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The Clackamas Print Page 8 Wednesday, May 3,1995 SPORTS Beard pitches perfect game as Cougars roll through competition By Lora Wahrgren Staff Writer Clackamas Softball pitcher Dawn Beard pitched a perfect game last Friday against South western Oregon, the first in 10 years at Clackamas. Beard pitched the no hitter in the second game of a home doubleheader in which the Cou gars won 10-0 in five innings. The Cougars collected seven wins and suffered one loss last week, including two victo ries over the GHCC Chokers onSunday in Aberdeen, Wash ington. Clackamas won the first game, 13-1, in six innings be hind strong pitching by Brenda Ruppel. The Cougars got 13 runs on 14 hits. Alicia Scott had three base hits, including two singles, a triple and four RBIs, Megan Thompson went three for four with four RBI’s. The Cougars won the sec ond game 2-1. Clackamas pitcher Candee Stanley won her fourth consecutive league victory with a strong outing on the mound. The leading hitters were Korrine Wellin, Scott and Holly Lorenz. Wellin went two for two with one RBI and knocked in the first run. Scott collected the sec ond RBI in the fifth inning. Lorenz went two for two for the day as well, Cougars meet challenge at Western Oregon Open Clacka mas was scheduled to play a double header at home against Olympic CC on Saturday, but because of the wet field, the coaches decided to play the game in Hood River. Photo by Patrick Lundstrom The Cou A Cougar softball player rounds third and gars lost the heads for home against Grays Harbor CC. game 1-0 de bor CC by identical 10-1 scores. spite out-hitting the Rangers seven Beard pitched the first game and to three. Alicia Scott went three for picked up the win. Lorenz went four with three singles. two for four, including a home run Clackamas won the second and 3 RBIs. game in six innings, 11-2. Stanley The Cougars won the second pitched a fine game and the Cou game with Beard hitting three for gars had an excellent day at bat. four and scoring three times. Danielle Madigan went three for Ruppel collected the win on the four with two singles and a triple. mound. Lorenz went three for Last Friday, the Cougars three, contributing two RBI’s. played at home against Southwest Clackamas has an overall ern Oregon CC, winning the first league record of 15-3, good game, 9-1. Ruppel got the win, al enough for second place. Fiskum lowing only three hits. Lorenz went is really pleased with the outcome two for three with 2 RBIs. so far and hopes to have it con Beard then pitched her perfect tinue the rest of the season. game in the second matchup. The Cougars will play two Wellin capped the second game doubleheaders at home this week. with a grand slam in left-center On Friday, Clackamas will play field in the bottom of the fifth. South Puget Sound CC and on On April 25, the Cougars took Sunday they will take on Pierce both home games from Grays Har CC. Both begin at 3 p.m. by Jesse Sowa Sports Editor Clackamas Track Coach Mike Hodges liked what he saw at the Western Oregon Open in Monmouth on Saturday. The Cougar Track team rose to the occasion and per formed at a high level against strong competition. The meet was not scored, but Clackamas would have done well had points been kept. The meet was loaded with outstanding athletes from such schools as the University of Oregon, Lewis and Clark, Willamette and Western Oregon. On the men’s team, Corey Brizendine won the javelin with a throw of 197-0 and remained undefeated in that event this year. Brent Roeger won the 10,000-meter race and qualified for the regional meet with a time of 33:38. Craig Connors took fourth in the pole vault at 15-4. The men’s 400-meter relay team placed third in 43.50. At 5000 meters, Dean Rowell took third in 16:01 and Jon Cox placed fifth in the same race in 16:08. Leo Sanders took seventh in a tough 1500-meter race in 3:56.42 which is his second best time ever. “He really responded well to that kind of competition,” Hodges said. For the women’s team, Jaime Fairchild won at 5000- meters in 18:53 and Rebecca Graham took third in the same race in 19:03. Both women had personal records and have the fastest times so far this year in the Northwest. Heidi Babcock won the 10,000-meter event in 46:51. The women’s 400-meter relay team took first in a time of 50.55. 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