McCorkle's Corner: The College Report XXXIII

Home Coverage – Former LCC star Nagler fits right in with Eastern Oregon baseball; plus other local talent at the next level

Former Lower Columbia College player Jace Nagler, now a junior at Eastern Oregon University, was named the Cascade Collegiate Conference McDonald’s Player of the Week presented by Urban Edge. / Photo courtesy of Eastern Oregon University Athletics

By Rick McCorkle for Blast Zone Media / blastzonenews@gmail.com

Collegiate Athletics / Alumni Radar

College Baseball

It’s been a fantasy season for former Lower Columbia College infielder Jace Nagler, who is now toiling as a junior infielder at Eastern Oregon University.
Nagler was named the Cascade Collegiate Conference McDonald’s Player of the Week, presented by Urban Edge, for his recent exploits against Lewis-Clark State and Corban.

During the four-game stand against Corban, Nagler hit .600 (9-of-15) including four extra-base hits. In an 11-10 win, he belted a two-run homer in the fourth inning, and backed it with two hits including a grand slam in the seventh during a 16-8 victory. In a 7-2 loss, Nagler went 3-5 including an RBI double in the ninth, and went 3-4 with an RBI double in the sixth in an 8-4 triumph.

Defensively, Nagler anchored the infield at shortstop with 13 putouts and 19 assists while helping turn five double plays.

Also during the last matchup for Corban, Toutle’s Eddie Gould, a junior pitcher at Corban, tossed two innings of relief, allowing a run on four hits with two strikeouts.

On the season, Nagler leads the Mountaineers in batting average (.389), home runs (14), runs batted in (43), slugging percentage (.749) and stolen bases (20).

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