SOFTBALL
Saturday, March 21, 2015
East Oregonian
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Tues., April 21
at Irrigon
Fri., April 25
at Grant Union(2)
Mon., April 27
at McLoughlin
Fri., May 1
vs. Riverside (2)
Tue., May 5
at Heppner
Fri., May 8
at Elgin (2)
Fri., May 15
vs. Echo (2)
4 p.m.
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
P IRATE S OFTBALL
Coach: Shayne Arndt, 1st year
2014 season: 8-16, 3-11 (Eastern Or-
egon League)
Postseason Story: The Pirates did not
participate in the postseason.
Key Returners: Silvia Gonzalez,sr.
INF.
2015 Schedule
Mon., March 16
Thu., March 19
Mon., March 23
Tue., March 24
Mon., March 30
Fri., April 3
Tue., April 7
Tue., April 14
Fri., April 17
Fri., April 24
Tue., April 28
Fri., May 1
Mon., May 4
Fri., May 8
Tue., May 12
Fri., May 15
vs. Pilot Rock
vs. Irrigon
Riverside Tournament
at Knappa
vs. Irrigon
at Echo (2)
at Tri City Prep (WA)
at Vale (2)
vs. Nyssa (2)
vs. Enterprise (2)
vs. Prescott (WA)
at Umatilla (2)
at Columbia (WA)
vs. Grant Union (2)
at Prescott (WA)
vs. Elgin (2)
at Heppner
Thu., March 19
vs. Union
Wed., March 25
2015 Schedule
4 p.m.
6 p.m.
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
2015 Schedule
Mon, March 16
(W 15-4)
3 p.m.
Wed., March 25 vs. Heppner Tournament 2 p.m.
Coach: Monty Williams, 1st year
2014 season: 0-17, 0-14 (Eastern Oregon
League)
Postseason story: The Vikings did not partici-
pate in the postseason.
Key Returners: Courtney Dohman, jr.; Mari Paz,
jr.; Gabriel Ramires, sr.;Chelsea Winters, sr.;
Joye Garcilazo, sr.
at McLoughlin
at Pilot Rock
vs. McLoughlin
vs. Vale (2)
vs. Irrigon
at Nyssa (2)
at Heppner
vs. Pilot Rock
Coach: Bryan Bailey 3rd
year
2014 season: 9-14, 5-9
(Eastern Oregon League)
Postseason Story: The
Cougars did not participate
in the postseason.
Key returners: Bailey
Strofe, sr., SS/2B; Erika
Parks, sr., C; Kenzie Blan-
kenship, sr., 1B; McKenzie
Gonzales, sr., RHP.
Wed., March 25 vs. Heppner Tournament 10 a.m.
V IKING S OFTBALL
Thu., March 19
Tue., March 31
Wed., April 1
Fri., April 3
Tue., April 7
Fri., April 10
Tue., April 14
Thu., April 16
OFTBALL
L 0-12
4 p.m.
(2) 10 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
3 p.m.
Fri., April 3
Tue.,, April 7
vs. Colton
3 p.m.
vs. Riverside
1 p.m.
at Weston-McEwen 4:30 p.m.
Sat., April 11
at Elgin (DH)
Tue., April 14
at Baker
4 p.m.
Fri., April 17
vs. Grant Union (DH)
1 p.m.
Tue., April 21
vs. Heppner
4 p.m.
Fri. April 24
at Vale (DH)
1 p.m.
Thu., April 30
1 p.m.
vs. Weston-McEwen 4:30 p.m.
Fri., May 8
vs. Nyssa (DH)
1 p.m.
Sat., May 9
at Portland Christian/
2 p.m.
Tue., May 12
at Irrigon
5 p.m.
Fri., May 15
at Umatilla (DH)
1 p.m.
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EO file photo
McKenzie Gonzales scores for Echo during a game last
season. Gonzales aims to be on of the Cougars key
cogs this year.
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