PORTLAND, Ore. – The GNAC announced the all-conference honors for the 2023 baseball season on Wednesday. Eleven Nighthawks are included in the honors, with one leading the charge.
 
Ty Pohlmann led the Nighthawks as a GNAC Co-Pitcher of the Year. In addition to Pohlmann, Mason Leavitt was named the GNAC First Team utility player. This pair was followed first baseman Kaleb Karpstein, outfielder Colby Moran, and outfielder Shane Jamison who were awarded Second Team honors. The Nighthawks had six honorable mentions with pitchers Shane Martin, Joseph Ihli, and Jonathan Zayas, also second baseman Kyle Payne, third baseman Duke Pahukoa, and outfielder Adam Paganelli.
 
After transferring from UNLV, Ty Pohlmann has been a force this year coming out of the Nighthawks bullpen. Pohlmann has posted a 1.42 earned run average in 31.2 innings pitched with opponents hitting just .145 and a whip of 1.07. Pohlmann has an impressive strikeout per game ratio of 16.2. In the GNAC rankings, Pohlmann is fourth in strikeouts with 57, tied for third in appearances with 16, and tied for fourth in saves with three. Pohlmann also earned GNAC Pitcher of the Week honors March 13-19 after he threw 3.1 innings of relief without allowing a hit and struck out nine of the 12 batters he faced.
 
Mason Leavitt earned a unanimous All-GNAC First Team nod as a utility player after batting .363 on the season and posting a .475 on base percentage. In GNAC rankings, Leavitt is fourth in batting average, second in on base percentage, and first in walks with 34. Leavitt earned GNAC Player of the Week honors March 6-12 after batting .429 with a double and four RBIs in a five-game stretch.
 
Kaleb Karpstein earned an All-GNAC Second Team honor as a first baseman. After taking a redshirt in his first season at NNU last year, Karpstein has made an impact with both his defense and his bat this season. He recorded a .325 batting average with eight doubles and 22 RBIs. Karpstein has also recorded a .988 fielding percentage which ranks eighth in the GNAC.
 
Shane Jamison also received a Second Team honor after transferring from Seattle University to play with the Nighthawks this season. Jamison posted a .298 batting average with 56 hits, 11 doubles, six home runs, and 38 RBIs while slugging .452. In GNAC rankings, Jamison is tied for seventh in hits, tied for fifth in home runs, third in RBIs, and fifth in total bases.
 
Colby Moran rounds out the Second Team honor for the Nighthawks. Moran has a .298 batting average with seven doubles, a triple, three home runs, and 23 RBIs on the season. The week of April 3-9, Moran earned both GNAC Player of the Week and NCBWA West Region Player of the Week honors after hitting .571 with two home runs, two doubles, and a triple in a series win over Western Oregon.
 
Martin, Ihli, Zayas, Payne, Pahukoa, and Paganelli all earned Honorable Mention honors. Martin has been a solid reliever for the Nighthawks all year, notching a 2.15 ERA with 39 strike outs in 46 innings pitched. Ihli was the primary the closer before sustaining an injury. He recorded eight saves his season which ranks first in the GNAC. Zayas stepped into a starting role the second half of the season and has posted a 3.52 ERA in 46 innings pitched. Payne was a staple in the middle infield and had two grand slams on the year. Pahukoa started the season strong but had to miss a chunk of the season due to an injury. Pahukoa has a .298 batting average and is tied for the team lead with six home runs despite missing time. Paganelli hit .265 on the season with seven doubles, two triples, and a home run.
 
After wrapping up the 2023 conference schedule, the Nighthawks enter the conference tournament as the two-seed this weekend. The GNAC tournament is in Lacey, Washington this year and begins on Thursday, May 11^th.