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GCU Athletics
8-26-09
Grand Canyon University athletics will be featured on local television and radio Thursday.
Athletics Director Keith Baker (pictured) will be a guest on the Pat McMahon Show to air at 9 a.m. on AZTV7/Cable 13. McMahon was voted Phoenix's "Best Local TV Personality" for 2009 by AZCentral.com's Critic's Choice.
At 11:25 a.m. on the weekly "Grand Canyon University Sports Report" on AM-1060 "The Fan", GCU head men's soccer coach Petar Draksin will be welcomed by popular and personable host Kevin McCabe, a Phoenix sports TV and Radio staple for 20 years.
8-18-09
Grand Canyon University is the cover story for this month's issue of Sports Arizona.
Launched in April, Sports Arizona is a monthly interactive digital magazine that focuses on the Phoenix sports market.
The site is located at www.SportsArizonaOnline.com.
Baseball
7-24-09
Grand Canyon pitcher/first baseman Colin Courtland (pictured), outfielder John Stanko and pitcher Jon Weaver were selected to play in the Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League All-Star Game played last week at Arizona State University.
The 14-team league plays games throughout the Phoenix area, including Grand Canyon University.
Courtland (Litchfield Park, AZ/Millennium) was 2-5 on the mound last season for the Lopes and hit .297 with two home runs.
Baseball
7-21-09
Grand Canyon University switch-hitting catcher Austin Stockfisch recently signed a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
Stockfisch is playing for the Arizona Brewers of the Arizona Rookie League.
The Scottsdale native finished his senior season at GCU with a .346 batting average and a team-best 43 RBIs. He was tied for the team lead with 15 doubles and was one of the nation's hardest to strike out. He fanned only nine times in 214 plate appearances.
Baseball
7-16-09
Trevor Sanderlin, a right-handed pitcher who helped lead Cottonwood Mingus to the Class 4A-II state championship, has signed a national letter-of-intent to play baseball at Grand Canyon University.
Sanderlin is the second Arizona state champion to sign with the Lopes. Right-handed pitcher Brady Wager, from Globe, led his team to the Class 3A championship. Wager, who was drafted in the 27th round by the Tampa Bay Rays, and pitcher Cody Repenning from Gilbert signed during the early period.
Sanderlin was 8-1 for the Marauders with a 1.73 earned run average. He had 93 strikeouts in 68.2 innings pitched.
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