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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell senior Tyler Dunn was named the Patriot League Scholar Athlete of the Year as announced by the league office on Thursday. Dunn is joined by seniors Brady Karp and Ben Magovern with Academic All-Patriot League selections.

Dunn is the first Bison to be named Scholar Athlete of the Year since Tyler Wincig in 2019. Karp received an Academic All-PL selection for the second consecutive year, and this is Magovern’s first Academic All-PL honor.

Dunn, a four-year starter at first base, was named First Team All-Patriot League on Wednesday. On top of an incredible year, he carried an impressive 3.57 GPA.

He slashed .325/.492/.503, leading the team in all categories. He was second on the team with 41 hits and 10 doubles. He hit three home runs and had 30 RBIs.

Dunn drew a league-leading 41 walks to tie Bucknell’s single-season record. His .503 on-base percentage led the league and his .985 OPS ranked third. Among Division I programs, Dunn’s 41 walks ranked 45th, his 1.08 walks per game ranked sixth, and his on-base percentage ranked 39th.

Dunn was excellent at first base, sporting a .993 fielding percentage with only two errors. He finished his career with an impressive .992 fielding percentage.

Dunn finished his career with his name plastered on Bucknell’s career records. He ranks seventh in games played (178), seventh in games started (169), seventh in at-bats (626), 15th in hits (173), 13th in RBIs (112), second in walks (100), sixth in hit-by-pitches (25), 15th in doubles (33), and fourth in sacrifice flies (10).

Karp produced a strong season after missing a chunk of games early in the season with an injury. Karp hit .202 in in 31 games and produced a .405 on-base percentage. Karp mostly hit out of the nine-spot in the order, until moving to the lead off spot in Bucknell’s final two series.

Karp smashed four home runs on the year, including a home run in each of Bucknell’s final two games at Lafayette. Karp was great over the final few weeks of the season, racking up 12 hits and 12 RBIs in his last 12 games. Karp drew 17 walks, 13 hit-by-pitches, and only struck out 17 times.

Karp has maintained a 4.00 GPA during his career at Bucknell and was an Academic All-Patriot League last season. Karp is already a three-time member of the PL Academic Honor Roll.

Magovern had an excellent senior campaign after missing all of 2024 due to injury. Magovern was Bucknell’s No. 2 starter all season, producing a 5.13 ERA that ranked eighth in the PL.

The left-hander tossed 52.2 innings over 11 starts for the Bison. In six of his 11 starts, he has allowed two earned runs or less.

Magovern posted a 3.10 ERA over his final five appearances, giving quality starts in four of those games. He finished the season with a career-high 40 strikeouts and a 4-3 record.

Magovern had an impressive 3.77 GPA and is already three-time member of the PL Academic Honor Roll.

Bucknell holds the co-league-lead with Holy Cross and Lafayette with three selections on the Academic All-PL teams. Bucknell has three selections for the second consecutive year, and have had multiple selections in each of the previous four seasons.

Bucknell finished the season with an 18-27 record, finishing in fifth in the Patriot League with a 10-15 record.

2025 Patriot League Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Tyler Dunn, Bucknell, Sr., IF
 
Academic All-Patriot League Baseball Team
Tyler Dunn, Bucknell, Sr., 1B
Ethan Ellis, Army West Point, Sr., OF
Thomas Schreck, Army West Point, Sr., SS
Brady Karp, Bucknell, Sr., SS
Ben Magovern, Bucknell, Sr., LHP
Danny Macchiarola, Holy Cross, Sr., RHP
Jimmy King, Holy Cross Sr., SS
Gianni Royer, Holy Cross, So., CF
Easton Brenner, Lafayette, Sr., OF
Ethan Swidler, Lafayette, Jr., C
Michael Zarrillo, Lafayette, Sr., IF
Owen Walewander, Lehigh, Jr., C
Landon Kruer, Navy, Sr., RHP
 

Mountain View (15-6) punched its ticket to the 6A state softball tournament Wednesday night with a 10-6 victory over Capital (15-12).

SPOKANE, Wash. (May 7) — The Spokane Indians picked up back-to-back wins Wednesday night, grinding past the Vancouver Canadians 9-7 in a close battle at Avista Stadium.

On Smokey Bear Night, the evening didn’t start the way Spokane had hoped. Vancouver’s Adrian Pinto homered on the first pitch of the game to put the Canadians up 1-0. Indians starter McCade Brown settled in quickly, though, striking out two in the opening frame to limit the damage.

Spokane wasted little time responding. In the bottom of the first, Jared Thomas reached second base before Aidan Longwell ripped a double to drive him home and even the score.

The Indians took their first lead in the second inning when Caleb Hobson delivered a two-out RBI single. Thomas struck again in the third, doubling down the right-field line to extend Spokane’s advantage to 3-1.

The game turned went back-and-forth from there, with both teams trading runs. Spokane would regain the lead for good in the bottom of the eighth, capitalizing on a pair of back-to-back balks by Vancouver’s pitching.

The win gives the Indians a 2-0 lead in the six-game homestand, with the same two teams set to meet again Thursday night.

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