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10 __________ S'.__________ » Clackamas rolls ■ Freshman catcher Billie Williams gets 16 hits in 25 at bats last week as the Cougars win seven straight. JOHN THORBURN Sports Editor Clackamas Head Coach Denise Nasuta is all smiles this week After her team's seventh straight victory, the Cougars control their own destiny. Clackamas hosted Grays Harbor Com munity College yesterday in a doubleheader and claimed victories in both contests. In the first game, the Cougars jumped all over the visiting team from Washington and earned a 8-0 win in five innings. In the nightcap, the Cougars were ahead 7-0 heading into the fifth inning but no of ficial results were available at press time. On Monday, Clackamas completed a delayed doubleheader with the Mt. Hood Saints. The two games were scheduled to take place Friday evening but only one game was played due to rain. The Cougars played perfect de fense as they cruised to a rare 7-0 win over the third-place Saints. Against Mt. Hood on Friday, Clackamas lost a 4-3 heartbreaker. 'Monday's win was a great win for us," said Nasuta. "We finally played with intensity from start to finish and made no errors. We played the way we can play." Over the weekend, the fifth-place Cougars netted four wins over Olym pic and Green River. On Saturday, Clackamas sluggers unleashed for 25 runs in two games. Freshman Billie Williams led the See Softball, page 12 JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print Freshman Billie Williams is fifth in the northwest and leads the team with a .460 batting average. She also has 18 RBI's. "Anybody know what the score is?" FC A Game Night Clackamas students and their friends are invited to Arrowhead Ath letic Club for the Fellowship of Chris tian Athletes [FCA] Game Night. The cost is $2 per person for the evening event on May 16. Basketball, volleyball, swimming, racquetball, pool, wallyball, board games, fellowship and food will take place from 8 p.m. to midnight. Volleyball Camp Piper Volleyball Camps will be held this year in five locations. Vancouver, Bend, Oregon City, Sa lem and Aloha will be the sites for the nationally known camp. Clackamas will host the camp in Oregon City, Aug. 3-5. For more information, call Irma Penwell at (503) 697-7430. JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print The Pepsi Corporation donated two scoreboards to the athletic department. The baseball scoreboard [shown above] and softball scoreboard are both raised above each team's outfield fences but have yet to be turned on this spring season. At last report, an estimated $10,000 is the cost for hooking up both of the electronic scoreboards —a figure that has coaches and players baffled. Error-filled defense haunts team with three losses overcame six errors to win the first game but couldn’t overcome four in game two and came away with a split. Clackamas used four-run innings in the fifth and ninth to record an 11-10 victory. Freshman Kelly Corliss led the Cougar at tack, which pounded out 14 hits, going 4-5 with a double and four runs batted in. Sopho more Ryan Suyama was 3-5 with a double, three runs scored and three RBI’s. Sopho mores Josh Kelsey and Jeff Berard had two hits apiece and combined to score three runs and drive in four. JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print Sophomore pitcher Robert Kinnee pitched The Cougars are in fourth place with an 8-10 record. 2 1/3 innings in relief to pick up the win. JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print Game two saw excellent pitching from both Assistant Coach John Marnin and sophomore Jeromy teams. ADAM CRUM Freshman Art Salinas gave up three runs early, Brown stand at first base. Staff Writer then settled down and shut out the Roadrunners the Defense wins championships! rest of the way. Clackamas could only manage six hits in outburst, going 5-8 in the doubleheader with two doubles, a The Clackamas baseball team has. learned this the hard the game and fell to defeat, 3-2. Salinas pitched five in triple, a homerun, four runs, and two RBI’s. Sophomore reliever Jeff Williamson picked up his fourth way. nings, allowing two earned runs on five hits despite being The Cougars played six games last week and committed credited with the loss. and fifth saves in the doubleheader. at least three errors in every game. Clackamas went back to work against Linn-Benton on The following day, the Cougars hosted a doubleheader Clackamas traveled to Albany on Tuesday, April 28 to against Linfield JV in non-league action. Clackamas swept See Baseball, page 12 play a doubleheader against Linn-Benton. The Cougars the Wildcats, 11-5 and 9-5. Corliss continued his offensive {Wednesday, Mayó, 1998
