2018 Baseball News
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Smith Named NWC Pitcher of the Year
April 19, 2018Hugh Smith is the 2018 NWC Pitcher of the Year while Joel Condreay is a first team All-NWC selection, according to the release produced by the league office. -
CJ Perry Baseball April 19, 2018
April 19, 2018Whitworth baseball coach CJ Perry gives Pirate fans an update about his team on April 19, 2018.
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Whitworth Wins Series Finale at Pacific
April 15, 2018T.J. Orchard and JT Phelan led the visiting Pirates to a 9-2 victory at Pacific to give Whitworth an NWC baseball series victory over the Boxers.
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Smith Shows Shutout, but Pirates Eliminated
April 14, 2018Whitworth was eliminated from contention for the NWC baseball tournament after splitting a doubleheader at Pacific University on Saturday.
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Linfield Completes Baseball Series Sweep
April 08, 2018Linfield College finished off Saturday's suspended game with a 9-3 win and then took Sunday's finale 13-0 to earn an NWC sweep at Whitworth.
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Pirates Drop Opener, Second Game Suspended
April 07, 2018Linfield beat Whitworth 3-1 in the NWC baseball opener on Saturday and leads the Pirates 9-3 in a second game suspended by darkness heading to the eighth inning.
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Silva, Smith Named Whitworth / Subway Student-Athletes of the Month
April 04, 2018Michelle Silva of softball and Hugh Smith of baseball have been selected as the Whitworth / Subway student-athletes of the month for their performances in March.
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Pirates Host Linfield in Key NWC Series
April 03, 2018Whitworth and Linfield are both in the hunt for spots in the upcoming NWC baseball tournament and the two squads will square off this weekend at Merkel Field.
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L&C Edges Whitworth to Avoid Sweep
March 31, 2018Lewis & Clark rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat Whitworth 3-2 and take the finale of an NWC baseball series on Saturday.
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Pitching Lifts Pirate Baseball to DH Sweep at L&C
March 30, 2018Pirate pitchers posted 24 strikeouts as Whitworth earned 5-1 and 8-0 wins at Lewis & Clark on Friday afternoon in an NWC baseball doubleheader.
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Spokane to Host NCAA DIII Baseball Regional
March 29, 2018The NCAA Division III baseball tournament is returning to Spokane in 2018 as Whitworth and the Spokane Sports Commission co-host one of eight regional sites at Avista Stadium May 17-20.
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Whitman Nips Whitworth in Series Finale
March 27, 2018The Blues held on for a 2-1 win over the Pirates in a game played in Walla Walla.
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Baseball Splits Sunday, Takes Series
March 25, 2018Whitworth split Sunday's baseball doubleheader with Puget Sound, falling 6-5 in the opener but winning the nightcap 15-6.
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Pirates Stand Up to Snow, Loggers on Saturday
March 24, 2018Despite a late start due to morning snow, Whitworth broke out of its deep freeze with a 6-1 win over visiting Puget Sound thanks to a dominant pitching effort from Hugh Smith.
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Whitworth Falls Twice to Whitman on Tuesday
March 20, 2018The visiting Blues swept an NWC baseball doubleheader at Whitworth on Tuesday afternoon.
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Whitworth Baseball Swept by PLU
March 18, 2018The Lutes completed a Northwest Conference sweep of the Pirates to take a big early lead in the NWC baseball standings.
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PLU Beats Whitworth, Leads in Second Game
March 17, 2018The Pirates could not hold a 5-2 9th-inning lead in the opener at Pacific Lutheran and lost 6-5 in 13 innings. The Lutes lead the second game 15-7 through seven frames.
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Pirate Nine Headed to PLU for NWC Series
March 13, 2018Whitworth and PLU, the top two teams in the NWC standings, will square off for three games this weekend in a series featuring the league's top two pitching staffs.
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CJ Perry Baseball March 12, 2018
March 12, 2018Whitworth baseball coach CJ Perry gives Pirate fans an update about his team on March 12, 2018.
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Young Leads Whitworth to Baseball Series Sweep
March 11, 2018Matthew Young tossed Whitworth's first complete game of the season, dominating George Fox in a 7-1 win that completed a baseball series sweep on Sunday.
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Baseball Sweeps George Fox on Saturday
March 10, 2018Whitworth knocked off 18th-ranked GFU 10-3 and 7-0 behind strong pitching and four home runs, including two by Taylor Poffenroth.
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Whitworth Hosts GFU in 2018 Home Openers
March 06, 2018The Pirate baseball team will finally get to play at home in the 2018 season when George Fox visits Merkel Field for three games this weekend.
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Pirates Win Baseball Series at Willamette
March 04, 2018Matthew Young and Spencer Locati led visiting Whitworth to a 10-4 victory over Willamette in the finale of a three-game NWC series on Sunday at Linfield College. Willamette won the completion of a suspended game 4-3.
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Baseball Wins NWC Opener at Willamette
March 03, 2018Hugh Smith's strong start led the visiting Pirates to a win in the opener of an NWC baseball series at Willamette on Saturday. The second game was suspended by darkness heading to the top of the 10th tied 3-3.
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Weekend Baseball Sites Moved
March 01, 2018The Whitworth and Willamette NWC baseball series will be played on off-campus sites, due to wet grounds at the Bearcats' home facility.
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Baseball Back in Action This Week at Willamette
February 28, 2018The Whitworth baseball team looks to get back into the swing of things with a Northwest Conference series at Willamette this weekend.
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Snow Cancels Weekend Baseball Series
February 22, 2018Whitworth and Whitman will not play a Northwest Conference baseball series this weekend, but will make up the games in late March.
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Smith and Orchard Blank Gents
February 17, 2018Hugh Smith and T.J. Orchard combined for a shutout as the Whitworth Pirates defeated the 20th-ranked Centenary Gents 3-0 on Saturday evening.
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Whitworth Baseball Splits with Top-25 Opponents
February 16, 2018Ryan Kingma tossed 8 strong innings and Taylor Poffenroth provided a two-run single to give the Bucs a split with #21 Trinity (Tex.) and #16 UT-Tyler.
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Forecast Forces Schedule Shift in Texas
February 15, 2018A rainy forecast in Tyler, Texas has created an adjustment in Whitworth's baseball schedule this weekend. The Pirates will now attempt to get in two games on Friday.
