Grand Canyon Baseball

Camden Bates with a home run in the bottom of the 4th! @GCU_Baseball @CamdenBates23 #GoDogs

May 24 Transaction: @FMRedHawks signed RHP Cam Cunnings (@cameroncunnings). Cunnings joins Fargo-Moorhead after pitching collegiately for @gcu_baseball and @fccramsbaseball.

More on the big All-MW accolades for @Trevor_Schmidt2 and @ffreychase. ⬇️ gculopes.com/news/2026/5/21…

Low opponent batting average. Tons of strikeouts. All-MW Second Team for the lefty. 👏

One of the MW’s top sluggers gets honored. Congrats, @Trevor_Schmidt2!

Zach Thornton had a lot more going on tonight than just his Major League debut. His father, Paul, managed to make it to the game despite being temporarily paralyzed and unable to walk. On the Thorntons' story: mlb.com/news/zach-thor…

Zach Thornton says it meant "everything" to him to have his father in attendance for his big-league debut tonight:

Ex-GCU pitcher Zach Thornton made his MLB debut wearing No. 49, a symbolic number for Grand Canyon because it was founded in 1949.

"He's been an underdog and I just feel like he's gone through so much so it's just so fun" Zach Thornton's mom, Julie, talks with @SteveGelbs about what it means to have her son called up to the majors:

First MLB strikeout! 💪 #LopesInThePros

This Southpaw is headed to the Show 🤩 Congrats, @ZThor22!

Zach takes the mound in Washington now on MLB.TV!

#LopesInThePros 🙏

Lessssssgo. A relentless pursuit of getting better. Competitor > Pitcher. Congrats @ZThor22 !

A nine-game winner for the Lopes in 2023, @ZThor22 gets the call. 📞📈 gculopes.com/news/2026/5/18…

𝘽𝙄𝙂 𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙂𝙐𝙀 𝙇𝙊𝙋𝙀. The @Mets are calling up @ZThor22, and he is expected to become GCU’s 18th MLB player when he debuts on Wednesday. #LopesInThePros

Carlos Mendoza announced that Zach Thornton will be called up to pitch for the Mets on Wednesday, either as a starter or behind an opener. Thornton comes in as #13 on @PSLToFlushing's Top 30 Mets prospects

News: the Mets will call up 13th-ranked prospect Zach Thornton to pitch Wednesday in Washington. Left-handed, strike-thrower, had just two starts at Triple-A Syracuse but performed well in both of them.

Four home runs in May and a strong final series. 👏

Six scoreless innings with six Ks in the final series. 💪