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finished the week with a 1.72 ERA allowing just five runs in 20 1/3 innings. Twitter Hashtags GNAC Central Washington Montana State Billings Northwest Nazarene Saint Martin’s Simon Fraser Western Oregon Western Washington Week of March 30-Apr. 5: Player – Bella Rovens, MSU Billings (OF, 5-7, So., Sparks, NV) and Kailyn Campbell, Central Washington (1B, 6-0, So., Duvall, WA - Cedarcrest) led their respective offenses as the Yellowjackets outscored the Wildcats 42-36 in a four-game series at Billings. Rovens had eight hits in 17 at bats, including a game-winning home run in the eighth inning of a 12-10 victory Friday, as the Yellowjackets rallied from a 9-1 deficit in the fifth. It was the first home run of the season for Rovens, who ranks second in the conference in walks with 20. Campbell drove in 15 runs in the four-game series, slamming four home runs and batting .556 (10-of18). She also had a double and finished the trip with a 1.278 slugging average. On the season she has 46 RBI, 10 more than anyone else in the conference. Pitcher – Jourdan Williams, Western Oregon (5-8, Sr., McMinnville, OR)…. In a week that was dominated by hitters – 178 runs were scored in 12 games (14.8 per game) – Williams had one of the few standout pitching performances limiting league-leading Saint Martin’s to a single-run and seven hits in a 6-1 complete-game victory. Williams also led the Wolves in batting with a .462 average (6-of-13) as WOU split a pair of twin bills with Western Washington and Saint Martin’s. #GNACsb #CWUWildcats #GoMSUBJackets #GoNNUCrusaders #SaintsAlive #NCAAeh #GoWolves #UnleashTheHorns GNAC Media Relations Information Director – Bob Guptill E-Mail – [email protected] Assistant Information Director – Nathan Webber E-Mail – [email protected] Office – 503-305-8756 GNAC Miscellany GNAC Championships: The GNAC will determine its automatic berth for the NCAA National Championships with a four-team double elimination tournament Apr. 30 – May 2 at Yakima. NCAA West Regional: Eight teams advance to the NCAA Division II West Regional tournament that will be held at two four-team sites May 7-10. The two sub-regional winners will then play a best-of-three series May 15-16 with the winner advancing to the NCAA Elite 8 May 21-25 at Oklahoma City, Okla. The first regional poll, which will determine the five at-large teams in the eight-team tournament will be announced in mid-April. 5