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Page 18E SOFTBALL East Oregonian Saturday, March 21, 2015 R OCKET S OFTBALL M USTANG S OFTBALL Coach: Darin Fitzpatrick, 4th year 2014: 18-10, 9-6 Special District 5 Postseason story: ǻÌs NJŸOĨsǼǣ ʩŘ- ished third in district play and defeat- s_NJÞ__Ķs˦˚ˢÞŘǼÌsʩNjǣǼNjŸȖŘ_Ÿ¯ǼÌs ǣǼǼs ƼĶɴŸ¯¯ǣʳ ǻÌsÞNj ǣsǣŸŘ sŘ_s_ ÞŘ ǼÌs LJȖNjǼsNjʩŘĶǣʰ ǼÌŸȖ¶Ìʰ ɠÞǼÌ ˠ˟˚˟ ĶŸǣǣǼŸĶs¶Ȗs¯ŸsɟsǣǼŸŘ˚ōOrɠsŘʳ Key returners: DÞĶsɴ ɟsÞŘĨsʰ ǣNjʳʰ Nʱ NJsEsĨĨ ËŸĶŎŘʰ ĠNjʳʰ ƻˀŷ®ʱ ^sǣÞNjss ō__sNjŘʰĠNjʳʰŷ®ʱǻsÌɴŷǣǼNjŸŎʰǣŸƼÌʳʰ ƻˀȕǻʱNJsEsĨÌNJŸsʰǣŸƼÌʳʰǢǢ Coachspeak: “We return a lot but I have a sophomore and three freshmen that have shown some skill and will ¶sǼĶŸǼŸ¯ƼĶɴÞضǼÞŎsʳˇ Coach: Petra Payne, 13th year 2014 season: 2-18, 2-13 Special District 5 Postseason story: The Mustangs missed the playoffs last season after making back-to-back appearances ÞŘˡ˟ˠˡ˚ˠˢʳ Key returners: Meranda Lemmon, ǣŸƼÌʳʰ ƻʱ ŷŘŘ ^sĵŸOÌʰ ǣŸƼÌʳʰ ƻʱ ğsǣǣÞOħsŎƼĨsŘʰĠNjʳʰˢDʱNÞǼĶɴŘDÞ- ĶsɴʰĠNjʳʰNʳ Coachspeak: “We are young and we have two freshmen that will probably start and others that will get to play a lot of ÞŘŘÞضǣʳˇ Rock solid in its numbers Wed., March 25 vs Clatskanie Noon Wed., March 25 vs Knappa 1:30 p.m. Thu., March 26 vs Knappa 10 a.m. Thu., March 26 vs Clatskanie 2 p.m. Tue., March 31 vs Grant Union (DH) 3/4:30 p.m. Sat., April 4 at Irrigon (DH) 11 a.m./1 p.m. Tue., April 7 vs Enterprise (DH) 3/4:30 p.m. Sat., April 11 at Burns (DH) 1/3 p.m. PILOT ROCK — Pilot Rock’s girls are hoping recent heartbreaks can fuel an even deeper run in the postseason after returning nearly every- body from last season’s ǼNjÞƼǼŸǼÌsLJȖNjǼsNjʩŘĶǣʳ A six-inning shut- out loss to nearby Weston-McEwen left a bitter taste in their mouths at the conclu- sion of the 2014 softball season, and a crushing home loss to Regis in the basketball state playoffs ended their most recent ǼÌĶsǼÞOOŎƼÞ¶Řʳ “We had a little talk about that,” said Rockets coach Darin Fitzpatrick, “and we talked about how our season ended a year ¶Ÿʳ ɟs _Þ_Ř˅Ǽ ¯ssĶ ĶÞĨs we played very well in our EO file photo playoff loss, and I told the Pilot Rock’s Bekah Roe slides into second base. Roe girls to remember how is one of many several returners for the Rockets, who ɴŸȖ¯sĶǼĶǣǼɴsNjʳŘ_¯ŸNj aim for an improved approach this spring. those on the basketball team to remember how 2015 Schedule that felt, and let’s use that Mon., March 16 at Riverside 4:30 p.m. Sat., March 21 at Grant Union (DH) Noon/2 p.m. ǣŎŸŎsŘǼȖŎʳˇ March 23 vs Knappa (at Boardman) 12:30 p.m. Junior Madison Dave is Mon., Mon., March 23 vs Nyssa (at Boardman) 3 p.m. back with the team after Tue., March 24 vs Harrisburg (at Boardman) 10 a.m. at Riverside 12:30 p.m. taking a season off, and Tue., March 24 Fri., March 27 at Union TBD should boost their chanc- Sat., March 28 at Union TBD vs Weston-McEwen (DH) 11 a.m./1 p.m. es in a division that has Sat., April 11 April 14 at Elgin 4 p.m. only gotten stronger after Tue., Sat., April 18 vs Union (DH) 11 a.m./1 p.m. sending two teams to the Fri., April 24 at Culver (DH) 2/4 p.m. vs Irrigon (DH) 11 a.m./1 p.m. ǣsŎÞʩŘĶǣŘ_ƼNjŸ_ȖOÞض Sat., May 2 Sat., May 9 at Burns (DH) 1/3 p.m. last season’s state cham- Sat., May 16 at Heppner (DH) 11 a.m./1 p.m. ƼÞŸŘʳ “It’s going to be 2014 Special District 5 Standings ǼŸȖ¶Ìʰˇ ®ÞǼʊƼǼNjÞOĨ ǣÞ_ʳ SD5 OVR. “We’ve got us and Union Weston-McEwen 14-1 25-2 13-2 27-3 and Athena and we’re go- Union Pilot Rock 9-6 18-10 ing to be battling for that Grant Union 5-10 13-12 Irrigon 2-13 5-18 ŗŸʳˠǣƼŸǼʳˇ Heppner GOOD LUCK TO CONDON/ WHEELER KNIGHTS!! 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