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Schedule 10_______ WEdNEsdAy, ApRil 12, 2000 Sports BASEBALL: Saturday at Lane, I p.m. SOFTBALL: Thursday vs. MHCC, @ Delta Park p.m. TRACK: Saturday, Mt. Hood Dual Sophomore first baseman Kirsten Richards charges towards home plate as a Southwestern Oregon batter looks to bunt the ball. Richards and the Cougars went 8-1 last week and are in second place in the Southwestern region standings. Same old song and dance Fiskum. "She's an excellent pitcher and it's unfortunate." Editor-in-Chief When Needham initially went The #3-ranked Cougar softball down on Friday, Fiskum looked team had the day off on Mon to Melanie Warthen to fill the hole in game two. Warthen had day. just pitched a two-hitter in the Most of the team took the time to watch the best softball team first game of the afternoon. She in the nation play as they pitched five innings to earn the watched the #1 Washington save. On Saturday, Melissa Borde Huskies defeated the Portland pitched in Needham's spot and State Vikings, 6-0 and 8-3. Yesterday, it was back to work while she didn't get much sup port in the field, Fiskum believes for the steady Cougars. she pitched an Clackamas, excellent game. which sits be "We lost the hind top-ranked Any time you can game 6-3," noted Lower Columbia Fiskum, "but go 7-1 in one in the South Melissa pitched western Divi week, you have to 6+ innings and sion standings be pretty happy. only gave up with a 12-2 two earned runs. league record Paul Fiskum The other four and a 15-3 over Head Coach runs were a re all mark, went 7- sult of fielding 1 last week. errors. She did a It remains un great job." beaten at home On Sunday, with the Cougars this spring. "Any time you can go 7-1 in leading Green River 8-0 after the one week," noted Head Coach first inning, Fiskum relieved Paul Fiskum. "you have to be Warthen to allow Borde more ex perience on the mound. She pretty happy." In the past eight games, pitched four shutout innings. "Yesterday, I told the girls that Fiskum's Cougars outscored op we found our third pitcher," said ponents 73-27. The victories, however, may Fiskum. "This isn't just some out have come at a high price. In the fielder that's coming in to fill in second inning of the second half for Darby. She's a legitimate of a double header against threat for us and we need to play Centralia last Friday, the Cougars with confidence when she's #2 pitcher Darby Needham throwing." While the question of pitching strained a hip flexor. When the injury was thought to be healed, was answered over the weekend, she was slated to pitch against the hitting remained steady as Green River on Sunday. She three home runs were let loose didn't make it past the pre-game over the past week. Sue Johnson led the hit parade warmups—again straining the with two deep shots while muscle. "We're not sure how long Vanessa Applegate joined the Darby is going to be out," said party with a left field blast on JOHN THORBURN Friday afternoon. According to Fiskum, eight players on the Cougar roster are hitting above .300. The week started off with 12- 7 and 6-5 wins over Southwest ern Oregon Com munity College last Wednesday. With 12-0 and 8- 2 wins over Centralia, the Cou gars improved their home record to a perfect 8-0. On the road on Saturday, Clackamas split with South Puget Sound 8-6 and 3-6. The victory came after a seventh-in ning comeback by the host team as it tied the game at 6-6 in its final at bat. Clackamas scored two runs in the top of the eighth to win. On Sunday, the Cougars un loaded on the Green River Gators 9-0 and 15-1 to close out the week. After Monday's break, the Cougars prepared to take on 19 different teams in the annual NWAACC Crossover Tourna ment. The mid-season tournament, held at Delta Park in Portland, will showcase many of last year's championship tournament teams as well as other Northwest mem ber schools. The Cougars are slated to face the winner of the Green River vs. Bellevue matchup. Clackamas will face that win ner at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The championship game is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday. JOHN THORBURN I Clackamas Print [Above] Sophomore Melanie Warthen fires the ball to freshman Julia Driggers, catcher, for a strike against SWOCC. [Left] Sophomore Jessica Farnsworth trots back to third base after threatening to steal home. 18,300jobs in 2002 19,1 00 jobs in 2004 [What do you want to do with your future?) Western Oregon Criminal Justice administration. 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