The All-GSAC Softball Team and GSAC Tournament schedule have been announced. From California Baptist, Nikki Lowe is the GSAC Softball Player of the Year, Tory Ferreira is the GSAC Softball Pitcher of the Year, and Mike Smith is the GSAC Softball Coach of the Year. To see the complete list of honorees, go to GSAC Softball Awards. GSAC Champion California Baptist will host Bracket A and second-place Point Loma Nazarene will host Bracket B beginning on Tuesday, April 28. The winner of Bracket A and the winner of Bracket B will play a best 2-out-of-3 game series at California Baptist in Riverside. To see the complete tournament schedule, go to GSAC Softball.

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The Azusa Pacific men’s and women’s track and field teams each won their respective meets at the 2009 GSAC Track & Field Championships which were hosted by Point Loma Nazarene on Friday and Saturday, April 24-25. Coach Eric Schwab of Fresno Pacific was named the GSAC Women’s Track & Field Coach of the Year. On the men’s side, Coaches Kevin Reid of Azusa Pacific and Bryan Wilkins of Vanguard were selected as the GSAC Men’s Track & Field Co-Coaches of the Year. For meet results, go to GSAC Women’s Track & Field and GSAC Men’s Track & Field. For pictures, go to www.pointloma.edu. The following GSAC Championship Meet records were broken:

Event	Athlete/Team	Record
Women’s 800m Women’s 1500m Women’s 5000m Women’s 10,000m Women’s Steeplechase Women’s 4×100m relay Women’s Heptathlon Men’s 1500m Men’s 10,000m	Jaime Canterbury, APU Jaime Canterbury, APU Jacky Kipwambok, APU Lisa Griego, WC Aybuke Keehn, CUI Point Loma Nazarene Amanda Straw, FPU Aron Rono, APU Aron Rono, APU	2:10.27 4:26.96 16:55.45 36:37.07 10:58.8h 47.25 4448 3:48.58 29:18.02

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April 27, 2009
SOFTBALL PLAYER
JEN WHITTEN ~ Azusa Pacific University
Senior ~ 5-2 ~ Center Fielder ~ Vacaville, CA
Senior Jen Whitten led Azusa Pacific to 4 victories on the week, including the program’s first sweep of No. 3-ranked Point Loma Nazarene in 9 years. For the week, she was 7-for-15 (.467) at the plate with 3 runs, a double, 2 RBI, and 2 stolen bases.

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April 27, 2009
BASEBALL PLAYER
JIMMY MITTLEBERGER ~ Concordia University
Senior ~ 5-10 ~ First Baseman ~ Santa Maria, CA
Senior Jimmy Mittleberger was 9-for-14 (.643) at the plate with 5 runs, a double, 2 home runs, and 12 RBI as Concordia won 3-of-4 games last week. In the win at La Sierra he was 3-for-3 with 3 runs scored, 2 home runs and 7 RBI. In the sweep of California Baptist, Mittleberger was 5-for-7 (.714) at the plate with 2 runs, a double and 5 RBI.

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