2023 Bellevue Baseball News
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Bruins land another JuCo All-American in HansenAugust 07, 20233B Scott Hansen (Portage, Ind./South Suburban College) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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BU strengthens middle with addition of Monroe from UCAAugust 03, 2023MIF Tyler Monroe (Lincoln, Neb./Central Arkansas) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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Local product Herrmann signs with BruinsAugust 02, 2023RHP Cade Hermann (Omaha, Neb./Western Illinois) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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Gilbert signs to play at BellevueAugust 01, 2023MIF Antony Gilbert (Quebec City, Que./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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Reliever Bennett signs with BruinsJuly 31, 2023RHP Kole Bennett (Maple Valley, Wash./Bellevue College) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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BU looks north to sign outfielder FortierJuly 28, 2023OF Sam Fortier (Quebec City, Que./Southwestern Oklahoma State) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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Bruins announce signing of D1 transfer ZimmererJuly 27, 2023OF Bryce Zimmerer (Creighton, Neb./South Dakota State) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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Burnette signs LOI to pitch at BellevueJuly 26, 2023RHP Brody Burnette (Kansas City, Mo./Hesston College) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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Baseball collects fourth-straight ABCA Team Academic Excellence AwardJuly 26, 2023For the fourth-straight season, and fifth time since 2017, the BU baseball program has earned the ABCA’s Team Academic Excellence Award, one of three NAIA programs both qualify for the Avista NAIA World Series and earn the award.
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Bellevue signs southpaw VinsonJuly 25, 2023LHP Jayden Vinson (Portland, Ore./Mt. Hood CC) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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JuCo All-American backstop Johnstone inks name with BruinsJuly 24, 2023C Nick Johnstone (Brisbane, Australia/South Suburban College) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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Elsner signs LOI with BU BaseballJuly 21, 20231B/OF Steven Elsner (San Francisco, Calif./College of Marin) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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Spongberg is first announced position player for BruinsJuly 20, 2023OF Danny Spongberg (Omaha, Neb./Southeast CC) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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BU announces signing of Wessels to LOIJuly 19, 2023RHP Jace Wessels (Clarkston, Wash./Columbia Basin College) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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Toth announced as BU's first signing in 2023 ClassJuly 18, 2023RHP Brady Toth (Boise, Idaho/Columbia Basin College) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
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Monlux feted by ABCA/ATEC with regional honorJune 29, 2023Bellevue University baseball coach Duane Monlux was one of 10 NAIA Coaches selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association and ATEC as a Regional Coach of the Year.
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Grade garners Gold Glove recognitionJune 21, 2023BU third baseman Nick Grade was honored today by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association All-America Committee on the ABCA/Rawlings-NAIA Gold Glove Team.
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Two from BU cited as Honorable Mention All-AmericansJune 06, 2023Kanta Kobayashi (Tokyo, Japan) and Dustin Schorie (Chandler, Ariz.) each were recognized by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches’ Association All-America Committee as Honorable Mention All-Americans.
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Bellevue mourns the loss of Payton HigginsJune 05, 2023Bellevue University was saddened to learn of the passing of former baseball student-athlete Payton Higgins on Sunday, June 4.
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Bruins' season ends in extras at World SeriesMay 27, 2023Evan Salmon’s two-run single in the 11th broke a 3-3 tie to lift Indiana Wesleyan to a 5-3 win over Bellevue in an elimination game at the 2023 Avista NAIA World Series.
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Comeback bid falls short in WS openerMay 26, 2023Despite battling back from a four-run deficit the Bellevue University baseball team fell, 6-4, to William Carey University on Day One of the 2023 Avista NAIA World Series.
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Seven from BU Baseball named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-AthletesMay 25, 2023Bruins who earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors include Easton Brinton, Kanta Kobayashi, Anthony Lind, Cade Sakamoto, Austin Shever, Mathieu Sirois, and CJ Townsend.
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Field set: BU to open World Series against William CareyMay 19, 20235th-seeded Bellevue will face 4th-seeded William Carey on Friday, May 26 at 3:05 p.m. (Pacific) in both team's first game of the 2023 Avista NAIA World Series.
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Sweet 16: Bruins down OKC to reach Avista NAIA World SeriesMay 17, 2023Bellevue pounded out 16 hits in a 13-3 win over Oklahoma City to advance to the 66th Annual Avista NAIA World Series, the 16th appearance in program history.
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Crippen's complete game puts BU in Championship RoundMay 16, 2023Bruin southpaw Blake Crippen needed just 100 pitches to earn a 6-3 complete game victory over Oklahoma City and send top-seeded Bellevue to the Championship Game of the NAIA Opening Round.
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Bruins, Schorie shut out Vikings in NAIA Opening Round, 7-0May 15, 2023The top-seeded Bellevue University baseball team used the stellar pitching effort of junior Dustin Schorie and a four-run second inning to propel the Bruins to a 7-0 victory over Grand View University Monday afternoon in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round (Bellevue Bracket) being played at Don Roddy Field on the Bellevue East campus.
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Field set with host Bruins serving as No. 1 seed in Bellevue BracketMay 11, 2023For the third-straight season, and fifth time overall, the Bellevue University baseball team will host an NAIA National Tournament Opening Round Bracket.
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Bruins go back-to-back; win fifth NSAA Tournament TitleMay 08, 2023In a back-and-forth affair, Bellevue prevailed 9-7 over Mayville State to claim the 2023 NSAA Championship on Monday.
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Crippen delivers gem and Bruins finally solve Kirchner to advance to 5th-straight NSAA TitleMay 07, 2023After being held scoreless over their previous 16 innings by Dakota State’s JD Kirchner, No. 5-ranked Bellevue team finally solved the funky right-hander in a 7-1 victory over the Trojans on Sunday evening.
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BU punishes mistakes in 7-3 win over Blue HawksMay 06, 2023Jake Lacey’s sixth inning home run broke up a pitcher’s duel to fuel top-seeded and No. 5 Bellevue to a 7-3 win over Dickinson State on day two of the 2023 NSAA Tournament.