Mt. Hood's Nelson Leads All-NWAC Awards

VANCOUVER, Wash. - The Northwest Athletic Conference has announced the All-NWAC Baseball awards. The awards include 1st and 2nd team selections along with Most Valuable Player, Pitcher of the Year and Gold Glove award winners.

MVP: Jeff Nelson, Mt. Hood, Pitcher

Nelson had an outstanding year for the Saints, finishing 11-1 overall with a 1.13 earned run average. In 104 innings pitched, he had 83 strikeouts to just 21 walks. He had four complete games in 15 starts and led Mt. Hood to the championship game. 

Pitcher of the Year: Seti Manase, Tacoma

Manase was also dominant this year for the Titans, recording a 9-2 record overall and a 1.69 ERA. In 74.2 innings, Manase struck out 92 batters with just 10 walks. He finished with one complete game and allowed only 51 hits.

Pitcher:
1ST TEAM:Tatsuya Uemoto, Edmonds; Henry Proger, Lane; Josh Aribal, Columbia Basin; Carson Angeroth, Umpqua 
2nd TEAM: Kenji Miller, Everett; Kota Sato, Edmonds; Kian Hogan, Linn-Benton; Trent Buchanan, Tacoma

Relief Pitcher:
1ST TEAM: Parker McMan, Umpqua  
2ND TEAM:  Kazuya, Kojima, Tacoma

Infield:
1ST TEAM: Konnor Palmeiro, Everett; Rikuu Nishida, Mt. Hood; Alex Sol, Mt. Hood; Bryan Rojas, Lane; Cody Russell, Pierce   
2ND TEAM: Michael Soper, Linn-Benton; Ryne Hays, Yakima; Braeden Cordes, Spokane; Ethan Stacy, Lower Columbia; Jackson VanDeBrake, Tacoma

Catcher:
1ST TEAM: Ben Steck, Everett  
2ND TEAM: Justin Stransky, Lower Columbia

Designated Hitter:
1ST TEAM: Xavier Ulrich, Everett
2ND TEAM: Parker Plato, Big Bend

Outfield:
1ST TEAM: Taku Kataoka, Edmonds; Cole Kleckner, Lane; Hank Dunn, Yakima; Austin Bunn, Big Bend 
2ND TEAM:  Josiah Santiago, Bellevue; Steven Mackenzie, Shoreline; Shea Bowen, Umpqua; Brooks Rasmussen, Columbia Basin

Utility:
1ST TEAM: Brandham Ponce, Big Bend  
2ND TEAM:  Rylen Bayne, Bellevue

Assistant Coach of the Year: Mike Takamori, Linn-Benton

Gold Glove Winners:
C- Alex Rodriguez, Columbia Basin
1B- Konnor Palmeira, Everett
2B- Emiliano Alarcon, Linn-Benton
SS- Matthew Schwarz, Lower Columbia
3B- Aidan McMurdo, Grays Harbor
OF- Daniel Gernon, Lower Columbia; Eli Savitt, Green River; Trevor Saire, Mt. Hood
P- Tatsuya Uemoto, Edmonds

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