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10______ Sports Holm tosses no-hitter Tke WedNEsdAy, M ay 2, 2001 DIANA SCRIVNER Editor-in-Chief Cougar softball went 4-0 last week, stomping South Puget Sound and Grays Harbor, boost ing them into second place in the NWAACC’s Southern Division. “We played excellent,” said Head Coach Paul Fiskum. “Our defense was great and our pitch ing was outstanding.” The Cougars dominated over South Puget Sound last Tuesday with scores of 9-0 and 10-2. One hit and two errors were allowed by Clackamas in the first game and three hits and three errors in the second. “We can’t expect better throw ing than we got,” said Fiskum of the pitching in the games. “We are excited about where we are.” Pitcher Vanessa Holm, chosen player of the week, allowed one hit, had five strikeouts and no walks in game one. Casey Lapp allowed two hits, had five strikeouts and gave up two walks in game two. Not only was the pitching good Tuesday, the bats were on fire; Cheristy Hargrave went two for three at the plate, hitting a single, triple and driving in three runs and hitting a home run in game two. Melissa Borde hit three for three in game one and two for three in game two. Tiffany Lepschat hit three for four with a single and two doubles in game two. “We swept them last week,” said Borde. “We played well defensively and in hitting.” In Wednesday’s game against Grays Harbor, the Cougars domi nated again with scores of 11-2 and 14-0. The Cougars were hot defen sively as well, having an almost perfect game less one error in game two. Holm pitched a no-hitter with three strikeouts and no walks in game two. “We had some people doing some great things,” said Fiskum. In game one, Lapp pitched one hit, nine strikeouts and no walks in the first five innings. Darbey Neun pitched the last two innings having one hit, three strikeouts and one walk. Leading hitters in the two games include Hargrave, who hit a home run; Nikky Staley, who hit a grand slam and drove in seven runs; and Kira Reed went two for two. With the rain over the weekend, Saturday and Sunday games were cancelled, allowing the team to rest. “We have a tough week ahead,” said Fiskum. “It should be a fun week; I think we are ready for it.” The Cougars play at home against Mt. Hood today and at Chemeketa on Friday. MIKE POLLOCK I Clackamas Jrint Clackamas hitter Lisa Hickman gets ready to knock out another base hit for the Cougars against Grays Harbor. The Cougars won both ends of a doubleheader by scores of 11-2 and 14-0. CI ac I camas P rint Holm named Softball Player of the Week Pitcher Vanessa Holm was cho sen as this week’s player of the week. Holm threw a no-hitter on Wednesday against Grays Har bor. On Tuesday against South Puget Sound, she allowed one hit, had five strikeouts, and no walks. “She had an outstanding two games of pitching,” said Head Coach Paul Fiskum. Holm is a freshman at Clackamas and is a graduate of Willamina High School. NWAACC Softball Standings Through April 29,2001 YOU NEED IT. WE HAVE IT! Classes begin June 25. Southern Division League Overall Lower Columbia Clackamas 15-4 14-4 25-5 18-7 Chemeketa 16-5 24-6 Mt. Hood 12-6 16-10 Centralia 11-9 11-16 SW Oregon Pierce South Puget Sound 12-10 17-12 3-14 3-17 0-17 3-19 5-25 0-23 Grays Harbor COUGAR SOFTBALL UPCOMING GAMES PSU Summer Session DOCTRINA Call 503-72-LEARN www.extended.pdx.edu/summer/ PSU School of Extended Studies æ Friday, May 4 Chemeketa Away 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 swocc Away 3 p.m. Friday, May 11 Centralia Home 3 p.m. Home 4 p.m. Saturday. May 12 Pierce Saturday, May 19/Sunday, May 20 NWAACC Tournament, Delta Park, Portland Times to be Announced
