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This week in WOU Athletics: Softball at home, baseball heads to Newberg & Montana, track in Eugene

THIS WEEK IN WOU ATHLETICS
TICKETS | COMPOSITE SCHEDULE WITH STREAMING & STAT LINKS

HOME EVENTS
TUESDAY
  • Softball vs. Warner Pacific, 1 p.m. (DH)
SATURDAY
  • Softball vs. Simon Fraser, Noon (DH)
SUNDAY
  • Softball vs. Simon Fraser, 11 a.m. (DH)

AWAY EVENTS
TUESDAY
  • Baseball at George Fox, 2 p.m. 
FRIDAY
  • Track & Field at Oregon Preview (Eugene, OR)
  • Baseball at Montana State Billings, Noon (PT) (DH)
SATURDAY
  • Track & Field at Oregon Preview (Eugene, OR)
  • Baseball at Montana State Billings, 11 a.m. (PT) (DH)

QUICK GLANCE
SOFTBALL (10-17, 4-4)
GNAC STANDINGS | GNAC STATS | WOU STATS | WOU STAT RANKINGS
  • Tuesday vs. Warner Pacific (4-15), 1 p.m. (DH)
  • Saturday vs. Simon Fraser (13-16, 4-4), Noon (DH)
  • Sunday vs. Simon Fraser, 11 a.m. (DH)
AT A GLANCE: The Wolves dropped four games at No. 11 Western Washington last week to move to 4-4 in GNAC play. Victoria Zimmerman leads the team in hitting (.307) while Isabelle Lewis leads the team with 16 RBI. Kennedy Abbas paces WOU in the circle wit ha 4.16 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 74 innings of work.

WOU hosts NAIA Warner Pacific on Tuesday - a team that's 4-15 on the season after taking two of three from Providence (Montana) at home last week. The Knights are led at the plate by Killi Makanani (.327 AVG, 3 HR, 6 2B, 14 RBI) and Briana Munoz in the circle (4.15 ERA, 18 SO, 59 IP).

The Wolves return to GNAC play Friday at home against Simon Fraser, a team that is coming off dropping three of four at Montana State Billings last week after opening GNAC play by taking three of four from Northwest Nazarene at home. Lauren Lugtigheid leads the team in hitting with a .403 average while Kristen Davyduke (.366 AVG, 6 HR, 26 RBI) and Cassidy Affeldt (.338 AVG, 3 HR, 22 RB) have been the team's top run producers. Erin Murphy leads the team, GNAC and is second in NCAA D-II in stolen bases with 29. Monica Bourque leads SFU in the circle with a 2.93 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 74 innings of work.

WOU and SFU played in a non-GNAC game earlier this season in Monmouth with the Wolves winning 4-3 behind a four-run first inning.

BASEBALL (3-13, 1-7 GNAC)
GNAC STANDINGS | GNAC STATS | WOU STATS | WOU STAT RANKINGS
  • Tuesday at George Fox (9-7), 2 p.m. (9 inn. game)
  • Friday at Montana State Billings (15-9, 6-2), 1 p.m. (PT) (DH)
  • Saturday at Montana State Billings, Noon (PT) (DH)
AT A GLANCE: The Wolves haven't played since dropping a doubleheader March 9 at Central Washington heading into Tuesday's midweek game at George Fox. Freshman Zane Garvey leads the team in hitting (.300), on-base percentage (.440) and OPS (.765). On the mound, Devin Bell leads WOU on the mound as he leads the conference in WHIP (0.82 - 12th in NCAA D-II), third in ERA (2.10), second in hits allowed per nine innings (5.26) and third in strikeout-to-walk ration (4.17)

NCAA D-III George Fox enters Tuesday 9-7 on the season after going 3-0 at the Tucson Invitational this past weekend. Garrett Strube leads the team in hitting (.423) and OPS (1.159) while Evan Balingit leads GFU in RBI (19) and stolen bases (8) to go along with his .415 average and two homers while Carson Coulter leads the Bruins in slugging (.651), runs (18) and home runs (4) to go along wit ha .349 average and 16 RBI. 

MSUB is coming off sweeping Saint Martin's at home last week - outscoring the Saints 58-22 in the series - including scoring 15 runs or more in three of the four games. The Yellowjackets lead the GNAC in runs per game (7.4), home runs per game (0.79), slugging percentage (.457) and batting average (.308) with six players hitting .323 or better, eight players with 12 or more RBI and 11 players with a home run on the season (five with multiple homers on the year). On the mound, Jackson Betancourt leads the starters with a 3.65 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 37 innings of work. Hayden Mullins has been the team's top reliever, giving up just one earned run in 16.2 innings of work (0.54 ERA) with 10 strikeouts and a .161 opponent batting average.

TRACK & FIELD
Oregon Preview
Friday-Saturday | Eugene, OR
Live Results
Klein/Nwaba Combined Events
Thursday-Friday | Santa Barbara, CA
Live Results

AT A GLANCE: After completing the indoor season at last week's NCAA Indoor Championships where Mark Warren (weight throw), Isaiah Rodriguez (800) and the distance medley relay team (Rodriguez, Brennen Murphy, Grant Bohannon, Keeton Sanchez) all earned Second Team All-American honors, the Wolves now are focused on the outdoor season with a trio of multi-athletes heading to Santa Barbara while a larger contingent will head to Eugene.

NCAA OUTDOOR QUALIFYING MARKS (D-II Rank)
Women
Men

WOU ALL-TIME TOP-10 OUTDOOR MARKS REACHED
Rank when mark was set - Bold is school record
Women Men
WOU GNAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK - 2025
Women Men
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Players Mentioned

Isabelle Lewis

#28 Isabelle Lewis

IF
5' 3"
Redshirt Senior
R-R
Victoria Zimmerman

#21 Victoria Zimmerman

OF
5' 0"
Junior
L-R
Kennedy Abbas

#20 Kennedy Abbas

P
6' 1"
Sophomore
R-R
Ali Clifton

Ali Clifton

Junior
Ujunwa Nwokoma

Ujunwa Nwokoma

Senior
Grant Bohannon

Grant Bohannon

Sophomore
Gabe Burchfield

Gabe Burchfield

Junior
Jordan Kemper

Jordan Kemper

Redshirt Junior
Logan Parker

Logan Parker

Redshirt Sophomore
Isaiah Rodriguez

Isaiah Rodriguez

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Isabelle Lewis

#28 Isabelle Lewis

5' 3"
Redshirt Senior
R-R
IF
Victoria Zimmerman

#21 Victoria Zimmerman

5' 0"
Junior
L-R
OF
Kennedy Abbas

#20 Kennedy Abbas

6' 1"
Sophomore
R-R
P
Ali Clifton

Ali Clifton

Junior
Ujunwa Nwokoma

Ujunwa Nwokoma

Senior
Grant Bohannon

Grant Bohannon

Sophomore
Gabe Burchfield

Gabe Burchfield

Junior
Jordan Kemper

Jordan Kemper

Redshirt Junior
Logan Parker

Logan Parker

Redshirt Sophomore
Isaiah Rodriguez

Isaiah Rodriguez

Sophomore