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Clackamas Print Sports? Wednesday, April 19, 2006 bftball suffers through setbacks I Clackamas softball team about reached the midway f the 2006 season and despite L injuries and a pesky flu fitting in pretty good shape Lt of the Southern Division lebegins. [has been one of the hard- lofmy career, because of lies and die illnesses,” said |oach Paul Fiskum. “Just think we may have turned I something else happens, ¡een far worse than I could have ever imagined.” The Cougars, are currently 12- 8 on the season, including a 6-2 mark in Southern Division play. Clackamas is coming off perhaps their worst outing in several years, getting shut out twice by perennial favorite Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington last week by scores of 9-0 and 8-0. “We only had nine reasonably healthy players and it really showed. Lower Columbia may have played their best softball of the year, and we just didn’t have it,” said Fiskum. “(Janelle) Cristofaro is probably our best pitcher, but we made a mistake sending her out to pitch She was very sick and she made a valiant urgent care in the last week than we attempt to pitch, but we took her out have had on the practice field. It after three batters.” was the only decision that we could The season reached a low point make.” last weekend as Clackamas had to Many bright spots have emerged pull out of the NWAACC Crossover despite the injuries and illness. Tournament in Wenatchee, Sophomore All-American Casey The Clackamas Washington, Middagh leads the team with a .465 coaching staff made that hard deci batting average with 33 hits, three sion because they would have had home runs and 24 RBI. Freshman only four healthy players to com Jennah Cowper is batting .444, pete. while sophomore Erin Snyder has “We really were upset that rebounded from an early-season we had to make that call, and the injury to bat .414 in her leadoff NWAACC wasn’t overly thrilled role. - with that decision, but we really The perennially-strong Cougar had no choice,” said Fiskum. “We ' pitching staff has been devastated literally have had more players in by injury and illness. Freshman Cristofaro is 7-2 with a 2.72 earned run average, but has pos sibly developed bronchitis in the last week and may have to sit out until healthy. Freshman Lindsay Olin has strep throat and freshman Jamie Toigerson has bronchitis at present, so time off is of the utmost importance. The Cougars will get some valu able time off this week as they don’t play again until this Friday, when they host Chemeketa CC in a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. at the Cougar Softball complex. Clackamas hosts Clark College on Saturday starting at 2 p.m, also at the Cougar Softball complex. wball team hot out the gates, struggling in league play N.P. Delzell The Clackamas Print ras Matt Olson Clackamas Print an first baseman Jake Evans from Clackamas High School goes to Ls Mt. Hood. Evans also serves as the team’s designated hitter. The Clackamas base ball team (3-7 league and 15-11 overall) is off to an up and down start in the NWAACC Southern Division. Last Thursday, the Cougars split their double header with Linn Benton CC. In game one Clackamas pulled .out the victory 9-4, with Chris Hillard pick ing up the win. Marcos Quintero and Robert Badilla both went yard in the cougar victory, ps? The Cougars busted put with nine runs ¿ff ’13- hits* anti' committed zero errors. in game two the Cougars suffered a 7-5 loss. Jake Evans was the losing pitch er as the Cougars only had six hits to go along with five errors. The Cougar diamond men traveled to Coos Bay last Tuesday, and split their double header with SW Oregon CC. In game one the Cougars lost 8-5 with Chud Bennett taking the loss. In game two, the Cougars picked up the slack and delivered and 11-4 rout, with Jesse Jensen pick ing up the win. Brandon Zorando knocked a home run for the Cougars, giv ing them some needed offense. The Cougars have faired well this season with their overall record over .500. The Cougars opened the season with four wins, sweeping Pierce 11-3, 5-4 and 6-4, 6-5. “An exciting finish to the (opening) weekend was an extra inning win that involved a pinch hit single by (catcher) Jared Beeler,” Head Coach Robby Robinson said. Yesterday, the cougars played Mt. Hood CC. Results were not available at print time. 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Rood in fact that they made k regional championships, fee known as the Sectional ionships in Fairview Heights, [earlier last month ’■f’. fee bowling is seen as a club pe on campus, the 10 student [who are a part of the team seen as an official athletic life college. In spite of this, fkamas team is the only col- fowling program in Oregon fed by the United States «Congress. 1 b were also ranked No. 32 in h and competed against big f across the country, includ- Mouses like Wichita State, Packamas Head Coach Scott How was a former bowler for the national championships. The team formed earlier this year when How wanted to share the expe rience of competing nationally with his brother, freshman Raridy How. How is now coaching the team of 10 students who, for the most part, came from high schools around the area. The team practiced three nights a week at Milwaukie Bowl, where owner and Co-coach Dave Husted lets them practice for free. When asked how he thinks the students meshed this wear^iltm stated that “Most of the student ath letes bowled on various high school teams around the area, so they have a good feel for what it is to be a team.” He added, “Since this is a first year program, the year has been spent seeing how our styles co-exist, and the team has meshed wglL” In an interview before the Sectionals, How shared his con fidence in his team, saying, “This year was an excellent opportunity for us to continue getting better.” He also stated that he felt “this year I want us to take it as we have everything to gain, and nothing to lose. We are going to go there with no expectations and hope for the best” Even though they didn’t finish in the top four, and in doing so advance to the nationals, How is still happy about how the team competed this year. “Our team learned a ton this year, and we will try to build off our success this year and work toward next year. We are anxious to work in the summer and come back next year and continue to work as well as we did last year.” s How added that he thinks “that we will crantmue moving forward and progressing, and continue to be a contender for years to come.” With this kind of confidence, there is nowhere for this program to go but up. • Hands-on experience in small classes • One-on-one mentoring • Custom degree plan option • Practical and relevant coursework • Scholarships for transfer students • Free parking and a convenient campus location Undergraduate Information Session, May 20th, 10-11:30 a.m., Room 200, B.P. John Bldg. 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