IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASEBALL, LINN-BENTON OF ALBANY, COACHED BY FORMER BEAVER GREAT ANDY PETERSON, CAPTURED THE N-WAC CHAMPIONSHIP YESTERDAY IN LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON AS THE ROAD RUNNERS DEFEATED SOUTHERN DIVISION RIVAL MT. HOOD, 4-TO-1.

IT'S THE THIRD N-WAC TITLE FOR LINN-BENTON BUT THE FIRST SINCE 1991. IT WAS THE 7TH TITLE GAME APPEARANCE FOR MT. HOOD WHO HAS 3 PENNANTS TO ITS CREDIT, AND LAST FINISHED RUNNER-UP IN 2015.