SPORTS
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
April 11,1990
Page 8
Cougars take 5 of 6 to start off season
Baseball winners
I am going to try and pre
dict how some of the teams in
basebal 1 are going to fare. I tried
this during football season for
a person at work How did I do?
Let’s just say it is a good thing
he didn’t follow the advice too
closely. I am going to try it again
because I figure everyone needs
a good laugh.
Let’s try this by leagues,
first the American league. This
is where you have the defend
ing World Series winners the
Oakland Athletics. But I am
sorry I just can’t go with them.
Besides losing some key play
ers, they achieved their goal of
getting back to the world series
and winning it. I think they will
get a little lackadasial.
On the other hand, I am
not going to go out on a small
limb and pick some one like the
Detroit Tigers, please ... they
need help getting to five
hundred.
I think it will be a tight race
between the Kansas City Roy
als, California Angels and the
Toronto Blue Jays and the Ath
letics. They have all picked up
people who are supposed to help
last year’s weaknesses.
But when it comes right
down to it, it will be the Royals.
They already had one of the
leagues strongest pitching, but
they have added a Cy Young
winner and another who is a
proven winner. Pretty soon, Bo
is going to know world series.
Let’s move on to the Na
tional League. I will say right
now that unless the San Fran-
sico Giants can make an injury-
free pitcher out of thin air they
aren’t going to repeat. Kevin
Mitchell and Will Clark can cany
you far, but not all the way to
the top. (They must have done
the pitching with mirrors).
Chicago Cubs could be on
top again but with their karma
not likely. They need a few
horrible years to really make it
count when they attempt towin
again.
So let’s go with the New
York Mets, San Diego Padres
and Los Angeles Dodgers
making a play for it
When it comes down,I think
it will be the Padres. Why am I
not picking the Mets you ask?
Look at that pitching staff you
say. I don’t think they can hold
it together long enough during
the season to come out in one
piece. While there were no fights
during photo day, the question
of Davey Johnson staying was
raised quite often. How secure
do you think he js?
Yes, I am going with the
Padres. Don’t ask me for spe
cificdetails why. It is just a feel
ing, or call it women’s intui
tion, whatever I don’t care. They
seem to have built themselves a
little stronger, and what the heck,
let’s get someone new in the
limelight
by Staa Beard
Sports Editor
After a sluggish preseason that
saw the team finish at 500, the
women’s softball team have put
the regular season on the right
track. They have taken their six
games and turned it into a 5-1
record.
The first regular season match
up was a double header against
Olympic which the Cougars split,
winning the first 8-1 but losing the
second in extra innings 3-2.
Angie Baker pitched a strong
game to earn her fourth victory.
Four others put in strong per
formances to give the Cougars their
win Kristi Northcutt went 2-3 with
three runs, and Lisa Williamson
went 2-4. K.C. Jones connected
only once with the bat but that
brought in 3 RBI. Julie Troutner
came up with the biggest hit going
2-4 with one homerun and knock
ing in three runs.
The second game wasn’t so
kind as Olympic rallied in the eight
inning to steal the game.
“There are three things that I
want the team to do and if they do
ityou can’t be upset when we lose.
Those are to have one or less er
rors, hit hard and don’t pop up
and no mental mistakes. We did
all three of those things I think the
god of softball didn’t intend for us
to win today,” stated Coach Paul
Fiskum.
Two freshmen did come up
with productive games^ulie Shekel
and Jenny Wimberly both went 2-
3. Stickel also came up with a triple
and Wimberly with one RBI.
The next opponent Grays
Harbor gotatasteofwhat Clacka
mas can do when the bats are in
full gear, as they got routed 12-0.
Wimberly carried the biggest bat
going 3-3 with 3 RBIs and one
homerun. Stickel also popped a
homer while going 3-4 with three
more RBI. Northcutt and Tricia
Soli also had a good days going 3-
5 and 2-4.
In the second game, the bats
took little longer to get active.
Going into the seventh inning the
score was 3-1 but the Cougars
exploded for six runs for the 9-1
victory. Jill Schnell and Wimberly
both went 2-3 with Schnell knock
ing in 3 RBI. Jenny Houck went 2-
4 with 1 RBI.
Offense wasn’t the only thing
going strong as Baker collected
her fifth win of the season. Fresh
men Linda Gross achieved her
first collegiate win in the second
game with a 10 strike out, no walks
performance.
“Baker has been throwing well
all season. Gross had a great game
she was in command the whole
way,” explained Fiskum.
Clackamas’ next opponent
Lower Columbia who Fiskum felt
was one of their toughest oppo
nents, but Clackamas came away
with two more victories going 4-2
and 3-2.
“Their pitcher is very tough
with an excellent rise. She can
move the ball around well. It was
good to beat them in a close game
on the road,” said Fiskum.
The first game stretched to 10
innings when Stickel came up with
the clutch hit that knocked in
Jacquie Romine for the winning
run.
Baker again had a winning
outing striking out nine and mov
ing her win loss record to 6-1.
On the mound in the second
game, Heather McCorkle had her
best outing of the season giving
up only 4 hits, 2 walks while strik
ing out five.
Troutner was the only Cou-
gar needed to bring all three runs
across the plate going 2-3 with a
double and a 'triple.
The Cougars will be home
next Tuesday for their first game
against Tacoma. Their only home
Saturday match will be on April
14 against South Puget Sound;
the game will start at 2 p.m.
Pitcher Heather McCorkle warms up for the second game
against Olympic. Clackamas lost in eight innings 2-3.
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Photo by Tim Zivney
Competitiveness level raised by diamond men
by Mark A. Borrelli
Editor in—Chief
Despite losing 3-4 games this
past week, the Clackamas baseball
team has been competitive, and
has shown great improvement.
In the team’s second league
game of the year, the Cougars
hosted Linn-Benton last Tuesday.
Tim Arendell started on the mound
but one inning cost Clackamas the
game. Clackamas trailed only8-6
Road Runners capitalized on 5
Cougar errors, and scored 11 runs
to break the game wide open.
Arendell,, tired in the 8th and was
replaced by Ryan Gillette. Aren-
dell picked up the loss, dropping
his record to 1-3.
“We played really well through
seven. We jiret don’t have enough
pitching to stay with a team that
hits that well,” said Coach Robin
Robinson.
Jim Squires fires a pitch toward the batter. The Cougars went
3-4 for the first week of league action.
Pho<oby
ting parade for Clackamas, going
2-3 for the day.' Clackamas had
just 5 hits, while Linn-Benton
connected for 19 runs (6 earned),
on 15 hits.
Saturday, Clackamas hit the
road to Salem to battle league
power Chemeketa. John Miller
started on the mound and pitched
well after a shaky start. Cheme
keta struck for 2 in the 1st, 3 in the
2nd and a run in the 3rd, before
Miller settled down. Miller pitched
5 2/3, before being relieved by
Arendell.
The Cougar hitting wasn’t able
to overcome an early hole, as they
hit the ball well, but could only
muster 2 runs, in losing 7-2. John
Bennett went 2-4 at the plate, and
picked up a RBI. Jim Squires also
went 2-4, and Tim Ensley and David
Grey each connected for a base
hit
“We played great baseball after
the 2nd inning. We outplayed
them after that’’ said Robinson.
Once again it was the unearned
runs that killed Clackamas, as just
3 of Chemeketa runs were earned.
Clackamas stayed on the road
Saturday and Sunday, as they took
their road show to Eugene to Face
The Universi ty of Oregon in non
league action. Blues Buckles
started on the mound for Clacka
mas, and he gave the Duckbatters
the blues, as Clackamas won 6-5.
Buckles allowed just 2 earned runs
in picking up his first run of the
year.
Jason Hawkins hit a 4th in
ning two run dinger, and Ryan
Gillette chipped in a 6th inning 2
RBI single, to help the Cougar
offensive cause.
In the second game of the
double header, the Cougars didn’t
fare as well, as they lost 12-10.
Don Nelson started on the mound
for Clackamas, and pitched well
before tiring in the 5th. Ryan
Gillette relieved Nelson, and
picked up the loss. Jason Kraig
carried the hot stick for the Cou
gars, connecting for 2 two run
homers. Kraig made good use of
speed and power, as his first home
run came inside the park, while
his second left the park. Jim Squires
also showed some pop in the bat,
as he connected for 2-4, and a pair
of RBI’s.
Robinson, despite losing, was
pleased with the way his team
performed.
“Don pitched very well
through 5 innings,” said Robin
son. The coach is also seeing his
team improve. “We’re, getting
better, we’re making some bad
decisions at times, but we’re im
proving, and playing competitive”
said Robinson.
The Cougars, 0-3 in league,
and 3-10 overall, have a much
needed 5 game home stand to look
forward to starting this Saturday
with Lane.
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