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^Mkamas Print Sports 11 Wednesday, May 7, 2008 baseball star turns ¡own major leagues *ss Sheppard said “We see each other every day. We’re like a family.” McBride’s biological family is of great importance to him as well. His father and older sister are both involved in sports; ------------------------------------ his father played the infield position during his own college Cougal ccnterfielder Todd McBride, baseball is every- years, while his sister plays softball for the team at Mt. Hood Community College. Site holds the same position as her Bride was drafted straight out of high school by the brother. “My family has always played,” he said, “and I’ve played City Royals in 2006. ' since tee ball.” vever,fie chose not to sign with the despite his and his family’s excitement Among McBride’s personal goals is to re offer. Instead, he accepted a scholar- hit a 400 batting average and to see his team m Clackamas to play baseball while he make it to the playoffs. <n his Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer ‘1 hope to keep getting better,” he said But his ultimate aim is to have a repeat ant to pursue playing professionally. If of a certain event he experienced in high ive my business degree to fall back on,” school. “or maybe even physical therapy.” ‘1 want to get drafted after this year,” he ìride plays fee outfield position on fee said. “If not, I’ll go back to school.” jhich he greatly enjoys. As tar as colleges go, McBride wants to ■ nd Head Coach Robin Robinson share a transfer to a four-year university. One pos for fee current team. sibility is Western Oregon University. great feat they believe in themselves,” “I’m talking to Western, but if any other saidrThey have respect for fee game schools want me, I’ll go,” he said Because baseball is such a demanding also good friends off the field sport, he and his fellow team members have Todd McBride e is roommates wife Jeff Bjorklund, (Hie very little time for personal activities, even- Outfielder ______ ______ _ <amas’ four starting pitchers. in fee off-season. “We rem only have class every Monday^ - ;re’s ®od team "chemistry,” McBride Wednesday and Friday because of the game Clackamas Print “I want to pursue play ing profes sionally, If not, I have my business degree to fall back on,” Robert Crawford Clackamas Print schedule,” he said, “ft’s very time-consuming.” But when he does have a spare moment, McBride enjoys a variety of activities, including hunting, hiking and working out ‘T like to go fishing, hang out with friends, play video games, McBride said I used to have baseball cards, but I.left them at my parents’ house. ” ” The coming of winter and fall hardly spells the ehd of the season for McBride and the rest of the team. Winter finds them in the weight room, while fall is spent playing friendly practice games. “Spring is when it counts,” McBride said. “We prep for spring.” . . . . . Officially, summer is the off-season, which he spends in the summer league. “Baseball and school are pretty much my life,” he said. The recent weather has wreaked havoc with the team’s schedule. The Cougars were rained out of their last game against Chemeketa, and many of their practices have.: been forced indoors. “You don’t get the same kind of practice,’’McBride said. .. Weather hasn’t dampened McBride’s drive to play, though ‘He’s making marvelous progress,” Robinson said. “He’s playing well enough that he’ll get offers.” : Outfielder Todd McBride slides into third base. McBride turned down the offer to play for the ' City Royals and instead chose to pursue a college career for the time being. ack sears for championships winding down at Pacific meet IreaBImpson Editor —----------------------------- past weekend at the Pacific Twilight : Pacific University, in Forest Grove, las pared down the number of ath- in preparation for the upcoming ft Region Championships. Coach Keoni McHone says that the currently in a “peaking phase.” did not ¡compete in too many events of the resting phase, but we fared pretty ^fcHo|Bsaid. with the team not competing at full j: didn’t seem to stop athletes like Morgan ]rom going all out. Cribbs had been out ^^^■uadriceps, but ran a record time s had «lifetime PR of 25.41 seconds in the 200-meter dash, a time just .27 seconds from the school record. Stefani Dittmar and Rachel Hemphill placed fifth and sixth in the event, respectively. Aimee Shafer set her own lifetime PR in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.28 seconds. In the men’s division, Joe Gobel made a mod est showing in the men’s 400-meter dash, plac ing ninth in the event. And the 4x100 relay team topped the competition, taking first with a time of 43.63 seconds. The team consisted of Logan Fjelstad, Mat Tweedy, Stan Wester and Gobel. Fjelstad also set his lifetime PR in the 100- meter dash. His time of 11.31 seconds placed him sixth in the competition. The team is in preparations for the Southern Region Championships, to take place this Saturday at Southwestern Oregon University. After the championships, the team moves on to the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Championships. Cougar softball defeats top- ranked Mt. Hood CC Saints Lydia E. Bashaw I The Clackamas Print In need of a few wins, fee sixth- ranked Cougars came together to defeat fee top-ranked Mt Hood Saints. At fee May 2 game, sophomore pitcher Renee Santos threw a 15 strike out game wife a two-hit shutout This was her 13th victory of fee season. Susan Winningham hit a home run in fee fourth inning, wife Taya Clark on base, that scored fee two runs of victory. The game broke fee Saint’s 22-game winning streak. In game two, Emily Kenagy had a four-hit, four-strikeout shutout of the Saints. Scoring in fee second, third and LEFT: Kai Ojala flies over the high jump in last weeks’ meet at the Saints and Cavaliers Invitational. Robert Crawford Clackamas Print Kayla Berge Clackamas Print fifth innings led fee Cougars to win fee game 3-0. The double win moved the team into third place, behind Lower Columbia and Mt Hood, who still holds first place. In fee May 3 games against Chemeketa, outstanding pitching by both teams caused a stalemate until fee sixth inning. Santos kept fee Storm from scoring in fee seventh, and fee offense created a run when Kristel Baeckel scored off of Danyel Craycraft’s runs batted in (RBI). The team won fee game 1-0. Game two was a battle of fee bats; 22 hits and 11 runs were generated in fee game. Chemeketa showed up in fee first inning, but fee Cougars came back in fee second. Clackamas tied 44 after the fifth and remained scoreless until fee top of fee ninth, when fee Storm came back wife a run in fee lead. However, fee Cougars showed back up in fee ninth when Winningham drove in Tara DeVeny on an RBI and Clark singled to score Winningham. The Cougars won 6-5. Santos pitched a three-hit, 15 strikeout in fee first game to tie fee school record of 39 wins set by Holly Marlow in 2005. The second game was another win for Santos, beating fee school record. The Cougars who beat firmly hold onto their third-place position in fee Southern Region wife four games ahead. LEFT: Brianne Rowley watches the ball as it flies from her bat.
