2024 Bellevue Baseball News

Season
Grade earns second ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove honor
Grade earns second ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove honor

Bellevue University third baseman Nick Grade (Kennewick, Wash.) was honored today by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association All-America Committee on the ABCA/Rawlings-NAIA Gold Glove Team. It marked the second straight year Grade has earned the prestigious honor.

Six Bruins earn OWH all-Nebraska, three collect honorable mention
Six Bruins earn OWH all-Nebraska, three collect honorable mention

Six Bellevue University baseball student-athletes have been named to the Omaha World-Herald all-Nebraska team with three more earning honorable mention accolades.

Grant garners NAIA All-America honors
Grant garners NAIA All-America honors

Bellevue University junior catcher Logan Grant (Chestermere, Alberta) was named a Second Team NAIA All-American today by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches' Association All-America Committee.

Five Bruins earns CSC Academic All-District honors
Five Bruins earns CSC Academic All-District honors

Five Bellevue University baseball student-athletes were honored by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) when the CSC announced their Academic All-District award winners on Tuesday.

Close announced as second baseball signing
Close announced as second baseball signing

RHP Cannon Close (Bonney Lake, Wash./Olympic College) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at BU beginning this fall.

Baseball lands nine on Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete list
Baseball lands nine on Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete list

In an announcement made today by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), nine Bellevue University baseball athletes were named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes for the 2023-24 academic year.

Bruins season ends with 6-4 loss to USF
Bruins season ends with 6-4 loss to USF

A four-run second gave fourth-seeded Saint Francis an early lead as the Cougars eliminated 14th-ranked and second-seeded Bellevue 6-4 on Tuesday in the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round – Williamsburg Bracket.

BU tripped up by Loyola in first game of National Tournament
BU tripped up by Loyola in first game of National Tournament

Steven Still allowed just one hit over his final 6.2 innings as he logged a 142-pitch complete game as 3-seed Loyola defeated 2-seed Bellevue 6-2 in Opening Round action on Monday.

Baseball headed to Williamsburg for NAIA Opening Round
Baseball headed to Williamsburg for NAIA Opening Round

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Bellevue University baseball team is headed to the NAIA National Tournament for the 13th-straight season and 26th time in program history.

Bruins pour it on Waldorf to three-peat as NSAA Champs
Bruins pour it on Waldorf to three-peat as NSAA Champs

Steven Elsner homered twice to lead a 17-hit attack as top-seeded Bellevue downed Waldorf 16-7 in the NSAA Championship Game on Monday afternoon.

Second-straight shutout has BU back in NSAA Championship
Second-straight shutout has BU back in NSAA Championship

Brock Townsend and Teron Williams combined on the Bruins’ second shutout in as many days as top-seeded Bellevue downed No. 3-seed Valley City 5-0 on Sunday afternoon in the NSAA Tournament.

Bruins open NSAA Tournament in impressive fashion
Bruins open NSAA Tournament in impressive fashion

Dustin Schorie fired a complete game shutout and eight of BU’s 10 hits went for extra bases as top-seeded Bellevue defeated No. 5-seed Waldorf 10-0 in seven innings in the Bruins’ first game of the NSAA Tournament.

Bruins claim four major awards, land 11 on all-NSAA teams
Bruins claim four major awards, land 11 on all-NSAA teams

The Bellevue University baseball team took home four North Star Athletic Association major awards and landed 11 players on all-conference teams on Thursday evening at the end-of-season awards banquet.

V-Hawks deal Bruins 6-1 loss in regular season finale
V-Hawks deal Bruins 6-1 loss in regular season finale

After waiting out a two-hour rain delay, Viterbo University defeated the No. 15 Bellevue University baseball team 6-1 in the regular-season finale for both squads.

Bruins double up Viterbo twice on Saturday
Bruins double up Viterbo twice on Saturday

The Bruins used the long ball in game one before eking out a pitcher’s duel in game two as the Bellevue baseball team swept Viterbo in an NSAA double-header on Saturday afternoon.

Bruin baseball moves Saturday DH to 10 AM start
Bruin baseball moves Saturday DH to 10 AM start

Bellevue University baseball coach Duane Monlux has announced that tomorrow’s double-header against Viterbo University has been moved up two hours and will now start at 10 a.m.