2009 PRESS RELEASES

June 16, 2009
Record-Setting Bruins Finish with No. 12 National Ranking
NEWBERG, Ore. - After another record-setting season in 2009, the George Fox University Bruins finished the year with a No. 12 ranking in the final NCAA Division III D3baseball.com national poll as voted on by the website's panel of 25 coaches, sports information directors, and media members from around the country, the second-highest ranking at the end of the season in Bruin history.

May 22, 2009
POST-SEASON AWARDS: Three Bruins Earn Slew of All-America, All-Region Honors
NEWBERG, Ore. – A trio of George Fox University players - left fielder Matt Wyckoff, second baseman Bo Thunell, and relief pitcher Chad Jones - have collected six NCAA Division III All-America and All-West Region honors over the last couple of days by two national organizations, highlighting another record-setting baseball season for the Bruins in 2009.

May 17, 2009
GEORGE FOX 5-4, CHAPMAN 4-7: Split with Panthers Leaves Bruins a Game Short of Series
McMINNVILLE, Ore. – A 5-4 10-inning win by the George Fox University Bruins in the first game of Sunday’s NCAA Division III Baseball West Regional here at Linfield College’s Roy Helser Field/Jim Wright Stadium forced a second and deciding game, but the battle-tested Chapman University Panthers scored three unearned runs in the 7th inning to take a 7-4 win and a spot in next week’s D-III World Series.

May 16, 2009
GEORGE FOX 10, TEXAS-TYLER 4: Wyckoff Sets Hits Record as Bruins Send Patriots Home
McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Led by a record-setting performance at the plate by Matt Wyckoff and a sterling relief effort by Travis Schroeder, the No. 16 George Fox University Bruins eliminated the No. 10 University of Texas-Tyler Patriots 10-4 in the NCAA Division III Baseball West Regional Saturday afternoon here at Linfield College’s Roy Helser Field/Jim Wright Stadium.

May 15, 2009
GEORGE FOX 12, POMONA-PITZER 6: Bruins Pluck No. 1 Sagehens to Stay Alive in West
McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Matt Wyckoff went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, Pat Bailey slugged a grand slam, and Chad Jones set a new George Fox University single-season record with his seventh save as the No. 16 Bruins stunned the No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Sagehens 12-6 in the NCAA Division III Baseball West Regional Friday afternoon here at Linfield College’s Roy Helser Field/Jim Wright Stadium.

May 14, 2009
CAL LUTHERAN 2, GEORGE FOX 1: Kingsmen Win Pitchers’ Duel with Bruins in West’s 1st Round
McMINNVILLE, Ore. – California Lutheran University southpaw Greg Gelber out-dueled George Fox University right-hander Mark Putney as the Kingsmen edged the Bruins 2-1 in the third game of the day at the NCAA Division III West Regional baseball tournament Thursday night here at Linfield College’s Roy Helser Field/Jim Wright Stadium.

May 12, 2009
ALL-CONFERENCE: Wyckoff, Hunter Take Top Player, Coach Honors in NWC
NEWBERG, Ore. - Headlining a list of 14 George Fox University Bruins earning 2009 All-Northwest Conference baseball honors, slugging left fielder Matt Wyckoff has been named the NWC Player of the Year while Marty Hunter has been named Co-Coach of the Year as voted on by the conference’s nine coaches.

May 11, 2009
NCAA WEST REGIONAL: Bruins Open Regional Play Wednesday vs. Cal Lutheran
NEWBERG, Ore. - Making their fourth consecutive appearance and eighth in the last 10 years in the NCAA Division III Baseball National Championship Tournament, the George Fox University Bruins will meet the California Lutheran University Kingsmen Wednesday, May 13, at 7:00 p.m. in the first round of the West Regional at Linfield College’s Roy Helser Field/Jim Wright Stadium in McMinnville, Ore.

May 9, 2009
GEORGE FOX 24, PACIFIC LUTHERAN 6: Bruins Win NWC Playoff Game, NCAA Bid over Lutes
NEWBERG, Ore. - Securing the Northwest Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Baseball National Championship Tournament, the 16th-ranked George Fox University Bruins collected their most hits and runs in a game this season and knocked out the 20th-ranked Pacific Lutheran University Lutes 24-6 in a one-game conference playoff Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field.

May 8, 2009
ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: Bruins’ Kuenzi Named to Academic All-District VIII Team
NEWBERG, Ore. - Center fielder Kyle Kuenzi of George Fox University, the Bruins’ lead-off hitter who is on the verge of a new school record for runs scored, has been named to the 2009 ESPN the Magazine / CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII College Division Baseball Team as voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

May 6, 2009
NWC CHAMPIONSHIP: Bruins-Lutes One-Game NWC Playoff Set for May 9
NEWBERG, Ore. - A berth in the NCAA Division III Baseball National Championship Tournament will be on the line when the George Fox University Bruins and the Pacific Lutheran University Lutes square off in a one-game playoff on Saturday, May 9, at 1:00 p.m. at George Fox’s Morse Field to determine the Northwest Conference’s automatic bid to the tournament.

April 26, 2009
GEORGE FOX 4-5, LINFIELD 0-3: Bruins Snare Share of NWC Title with Sweep of Wildcats
NEWBERG, Ore. - Stalwart pitching efforts by Mark Putney and Chad Jones and three-run rallies in their last at bats in each game enabled the George Fox University Bruins to sweep the Linfield College Wildcats 4-0 and 5-3 Sunday afternoon here at Morse Field and grab a share of the 2009 Northwest Conference baseball championship.

April 25, 2009
GEORGE FOX 5-6, LINFIELD 4-7: Bruins Tied for 1st in NWC after Split with Wildcats
NEWBERG, Ore. - Slipping back into a tie for first place in the Northwest Conference baseball race with Pacific Lutheran University with one day left, the George Fox University Bruins defeated the Linfield College Wildcats 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field but fell behind by too much in the second game and dropped a 7-6 decision to their Yamhill County rivals.

April 19, 2009
GEORGE FOX 7-8, PUGET SOUND 4-7: Bruins Stay Atop NWC with Late Rallies over Loggers
TACOMA, Wash. - After taking the opener 7-4 with a three-run outburst in the top of the 7th, the 21st-ranked George Fox University Bruins rallied from four down with six outs left for a thrilling 8-7 eight-inning second-game win over the University of Puget Sound Loggers to remain atop the Northwest Conference baseball standings Sunday afternoon here at Logger Field.

April 18, 2009
PUGET SOUND 7-2, GEORGE FOX 5-15: Bruins Keep Conference Lead in Split with Loggers Box Score Game 1
TACOMA, Wash. - Bouncing back from a 7-5 loss in the first game, the 21st-ranked George Fox University Bruins slammed the University of Puget Sound Loggers 15-2 in the second game for a baseball doubleheader split and remained in first place in the tight Northwest Conference race Saturday afternoon here at Logger Field.

April 14, 2009
GEORGE FOX 15-16, WILLAMETTE 1-1: No. 21 Bruins (Finally) Finish Bearcat Series with Sweep
SALEM, Ore. – Exactly one month after it was originally scheduled, the George Fox University Bruins finally completed their four-game Northwest Conference baseball series with Willamette University by pounding out 35 hits, including 12 doubles and three home runs, to sweep a doubleheader from the Bearcats 15-1 and 16-1 on a chilly Tuesday afternoon here at John Lewis Field.

April 11, 2009
GEORGE FOX 14-6, WHITMAN 1-0: Sterling Pitching Powers Bruins Past Missionaries Twice
NEWBERG, Ore. – While the George Fox University offense continued to pound the baseball, it was the pitching performances of junior Mark Putney and freshman Jeremy Cheney that stood out as the Bruins swept a Northwest Conference doubleheader from the Whitman Missionaries 14-1 and 6-0 Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field.

April 10, 2009
GEORGE FOX 4-21, WHITMAN 1-2: Bruins Regain NWC Lead with Sweep of Missionaries
NEWBERG, Ore. – Keeping themselves in the thick of things in the tight Northwest Conference race, the George Fox University Bruins collected 34 hits en route to 4-1 and 21-2 win over the visiting Whitman College Missionaries in a baseball doubleheader Friday afternoon here at Morse Field and regained the league lead when the two other top contenders lost three out of four.

April 5, 2009
GEORGE FOX 16-4, WHITWORTH 4-5: Bruins Fall Back to 2nd in NWC after Split with Bucs
SPOKANE, Wash. – Dropping back into second place in the tightly-packed Northwest Conference, the George Fox University Bruins hammered the Whitworth University Pirates 16-4 in the first game of a Sunday afternoon doubleheader here at Merkel Field but let a 4-2 lead get away in the final inning of the second game and lost 5-4.

April 4, 2009
GEORGE FOX 8-12, WHITWORTH 4-11: Bruins Regain NWC Lead with Comeback Sweep of Pirates
SPOKANE, Wash. – Locked in a tight three-team battle for the Northwest Conference baseball crown, the George Fox University Bruins regained the percentage-point league lead with a pair of comeback victories, 8-4 and 12-11, over the Whitworth University Pirates in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon here at Merkel Field.

March 30, 2009
GEORGE FOX 4-7, PACIFIC LUTHERAN 3-9: Bruins and Lutes Swap Conference Comeback Wins
NEWBERG, Ore. – Taking turns stealing victories from each other, the George Fox University Bruins won the first game of a Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader 4-3 on Matt Wyckoff’s walk-off three-run homer in the last of the 7th before the Pacific Lutheran University Lutes scored eight times in the last three innings for a 9-7 second-game win Monday afternoon here at Morse Field.

March 29, 2009
PACIFIC LUTHERAN 2-4, GEORGE FOX 1-8: Bruins’ Two Big Innings in Nightcap Earn Split with Lutes
NEWBERG, Ore. – After stranding 15 runners, nine of them in scoring position, in a 2-1 first-game loss, the George Fox University Bruins came up with some clutch hits in two big innings for an 8-4 second-game win and a split of their Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader with the visiting Pacific Lutheran University Lutes Sunday afternoon here at Morse Field.

March 22, 2009
GEORGE FOX 11, CAL ST-EAST BAY 10: Bruins Rally in Last Two Innings to Surprise Pioneers
NEWBERG, Ore. – Down by five runs with only six outs left, the George Fox University Bruins scored seven runs in the last two innings to pull out an 11-10 win over the California State University-East Bay Pioneers in a non-conference baseball game Sunday afternoon here at Morse Field.

March 21, 2009
GEORGE FOX 9-6, CAL ST-EAST BAY 8-8: Bruins Split Non-Conference Twinbill with Pioneers
NEWBERG, Ore. – After building up a big lead and then hanging on by a thread for a 9-8 win in the opener, the George Fox University Bruins could not hold off a second-game comeback by the California State University-East Bay Pioneers and fell 8-6 in a non-conference baseball doubleheader Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field.

March 18, 2009
GEORGE FOX 22, WILLAMETTE 7: Bruins Take Five Days to Finish Off Bearcats
SALEM, Ore. – In a marathon affair that started on Saturday and finally ended on Wednesday, the George Fox University Bruins pounded out 21 hits and out-scored the Willamette University Bearcats 22-7 in a Northwest Conference baseball game here at John Lewis Field.

March 13, 2009
GEORGE FOX 14, WILLAMETTE 10: Wyckoff’s Three Homers Help Bruins Rally Past Bearcats
SALEM, Ore. – Matt Wyckoff slugged three home runs and drove in eight runs while going 5-for-5, and the George Fox University Bruins scored eight runs in the last two innings to defeat the Willamette University Bearcats 14-10 in a Northwest Conference baseball game Friday afternoon here at John Lewis Field.

March 8, 2009
GEORGE FOX 15-12, LEWIS & CLARK 6-1: Back-to-Back-to-Back Jacks Spark Bruins to Sweep of Pios
NEWBERG, Ore. – Back-to-back-to-back home runs in the 1st inning of game one set the tone for the George Fox University offense in its Northwest Conference baseball twinbill with Lewis & Clark College Sunday afternoon here at Morse Field, as the Bruins went on to down the Pioneers 15-6 and 12-1 to complete a four-game series sweep.

March 7, 2009
GEORGE FOX 11-13, LEWIS & CLARK 2-7: Bruins Sweep Pioneers to Improve to 6-0 in NWC
NEWBERG, Ore. – Maintaining the hold they have on first place in the Northwest Conference, the George Fox University Bruins escaped any weather-related problems as well as the Lewis & Clark College Pioneers in sweeping a baseball doubleheader 11-2 and 13-7 Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field.

March 4, 2009
WHAT’S BRUIN: Weekly News & Notes
Overall Record: 7-3 (Home 1-1, Road 6-2, Neutral 0-0) Northwest Conference: 4-0, 1st (Home 0-0, Road 4-0)

March 1, 2009
GEORGE FOX 12-14, PACIFIC 2-3: Bruin Bats Batter Boxers to Complete Four-Game Sweep
NEWBERG, Ore. – Finishing off their first Northwest Conference baseball series of the season in resounding fashion, the George Fox University Bruins hammered out 29 hits to back two good pitching performances for a 12-2, 14-3 sweep of the Pacific University Boxers Sunday afternoon here at Chuck Bafaro Stadium.

February 28, 2009
GEORGE FOX 6-10, PACIFIC 5-6: Bruins Open NWC Play by Sweeping Thrillers from Boxers
FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Benefitting from a clutch 9th-inning home runby Bo Thunell in the opener and a solid starting pitching performance by Shane Dalgleish in the nightcap, the George Fox University Bruins opened Northwest Conference play with a 6-5, 10-6 sweep of the Pacific University Boxers in a baseball doubleheader Saturday afternoon here at Chuck Bafaro Stadium.

February 25, 2009
WHAT’S BRUIN: Weekly News & Notes
Overall Record: 3-3 (Home 1-1, Road 2-2, Neutral 0-0) Northwest Conference: 0-0 (Home 0-0, Road 0-0)

February 21, 2009
GEORGE FOX 16, CONCORDIA 9: Bruin Bats Awaken to Outslug Cavaliers
NEWBERG, Ore. – For the second day in a row, the George Fox University Bruins spotted the Concordia University-Portland Cavaliers a big early lead, but this time the Bruin bats awoke in time to come back for a 16-9 victory in a non-conference baseball game Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field.

February 20, 2009
CONCORDIA 13, GEORGE FOX 8: Cavaliers Hammer Five Home Runs to Beat Bruins
NEWBERG, Ore. – Pounding out five home runs, including two to go along with six RBIs by Tommy Whalen, the Concordia University-Portland Cavaliers spoiled the George Fox University Bruins’ home opener with a 13-8 rout in a non-conference baseball game Friday afternoon here at Morse Field.

February 14, 2009
HAWAI’I-HILO 11, GEORGE FOX 7: Vulcans Outslug Bruins in Finale of Big Island Series
HILO, Hawai’i – Settling for a split of their season-opening four-game series, the George Fox University Bruins dropped an 11-7 offensive battle to the NCAA Division II University of Hawai’i-Hilo Vulcans in a non-conference baseball game Saturday afternoon here at Francis Wong Stadium.

February 13, 2009
HAWAI’I-HILO 6-5, GEORGE FOX 3-6: Bruins Gain Split of Twi-Night Twinbill with Vulcans
HILO, Hawai’i – After dropping the first game of a twi-night doubleheader with the NCAA Division II University of Hawai’i-Hilo Vulcans 6-3, the George Fox University Bruins bounced back to take the nightcap 6-5 in non-conference baseball Friday here at Francis Wong Stadium.

February 12, 2009
GEORGE FOX 7, HAWAI’I-HILO 6: Bruins Open New Season by Knocking Off D-II Vulcans
HILO, Hawai’i – Dan Winterstein singled in Bo Thunell to break a 6-6 tie in the top of the 8th inning and Chad Jones pitched two innings of shutout relief for the save as the George Fox University Bruins got their 2009 baseball season off to a good start with a 7-6 win over the University of Hawai’i-Hilo Vulcans Thursday evening here at Francis Wong Stadium.

December 31, 2008
WHAT’S BRUIN: Weekly News & Notes
Overall Record: 4-5 (Home 2-2, Road 1-2, Neutral 1-1) Northwest Conference: 0-0 (Home 0-0, Road 0-0)

October 12, 2008
WHITWORTH 3, GEORGE FOX 1: No. 18 Pirates Build Big Lead to Beat Bruins
NEWBERG, Ore. – Scoring twice in the first half and again early in the second half, the 18th-ranked Whitworth University Pirates built a three-goal lead and made it stand up for a 3-1 win over the George Fox University Bruins in a Northwest Conference men’s soccer match Sunday afternoon here at Morse Field.

October 11, 2008
WHITMAN 3, GEORGE FOX 1: Shon’s Swift Scores Spark Missionaries by Bruins
NEWBERG, Ore. – Jason Shon scored a pair of goals in the first 12 minutes of the game, sparking the visiting Whitman College Missionaries to an eventual 3-1 win over the George Fox University Bruins in a Northwest Conference men’s soccer match Saturday afternoon here at Morse Field.