Hall of Fame
The 2004 Baseball team brought home the first NCAA National Championships in George Fox History. The team finished with an overall record of 40-10 with a 15-1 record at home. They went 4-0 in the West Regional and 5-1 in the World Series. To bring the Championship home to Newberg, the 2004 team took down No. 1-ranked Eastern Connecticut State University, 6-3 in the title game. They had 12 players receive All-Northwest Conference honors including Player of the Year Scott Hyde. Hyde and David Peterson received Fit Team All-American honors on the year. Coach Pat Bailey was named NCAA Division III West Region Coach of the Year & NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year. The City of Newberg proclaimed August 30, 2004 to be “George Fox University Bruin Baseball Day.”
2004 Baseball Roster
Mike Beck
J.J. Berg
C.R. Braniff
Thomas Chivers
Cory Dixon
Greg Dombek
Stephen Donohue
Daniel Downs
Jesse Geleynse
Luke Gerrish
Evan Hagen
Seann Hammon
Scott Hunter
Scott Hyde
Drew Johnson
Derrick Jones
Scott Mackey
Tom Morris
David Peterson
Matt Pellitteri
Rian Patrick
Jordan Purdy
Peder Rauen
Brady Rhodes
Rase Rowley
Joshua Sargent
Kevin Smith
Tye Tinner
Dan Wentzell
Zachary Wilson
Head Coach: Pat Bailey
Assistant Coaches: Marty Hunter, Randy Rutschman, Mike Thompson
