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SPORTS
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
April 29,1992
Holum and Hefflinger combined for four wins last week
by Lane Scheideman -
Sports Editor
The Clackamas softball team
extended its record by four wins
last weekend over Green River and
Olympic.
In the first game against Green
River, Clackamas battled back from
a 2-1 deficit to win 3-2 in eight
innings.
Green River only had two hits
in the game and they both contrib­
uted to Green Rivers’runs.
“We never doubted our ability
to win the game,” said Coach Paul
Fiskum.
In the eighth, Brandy Toivonen
scored the winning run after Kenna
Skinner and Kristin Freitas bunted
her to third. Corie Peck got the RBI
off a sharp single through the in­
field.
Corie Peck led the team with
three hits in five at-bats along with
two RBI. Skinner was 2-2 at the
plate and Toivonen was 2-4.
Kim Holum allowed only two
hits and one walk while striking out
nine.
“She was dominating against a
very good hitting team,” said
Fiskum.
In the second game, Clacka­
mas’ bats came alive to score eight
runs on eight hits. Jenny Hefflinger
was credited with a shutout after
allowing only three hits and strik­
ing out seven.
In the third inning, with Skin­
ner and Freitas on base, Peck hit
her first career home run.
Freitas, Peck, and Topham all
one for the Cougars, who got four
runs to put the game away.
Peck was 3-4 at the plate with
an unofficial home run.
Seven players had one hit each
for a good balanced attack.
Holum allowed five hits and
struck out six in the process.
Clackamas was involved in a
tighter battle during the second
game. CCC was up 3-1 after Olym­
pic’s half of the third, then Jenny
Topham hit a stand-up home run to
make the score 4-1.
In the away half of the sev­
enth, Olympic scored a run to close
within three runs. Olympic then
loaded the bases with only one out.
Hefflinger then went to work and
struck out the number three batter
and got the number four batter to
ground out.
Defense was a key for the
Cougars during the weekend.
“Skinner was possibly one of
the best in the field,” commented
Fiskum. “In the second game on
Friday, she caught a deep fly ball
and fired a strike to home plate to
throw out the base runner.
“This was a great play during a
crucial game.”
The team had a game yester­
day but results were unavailable
for press time. Their next home
game is this Saturday against Grays
Harbor.
photo by David VanKeuren
Kim Holum watches her release to home plate during her win
last Saturday.
had two hits on the day while Holly
Rahn and Peck each had three RBI.
“We had a great showing from
top to bottom in both gariies,” said
Fiskum. “Our defense was outstand­
ing, giving up only one error on the
day.”
On Saturday, Clackamas took
on Olympic CC and took both games
of the doubleheader by the scores
of 6-1 and 5-2.
The first game saw Peck hit
her second home run in two days,
only to have it ruled as a ground­
rule double.
Peck was later knocked in by
Lisa DeMers.
The fourth inning was a big
photo by David VanKouran
A Cougar softba Iler connects with a pitch to aid her team to the
win.
Lesch strikes out 12 in 6-4 win over Linn-Benton CC
by Kevin Shields
Staff Writer
The Cougars finished a long
week with a 2-4 record, dropping
three of four to Linn-Benton and
then splitting a doubleheader with
Mt. Hood.
The first doubleheader with
Linn Benton ended with two tough
losses.
Linn-Benton 9, Clackamas 4.
In the first game Matt Avery
got tagged with 9 runs on 10 hits in
6 2/3 innings. Two first inning walks
which led to runs set the stage for a
long afternoon for the Cougar hurler.
The offense managed eight hits
with most of the damage coming in
the late innings with their backs
against the wall. Cody Nelson went
2-3 with two singles to lead the
Cougars.
Linn-Benton 2, Clackamas 1.
In the nightcap, J.R. Lesch
pitched a solid game, giving up
only two runs on four hits but it
wasn’t enough to overcome Mt.
Hood’s pitcher, who effectively shut
down the Cougar’s bats.
Lesch overpowered Linn-
Benton with 12 strikeouts in eight
innings and pitched good enough
to pick up the win but the run
support wasn’t there.
The Cougar offense outhit their
counterparts 6-4 but couldn’t pro­
duce enough runs. Jim Robertson
went 2-3 and scored the Cougars
sole run of the game in the third
inning.
Eric Nielson reached base three
times with a double and two walks
to give the Cougars some hope.
The meat of the lineup couldn’t
bring him around and combined
for one hit, a single by Mike Christ­
man to lead off the eighth.
The Cougars hosted another
twin bill with Linn-Benton last
Thursday and managed a split thanks
to an exciting come-from-behind
win in the first game.
Clackamas 9, Linn-Benton 6.
A seven-run explosion in the
sixth behind a triple by Brandon
Bittner, which cleared the bases,
paved the way to the victory.
Down 6-2 in the inning the
Cougars got jump started by John
Bramlett and Cody Nelson who led
off the inning with back-to-back
singles. Tim Ensley and Jon Nichols
followed with walks and Robertson
reached on an error by the short­
stop to set the table for Bittner’s
game-winning RBI’s.
Greg Grace picked up the win
in relief, going four innings and
giving up no runs on three hits.
Bukowski picked up the save, strik­
ing out three of the nine batters he
faced.
Bittner finished the game 2-4
with three RBI and scored twice,
leading an overall balanced attack
in which eight of the nine starters
managed at least one hit.
Linn-Benton 9, Clackamas 0.
Linn-Benton’s starting pitcher
pitched a complete game shutout,
scattering five hits in the seven
inning contest.
Scott Timms was saddled with
the loss, giving up eleven hits with
most of the damage coming in the
fourth and fifth when Linn-Benton
scored seven of their nine runs.
The Cougars tried to get an
offense established in the fifth behind
consecutive singles from Robertson
and Bittner. The two runners were
stranded, ending the Cougars most
productive inning of the game.
The Cougars faced Mt. Hood
last Saturday in a doubleheader
contest and split with their South­
ern Division rivals.
Clackamas 9, Mt. Hood 6.
Eric Nielson reached base all
five times he came to the plate,
going two for three with two walks
and a stolen base to lead the offen­
sive charge.
Nielson and Marlon Peguese
scored three runs apiece to give the
first two slots in the lineup six of
the nine runs.
A three-run eighth featuring
five walks by Mt Hood’s pitcher
provided enough runs to seal the
win.
Lesch picked up the win going
six innings and giving up three runs
on eight hits. Grace came on in
middle relief for an inning and gave
up two runs on two walks in the
eighth.
Bukowski picked up the save,
getting the last two outs of the
eighth and getting the last three
batters of the game after giving up
a leadoff homer to start the ninth.
Mt. Hood 5, Clackamas 1.
The Cougar offense couldn’t
continue their offensive momen­
tum from the first game and man­
aged only four hits in seven in­
nings.
Bukowski picked up half of
the team’s hits, going two for three.
Only six Cougars managed to reach
base, five of which were stranded.
Nelson drove in the Cougar’s only
run with a single, scoring Nielson
in the sixth inning.
Avery gave up five runs in six
innings, striking out seven and
suffering the loss.
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