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Schimmel throws back-to-back one-hitters
STORY AND PHOTO BY JACOB THOMPSON
SPORTS EDITOR'
photo- by’Jonatfaan Villagomez
F resh m a n p itch e r M a son S c h im iiie l m ad e C lack am as
w as a new me. I w en t at th em w ith a b an g and got it done.”
Com m unity College baseball history April 18 against Clark
Sch im m el faced 24 batters before Clark’ s sophom ore
Com m un ity College, Facing 25 batters in th e seven inning
outfielder Ben W agner hit a single to break up the no-hitter,
game, Schim mel walked three,but Clarkonly recorded one hit
althoughnoteveryone agrees thatWagner’shitw asactuallyahit
the entire gam e, w hich is called a o n e-h itter b y the baseball
“ Really, it w as probably a n o -h itter,” H oppel said. “ W e
m ade an error to cost th e gam e, but [Clark’s] coach didn’t
com m unity.
Head Coach Jim Hoppel w asn ’t sure w hen, if ever, the last
on e-h itter w as thrown for Clackamas, but said there hasn’t
been one since h e joined the Clackam as staff 15 years ago.
Five d ays later Sch im m el did so m e th in g e v e n m ore
w ant to m ake the call.”
W agn er w a s th ro w n out tryin g to steal second base to
end th e gam e and Schim m el clinched his third w in o f th e
season,.5-0.
spectacular, throw ing another o n e-h itter in his n e x t start
“ W e k n e w [Schimmel] h a d itin h im ,” sophom ore catcher
against Mt. Hood Com m unity College on Monday.
Schimmel has had a lot o f success in baseball, throwing nine
Brayden Bafaro said. “ He did a great job keep in g th e ball
no-hitters in high school, and perhaps the two one-hitters are
an indicator o f the force he can b e at the college level. Hoppel
liked the composure Schim mel showed during the one-hitter
down and m ixing up his pitches and [Clark] just couldn’t
touch h im .”
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On Monday, Schim m el got his first start on th e m ound
since th ro w in g th e o n e -h itte r again st Clark. Facing Mt.
Hood, Schim m el gave u p a h it after facing just one batter,
against C la rk
“ [Schim m el] pitched a great gam e,” H oppel said: “ You
but th at w as it. Schim m el struckout seven, and w alked two
don’t give up one, h it in this league very often. [Schimmel]
on his w ay to his second o f back-to-b ack one-hitters leading
got into trouble a couple innings, but h e kept the ball down
Clackam as to a 3-0 lead. Schim m el couldn’t help but sm ile
and got out o f it.”
at his recent success.
This perform ance against Clark is-a for cry from th e last
tim e Schim m el faced Clark on April 3, w h en he left the gam e
after just three innings pitched and the Cougars trailed 4-0.
“ I cam e in w ith a different look at the gam e [on April 18],”
Schim m el said. “ I cam e in w ith a d e a r head and I felt like it
“ Itfeels am azing,” saidSchim m el. “ I’m w o rk in g o n n e w
things and being fu n ky w ith w h at I have.”
With the win, Clackamas improves to 15-16 overall and 10-9
in league. Schim m el im proves to 4 -2 on the season and said
his next goal is to throw an official no-hitter.
Mason Schimmel pitching at the CCC vs. Mt. Hood game.
Student unexpectedly passes away
BY AUTUMN BEREND
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/
Clackam as Com m un ity College student and track athlete,
Brian Edwards, died unexpectedly on Tuesday. The cause of
death has not been specified and w as publically announced to
all staff through m ass em ail on W ednesday April 18 at 1:03 pm.
-> “ A t tim es like th is, w e are called to com e togeth er as a
co m m u n ity and to b e supportive and caring o f our fellow
students, faculty and staff,” Dean o f Academ ic Foundations
and Connections, Tara Sprehe said in an email. “ It is im portant
to kn o w th at w e can co u n to n another.”
A n all staff em ail w as sen t stating there w as a quiet room
w a s available in M cLoughlin 255 until 4 p.m . th at d ay for
students and is staffed b y th e counseling d epartm ent. A n
Em ployee A ssistance Program is also available to all p art-
tim e staff 24 hours, seven days a w eek, and w ill be staffing
Dye 123 from 2-4 p.m .
“ [Edwards] w asaqualityyoungm anw hdw asw ellrespected
in the com m unity and our track family, and he will be m issed,”
AthleticDirectorJimMartineausaid. “ Ourthoughtsandprayers
are w ith his family, as well as his team m ates and coaches.”
CCC’scounselingdepartmentcanbe reached at 503-594-3176.
sports Editor Jacob Thompson contributed to this story.
Clackamas Print
Brian Edwards in color with the rest bf the track and field team in black and white.
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