Rock Creek Alumni Adam Paganelli graduated in class of 2018, he is currently attending and playing baseball at Northwest Nazarene University. He is positioned in the outfield for the Nighthawks.

On March 17th 2023, Northwest Nazarene baseball won the first two games of their series against Central Washington that Friday. NNU took game one by a score of 9-5, and game two 5-3. During the second game, an errant throw from CWU's third baseman allowed Paganelli to score.

Next on March 18th, the Nighthawks trailed most of their second game two but railed for a walk-off in the bottom of the 7th inning to secure a 6-5 win. In game two, the bottom of the 5th inning, Paganelli hit an RBI single to help close the gap. The score remained 5-5 until the next at bat in the bottom of the 7th inning. Paganelli scored from second base for the Nighthawks walk-off win!

On March 25th, the Nighthawks played in a two game series against Saint Martins. In game one, at the top of the 9th inning, Paganelli reached base on a walk and moved around to third on a couple of wild pitches.

Then following up on game updates with the Nighthawks, on April 15th, the Nighthawks took two wins that Saturday in Billings. In game one, NNU had their biggest inning of the game in the top of the 4th, Paganelli started off the inning with a couple of singles. In game two, the Nighthawks added their final three runs of the game in the top of the 3rd inning, including Paganelli on first!

The Nighthawks are now 20-22 overall and 14-10 in GNAC play!