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^^2 L A CTA MA ¡Print •11 ugs get two wins with tough pitching hael McCormack Editor B Cougars’ baseball season Bjt$ share of ups and downs and last week proved to ¡(■different, with Clackamas B> a pair of doubleheaders ■ league foes Chemeketa and ^Knton. ■ Thursday the Cougars head- Bn to Salem to take on the Bare Chemeketa, and in the Bne Travis Galbraith pitched iHy his best game of die sea- Bvis seems to just dominate Bketa every time he goes out, ■did once again on Thursday,” B "Hap” Purden said. Braith pitched flawlessly, allowing just four hits and no earned runs in eight innings of solid work. However, the Cougar bats were lost, getting only one hit in the contest, which came off the bat of Lucas Pfaller in the first. The unearned run, which evolved from a Tyler Liebelt error in the sixth, allowed the Chemeketa batter to advance to third and eventually score on a single. The Cougars lost the game 1-0. Liebelt is the everyday left field er for Clackamas, but due to injuries he has had to make the shift into the infield and play third base. “I feel for Tyler, he hasn’t played third at all this season, and when he did play in the infield he was a sec ond baseman,” Coach Jim Hoppel said. “That’s a very tough transi tion.” In game two the Cougars got another solid pitching performance, this time coming from the arm of Jason Hart. Hart didn’t allow Chemeketa a run in five innings of work and was relieved by Joe Cole in the sixth. Clackamas was able to put two runs on the board late in the game, while Cole didn’t allow a run in two innings of relief. In the top of the sixth the Cougars got their first run onto the board with a double by Matt Riemer, followed up by an RBI single from Mike McNally. The Cougars were able to add another run in the seventh when Frank Palletta knocked in Zack Rienhardt, giving the Cougars the well-deserved victory. On Saturday, Clackamas made another trip south and visited the Linn-Benton Roadrunners. Tn the first game, Brian Goff got the start and pitched well for the Cougars, but doing well wasn’t enough to get the win. The Cougars got on the board first, getting three hits in the first inning and scored two runs. However, the Roadrunners came back with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning and Clackamas was never able to regain the lead. “[Linn-Benton] didn’t hit the ball hard, they just found the holes, and that’s what killed me,” Goff said. ‘T think I’m cursed. I’ve been pitching well; I just can’t find a break.” McNally led the Cougars’ offense with three hits and an RBI, while Brandon Zomado pitched in two hits of his own in the Cougars’ 7-3 defeat. In game two, the stellar pitching got back on track for Clackamas, when Purden took a no-hitter into the sixth, and earned the victory in •a 3-0 shutout. The Cougars scored one run in the first, third and fifth innings and accumulated seven hits through out the contest. Palletta, Pfaller and Riemer led the way with two hits apiece, not to mention Palletta knocking in two of the three Cougar runs. The Cougars missed the playoffs this season, but fought all the way to the end. If they had swept all four games last week, they would have had a chance to take over third and a shot at a playoff tiebreaker. The Cougars will complete their season this week when Southwestern Oregon CC comes to town. Travis Galbraith (right) threw his best game of the season last week versus Chemeketa, but was unable to get the victory in the Cougars’ 1-0 loss. The Cougars split a pair of doubleheaders last week and have two games remaining on their schedule. Robert Badilla (left) hits a ball down the leftfield line in a recent home game. Badilla has been a bright spot for the Cougars’ offense this season, which has seen better days. All photos by Michael McCormack Clackamas Print rang performances give Cougar athletes shot at NWAACC’s i McDonnell Mamas Print it Saturday, Cougar traveled south to Eugene mpete in the Southern n Championships, is the last meet of the before the NWAACC pionships. thought we really com- well, considering we some key athletes out injuries,” said Coach [egg- mpeted well? For the t week in a row, the result i show pages full of both nal or seasonal bests, and weekend, 18 Clackamas tes did just the same. bably the most impres- ivent was the men’s 110- hurdles, where Troy n, Lucas Ohmes and Hoppie finished first, ,d and third, respective- ur men sprinters have very consistent; we got solid guys who might sur- people at the NWAACC roionships,” said Kegg. Ice again, Clackamas ie David Arndt had an Bessive performance and Hded a personal best in Hot. ■avid was the Southern Ron's high point-scorer; ■total amount of points ■ him the most valuable,” [Kegg. ■ndt placed first in the [■pat with a throw of 51 ■ 2.25 inches, his first throw of the day and the best of his career. He also placed second in the discus with a toss of 151 feet, 10 inches. The Cougars also got some strong performances out of long-jumpers Kevin Ellingson, Hoppie and Ohmes. All three recorded seasonal bests. Hoppie placed fourth with a jump of 21 feet, 3.5 inches. Ohmes and Ellingson placed sixth and ninth, respec tively, with jumps of 20 feet, 11.75 inches and 20 feet, 4.5 inches. Another one of the men that had a great outing was Josh Cain. Cain ran the 100- meter dash in 11.16 seconds, which was good for third. His effort was also good enough to qualify for the NWAACC Championships. “Our men competed really well on Saturday. We were looking to score around a total of 191 points and we exceeded that by scoring 195. We did really well,” Kegg said. The Cougar men took sec ond in the overall team rank ings at the Southern Region Championships and showed that they can be a threat at the NWAACC’s. Women that did well this weekend were Miranda Carter, Erin Shafer, Jessica Harper and Tiffany Passi. Carter took second in the pole vault, recording a height of 10 feet, 10 inches, which was also a season’s best. Shafer also recorded a sea son’s best and took sixth in the triple jump with a jump of 32 feet, 10 inches. Harper ran the 1500-meter and placed second with a time of4:56.39. Passi placed second as well in the 3000-meter with a finishing time of 11:39.07. “The women placed about where we expected them to, in fifth. We just don’t have the same amount of athletes as most schools, so it’s harder to place at the top,” Kegg said. 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