VANCOUVER, Wash. - The Northwest Athletic Conference has announced the 2023 All-NWAC Baseball awards. The awards include 1st and 2nd team selections along with Most Valuable Player, Coach and Assistant Coach of the Year, and Gold Glove award winners. The awards are based on regular season performance and does not include tournament statistics. Coach of the Year is awarded to the head coach of the championship winning team.
MVP: Garrett Gores, Spokane
Gores was the ultimate two-way player for the East Region champions Spokane, finishing with a 1.15 ERA in 86.1 innings pitched, striking out 92 batters to 19 walks and recording an 8-3 record. Offensively, Gores hit .344 with three home runs, 31 RBI and 31 runs scored while walking 33 times to 32 strikeouts.
Pitcher:
1ST TEAM:
Cameron Soliz, Columbia Basin
Justin Feld, Tacoma
Ryan Lynch, Bellevue
Cam Hoiland, Bellevue
2ND TEAM:
Cade Reitzenstein, Clark
Michael Freund, Umpqua
Nick Bateman, Spokane
Joshua Flaugher, Edmonds
Relief Pitcher:
1ST TEAM:
Dylan Watts, Tacoma
2ND TEAM:
Zach Elsos, Southwestern Oregon
Catcher:
1ST TEAM:
Justin Stransky, Lower Columbia
2ND TEAM:
Evan Holman, Bellevue
Infield:
1ST TEAM:
Easton Amundson, Lower Columbia
Abe Affholter, Bellevue
Casen Taggart, Centralia
Sheehan O'Connor, Everett
Andrew Graham, Yakima Valley
2ND TEAM:
Cole Cramer, Linn-Benton
Drake Anderson, Tacoma
Jeremiah Crain, Tacoma
Kody Watanabe, Southwestern Oregon
Caleb Gray, Yakima Valley
Outfield:
1ST TEAM:
Steven Meier, Columbia Basin
Parker Plato, Big Bend
Braeden Terry, Everett
Titus Dumitru, Linn-Benton
2ND TEAM:
Brooks Rasmussen, Columbia Basin
Ryan Thomas, Lane
Aiden Dougherty, Linn-Benton
Kamana Nahaku, Tacoma
Utility:
1ST TEAM:
Rylen Bayne, Bellevue
2ND TEAM:
IAN WINTERHALDER, GRAYS HARBOR
Designated Hitter:
1ST TEAM:
Gaven Mattson, Columbia Basin
2ND TEAM:
Cayden Wotipka, Lower Columbia
Coach of the Year: Kurt Lupinski, Lower Columbia (NWAC Champion)
Assistant Coach of the Year: Derek Ridgway, Southwestern Oregon
Gold Glove Winners:
C: Justin Stransky, Lower Columbia
1B: Garrett Smith, Pierce
2B: Dominik Tavares, Umpqua
SS: Mason Person, Edmonds
3B: Wren Cecil, Lower Columbia
OF: Jarrod Seibel, Clackamas; David Kanoff, Chemeketa; Logan Meyer, Walla Walla
P: Cooper Weygandt, Pierce
