After
reaching the 2023 National Club Baseball Association Division 2 World Series Championship Game for the second straight season, three members of the
Grand Canyon University Club Baseball Division 2 team earned spots on the NCBA Division 2 All-American squads. Lopes' senior 1
st baseman Zach Barnao and junior outfielder Chris Walsh, Jr. were both named to the 1
st team, while sophomore shortstop Nathan Fernandez landed on the 2
nd team. The honors come on the heels of the three Lopes joining teammates Harrison Fleek and Kyle Weaver on the NCBA Pacific Region's 1
st Team All-Region squad, while fellow Lopes Dimitri Pettit, Jordan MacDonald and Sam Mueller made the 2
nd team, and Thomas Blakney made both the 1
st team (as a designated hitter) and 2
nd team (as a starting pitcher).
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Meanwhile, on the Division 1 side, the Lopes garnered seven selections on the NCBA Southern Pacific All-Region teams. The Lopes were led by sophomore
Sam Ott, who like Blakney, made both the 1
st and 2
nd teams as a 1
st baseman and starting pitcher, respectively. Fellow sophomore
Braeden Coloma joined Ott on the 1
st team as an outfielder, while senior 3
rd baseman
Bryce Arana and a pair of sophomores, shortstop
Santiago Zuniga and outfielder
Brady Steenson, kept Ott company on the 2
nd team. Lopes' first baseman
Koa Manintin rounded out his freshman campaign with a 3
rd Team All-Region selection.
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"Congratulations to these players and their teammates," said
Lopes' Head Coach Rich Warnol. "I'm very proud of the hard work these guys have put in and their work outside of the few days per week that we hold practices. These players are the reason for our success each year."
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The full list of Lopes' honorees is below:
| NCBA D2 All-Americans |
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| 2nd Team |
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| POS |
PLR |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 1B |
Barnao, Zachary |
60 |
26 |
24 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
22 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
0.400 |
0.542 |
0.733 |
| OF |
Walsh Jr, Chris |
62 |
29 |
30 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
7 |
4 |
35 |
0.484 |
0.536 |
0.516 |
| 3rd Team |
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| POS |
PLR |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| SS |
Fernandez, Nathan |
73 |
32 |
33 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
0.452 |
0.506 |
0.63 |
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| NCBA D2 Pacific All-Region Teams |
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| 1st Team |
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| POS |
PLR |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| C |
Fleek, Harrison |
43 |
12 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
0.442 |
0.529 |
0.488 |
| 1B |
Barnao, Zachary |
60 |
26 |
24 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
22 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
0.400 |
0.542 |
0.733 |
| SS |
Fernandez, Nathan |
73 |
32 |
33 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
0.452 |
0.506 |
0.63 |
| OF |
Walsh Jr, Chris |
62 |
29 |
30 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
7 |
4 |
35 |
0.484 |
0.536 |
0.516 |
| Pitcher |
PLR |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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| SP |
Weaver, Kyle |
7 |
0 |
1.63 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
38.2 |
37 |
14 |
7 |
9 |
41 |
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| 2nd Team |
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| POS |
PLR |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2B |
Pettit, Dimitri |
68 |
29 |
32 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
0.471 |
0.531 |
0.588 |
| OF |
McDonald, Jordan |
43 |
17 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
0.419 |
0.545 |
0.419 |
| Pitcher |
PLR |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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| SP |
Mueller, Samuel |
4 |
0 |
2.48 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
29 |
23 |
19 |
8 |
16 |
36 |
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| SP |
Blakney, Thomas |
3 |
1 |
2.36 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
26.2 |
18 |
12 |
7 |
4 |
21 |
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| NCBA D1 Southern Pacific All-Region Teams |
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| 1st Team |
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| POS |
PLR |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 1B |
Ott, Sam |
68 |
23 |
36 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
33 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
0.529 |
0.590 |
0.794 |
| OF |
Coloma, Braeden |
49 |
20 |
26 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0.531 |
0.596 |
0.694 |
| 2nd Team |
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| POS |
PLR |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 3B |
Arana, Bryce |
53 |
25 |
24 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
17 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
0.453 |
0.592 |
0.679 |
| SS |
Zuniga, Santiago |
57 |
30 |
27 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
9 |
5 |
11 |
0.474 |
0.559 |
0.632 |
| OF |
Steenson, Brady |
68 |
24 |
28 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
24 |
11 |
11 |
6 |
0.412 |
0.494 |
0.662 |
| Pitcher |
PLR |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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| SP |
Ott, Sam |
4 |
0 |
2.08 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
26 |
19 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
27 |
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| 3rd Team |
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| POS |
PLR |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| DH |
Manintin, Koa |
45 |
6 |
16 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
20 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0.356 |
0.453 |
0.667 |