Bushnell

British Columbia swept a doubleheader vs. Bushnell before a good crowd on a nice day at Tourmaline West Stadium on the UBC campus on April 12, 2025.

British Columbia 10, Bushnell 9at Vancouver, BC. In a back-and-forth game, the Beacons took a 9-8 lead in the top of the eighth with a two-RBI double by Will Hudler. However, Thunderbird reliever Evan Hoegler retired the Beacons in order in the top of the ninth. Kaden Zarowny opened the bottom of the ninth with a double. The Thunderbirds sent in Hilo Yamamoto to pinch-hit, and he bunted Zarowny to third base. Jonny McGill hit a double to score Zarowny and tie the game. The next batter was Trent Lenihan, and he hit a single to score McGill and win it.

Austin Wolfe started for the Beacons, and held the Thunderbirds hitless for three innings. The Beacons got on the board in the top of the second inning with a two-RBI single by Reece Carganilla. In the top of the fourth, courtesy runner Caleb Richter tried to go home on a single by Carganilla, and was gunned down with a throw from Middlemiss in right field to Aidan Rose at second base to catcher Russell Young. The Thunderbirds took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single by Trent Lenihan and a two-run home run by Mitchell Middlemiss. They added three more runs in the fifth with a home run by Kaden Zarowny and a two-run home run by Jonny McGill. In the top of the sixth, Richter was caught stealing with a throw from Young to second base.

British Columbia completed a four-game sweep of Bushnell at Tourmaline West Stadium on the UBC campus on April 13, 2025.

British Columbia7, Bushnell1at Vancouver, BC. Ryan Beitel pitched eight innings, and allowed only two hits, one of them a home run by Jordan Wilson in the fourth inning. Beitel threw 103 pitches, struck out ten, didn't walk a batter, hit one.

Beacon starter Max Chapman hit the first two batters he faced. The next batter, Trent Lenihan, hit into a double play. The Thunderbirds proceeded to score three runs with two out, on RBI singles by Mitchell Middlemiss and Kellen Bourne, and Middlemiss scored on a failed pickoff attempt. The Thunderbirds scored with an RBI triple by Jonny McGill in the second inning, an RBI double by Aidan Rose in the third inning, an RBI single by Rose in the fifth inning, and an RBI double by Russell Young in the eighth inning.

Lucas Huynh pitched the ninth inning for the Thunderbirds, allowed two hits, struck out two. Chapman got the loss. Loreto Siniscalchi (Burnaby, BC) pitched the sixth through eighth innings for the Beacons, allowed one run (unearned) on one hit, struck out one. Bourne finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI, and two runs scored. Wilson got two of the Beacons' four hits. box score

The first day of the Cascade Collegiate Conference 2025 tournament at Tourmaline West Stadium on the University of British Columbia campus.

#5 seed College of Idaho 8, #4 Bushnell 3.Oliver Massie started for the Coyotes, pitched seven innings, allowed two runs (only one of them earned) on three hits, struck out seven, didn't walk a batter, threw 103 pitches. The Coyotes scored three runs in the top of the first inning on a two-RBI single by Connor Olson and a sacrifice fly by Trevor Watkins. They got the winning run in the top of the second on a sacrifice fly by Jack Ingraham. They added an RBI single by Cannon Morgan in the top of the fourth. The Beacons ended the shutout in the bottom o the fifth with a two-RBI double by Reece Carganilla that was set up by z hit batter and an error. They didn't score again until the eighth inning, on a sacrifice by by Jordan Wilson.

Ben Gaff finished 4-for-5 with three doubles, an RBI, and three runs scored. Braden Proud, the starter for the Beacons, lasted only two innings, allowed four runs on five hits, got the loss. box score

The second day of the Cascade Collegiate Conference 2025 tournament at Tourmaline West Stadium on the University of British Columbia campus.

#3 seed Oregon Tech 6, #4 Bushnell 5 (Bushnell eliminated). Logan Macy hit his first home run of the season, and it was a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning for the winning run.

Bronson Chapple nearly went the distance for the Hustlin' Owls. He struck out the first batter he faced in the ninth inning. However, he hit the next one. The Beacons sent in Chase Nye to pinch hit, and he hit a single. Chapple walked the next batter, and the Beacons had the tying run at first base. Chapple was relieved by Riley Cronin, and he was met by another pinch hitter, Kolby Amaral. Amaral hit a single, and the Owls' lead was cut to 6-4. The next batter, Jordan Wilson, hit a sacrifice fly to make the score 6-5, but it was also the second out of the inning. The next batter, Albert Jennings, hit a ground ball to first base, and it was the final out.

The Beacons got on the board in the top of the first inning. They got runners on first and third as a result of two errors, and Jennings hit a sacrifice fly. They missed a chance to score another run in the top of the second. Cade Crist hit a single, and went to second on a wild pitch. He attempted to go home on a single by Chase Nye, and was out at the plate, ending the inning.

The Owls got on the board in the bottom of the second. Keanu Mizuta reached second on a bad throw to first, and was bunted over to third. He went home when Ty Blakely reached on a fielder's choice.

In the top of the fifth, Nate Stevens was out on a good play by Korrey Siracusa at second base. The Owls scored the rest of their runs in the bottom of the fifth. Korrey Siracusa hit an RBI double, and a hit batter loaded the bases for Macy's grand slam. The Beacons got back in it with a two-run home run by Will Hudler.

Chapple's numbers were 8 1/3 innings pitched, four earned runs on six hits, ten strikeouts, two walks, two hit batters, 135 pitches thrown. Beacon starter Kai Keamo got the loss. He pitched five innings, allowed five earned runs on six hits, struck out seven. Tyler Biddinger went the rest of the way for the Beacons, held the Owls to only one hit. Patrick Barry was the only Owl with two hits. None of the Beacons had more than one hit. box score

Jamie Womack is the interim Head Coach of the Bushnell University Beacons. He has been a part of Bushnell's program since its inception.

Bob Broughton, PNWCBR:Why does Bushnell have a baseball team? What's the story behind getting the baseball program started?

Jamie Womack:There was, pre-COVID, three pretty prominent people within town; the President of our university, Ike Olsson, Kelly Richardson, some local business guys who are big baseball fans, wanted to get more baseball in the area, we kind of had a three-tier group we got together, Bushnell University, the Springfield Drifters, which is a team in the West Coast League, and the Springfield School District. Guys like Brett Yancey [Springfield School District Assistant Superintendent], who have been really helpful in putting this whole project together, all three heads came together, we built a beautiful facility that all three of us get to utilize, and that's a really good thing.

BB:It helps that you've got a really good field to play on, so much so that they had to move the conference tournament there.

The Bushnell program has had remarkable success for the four years that you've had a team. What is the reason why you've done so well?

JW:I think there's a lot of reasons. I think we got really lucky. Our first recruiting class, we just got some special guys that have stuck around. They're seniors now. We dealt with the losses, learned how to win, learned how to lose correctly, how to grow and learn from it. We've been really blessed with a lot of support from our university from top to bottom, and some really special people in the community that wanted us to succeed and have been helpful throughout that process.