SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Gonzaga baseball's Mikey Bell was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year on Tuesday, with eight total Bulldogs being named All-Conference. Bell is the first Gonzaga Player of the Year since Jeff Bohling in 2016 and first GU major award winner since 2022.
 
Regular-season champion San Diego earned three major awards, while LMU's Nate Savoie was named Freshman of the Year. The Toreros' Brock Ungricht earned Coach of the Year honors for the second consecutive season, Cal Scolari was named Pitcher of the Year, and Jayden Lobliner was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year.
 
In addition to Bell, Finbar O'Brien and Erik Hoffberg were each named to the All-West Coast Conference First Team. Miles Gosztola and Hudson Shupe picked up All-WCC Second Team honors, and Max Coupe, Josh Hankins, and Ty Yukumoto were tabbed Honorable Mention. Gonzaga's eight honorees are tied for third-most in program history and second-most in the team's WCC history.
 
Bell batted .436 in West Coast Conference play this season, adding a .514 on base percentage and a .777 slugging percentage (1.291 OPS). He was the league leader in hits (41) and runs batted in (32) during the conference slate, ranked second in average and on base percentage, and ranked third in slugging. Bell tallied hits in 22 of his 24 WCC contests, including 15 games with multiple knocks and at least one hit in each of the final 21 conference games.
 
O'Brien compiled a perfect 4-0 record in eight starts as Gonzaga's Friday arm during WCC play, leading the conference in strikeouts (55) with a league-high 21 strikeouts looking. He notched a 5.00 ERA with a 3.05 strikeout-to-walk ratio and an 11.00 strikeout-per-nine ratio during conference play.
 
Hoffberg finished fourth in the West Coast Conference with a 2.73 ERA, appearing in 11 games with four saves. His 38 strikeouts were sixth-most, walking just six in 26.1 innings of work (12.99 K/9, 6.33 K/BB). In last weekend's series win over Portland, Hoffberg earned saves in both wins, striking out four to earn the final WCC Pitcher of the Week honor.
 
A Second Team honoree, Gosztola made eight starts in WCC play, finishing 4-2 with a 4.91 ERA. He ranked third in the conference in innings pitched (44.0) and fourth in strikeouts (41), pitching at least five innings in all but one start.
 
Shupe batted .324, starting in all 24 league contests and finishing second on the team in hits (34) and RBI (18) during that stretch. He tallied a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with a team-high 58 assists, helping turn ten of GU's 11 double plays.
 
The first of three honorable mentions, Coupe slashed .329/.405/.629 in league play this season with five home runs and 15 runs batted in. His 24 runs scored led the team and ranked fourth in the West Coast Conference. On April 27, Coupe tied a Patterson Baseball Complex record with three home runs in the series finale against San Diego.
 
Hankins amassed a .340 batting average in 23 league games, leading the team with six stolen bases (t-5th in the WCC) and finishing fourth in hits (32). His best performance was an impressive 5-for-6 effort in the Bulldogs' comeback walk-off win over Saint Mary's on May 9, becoming the first GU player with a five-hit game since 2018.
 
The second Zag newcomer among the All-WCC honorees, Yukumoto batted .327 with the third-highest hit total (33) for the Zags. His .424 on base percentage ranked second among qualified players, leading the charge at the top of the Bulldog lineup. Yukumoto enters the WCC Tournament with an active 28-game on base streak.
 
Gonzaga batted .307 as a team during WCC play, slashing .307/.396/.463. The pitching staff collected a 4.89 ERA with 207 strikeouts to just 84 walks (8.87 K/9, 2.46 K/BB). Opponents hit .255 off Zag pitching, with starters combining for a 10-3 record.
 
The Bulldogs will make their league-leading eighth straight WCC Tournament appearance on Thursday at 6:05 p.m. on ESPN+. As the No. 2 seed, Gonzaga earned a first-round bye and moves directly into the double elimination portion of the bracket, facing the second-lowest advancing seed from Wednesday's action. Follow @ZagBaseball on social media or visit gozags.com for the latest updates.
 
2025 WCC BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
Coach of the Year – Brock Ungricht, San Diego
Player of the Year – Mikey Bell, Gonzaga
Pitcher of the Year – Cal Scolari, San Diego
Freshman of the Year – Nate Savoie, LMU
Defensive Player of the Year – Jayden Lobliner, San Diego
 
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Beau Ankeney, LMU
Robbie Ayers, LMU
Mikey Bell, Gonzaga
Jack Gurevitch, San Diego
Erik Hoffberg, Gonzaga
Patrick Keighran, San Francisco
Eddie Madrigal, Saint Mary's
Finbar O'Brien, Gonzaga
Logan Reddemann, San Diego
Jonas Salk, Portland
Nate Savoie, LMU
Cal Scolari, San Diego
Austin Smith, San Diego
 
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Ian Armstrong, Saint Mary's
Max Bayles, Santa Clara
Miles Gosztola, Gonzaga
Tyler Howard, Portland
Dylan Joyce, Santa Clara
Isaiah Lane, San Diego
Jayden Lobliner, San Diego
Zack Mack, LMU
TJ Rogers, San Francisco
Hudson Shupe, Gonzaga
Aiden Taurek, Saint Mary's
Rex Watson, San Diego
Zion Williams, LM
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Brady Bean, Portland
John-Howard Bobo, Pacific
Diego Castellanos, Saint Mary's
Ben Cleary, Santa Clara
Max Coupe, Gonzaga
Eddison Esquivel, San Francisco
Josh Hankins, Gonzaga
Cam Hassert, LMU
Cooper Lanz, Santa Clara
Connor Meidroth, San Diego
Andrew Mosiello, San Diego
Cody Nitowitz, Portland
Ryan Pierce, Saint Mary's
Ryan Rembisz, Portland
Aidan Risse, San Francisco
Lance Santerre, San Francisco
Nick Upstill, Pepperdine
JT Waldon, Pacific
Ty Yukumoto, Gonzaga
 
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Ian Armstrong, Saint Mary's
AJ Beltre, San Diego
Danny Cook, Pepperdine
Eddison Esquivel, San Francisco
Cody Nitowitz, Portland
Lukas Sarantos, Saint Mary's
Nate Savoie, LMU
Cal Scolari, San Diego
Trey Swygart, Portland
Rex Watson, San Diego