Allowed 0 hits 0 1 6-1 • 175 • R/R junior and senior, and honorable mention as a sophomore • also played basketball, a two-year starter averaging 15.5 ppg and a spot CAREER STATS SAMMAMISH, WASH. on the second team All-KingCo League team. Year ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG EASTLAKE HS Bio 2017 0.00 0-0 1-0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 SEASON STATISTICS Born on September 7, 1995 in Bellevue, Wash. • parents are Roy 2016 4.15 5-1 19-2 3 39.0 40 23 18 17 23 .276 0-0 0.00 1-0 0 2.0 0 2 .143 and Kelly Vorhof • majoring in Sports Management • hobbies 2015 3.02 5-0 24-1 5 41.2 47 20 14 9 39 .280 outside of baseball include playing basketball • favorite teams are W-L ERA G/GS SV IP BB SO AVG the Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawks. TOT 3.48 10-1 44-3 8 82.2 87 43 32 26 62 .275

THE BENAVIDES FILE SEASON HIGHS Grand Canyon Innings Pitched 1.0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 Hits Allowed 2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 2016 In 10 appearances (all in relief) he threw 17.0 innings and Runs 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 went 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA • ranked second on the Lopes with his Earned Runs 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 3.18 ERA • made debut in a Lopes’ uniform on Feb. 20, tossing 1.2 Walks 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 scoreless innings vs. Gonzaga • spun 2.1 scoreless innings against Strikeouts -- New Mexico on March 16 • threw a career-high 3.0 innings against Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- Sacramento State on May 14, striking out three batters. Batters Faced 5, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/20 High School Canyon Del Oro High School - Oro Valley, Ariz. CAREER HIGHS Posted a career ERA of 3.05 through four seasons of varsity base- Innings Pitched 3.0, vs. Sacramento State, 5/14/2016 ball, highlighted by a 1.98 and 2.03 as a freshman and sophomore Hits Allowed 4, vs. Tennessee, 2/26/2016 Runs 3, vs. Tennessee, 2/26/2016 • held opposing batters to a .217 cumulative batting average and Earned Runs 2, vs. Utah Valley, 3/26/2016 was a team captain all four years • the Dorados broke through in Walks 3, at San José State, 5/4/2016 his senior season to claim the Division II state title as the three Strikeouts 3, vs. Sacramento State, 5/14/2016 seed • made the start in the state championship game, tossing five Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- superb innings in the team’s 3-1 victory, including a streak of seven Batters Faced 13, at San José State, 5/4/2016 GABE straight batters retired to finish his outing • three-time All-State KEEPING TRACK selection and two-time First Team Southern Conference honoree BENAVIDES • named to the 2014 Arizona Sunbelt Team along with six fellow In 2.0+ IP... 2017 CAREER (GCU) 14 GCU players • ranked as a top-five left-handed pitcher in Arizona Walked none 0 0 by Perfect Game • also played basketball, where he was a four-year Allowed 0 runs 0 0 LHP • SOPHOMORE starter and a three-year team captain. Allowed 2 or less runs 0 0 Allowed 0 hits 0 0 6-2 • 180 • R/L Bio CAREER STATS WILCOX, ARIZ. Born on September 9, 1996 in Fallbrook, Calif. • parents are Ryan CANYON DEL ORO HS and Jodi Benavides • majoring in Sports Management • favorite Year ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG thing to do in Phoenix is attend spring training games • favorite 2017 0.00 0-0 1-0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 SEASON STATISTICS team growing up was the Pittsburgh Steelers • favorite athletes to 2016 3.18 1-1 10-0 0 17.0 21 8 6 8 7 .296 watch right now are Johnny Cueto, J.R. Smith and Antonio Brown 0-0 0.00 1-0 0 1.0 0 0 .400 • father, Ryan, played football at Western New Mexico • hose Grand TOT 3.00 1-1 11-0 0 18.0 23 8 6 8 7 .302 Canyon for the opportunity to put GCU Baseball on the map. W-L ERA G/GS SV IP BB SO AVG

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THE SIEGLITZ FILE SEASON HIGHS Grand Canyon Innings Pitched -- Hits Allowed -- 2017 Runs -- Earned Runs -- High School Mountain Ridge High School - Peoria, Ariz.. Walks -- Made 26 appearances over three varsity seasons for the Mountain Strikeouts -- Lions, posting a cumulative 2.72 ERA • in a career-high 25.0 innings Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- of work as a junior in 2015, posted a 2.17 ERA with 17 strikeouts and Batters Faced -- just five walks • aside from his three letters in baseball, earned a CAREER HIGHS letter in cross country • as a sophomore in 2014, pitched the last three innings of a combined no-hitter as Mountain Ridge tipped see above No. 9 nationally-ranked Chaparral. KEEPING TRACK Bio In 2.0+ IP... 2017 CAREER (GCU) Born on March 13, 1998 • parents are Tony and Nicole Sieglitz • has Walked none 0 0 been to the Dominican Republic on a mission’s trip • Grand Canyon Allowed 0 runs 0 0 has been his No. 1 choice for college since seventh grade • his Allowed 2 or less runs 0 0 JOSH career goal is to own his own business • favorite personal sports Allowed 0 hits 0 0 moment growing up was throwing his first no-hitter • outside of SIEGLITZ baseball, he enjoys fishing and camping. 23 RHP • FRESHMAN 6-2 • 160 • R/R CAREER STATS PEORIA, ARIZ. Year ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG MOUNTAIN RIDGE HS 2017 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 SEASON STATISTICS TOT 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0 0 W-L ERA G/GS SV IP BB SO AVG

THE FRANKS FILE SEASON HIGHS Grand Canyon Innings Pitched 3.0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 Hits Allowed 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 2016 Appeared in a team-high 24 games for the Lopes, all in relief, Runs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 posting a 2-0 record with a 2.73 ERA • led the Grand Canyon pitch- Earned Runs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 ing staff in ERA • went from March 8 to April 9 without allowing an Walks 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 earned run, a span of 10 appearances and 12.1 innings pitched • did Strikeouts 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 not allow an earned run in 19 of his 24 appearances • began Lopes’ Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- career with two outings of one scoreless inning each • struck out Batters Faced 12, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17 the side in a one-inning relief effort against UNLV on March 22. CAREER HIGHS Previous College Santa Ana CC - Santa Ana, Calif. Innings Pitched 3.0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17/2017 Appeared in 28 games for the Dons in both 2014 and 2015, appear- Hits Allowed 5, vs. New Mexico State, 4/11/2016 Runs 3 (2x), last vs. Nevada, 5/17/2016 ing solely in relief • his 28 appearances were most among Califor- Earned Runs 3 (2x), last vs. Nevada, 5/17/2016 nia Community College Baseball pitchers in both 2014 and 2015 • Walks 2 (2x), last at Seattle U, 4/16/2016 went 3-2 with 4 saves as a sophomore in 2015, posting a team-best Strikeouts 3 (4x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/17/2017 1.84 ERA • also led the team with 32 strikeouts and 4 saves. Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- High School Kennedy High School - La Palma, Calif. Batters Faced -- AJ KEEPING TRACK Named to the Division II All-CIF second team • named a first team FRANKS Empire League All-Conference selection as a senior in 2013 • was a In 2.0+ IP... 2017 CAREER (GCU) 29 member of the honor roll and Christian club. Walked none 1 1 Allowed 0 runs 0 0 RHP • SENIOR Bio Allowed 2 or less runs 1 1 Allowed 0 hits 0 0 6-2 • 170 • R/R Born on June 25, 1995 • parents are Charles Franks and Alissa Sa- ris • has been to Guatemala on a mission’s trip • hobbies outside of CAREER STATS ANAHEIM, CALIF. | KENNEDY HS baseball include playing beach volleyball, basketball and ping pong Year ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG SANTA ANA CC • he collects decks of cards • favorite TV show is Prison Break. 2017 3.00 0-0 1-0 1 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 .250 SEASON STATISTICS 2016 2.73 2-0 24-0 2 26.1 22 14 8 15 23 .227 0-0 3.00 1-0 1 3.0 0 3 .250 TOT 2.73 2-0 25-0 3 29.2 25 15 9 15 26 .229 W-L ERA G/GS SV IP BB SO AVG

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THE SCHNEIDER FILE SEASON HIGHS Grand Canyon Innings Pitched -- Hits Allowed -- 2017 Runs -- Earned Runs -- High School Basha High School - Gilbert, Ariz. Walks -- Pitched for the Bears as a junior and senior, compiling 82.1 total Strikeouts -- innings and a career ERA of 2.13 • struck out 103 batters compared Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- to 43 walks • earned All-Division I second team honors and All-Sec- Batters Faced -- tion first team recognition as a senior in 2016 • limited opponents CAREER HIGHS to a .218 batting average over his 20 career appearances • helped lead Basha to a 24-6 overall record and a state playoff bid in 2016 see above • had 10-strikeout games on three occasions as a senior • a member of the National Honor Society, Honor Roll and Fellowship KEEPING TRACK of Christian Athletes. In 2.0+ IP... 2017 CAREER (GCU) Bio Walked none 0 0 Allowed 0 runs 0 0 Born on March 17, 1998 • parents are Mike and Dawn Schneider • Allowed 2 or less runs 0 0 JACK chose Grand Canyon for the “opportunity to play Division I baseball Allowed 0 hits 0 0 close to home” • favorite quote is “the worst pitch thrown with SCHNEIDER conviction is better than the best pitch thrown with doubt.” • his 30 favorite sports moment to date is going 17-1 and being the No. 1-ranked team through his high school senior season • outside of LHP • FRESHMAN baseball he likes watching and playing sports, ping pong, working 6-0 • 185 • L/L out and being around family and friends • favorite restaurant is Chipotle • favorite place to visit is Iowa. CAREER STATS GILBERT, ARIZ. Year ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG BASHA HS 2017 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 SEASON STATISTICS TOT 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0 0 W-L ERA G/GS SV IP BB SO AVG

THE ANDREWS FILE SEASON HIGHS Grand Canyon Innings Pitched 0.2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Hits Allowed 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 2016 Made six relief appearances for the Lopes as a freshman, Runs 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 going 0-1 with a 9.90 ERA • debuted for Grand Canyon against Earned Runs 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Gonzaga on Feb. 20 • tossed first scoreless inning in GCU’s win Walks 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 over Omaha on March 6 • threw another scoreless frame against Strikeouts 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 New Mexico State on April 11. Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- Batters Faced 2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 High School Queen Creek High School - Queen Creek, Ariz. CAREER HIGHS Pitched on varsity all four years for the Bulldogs, posting a 16-8 record with a 2.23 ERA over his 38 career games • in 48.2 innings Innings Pitched 3.2, at Kansas State, 4/27/2016 of work as a senior, Andrews tallied 64 strikeouts compared to just Hits Allowed 4 (2x), last: at Kansas State, 4/27/2016 Runs 5, at Kansas State, 4/27/2016 six walks • ranked as the no. 4 left-handed pitcher in Arizona, per Earned Runs 4 (2x), last: at Kansas State, 4/27/2016 Perfect Game • two-time Arizona Division II All-State selection • Walks 1 (4x), last: at Kansas State, 4/27/2016 member of the 2014 AZBCA Sunbelt Team along with six fellow GCU Strikeouts 4, at Kansas State, 4/27/2016 teammates • holds Queen Creek records for single-season ERA Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- (2.16 in 2015) and career ERA (2.23) • two-year team captain. Batters Faced -- JOSH Bio KEEPING TRACK ANDREWS Born on December 16, 1995 in Queen Creek, Ariz. • parents are In 2.0+ IP... 2017 CAREER (GCU) 31 Jon and Maria Andrews • majoring in Sports Management • also Walked none 0 0 considered Texas Tech and Santa Clara • hobbies include fishing • Allowed 0 runs 0 0 LHP • SOPHOMORE Allowed 2 or less runs 0 0 favorite team growing up was the Boston Red Sox • favorite athlete Allowed 0 hits 0 0 5-11 • 165 • L/L to watch right now if Felix Hernandez. CAREER STATS QUEEN CREEK, ARIZ. Year ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG QUEEN CREEK HS 2017 0.00 0-0 1-0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 SEASON STATISTICS 2016 9.90 0-1 6-0 0 10.0 14 13 11 4 6 .333 0-0 0.00 1-0 0 0.2 0 1 TOT 9.28 0-1 7-0 0 10.2 14 13 11 4 7 .326 W-L ERA G/GS SV IP BB SO AVG

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THE MILACKI FILE SEASON HIGHS Grand Canyon Innings Pitched 0.1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Hits Allowed 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 2017 Runs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Earned Runs 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Previous School Hutchinson CC - Hutchinson, Kansas Walks 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Played one season for the Blue Dragons in 2016, making 11 Strikeouts -- appearances (10 starts) on the mound while also recording 84 at Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- bats • went 6-2 with a 3.63 ERA in 44.2 innings, striking out 29 and Batters Faced 5, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 walking 10 • struck out a season-high seven batters in a complete CAREER HIGHS game, two-hit victory over Rose State College on Feb. 28, 2016. earned Conference Pitcher of the Week honors following the see above performance • in final at bat, hit a home run to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth with two outs of an elimination game. KEEPING TRACK High School Lake Havasu High School - Lake Havasu City, Ariz. In 2.0+ IP... 2017 CAREER (GCU) Walked none 0 0 Named All-Section Player of the Year as a senior in 2015 • earned Allowed 0 runs 0 0 first team All-Section honors as a junior and senior • was named to Allowed 2 or less runs 0 0 BOBBY the second team of the All-Arizona Division II baseball team in 2015 Allowed 0 hits 0 0 • most memorable outing came on March 16, 2015 against Parker, MILACKI throwing a 5.0-inning no-hitter with 10 strikeouts, including a 30 streak of nine straight retired via strikeout. RHP • SOPHOMORE Bio 6-2 • 210 • R/R Born on November 6, 1996 • parents are Bob and Kim Milacki • father, Bob, made 143 MLB appearances for Baltimore, Cleveland, CAREER STATS LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZ. | LAKE HAVASU HS Kansas City and Seattle in an eight-year career. Tossed 243.0 Year ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG HUTCHINSON CC innings in 1989, starting an AL-leading 36 games. Threw the first 6.0 innings of the Orioles most recent no-hitter, a combined effort 2017 27.00 0-0 1-0 0 0.1 1 1 1 3 0 .500 SEASON STATISTICS on July 13, 1991 against the Athletics • father, Bob, has coached in TOT 27.00 0-0 1-0 0 0.0 1 1 1 3 0 .500 professional baseball since 2001, most recently in the Washington 0-0 27.00 1-0 0 0.1 3 0 .500 Nationals organization • sister, Ashlee, played college basketball at W-L ERA G/GS SV IP BB SO AVG Glendale Community College • favorite artist is Luke Bryan.

THE McLEOD FILE SEASON HIGHS Grand Canyon Innings Pitched 1.0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Hits Allowed 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 2016 Made 12 relief appearances for GCU spanning 12.0 innings, Runs 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 going 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA • debuted for the Lopes in a loss to Gon- Earned Runs 0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 zaga on Feb. 21 • had two stellar outings on Feb. 26 vs. Tennessee Walks 2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 (1.0 IP, 2 strikeouts) and March 5 vs. Omaha (2.0 IP, 3 strikeouts) Strikeouts -- • tossed 1.1 scoreless innings in the Lopes’ tie with Kansas on April Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- 26 • threw 1.2 scoreless innings at Kansas State on April 27. Batters Faced 4, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 High School Greenway High School - Phoenix, Ariz. CAREER HIGHS Finished his high school career with a 2.60 ERA over 31 appear- Innings Pitched 2.0, vs. Omaha, 3/5/2016 ances for the Demons • compiled a career-best and school Hits Allowed 3 (3x), last vs. Chicago State, 5/1/2016 Runs 3, vs. San Francisco, 3/8/2016 record-setting 0.74 ERA as a junior, allowing just 13 hits in 38.0 Earned Runs 3, vs. San Francisco, 3/8/2016 innings • limited batters to a .171 clip over the course of his career, Walks 2 (2x), last vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19/2017 highlighted by a .102 mark as a junior • used sparingly as a batter Strikeouts 3, vs. Omaha, 3/5/2016 until his senior season, where he posted a .329 batting average Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- (25-for-88) • rated as the second-best left-handed pitcher in the Batters Faced 9, vs. San Francisco, 3/8/2016 ZACK state, per Perfect Game • earned recognition as 2015 Perfect KEEPING TRACK Game Honorable Mention All-American • part of a state champi- McLEOD onship team as a junior in 2014, appearing on a pitching staff that In 2.0+ IP... 2017 CAREER (GCU) 34 allowed just two runs in five postseason games • member of the Walked none 0 0 Tampa Bay Rays Scout Team • selected as a member of the 2014 Allowed 0 runs 0 0 LHP • SOPHOMORE Arizona Junior Sunbelt team, alongside six fellow GCU baseball Allowed 2 or less runs 0 0 players • also played football. Allowed 0 hits 0 0 6-1 • 180 • L/L CAREER STATS PHOENIX, ARIZ. Bio GREENWAY HS Born on January 6, 1997 in Elgin, Ill. • parents are Bob and Debbie Year ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG McLeod • hobbies outside of baseball include drag racing and go- 2017 0.00 0-0 1-0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 SEASON STATISTICS ing to Firebird Raceway • favorite sports team is the Chicago Cubs 2016 6.00 0-1 12-0 0 12.0 17 9 8 6 11 .340 • favorite athlete to watch right now is Aroldis Chapman • favorite 0-0 0.00 1-0 0 1.0 2 0 artist is Garth Brooks • best sports memory was committing to TOT 5.54 0-1 13-0 0 13.0 17 9 8 8 11 .314 Grand Canyon. W-L ERA G/GS SV IP BB SO AVG

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THE HANSEN FILE SEASON HIGHS Grand Canyon Innings Pitched -- Hits Allowed -- 2017 Runs -- Earned Runs -- High School Snowflake High School - Snowflake, Ariz. Walks -- Pitched on varsity all four years of high school, lowering his ERA Strikeouts -- each year from a 5.09 as a freshman in 2013 to a 1.35 as a senior Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- in 2016 • earned Division III All-Arizona recognition as a junior and Batters Faced -- senior • named Section Player of the Year as a junior and garnered CAREER HIGHS All-Section first team recognition as a senior • finished his junior year in 2015 by pitching a nine-inning shutout in the state playoffs see above • struck out 18 batters in a 7-0 shutout effort over Wickenburg on April 1, 2016 • ranked as a Top 10 left-handed pitcher in the state KEEPING TRACK of Arizona by Perfect Game • also played outfield and first base for In 2.0+ IP... 2017 CAREER (GCU) the Lobos • named USA Baseball / MaxPrep Player of the Week on Walked none 0 0 April 25, 2016 for the southwest region after going 8-for-9 from Allowed 0 runs 0 0 the plate with two home runs • also played soccer and basketball Allowed 2 or less runs 0 0 TYLER his first two years of high school before focusing on baseball. Allowed 0 hits 0 0 Bio 39 HANSEN Born on August 5, 1997 • parents are Dale and Cyrena Hansen • mother, Cyrena, played basketball at Mesa Community College • his LHP • FRESHMAN inspiration is his special needs brother, Zach, who has also battled 6-3 • 185 • L/L leukemia. Says, “My brother would die for the game of baseball and he cannot play for himself, so I play for him.” • favorite food is Italian CAREER STATS SNOWFLAKE, ARIZ. • favorite car is a 1968 Dodge Challenger. Year ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG SNOWFLAKE HS 2017 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 SEASON STATISTICS TOT 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0 0 W-L ERA G/GS SV IP BB SO AVG

THE SMITH FILE SEASON HIGHS Grand Canyon Innings Pitched 1.0, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Hits Allowed 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 2017 Runs 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Earned Runs 2, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Previous School San Jacinto College - San Jacinto, Calif. Walks 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 Went from two-way outfielder / pitcher to sole focus on pitching Strikeouts 1, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 • earned all six of the team’s saves on the season, serving as the Low Hits (5.0+ IP) -- closer with 21.1 innings pitched in a team-high 19 appearances • Batters Faced 7, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/19 struck out 33 batters for an impressive 13.9 strikeout-per-inning CAREER HIGHS ratio • pitched the first 7.0 innings of the season scoreless, allowing just four total hits • posted a 2.25 ERA in his 11 appearances prior see above to April 1 • in 2.0-inning outing on Feb. 27 at Riverside, he recorded all six outs via strikeout • tied for fourth in saves (6) among all KEEPING TRACK Southern California community colleges (45 schools). In 2.0+ IP... 2017 CAREER (GCU) High School Paloma Valley High School - Menifee, Calif. Walked none 0 0 Allowed 0 runs 0 0 Earned All-Conference honors as a senior (first team) and junior Allowed 2 or less runs 0 0 JERAMY (second team) • won the Darryl Kyle Tournament defensive MVP Allowed 0 hits 0 0 • a 2013 graduate, he was an All-Sunbelt League second team SMITH selection • helped lead his team to a league championship as a 44 senior • also played basketball. RHP • JUNIOR Bio 5-11 • 165 • R/R Born on May 21, 1995 • prents are Toby and Julie Smith • father, Toby, played basketball at Mt. San Antonio • outside of baseball, CAREER STATS MENIFEE, CALIF. | PALOMA VALLEY HS enjoys wakeboarding, skiing and water skis • older brother, Year ERA W-L G/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG SAN JACINTO COLLEGE Patrick, played baseball at California Baptist University and played in the Arizona Diamondbacks minor league system • chose Grand 2017 18.00 0-0 1-0 0 1.0 3 3 2 1 1 .500 SEASON STATISTICS Canyon because “the campus is beautiful, good academic and TOT 18.00 0-0 1-0 0 0.0 3 3 2 1 1 .500 sports programs, the weather is amazing.” • his career goal is to 0-0 18.00 1-0 0 1.0 1 1 .500 work in the front office of a Major League Baseball team • favorite W-L ERA G/GS SV IP BB SO AVG food is anything Italian • favorite TV show is Arrow.

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Feb 17, 2017 at Phoenix, Ariz. Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oklahoma State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 1 Grand Canyon 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 X - 6 12 1 WP-Wong, Jake (1-0) Save-Franks, AJ(1) LP-Buffett, Tyler (0-1) T-2:43 A-2357

Feb 19, 2017 at Phoenix, Ariz. Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oklahoma State 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 - 6 9 2 Grand Canyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 - 5 10 2 WP-Elliott, Jensen (1-0) Save-Battenfield, Blake(1) LP-Harte, Degan (0-1) T-3: A-874 A-874 HR OSU - Wacker, Travis (1)

Feb 20, 2017 at Phoenix, Ariz. Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oklahoma State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1 Grand Canyon 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 X - 4 8 1 WP-Repavich, Jake (1-0) LP-Teel, Carson (0-1) T-2:26 A-683 HR GCU - Evans, Ian (1), Saenz, Greg (1)

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GRAND CANYON OPPONENTS Date Opponent Time (AZ) / Rec. Conf. Pos. GB Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Time Att. Result R H E LOB R H E LOB 2/17 Oklahoma St W, 6-1 6 12 1 9 1 4 1 5 1-0 -- T-1 -- Jake Wong (1-0) Tyler Buffett (0-1) AJ Franks (1) 2:43 2,357 2/18 Oklahoma St L, 5-6 5 10 2 5 6 9 2 11 1-1 -- T-4 -- Jensen Elliott (1-0) Degan Harte (0-1) Blake Battenfield (1) 3:10 874 2/19 Oklahoma St W, 4-0 4 8 1 4 0 7 1 9 2-1 -- T-2 -- Jake Repavich (1-0) Carson Teel (0-1) -- 2:26 683 2/22 D-backs 1 p.m. 2/24 Wichita State 2 p.m. 2/25 Wichita State 1 p.m. 2/26 Wichita State 12 p.m. 3/3 Saint Mary's 3 p.m. 3/4 Saint Mary’s 2 p.m. 3/5 Saint Mary’s 2 p.m. 3/10 San Francisco 7 p.m. 3/11 San Francisco 2 p.m. 3/12 San Francisco 1 p.m. 3/14 UNLV 6 p.m. 3/15 UNLV 2 p.m. 3/17 Pepperdine 3 p.m. 3/18 Long Beach St 3 p.m. 3/19 Pepperdine 1 p.m. 3/21 New Mexico 5:30 p.m. 3/22 New Mexico 12 p.m. 3/24 CSUB 7 p.m. 3/25 CSUB 2 p.m. 3/26 CSUB 12 p.m. 3/29 Arizona 6 p.m. 3/31 N Colorado 7 p.m. 4/1 N Colorado 2 p.m. 4/2 N Colorado 12 p.m. 4/4 Arkansas 4:30 p.m. 4/5 Arkansas 1 p.m. 4/7 Sacramento St 6 p.m. 4/8 Sacramento St 6 p.m. 4/9 Sacramento St 12 p.m. 4/11 Arizona 7 p.m. 4/13 Chicago St 4 p.m. 4/14 Chicago St 1 p.m. 4/15 Chicago St 10 a.m. 4/21 UTRGV 7 p.m. 4/22 UTRGV 2 p.m. 4/23 UTRGV 12 p.m. 4/25 Kansas 7 p.m. 4/26 Kansas 1 p.m. 4/28 NM State 5 p.m. 4/29 NM State 1 p.m. 4/30 NM State 11 a.m. 5/5 Seattle U 7 p.m. 5/6 Seattle U 2 p.m. 5/7 Seattle U 12 p.m. 5/9 San José St 7 p.m. 5/10 San José St 2 p.m. 5/12 Utah Valley 5 p.m. 5/13 Utah Valley 5 p.m. 5/14 Utah Valley 11 a.m. 5/18 UC Davis 2:30 p.m. 5/19 UC Davis 2:30 p.m. 5/20 UC Davis 1 p.m. Gray denotes home game White denotes away game

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