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10 • T he C lackamas P rint
A pril 14, 2004j
Softball big-hitting the competition
Sophomore Angie Rohrerti (14) blasts a shot during game two of the Cougars’ doubleheader against Pierce College on April 10. The Cougars won
both games by scores of 1 5-0 and 9-0. They are now 9-1 in the NWAACC Southern Division play, winning 10 of their first 14 games.
Koch tossed a one-hitter wit
CC in Gresham next and split a anything going on offense and we
team.
Frank Jordan
four strikeouts in game on,
took
the
loss.
”
doubleheader
with
the
Saints,
Clackamas
opened
NWAACC
T he C lackamas P rint .
The Cougars took on Grays while Marlow threw a perfet
play by sweeping Chcmekcta CC keeping CCC and MHCC tied for
The Clackamas softball. team and Southwestern Oregon CC to first in the Southern Division Harbor CC and Pierce College game in game two, striking oi
has enjoyed some success in the go 5-2 on the season. In the sec standings. Koch threw a two-hit last weekend on the Cougar dia seven Raiders along the way.
“We had a good weekend wit
early part of the 2004 season, ond game against SWOCC, soph ter and Marlow closed out the mond and swept both opponents
the bats and our pitching sta
winning 10 of their first 1^ omore Carleen Lessard was on victory in game one after inherit by wide margins.
Friday, Koch and Marlow each threw very well. The import:«
games, including a 9-1 start in the her way to a victory when she ing two base runners in the sev
Southern Division of the injured her shoulder on the enth by getting three consecutive tossed one-hitters, each striking thing about the weekend is th
mound. Freshman Holly Marlow outs to preserve the CCC victory. out eight batters as Clackamas everybody on the roster got I
NWAACC.
Mt. Hood struck back in game swept the Chokers from Grays play some meaningful time
The Cougars opened the sea came on in relief for Lessard and
son over spring break by drop pitched the rest of the game in two, overcoming an early 1-0 Harbor by scores of 10-0 and 8- Fiskum said. “Grays Harbor ar
Cougar lead by scoring four runs 0. Kim Kraxbcrger, a sophomore Pierce are not very good, but v I
ping three of four games against the 2-0 Cougar win.
“Obviously it was a huge blow in the bottom of the-first and from Canby, provided the high had to hand it to them, they wet
California opponents. The lone
win came against Diablo Valley to us to lose Carleen. She was an holding their lead for a 4-1 Mt. light of the day by slamming a very competitive. ’ They did«
three-run homer in the bottom of give an inch in any-of the games
Junior College as freshman all-league performer last season Hood victory.
The Cougars took o
“Mt. Hood’s first four batters the fifth inning of game one to
Chelsea Koch tossed a no-hitter and was well on her way' to
Chcmekcta yesterday; rcsul I
in her college debut as Clackamas becoming our ace. Her shoulder in the first all came around to end the 10-0 rout.
Saturday, Kraxbcrger got the were not available at press tim
just popped,” said Fiskum. “We score, helped out by some sloppy
won 3-0..
“We had a good trip. have already lost Brieanne Thurn fielding by us and a couple of Cougars off to a roaring start by Clackamas plays at South Pug<
Although we came up a little to knee surgery, so our pitching questionable calls- by the umps,” crushing a pitch from the Pierce Sound CC on Friday and at five
short in a couple of games, we staff is getting thin. All I can say said Fiskum. “Holly ¡Marlow] College pitcher for a grand slam time defending NWAACC chan
played well” said Head Coach is that our two freshman |Koch pitched a good ball game after home run in the bottom of the pion Lower Columbia College < I
Paul Fiskum. “Koch pitched a and Marlow] have stepped up and the first inning and we settled first, setting the tone for the day Saturday in 1 xmgyicw, Wash, in
down for the rest of the game. as CCC cruised past the Raiders key Southern Division shoil
great game in her debut, and we pitched really, really well.”
down.
Clackamas took on Mt. Hood Unfortunately, we couldn’t get by scores of 15-0 and 9-0.
got a solid effort from the whole
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