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TldE ClACkAMAS P r ÌNT ____________ Sports________________________ ____________ 7 Team set for successful season hind the plate but could also see time at ADAM CRUM Staff Writer third base. Kelly Corliss, a freshman from Centen nial High School, will be the Cougars’ des Expectations are high for the Clackamas ignated hitter and could see limited time baseball team in 1998. behind Edwards at first base. The Cougars return three Northwest Ath letic Association of Community Colleges ineligible for the first eight games, should Sophomore transfer Chet Bums, whois [NWAACC] first- team selections and see playing time behind the plate when he should contend for the Southern Region returns. Freshman catcher Josh Murat, from The Dalles High School, is also inéligible title. i Sophomore first baseman Adam but could see limited time when he returns. Edwards and sophomore shortstop Ryan In the outfield, the Cougars will start the Suyama both are coming off huge seasons year with three freshmen. Tim Fellows, last year, when they were named to the All- from Fort Vancouver High School and Rian NWAACC first team. Suyama led the team Alden, from Roosevelt High School, will witha.450batting average last year, while battle for the starting job in left field. Ed wardshit a yery respectable .419. In center field, Randy Krupp, from Tigard High School, will see a lot of play ‘We have two of the best players in the NWAACC [in Edwards and Suyama],” ing time. Jared Kinne, from Fort Vancouver High said Head Coach Robin Robinson. Sophomore pitcher JeffWilliamson was School, will get the start in right field. also a first team All-NWAACC selection Sophomore Nick Miller should see a lot last year. The right-handed starter was 6-1 of time in right field when he becomes eli with a 2.90 E.R.A. TheCougars look to be solid around the gible after eight games. Sophomore Jeff infield, led by Edwards and Suyama. At munity College, will also see time in the outfield when he returns from ineligibility. second base, sophomore Josh Kelsey will Berard, a transfer from Mt Hood Com get the nod. Ryan Loren, a freshman from Led by Williamson, the pitching staff for Prairie High School in Vancouver, Wash the Cougars looks to be as good as it has ington, could see some time behind Kelsey everbeenunderCoachRobinson. Sopho at second. Sophomore Jeromy Brown, a transfer jury-plagued freshman season and could from Southwestern Oregon Community team up with Williamson to provide the more Bryan Hostetler returns from an in College [SWOCC], will start at third base Cougars with an excellent one-two punch. forthe Cougars. Backing up Suyama at shortstop will be Art Salinas, a freshman from Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Washington, Cliff Johnson, a freshman from Centennial will also be in the starting rotation for the High School. Sophomore AndyOrtmayer will start be Cougars. Freshmen Joe Ewing, from Monroe, Washington and Brad Sunnes, from Hillsboro High School, and sophomore transfer Rob ert Kinnee, all of whom are cur rently ineligible, could all see time on the hill when they re turn, either as starters or reliev ers. Ryan Swearingen, a fresh man from The Dalles High The Cougars expect their pitching to be much improved from last year, when the team had to score a lot of runs to earn a victory. School, will also see time as a JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print nity College. The Cougars fourth oppo good pitching and hitting,” said Robinson. Glendale High School, Scott Also expected to contend for the regional From Ontario, Clackamas will travel to Pilakowski, Scappoose High title are Mt Hood and Lane Community Walla Walla, Washington to take on Walla School, and Greg Palmer, Cen tennial High School, all hope College, the two teams that finished ahead Walla Community College in a double of the Cougars last year. Clackamas opens the season with afive- header on March 23. : TheCougars play a doubleheader against well. Coach Robinson and his club day,eight-game road trip over spring break Blue Mountain in Pendleton the following The Cougars travel to Ontario to play in day on the way home. hope to improve on last year’s the Treasure Valley Tournament from The first league game for the Cougars is third place finish in the South March 20-22. Clackamas opens the tour against Mt. Hood on Saturday, March 28, ern Region, and he feels this is nament against Wenatchee Valley, followed when they battle the Saints in a double a good enough team to do that by Treasure Valley and Centralia Commu header. to see time on the mound as Sophomore first baseman Adam Edwards hit .419 last year and was named to the All-NWAACC first team. “This is the first year we’ve had both relief pitcher. Freshmen Clayton Scofield, Statistics nent is yet to be determined. •Ryan Suyama -.450 batting avg. • Adam Edwards -.419 batting avg. " •Jeff William -6-1,2.90 Clackamas opens season with two wins, sort of JOHN THORBURN Sports Editor ressed our J5 keep the freshmen from feeling [Soldani] played well in the in Nasuta, in her first year as the uneasy in their first game. team's head coach. field," noted Nasuta,' "and Stacey [Peacock] started in Centerfield. A The softball season got underway DuPree and Megan Smythe pitched ' "Sortie of the freshmen were pretty nervous," said Nasuta. "I last week with two victories over Pa very welPfor us and Brandi Clark and Rasheal Phipps did a good job think it comes1 from them playing in their first college game. It's a iot catching. We played great defense bigger than what some of them are used to. It'll pass after a couple cific University. pitching and catching. pitching and catching," noted The school in Forest Grove, how ever, is not allowed to count the games on their record so no official records of scores were kept for the game. Even though the Cougars didn't "Cortney as well." lot of players are still fighting for their position and-this is the time when we figure out who's going to stay in those positions. v "Between now and the time we start league play," added Nasuta, games Were 2-1 and 1-0 in the Cou more games." While some of the players will gars' fayor. use this preseason as a chance to on is our team communication. That will come with time and with The Cougars' first official action is Thursday against Western Or Unofficial scores for the two Denise Nasuta count the two victories either, the team played well for their first live action, Pacific’s fieldhouse on a rubber become comfortable with college level ball, Coach Nasuta sees this Head Coach according to Head Coach Denise ized floor so special balls were as a time to determine certain po Nasuta. "I was very impressed with our used. sitions. '"Lisa The games were played in The changes, however, didn't Hosford “anà Dani "one of the things we need to work more game situations." egon University in Monmouth. Wednesday, March 11, 1998
