The Alaska Goldpanners’ 2025 infield is the only position group without any returners (compared to the bullpen and outfield) from last year’s team, but it’s also the position group with the highest concentration of NCAA Division I players. Six of the eight infielders and catchers played for D1 programs this spring or have signed to do so next year.

Ian Armstrong is one of two catchers on this year’s roster and one of two Goldpanners from Saint Mary’s College.

Despite his freshman status, Armstrong earned steady reps at the plate and behind it as the starting catcher for a group of Gaels who won the West Coast Conference Tournament and won an NCAA Tournament game against No. 8 Oregon State just this past weekend, pushing the Beavers to the brink of elimination in their own regional before

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