SPORTS
A10 — THE OBSERVER
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2022
STANDINGS
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team
League Overall
Lewis-Clark State
19-3
48-4
British Columbia
14-9
27-22
College of Idaho
14-10
29-25
Corban
10-12 23-22-1
Bushnell
9-14
11-36
Oregon Tech
9-15
30-25
Eastern Oregon
4-16
11-34
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
The Observer/File
Grace Gaither (15) receives a hero’s welcome at home plate after
hitting a home run during the match between Eastern Oregon
University and Providence University at Peggy Anderson Softball
Field, La Grande, on Friday, March 25, 2022. EOU won all four
matchups against the visiting team.
SOFTBALL
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mentions. Starr hit .327
on the year
across 107
at-bats and
recorded 39
total bases.
She scored
16 runs and
knocked in 15
Starr
RBIs during
the regular
season. Zara-
goza was
second on
the team with
31 runs and
totaled 21
Zaragoza
RBIs on the
year. She hit .301 across 123
at-bats and tallied 37 hits.
The Mountaineers fi n-
ished the regular season
with a 39-13 record, going
24-6 in conference play.
Eastern is just two wins
away from tying the pro-
gram record for wins in a
GOLF
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year, so we’re defi nitely
seeing improvements. I’m
excited to see how we’ll do
at districts and state.”
Cox and Marissa Lane
are the only upperclassmen
anchoring the team, but a
wide range of experience
has not hindered the Tigers’
success. Cox noted that as
the team’s lone senior, she
has worked at establishing a
positive atmosphere.
“We’re all pretty equal,”
Cox said. “It just depends
on our mindset that day
and if we play up to our
potential.”
Individual golfers have
alternated top scores on
a regular basis this year.
Waldrop seeded the golfers
for the district tournament
based on average scores,
which illustrates the con-
sistency of this year’s
roster.
“The top four all aver-
aged out within six strokes
of each other, so they’re all
kind of shooting around
that 100 to 110 mark,” he
said. “It’s pretty consistent
as far as skill level and what
the girls are shooting in
tournaments.”
Marissa Lane noted that
the Tigers’ well-rounded
season at 41, which was set
in 1999 under now-athletic
director Anji Weissenfl uh’s
coaching.
The Mountaineers hit
their stride late in the
year, taking three con-
secutive conference wins
over No. 3 Oregon Tech
on the weekend of Friday,
April 22. The series pro-
pelled Eastern to a tie for
fi rst place in the conference
standings at the time.
Upon completion of the
regular season, the Moun-
taineers fi nished in third
place in the competitive
Cascade Collegiate Con-
ference. Eastern is set to
travel to Klamath Falls for
the conference tournament,
with the team’s fi rst-round
matchup scheduled for
11:30 a.m. on Friday, May
6 — the game was com-
pleted after The Observer’s
print deadline. The confer-
ence championship game
is scheduled for May 8 at
1:30 p.m.
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team
League Overall
Oregon Tech
25-5
43-10
Southern Oregon
24-6
46-10
Eastern Oregon
24-6
39-13
College of Idaho
22-8
37-13
British Columbia
17-13
20-18
Corban
12-18
19-33
Carroll
11-19
14-31
Bushnell
11-19
15-33
Northwest
11-19
16-32
Warner Pacifi c
4-26
6-36
Providence
4-26
6-34
Ontario
McLoughlin
1-7
1-9
2A/1A Special District 7
Team
League
Dufur/South Wasco Co. 10-0
Weston-McEwen
10-0
Heppner/Ione
8-4
Sherman/Arlington/
Condon/Wheeler
4-5
Grant Union/Prairie City 3-4
Union/Cove
3-6
Stanfi eld/Echo
3-8
Pilot Rock/
Nixyaawii/Ukiah
2-7
Adrian
0-0
Lyle/Wishram/
Klickitat/Trout Lake
0-9
1-16
4-11
Overall
16-1
12-1
9-8
6-6
8-8
3-6
5-11
5-10
3-0
0-10
Overall
13-5
13-5
8-8
4-12
Overall
18-0
12-5
10-5
10-6
11-8
3-15
2-1
0-10
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PREP BASEBALL
Greater Oregon League
Team
League
La Grande
10-0
Baker/Powder Valley
6-2
PREP SOFTBALL
Greater Oregon League
Team
League
La Grande
9-1
Ontario
5-3
Baker/Powder Valley
2-6
McLoughlin
2-8
2A/1A Special District 6
Team
League
Grant Union/Prairie City 8-0
Union/Cove
6-4
Weston-McEwen
5-1
Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii
4-2
Echo/Stanfi eld
3-5
Heppner/Ione
2-6
Adrian
0-0
Elgin/Imbler
0-10
Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat
0-0
Overall
21-1
12-9
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performances will make an
impact in the postseason.
“It’s really nice to see
because everybody is able
to do their part every tour-
nament,” she said. “If one
person is having a bad
day, there’s always another
person who’s ready to pick
up the slack.”
La Grande has seen con-
sistent success this year,
despite an onslaught of
windy, rainy and cold con-
ditions at nearly every tour-
nament. While the team
members are crossing their
fi ngers for favorable con-
ditions in Pendleton, its
senior leader noted that the
adverse conditions prepared
the Tigers well for any chal-
lenges that may arise in the
postseason.
“We have had some chal-
lenges with weather, basi-
cally every tournament, so
I think we’re ready,” Cox
said.
After a near fl awless reg-
ular season, the bar is set
high in the upcoming dis-
trict and state competitions.
“I’d like us to aim for the
top at districts,” Lane said.
“At state, we might as well
shoot high and go for the
title.”
“Everyone just has to be
ready and be positive about
it, helping each other out,”
Cox said.
ON THE SLATE
Saturday, May 7
PREP BASEBALL
Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat/Trout
Lake at Union/Cove (2), 11 a.m.
COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD
Eastern Oregon at Linfi eld
Open, McMinnville Oregon,
10 a.m.
Eastern Oregon at Portland
Twilight, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 10
PREP BASEBALL
Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa at
Weston-McEwen (2), 3 p.m.
Stanfi eld/Echo at Union/Cove,
4 p.m.
PREP TENNIS
Four Rivers at La Grande, 3 p.m.
Thursday, May 12
PREP SOFTBALL
Pendleton/Griswold at La
Grande, 4 p.m.
Grande (2), 2 p.m.
PREP SOFTBALL
Nyssa at Joseph/Enterprise/
Wallowa (2), 1 p.m.
Baker/Powder Valley at La
Grande (2), 2 p.m.
Heppner/Ione at Union/Cove
(2), 2 p.m.
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PREP TRACK & FIELD
Union, Enterprise at 2A District
5 Championship, Weston-
McEwen, 11 a.m.
Cove, Elgin, Imbler, Powder
Valley, Joseph at 1A Special
District 4, Baker High School,
1 p.m.
COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD
Eastern Oregon at Cascade
Collegiate Conference Outdoor
Championships, Ashland, all day
Saturday, May 14
COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD
PREP BASEBALL
Eastern Oregon at Cascade
Collegiate Conference Outdoor
Championships, Ashland, all day
Nyssa at Joseph/Enterprise/
Wallowa (2), 1 p.m.
Baker/Powder Valley at La
Eastern Oregon Blue & Gold
spring game, 6 p.m.
Friday, May 13
OFFER ENDS May 13, 2022
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