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sportsed@ Clackamas, edu Wednesday, May 16, 2012 The Clackamas Print''/ Cougars h it it out of the park By John William Howard W ith the race fo r the tide now over, all the focus shifts to the upcoming NW AACC champion ships, something that Clackamas is as ready for as any team in the league. They’ve won their last eight games a n d 20 o f their last However, Clackam as isn’t about to rest on the fact that they had a good season. According to Malvick, the confidence heading in to the tournam ent has nothing to do with their record. ‘ It comes from ' the team because we always pick each other up,” said M alvick -“Like in this game, we picked each other up and ended on a good note.” . Marshall, who has been one o f the NW AACC’s best pitchers all season, said that she knows her fteammates have her back, no m at ter ho w she does personally. “I still get pretty nervous, but I know m y team can hit,” said Marshall, who is one o f only three pitchers in the top six in wins, ijiii strike outs and earned run. aver ages. “You can’t underestimate a team because if you do that, then you’ll get beat, but I know that if our team comes out and plays like we have been, then were gonna win.” H ead coach Jessica Buel agreed, talking about how the two come McKenzie Marshall makes a pitch. Marshall, along with the infield, from behind victories against held the Storm scoreless during the sixth inning allowing them to clinch Chemeketa and M t. H ood were the victory over Chemeketa last Saturday. group efforts, w ith, everybody g contributing. “T h e confidence comes straight from the team ... they’re probably one o f the m ost talented Next Up: groups T ve c ^ c h S neteT Clackamas vs. Shoreline, 11 ■$() a m F rid a y , M a y 1 8 Buel. “Their goal is to win the NWAACC Championships title, so I have complete faith in ® Delta Park, Portland them.” O Softball Earn Your Degree in Bend Oiregon State University, - Cascades Freeman York Student 1 Energy Engineering Management OSU-Cascades is a small university powered by the resources of bregon State University. Here, students find the excellence, resources and lifelong advantages of a premier research university, and a personalized, small-campus learning experience. Megdn Malvick stands at bat, ready to hit. Malvick hit the only home run ofthegame, scoring two runs fo r the Cougars in the game last Saturday. c o d e fo r the N W A A C C C ham pionship tourna m en t bracket. You can get all th e gam e updates, o n twitter. Follow: Transfer your community college credits to one of 15 degree^programs, including . Business, Tourism and Outdoor Leadership, and Energy Engineering Management. 1 Scan this ‘Q R http://bitly.com/JhQTDH?r=qr @JowardHoward or @Clackamas_CC g OSUcascades.edu facebook.com/osucascades I 541-322-3100 Summer term applicai June 1 Fall term application September ■ Winter term applicatic December 1 osu Cascades All photos by John William Howard The Clackamas Print defense took the field, this time it was with Marshall on the m ound to dose out the game. T he sixth inning fared well, as ' O n the final d a y o f the reg Marshall gave up no base hits, and ular season for softball, No. 4 the infielaers cfidn’t miss a beat. Clackamas Com m unity College T he Cougars headed back to the had a lot to play for. Two wins bats w ith a chance to p ut the nail combpied with a loss by No, .2 in the coffin. S W Qregon Com m unity College T he bottom o f the sixth start would give the Cougars a share ed off strong, with Ashley Bacon o f the southern region title, and doubling for the first b aseh it o f with the NW AACC champion the inning. T hat’s when Megan ship tournam ent looming, keep Malvick stepped up to the plate ingtheir streak o f w on games alive and knocked the ball out o f the is important. park, bouncing off o f the score- Clackamas w on the first board and falling over the fence to game bn Saturday in dom inat give the Cougars an 8-5 lead. T he ing fashion, flattening Chemeketa inning ended w ith Clackamas Com m unity College 13-0, while holding that advantage, giving giving up just three hits and no Chemeketa one last chance to tie errors. T h e second game was the game or take the lead. much-different. Chemeketa gained a glimmer In the bottom o f the fifth o f hope w hen a dropped ball inning, it looked like Clackamas’ by Bacon allowed Tasha Saunders chances at tying for a region to advance to second base, but championship were slipping away the Storm didn’t get m uch else. fast. Things had been close the Saunders eventually scored, but whole game, w ith Clackamas it wasn’t enough as Clackamas finally putting the first points on clamped down on defense arid the board in the fourth when iced the win. MaKenzie Marshall finally made O nce Clackamas had done it to hom e to make it 1-0. their part to win both gairies, T h en things began to fall apart they could only-sit and .-wait to ip th e hands o f Clackamas pitcher hear how S W Oregon had done Noelle Wright. Two quick runs in their doubleheader with M t. from Chemeketa’s Carrie Bess and Hood. S W Oregon dominated Sammie Bowman gave the Storm j the first game, but nearly lost the a lead. M inuteslater, Chemeketa second, eventually scoring in the tacked on two more runs before bottom o f the sixth inning to break Tiffany Medley hit one out o f a 1-1 tie. T he win means that the park to give Chemeketa a 5-1 Clackamas (30-10, 17-3 South) lead | finishes the season ip second place Evenk though to m any,/ all in the southern region standings seemed lost, Clackamas didn’t give behind S W Oregon (34-5, 18-2 up, instead putting, up five runs in the bottom o f the fifth to charge have beaten Clackamas in three of back to a 6-5 lead. W hen the four meetings this season. Sports Editor
