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WILDCAT SPOTLIGHT creative in order to get back in shape. He made weights out of seven-gallon jugs of water to increase the difficulty of his weight training. Quick to remind teammates that ‘baseball is supposed to be Above all, McRae reminded himself that, like a pitching fun,’ Callan McRae is embracing his role as elder statesman slump, a fitness slump is temporary and normal. Like so many athletes, McRae suffered a heart-wrenching end to his junior by riley omanaka ’24 season as the pandemic forced all sports to cease. or Callan McRae, a senior on the Linfield University When things are going poorly, for whatever reason, McRae baseball team, doing all that he can for his team is adapts. He tries to “change up the routine when something isn’t second nature. working.” Hailing from Beaverton, Oregon, McRae has embraced an Despite the challenges and uncertainty posed by the panimportant role in mentoring Linfield’s up-and-coming pitchers. demic, McRae came into his senior season stronger. He has As the lone senior pitcher on the team, McRae is taking it upon taken on a meaningful role as both pitching staff mentor and himself to pass on the rich traditions and values to the team’s one of the team’s top relief pitchers. underclassmen. “I’m trying just trying to show guys the ropes and keep this Says McRae: “I try to show guys that baseball is supposed team calm and confident,” McRae says. to be fun.” Since competitive sports began to resume in January, One such tradition is called “Story Time.” Predating McRae has enjoyed a good season thus far. He developed McRae’s time at Linfield, the pitchers traditionally gather a calm consistency that his team has come to rely on. Oddly, together in a circle. McRae describes it as “trying to make a McRae contributes his success this spring to his facial hair. sentence by going around in a circle saying one word and each “My mustache looks ridiculous, but it’s for the team,” guy building off of the other.” McRae says. Whether it’s part of pre-game traditions like Storytime or at Willing to sacrifice anything for his team, McRae demonCOVID-safe hangouts, McRae tries his best to make baseball strates his commitment yet again in his superstitious mustache. fun for himself and his teammates. He instinctively reaches out Taking it easy in his final semester, McRae is taking a to connect with his teammates and friends. single class and fo-cusing on baseball and work. He’ll finish “I’m happy to be playing in the first place,” says McRae, up his sports management major in the fall and then whose father, Grady, was a four-year baseball team memintends to transition to working fulltime at Benyon ber with the ’Cats in the early ’90s. Sports. McRae is grateful to be able to finish out his senior “I’ve always been interesting in working in season on the pitch with his friends. His optimism is sports,” McRae says. “I was in Natalie Welch’s contagious. He elevates the team’s energy and is class and (Linfield alumnus) Rob Gloeckner always looking out for his teammates. from Benyon Sports came in to talk to us and I “I’m not the best pitcher on the team,” he admits. pursued an internship with them.” “but I want to show the guys how we do things.” McRae’s favorite class at Linfield has been He wants the best for others, and tries to cultivate Careers in Sports because “it really opened my an environment where baseball players can thrive for eyes to how many jobs there are in sports,” he years. His love for the team will extend well past says. his graduation. In the class, McRae traveled to businesses “He’s had to take a bunch of and companies both in and out of Oregon freshmen pitchers under his wing. to learn about the types of jobs that I think that’s a really important role await him post-graduation. He says for the team,” roommate Ben the class even ventured to San Raneri says. Francisco, California, for a few Despite McRae’s fun-loving days. attitude, he’s hardly easy going. While McRae has a promisHe is his own worst critic and at ing future ahead of him, his love times has struggled to overcome for Linfield and his team will not his quarantine “slump.” soon be forgotten. It’s clear he “There was a point in quarwould do anything for his fellow antine when I realized I wasn’t Wildcats while continuing to doing a lot,” McRae says, “I felt forge his own path ahead. bad about my physical shape.” Everything McRae does, from With gyms closed and the way he trims his facial hair to the unavailability of home fitthe way he encourages his teamness equipment, McRae had to get mates, exudes Linfield pride.
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WILLAMETTE BEARCATS NO. NAME
POS.
B/T
WT.
HOMETOWN
2 Tassos Foster
INF
R/R
Fr./Fr.
5-9
185
Novato, Calif.
5 Clint Walker
OF
L/R
So./Fr.
5-11
185
Rocklin, Calif.
6 Sean Little
INF
R/R
Sr./Sr.
5-9
165
Corvallis, Ore.
7 Joey Faudskar
OF
R/R
Sr./Gr.
5-8
170
Phoenix, Ariz.
8 Ryan Berg
INF
R/R
So./So.
6-4
170
Tarzana, Calif.
9
OF
L/R
Fr./Fr.
6-1
165
New Braunfels, Texas
10 Ryan Whithorn
INF
R/R
Sr./Jr.
6-2
180
Claremont, Calif.
11 Logan Haslam
RHP
R/R
Fr./Fr.
6-5
175
San Ramon, Calif.
12 Ethan Fischel
INF
R/R
Jr./Jr.
6-0
180
Eureka, Calif.
C
R/R
So./So.
6-0
175
El Cajon, Calif.
14 Will Braaton
RHP
R/R
So./So.
6-3
185
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
15 Ben Whitten
RHP
R/R
Sr./Gr.
6-2
200
Danville, Calif.
16 Ben Setlak
OF
L/R
Sr./Sr.
6-1
185
Evergreen, Colo.
17 Luke Werkmeister-Martin
UT
R/R
So./So.
6-3
195
Louisville, Colo.
INF/RHP
R/R
So./So.
6-0
210
Boise, Idaho
19 Jonny Suchor
INF
L/R
So./So.
6-0
175
Boulder, Colo.
20 Justin Miller
RHP
R/R
Sr./Jr.
6-3
170
Poway, Calif.
22 Pruitt Spritzer
RHP
R/R
So./So.
6-3
175
Missouri City, Texas
OF
R/R
Sr./Sr.
5-11
195
Modesto, Calif.
C
R/R
Sr./Sr.
6-4
230
Folsom, Calif.
26 Jeff Hoffman
INF
R/R
Fr./Fr.
6-2
220
Salida, Calif.
27 Nick Di Fiori
INF
R/R
Sr./Sr.
6-1
245
Monrovia, Calif.
28 Cole Mosley
C
R/R
Fr./Fr.
6-4
180
Amarillo, Texas
29 Brady Joyner
RHP
R/R
Fr./Fr.
6-5
205
Las Vegas, Nev.
INF/RHP
R/R
Jr./Jr.
6-4
240
San Diego, Calif.
31 Mason Cook
RHP
R/R
Sr./Gr.
6-1
185
Riverton, Utah
32 Samuel Daly
OF
R/R
So./So.
6-4
220
El Dorado Hills, Calif.
33 Noah Ghiselli
INF/OF
R/R
Fr./Fr.
5-10
180
Boulder, Colo.
34 Ben Kowalski
RHP
R/R
So./So.
5-9
170
Louisville, Colo.
35 Nathan Billings
RHP
R/R
So./So.
6-1
165
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
37 Matt Pisacane
RHP
R/R
Jr./Jr.
6-0
185
San Diego, Calif.
44 JD Willis
LHP
L/L
Fr./Fr.
6-3
190
Chandler, Ariz.
Trevor Beckwith
13 Ethan Dunnam
18 Layton Wagner
23 Tyler Vandemark 24 Michael Nelsen
30 Eric Waldichuk
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LINFIELD AT A GLANCE Levi Horner-Villa and Mike LaVigne had five RBIs over the weekend against NWC-leading Pacific. Horner-Villa also hit a three-run home run on Saturday. He leads the team with 15 RBIs, Tanner Earhart is second with 13 and LaVigne is third with 12. Jackson Horner has the best batting average (.333) and has 10 RBIs as does Reid Sturn. The Wildcats’ starting rotation is made up Andrew Del Biaggio, Gage Mack and Grant Knox. Mack is 2-3 with 24 strikeouts, Del Biaggio has 18 strikeouts. Callan McRae got the win on Sunday, pitching 3.1 shutout innings. Sam Adams has an ERA of 2.16 in seven relief appearances. WILLAMETTE AT A GLANCE WU slugger Samuel Daly is leading the NWC with a batting average of .439. He is also second in the NWC with 11 home runs and third with 42 RBIs. Michael Nelsen also has 42 RBIs and leads the NWC with 12 home runs. Ethan Fischel is fourth in the NWC with 37 RBIs. He has hit nine home runs, which ranks third. Sean Little is batting .417, fourth-best in the NWC. Layton Wagner has posted an ERA of 2.38, second-lowest in the NWC. His 45 strikeouts rank third the NWC. Eric Waldichuk has 39 strikeouts, which is fourth. THE SERIES Linfield owns a 120-71-1 all-time record against Willamette. The Wildcats took two of three games from the Bearcats last season.
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Cooper Browning| 0
conor callanan| 1
tanner Earhart| 2
tanner jacques| 4
ben whitt | 5
Jackson Horner|8
garrett Moen| 16
Thomas kolander| 17
Carter Serafini | 18
cameron skinner | 20
Braden Thorn |21
callan mcrae | 22
Daniel Khan | 30
Colton Willbrandt | 31
Joel French| 33
Evan Bates| 34
Bode Smith | 35
Grant Knox | 36
Freshman Outfielder Rochester, Washington
Freshman Pitcher Fallbrook, Calif.
levi horner-villa | 44
samuel adams | 45
Andrew grenz | 46
Cole Runion| 47
Jarrett Allen| 48
Gavin Ludlow | 50
Aidan mccann | 58
Nathan Hermann | 61
Connor Nelson| 62
Alex Chachas |66
Dan Spencer
Jordan Harlow
Freshman Infielder Redmond, Oregon
Sophomore Outfielder Vancouver, Washington
Freshman Infielder Seattle, Washington
Senior Outfielder Ho’olehua, Hawaii
Freshman Pitcher Seattle, Washington
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Senior Outfielder Boise, Idaho
Junior Pitcher Danville, California
Freshman Catcher Issaquah, Washington
Junior Pitcher Anza, California
Freshman Outfileder Olympia, Washington
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Sophomore Infielder Portland, Oregon
Freshman Pitcher Fallbrook, California
Freshman Outfielder Hillsboro, Oregon
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Sophomore Infielder/Pitcher Murrieta, California
Sophomore Infielder/Pitcher Montesano, Washington
Freshman Outfielder Silverton, Oregon
Freshman Infielder San Diego, California
Senior Infielder/Outfielder Lacey, Washington
Sophomore Pitcher Sherwood, Oregon
Freshman Pitcher Eugene, Oregon
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Sophomore infielder Kimberly, Idaho
Senior Pitcher Beaverton, Oregon
Freshman Pitcher Lake Tapps, Washington
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jacob campos | 9
ben ranieri|10
cole hoskins| 11
wyatt smith| 12
cody stevenson | 14
colton meyer | 15
andrew del biaggio | 23
Ryan Kamp| 24
Chase Elliot | 25
Mike Lavigne| 27
cage hardy| 28
Skyler Manelski | 29
Michael Schutz| 37
Danny anderson | 39
Logan Travis| 40
Noah Pawlowski| 41
Gage Mack | 42
Treve Earhart | 43
FreshmanPitcher Silverton, Oregon
Junior Catcher Dallas, Oregon
Kai Herko | 51
hayden Magill | 52
Kevin Pierson | 53
Reid Sturn | 54
Brett Joner | 55
Micah baylous | 57
Josh rapacz
Brian valentine
Joe paterson
Larry Carlson
Spencer Shelton
Jayden Commendatore
Junior Infielder Sacramento, California
Freshman Pitcher San Jose, Calif.
Freshman UT/RHP Bend, Oregon
Senior Outfielder Friday Harbor
Assistant Coach Fourth year
Senior Outfielder Boise, Idaho
Junior Outfielder Tigard, Oregon
Freshman Pitcher Tacoma, Washington
Freshman Utility Meridian, Idaho
Assistant Coach Fifth year
Junior Infielder/Catcher Hillsboro, Oregon
Junior Infielder Springfield, Oregon
Freshman Pitcher/Outfieder Scappoose, Oregon
Freshman Pitcher Elmira, Oregon
Assistant Coach Second year
Senior Infielder/Pitcher McMinnville, Oregon
Freshman Infielder Colfax, California
Freshman Outfielder Des Moines, Washington
Freshman Infielder/Pitcher Gig Harbor, Washington
Assistant Coach Second year
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Sophomore Catcher Gig Harbor, Washington
Freshman Catcher Amboy, Washington
Assistant Coach Second year
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Junior Pitcher Shoreline, Washington
Freshman Pitcher Vancouver, Washington
Undergraduate Coach Second year
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