1981 Baseball Team (1988) - Hall of Fame - Grand Canyon University Athletics

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M Soccer

vs SMU

L 0-1

W Soccer

vs Sam Houston

L 0-1

W Volleyball

vs East Texas A&M

W 3-0

W Volleyball

vs Washington State

W 3-2

W Volleyball

vs Northern Arizona

L 1-3

M Soccer

7 p.m.

vs Santa Clara

W Soccer

7:30 p.m.

vs Idaho

XC

9:30 a.m.

at Biola Invitational

W Volleyball

1:30 p.m.

vs Drake

Stats

W Volleyball

4 p.m.

at Nebraska

1981 Baseball Team

1981 Baseball Team

Induction:
1988

Gil Stafford took the reigns of the GCU baseball program and followed in the same direction as previous coach, Dr. Dave Brazell. GCU went 56-20, winning their 2nd consecutive NAIA baseball title. The 'Lopes won six straight in the NAIA College World Series, defeating Winthrop College (SC) in the final, 11-4. Canyon never scored fewer than eight runs in any tournament game and hit a then-record .365 for the tournament. Catcher Peter Bethea was the tournament MVP, hitting .538 with a tournament best 13 RBI.

Kendra Potts Post Match Press Conference | GCU vs NAU 9.7.25

Monday, September 08

"Your Life Arizona" Featuring Vice President of Athletics Jamie Boggs

Friday, September 05

Kaleb Smith | Media Availability | 9.3.25

Thursday, September 04

Dusty Stromer | Media Availability | 9.3.25

Thursday, September 04

Phoenix, AZ Sept. 7, 2025 : The Lopes drop their match 1-3 against Northern Arizona during the GCU Classic at Global Credit Union Arena. David Kadlubowski/GCU

Lessons come with Lopes' 1st loss

Sunday, September 07

Phoenix, AZ Sept. 4, 2025 : The Lopes drop their match 0-1 against SMU at GCU Stadium.

Homestand closes Monday night versus Santa Clara

Sunday, September 07

nunez and ramirez with team

Lopes persevere in gutsy 5-setter over Washington State

Saturday, September 06

Amato vs Sam Houston

GCU falls to Sam Houston in defensive battle

Friday, September 05