Portland, OR – The Northwest Baseball Coaches Association announced the 2026 NWBCA College Classic, slated for Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at the Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex (RORC) in Ridgefield, WA. This exciting new event brings high-level NCAA Division I baseball to southwest Washington, featuring a marquee

Portland, OR – The Northwest Baseball Coaches Association (NWBCA) is excited to announce Mitch Canham, head baseball coach at Oregon State, as a headliner at the 2026 NWBCA Convention. Canham, who played for the Beavers from 2004–2007 and helped lead the program to

Portland, OR – The Northwest Baseball Coaches Association (NWBCA) is thrilled to announceAndy McKay, Vice President/Assistant General Manager of the Seattle Mariners, as its headline speaker at the 2025 NWBCA Convention. McKay will deliver a keynote address during the event’s Saturday Dinner, presented

Veteran Sunset High School assistant varsity coach Kevin Lovings has attended over 25 NWBCA conventions. For Kevin, it’s about planting the seed in his players to go on and one day be great coaches themselves. To do that, he’s convinced you have

Rising head baseball coach Steve Short of Camas High School is a big fan of the NWBCA convention. “The presenters the NWBCA brings in are high-end coaches who know their stuff,” said Short. Short’s young career has included successful stops at Hockinson

When we think of regular attendees of the NWBCA convention, former Wilson High School head baseball coach Mike Clopton definitely comes to mind. He just doesn’t miss. He comes back each year because he loves spending time with his colleagues. It’s a

Jerry Smoot started his coaching career in 1966 in the Mount Baker area. After getting out of the Marine Corps, he committed to coaching a neighbor’s little league team. From there, Jerry’s been coaching and servicing his community for six decades.  He