By Jacob Mitchell Staff Writer
Western’s baseball team is fresh and ready to play after a week off of conference action. The Wolves clinched a post-season berth after finishing with two wins in their five-game series with Montana State Billings.
Western is 18-10 in conference play (23-22 overall) with two more conference games yet to be played before the GNAC championship on May 7. The Wolves are tied for first place with Montana State Billings but hope to come out on top at the end of the season. Whichever team comes out at number one will host the GNAC Championship tournament in May.
The Wolves now set their eyes forward to hosting a two-game series against Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho. The Wolves are 11-2 playing on their home diamond and pose a real threat to Northwest Nazarene.
But just because they had a week off does not mean the Wolves haven’t been training hard for their upcoming games.
“With a bye week we were able to get some intra-squads in this weekend,” head baseball coach, Kellen Walker said.
“We had arms available and getting guys in those live situations is the closest you can get to replicating a game this time of year.”
The Wolves kick off the series in Idaho against Northwest Nazarene University at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 1.
