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3 GCU Club D2 Baseball players earn NCBA D2 All-American honors

Barnao, Walsh, Fernandez land on squad; Lopes place 7 on NCBA D1 SoPac All-Region list

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 1st baseman Zach Barnao and junior outfielder Chris Walsh, Jr. were both named to the 1st team, while sophomore shortstop Nathan Fernandez landed on the 2nd team. The honors come on the heels of the three Lopes joining teammates Harrison Fleek and Kyle Weaver on the NCBA Pacific Region's 1st Team All-Region squad, while fellow Lopes Dimitri Pettit, Jordan MacDonald and Sam Mueller made the 2nd team, and Thomas Blakney made both the 1st team (as a designated hitter) and 2nd team (as a starting pitcher).
 
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 1st and 2nd teams as a 1st baseman and starting pitcher, respectively. Fellow sophomore Braeden Coloma joined Ott on the 1st team as an outfielder, while senior 3rd baseman Bryce Arana and a pair of sophomores, shortstop Santiago Zuniga and outfielder Brady Steenson, kept Ott company on the 2nd team. Lopes' first baseman Koa Manintin rounded out his freshman campaign with a 3rd Team All-Region selection.
 
"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."
 
The full list of Lopes' honorees is below:
NCBA D2 All-Americans
2nd Team
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
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
NCBA D2 Pacific All-Region Teams
1st Team
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
SP Weaver, Kyle 7 0 1.63 8 8 3 38.2 37 14 7 9 41
2nd Team
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
SP Mueller, Samuel 4 0 2.48 8 4 1 29 23 19 8 16 36
SP Blakney, Thomas 3 1 2.36 6 5 2 26.2 18 12 7 4 21
NCBA D1 Southern Pacific All-Region Teams
1st Team
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
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
SP Ott, Sam 4 0 2.08 5 4 1 26 19 12 6 9 27
3rd Team
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
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Players Mentioned

Bryce Arana

#3 Bryce Arana

RHP/3B
6' 0"
Junior
Sam Ott

#11 Sam Ott

1B/3B
5' 11"
Sophomore
Santiago Zuniga

#13 Santiago Zuniga

SS
5' 9"
Sophomore
Brady Steenson

#15 Brady Steenson

3B/UTL
6' 1"
Sophomore
Braeden Coloma

#17 Braeden Coloma

OF/ P
5' 11"
Sophomore
Koa Manintin

#50 Koa Manintin

UTL
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bryce Arana

#3 Bryce Arana

6' 0"
Junior
RHP/3B
Sam Ott

#11 Sam Ott

5' 11"
Sophomore
1B/3B
Santiago Zuniga

#13 Santiago Zuniga

5' 9"
Sophomore
SS
Brady Steenson

#15 Brady Steenson

6' 1"
Sophomore
3B/UTL
Braeden Coloma

#17 Braeden Coloma

5' 11"
Sophomore
OF/ P
Koa Manintin

#50 Koa Manintin

6' 2"
Freshman
UTL

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