Softball News

Clackamas drop pair at home to LCC
Cougars will enter NWAACC Tournament as South third seed

May 09, 2008
Oregon City - The Cougars turned in a good performances against the third-ranked Red Devils but fell short in both games of a double header at home Friday.  Lower Columbia took a 3-1 the advantage after two innings and the Cougars answered to regain the lead 5-3 in the fifth, but the Devils collected another pair of runs in the sixth and seventh to cap a 6-5 come-from-behind win.

 

Renee Santos added to her school strikeout record by sitting down thirteen LCC batters. She now has over 670 strikeouts during her Clackamas career,

230 more than any other pitcher to suit up for the Cougars.

 

Susan Winningham and Kristel Baeckel went 2-3 at the plate, each hitting a homer to lead the Cougar bats.  Winningham's batting performance thus far this season places her tied for first in home runs (11) and second in doubles (16) in the Cougar record books. Baeckel, with seven dingers this season, is now tied for fourth all time.

 

The Devils took a three run lead in the third inning of game two and the Cougars could only manage a run in the sixth in a 3-1 loss.

 

Ashley Roy and Danyel Craycraft both collected a pair of hits in the loss.

 

The Cougars (15-13, 22-21) will enter the NWAACC Softball Championship Tournament as the South number three seed behind Mt Hood and Lower Columbia. 

 

In 2006, the Cougars entered the tournament with a very similar record  of 17-13 in the South, 23-19 overall, but took home the second place trophy behind gutsy, smart play that is a hallmark of Cougar softball.

 

Clackamas will take on Clark College in their final regular season double header in Vancouver at 12pm on Saturday, May 10th.

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lower Columbia	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	5	6	0
Clackamas	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	4	7	2

WP: O'Neil   LP: Santos (16-11) 13K's CG 

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lower Columbia	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
Clackamas	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	1

WP: Trochim  LP: Kenagy (3-6)

 

 

Cougars sweep Chemeketa
Santos sets new school record of 40 career wins

May 03, 2008

Renee Santos and the Storm's Chelsea Bradely had a pitching duel going through the first six inning as both teams were held scoreless.  Santos kept the Storm off the board in the seventh and the Clackamas offense manufactured a run when Kristel Baeckel scored off a Danyel Craycraft RBI single to secure a 1-0 win.

 

Santos pitched a three-hit, 15 strikeout shutout to tie the school record of 39 wins set by Holly Marlow in 2005.  The Cougar bats were led by Baeckel who went 2-3 with a double and Ashley Roy, Mallory Callahan and Ashley Gardner who each had singles.  Gardner's single was instrumental in advancing Baeckel into scoring position in the seventh.

 

Game two was a hit feast by both clubs as 22 hits and 11 runs were generated in the contest.  The Storm jumped out to a 1-0 in first, but the Cougars tied it in the second. The game was again tied at 4-4 after five and remain scoreless until the top of the ninth when Chemeketa picked up a run the take the lead.  The Cougars answered in the bottom on the ninth when Susan Winningham drove in Tara DeVeny on an RBI double and Taya Clark singled to score Winningham for a 6-5 win.

 

All three Cougar pitchers took the mound with Emily Kenagy pitching the first 3 /13, Ashley Bjork the next 1 2/3 and Santos closing it out for her 15th win of the season.  The win also gave Santos her 40th career win to set the new school record.

 

Several Cougars had good performances games at the plate led by Clark who went 3-5.  Baeckel, Gardner, Callahan and Brianne Rowley all had a pair of hits.  Gardner doubled and Baeckel nailed her 6th homer of the season.

 

With the wins, the Cougars (14-10, 21-18) have a firm hold on third place in the South, four games ahead for fourth place Chemeketa (10-14) with three doubleheaders remaining. The Cougars still have series with SW Oregon in Coos Bay, Lower Columbia at home and finish the season at Clark.

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Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chemeketa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Clackamas	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0

WP: Santos (14-9) 15K's CG  LP- Bradely  7K's CG

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chemeketa	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	10	0
Clackamas	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	6	12	1

WP: Santos (15-9) 4K's    LP: Armstrong

 

Clackamas upsets top-ranked Mt. Hood
Cougars break Saints 22-game win streak in the 'Hood'

May 02, 2008
Gresham, OR - Renee Santos took the mound and threw a gem of a game in a 15 strikeout, two-hit shutout of the top-ranked Saints in the opener of a twin bill at Mt. Hood Community College. Susan Winningham homered in the fourth with Taya Clark on base to score the only two runs that Santos and the sixth-ranked Cougars needed in a 2-0 win over the Saints.  Santos picked up her 13th victory of the season.

 

Emily Kenagy lead the defense in game two and also turned in a stellar pitching performance in a four-hit, four strikeout shutout of the Saints.  The Cougars scored in the second, third and fifth innings to take the contest 3-0. 

 

Brianne Rowley got the Cougars on the board in the second with a solo homer and Danyel Craycraft hit a RBI single to score Ashley Gardner in the third.  Clackamas added another in the fifth when Winningham nailed a sacrifice fly to score Kenagy, who got to third base on a double by Clark.

 

The twin win by the Cougars (12-10) keeps them in third place in the South behind Lower Columbia (16-6) and Mt. Hood (19-3).  Lower Columbia and fourth place Chemeketa (10-12) also won a doubleheaders in regional action. Lower Columbia took out SW Oregon, 1-0 and 7-6 and the Storm defeated Clark 8-2 and 8-5. [standings]

 

The sixth-ranked Cougars will host Chemeketa in a pivotal regional doubleheader on Saturday, May 3rd at Clackamas.  Game one begins at 1pm and game two will follow at approx 3pm.

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mt. Hood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Clackamas	0	0	0	2	0	0	x	2	4	0

WP: Santos (13-9) 15K's   LP- Hadenfield

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mt. Hood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Clackamas	0	1	1	0	1	0	x	3	8	1

WP: Kenagy (3-6) 5K's    LP: Valentine

 

Cougars spilt with Lower Columbia

April 29, 2008

Longview WA. - The Cougars took game one of the doubleheader behind Renee Santos eight-hit, seven strikeout performance.  The Red Devils hit the board first with two in the third, but Clackamas answered with four in the fourth and another two in the seventh to win 6-3.

 

Ashley Roy and Brianne Rowley went .500 at the plate with a pair of hits apiece including a double and four RBI's by Rowley.

 

The Devils struck first again in game two with three runs in the third. The Cougars put two on the board in the fifth to come to within a run, but Lower Columbia hit pay dirt again in the sixth to win 5-2.  Emily Kenagy got four strikeouts in the loss.  Taya Clark and Ashley Bjork accounted for the Cougars two hits in the contest.

 

The split leaves the Cougars (10-10, 17-18) in third place in the South behind Lower Columbia (12-6, 28-7) and Mt. Hood (17-1, 29-4).  Chemeketa (8-8, 18-14), SW Oregon (7-11, 17-22) and Clark (2-18, 10-28) round out the standings in the South.

 

Clackamas takes on Mt. Hood on Friday, May 3rd at home.  Game time is set for a 3pm start with game two beginning at approximately 5pm.

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	6	7	0
Lower Columbia	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	8	2

WP: Santos (12-9) 7K's   LP- O'Neil

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	3
Lower Columbia	0	0	3	0	0	2	x	5	6	2

WP: Trochim   LP: Kenagy (2-6)

 

Clackamas drops pair at Chemeketa

April 26, 2008

Salem, OR - Chemeketa (8-10, 18-14) gained two valuable divisional wins over the third place Cougars (8-8, 15-16) in Saturday's doubleheader in Salem as the Storm try to remain in playoff contention in the South.  The top four teams from each region advance to the NWAACC Tournament in May.

 

Chemeketa got out to a 5-0 lead after four innings as pitcher Renee Santos suffered a rare case of inconsistency.  All-in-all, she did strikeout nine batters, but another eleven got on base without putting wood on leather.

 

The Cougars did get a pair of runs in the sixth, one off a Susan Winningham home run, but the Storm answered with two of their own in the bottom of the inning to take a 7-2 win.

 

Clackamas fell behind 4-2 in game two and Chemeketa extended their lead to 9-3 by the end of the fifth.  The Cougars racked up five in the top of the sixth to make it an 9-8 contest, but the Storm tacked on another run and won 10-8 in a game that featured a combined 28 hits by both clubs.

 

Winningham and Kristel Baeckel both homered for the Cougars.

 

In other region action, Mt. Hood (17-1, 29-4) swept Southwestern Oregon to remain at the top of the division while second place Lower Columbia (11-5, 27-6) ripped Clark to earned a pair of wins.

 

Clackamas will take on SW Oregon tomorrow at 2pm in Coos Bay.

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	1
Chemeketa	1	0	0	4	0	2	x	7	6	0

WP: Bradely   LP: Santos (10-9) 9K's
Susan Winningham 2-3, Single, HR

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	2	0	1	0	0	5	0	8	15	1
Chemeketa	4	0	3	1	1	1	x	10	13	1

WP: Bradely   LP: Kenagy (2-4)
Taya Clark 3-5, Susan Winningham 3-4, Single, Double HR
Ashley Roy 2-4, Brianne Rowley 3-5, Single, 2 Doubles
Kristel Baeckel 2-3, Single, HR

 

NWAACC Crossover Results
Cougars go 3-1 at tourney

April 20, 2008
Selah, WA - Fifth-ranked Bellevue (23-2) got the better of the Cougars in the opener of the tournament's day two action for Clackamas.

 

After a two inning scoring drought, the Bulldogs picked up four in the third and added another in the top of the fourth to lead 5-0. Kristel Baeckel hit her fourth homer of the season in the bottom of the fourth to make it a 5-1 contest. Bellevue then added another five runs in the sixth and seventh to win 10-1.

 

Clackamas took a 11-3 decision over Grays Harbor in their final game of the day.  The Cougars lead 5-1 after three and added another six runs over the next three innings to win an eight-run rule shortened game.

 

Freshman pitcher Ashley Bjork picked up her third win of the season and went 3-4 at the plate to aid her cause.  Susan Winningham hit .1000 for the game going four for four with a double and Brianne Rowley went 2-4.  Emily Kenagy also hit her second homer of the season.

 

The Cougars have a few days rest before traveling to Coos Bay to take on Southwestern Oregon on April 25th in a double header. Game one is scheduled for 2pm.

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Bellevue	0	0	4	1	0	1	4	10	8	2
Clackamas	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	5

WP: Ruby   LP: Santos (10-8)

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Grays Harbor	0	1	0	2	0	0	x	3	6	2
Clackamas	2	2	1	2	2	2	x	11	14	1

WP: Bjork (3-3)  LP: Sutera
Home Run: Kenagy
Top hitters: Susan Winningham 4-4, 3 singles, Double, Ashley Brork 3-4
Brianne Rowley 2-4

 

NWAACC Crossover Results
Cougars take two in tourney's opening day

April 19, 2008

Selah, WA. - The Cougars took on the Columbia Basin Hawks (11-18) of the East Region in game one action today. Pitcher Emily Kenagy and the Clackamas bats won the game 8-7 in extra innings.  Susan Winningham and Brianne Rowley hit homers to put instant runs on the board.  Ashley Bjork went 3 for 3 with two doubles and Tara DeVeny also had a pair of doubles.

 

The game was decided on international rules (each team begins the extra innings with a runner on second base) when after the Hawks failed to score the Cougars capitalized in the bottom of the eighth to take the win.

 

Clackamas also defeated North Region's Skagit Valley (13-14) by a score of 7-1 in the second game.  Renee Santos pitched a three-hit, 12 strikeout game.  Cougar hitting performances were not available at the time of this posting.

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Columbia Basin	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7	8	0
Clackamas	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	1	8	12	1

WP: Kenagy    LP: Heiman
Home Runs: Winningham, Rowley
Top Hitting: Ashley Bjork 3-3, 2 doubles, Brianne Rowley 2-4 solo HR
Tara DeVeny 2-3, 2 doubles

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Skagit Valley	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3
Clackamas	2	5	0	0	0	0	x	7	8	0

WP- Santos 12K's   LP- Linquist

Top hitting: not available at this time

Mt Hood edges Cougars in double header

April 17, 2008

Oregon City - Top-ranked Mt Hood narrowly escaped with a double header win over sixth-ranked Clackamas in today's South Region action.

 

Both squads tallied a quick score in the first inning, but then the pitching duel began in the remaining innings as Renee Santos dueled the Saints' Lauren Hadenfeld. 

 

Mt Hood finally managed to collect the winning run in the top of the sixth and held the Cougars in check in the seventh to win 2-1. 

 

Santos, a 2007 NFCA All-American, pitched a fabulous two-hit, thirteen strikeout performance, but the Clackamas bats couldn't provide enough run support.

 

The Cougars got the run production in motion in game two and took an early 5-0 lead after two innings.

 

Starter Emily Kenagy and the defense were holding off the Saints through the first two innings, but a few hits in the third combined with Cougar fielding errors got the Saints on the board with four of their own. 

 

Santos was sent into the game to cool the Saint bats and try to hold the 5-4 lead, but Mt. Hood managed to collect another to knot the game at 5-5.

 

Clackamas retook the lead in the fifth, 6-5 - but the Saints answered with two more in the sixth off a set of walks and a pair of errors to pull out the 7-6 win.

 

With the pair of wins, Mt Hood has firm hold on the top of the South Region at 13-1.  The Cougars drop to third place, a half game behind Lower Columbia who won a double header at Chemeketa today, 8-0 & 5-1.

 

The Cougars will travel to Carlon park in Selah, WA. [MAP], to participate in the 2008 NWAACC Softball Crossover Tournament (inter-region play).

 

Clackamas will open the tourney with Columbia Basin of the East Region on Saturday, April 19 at 12:30pm and then take on Skagit Valley of the North Region at 7:15pm. Check the schedule for Sunday's game match-ups.

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mt. Hood	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0
Clackamas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0

WP: Hadenfeld    LP: Santos (9-6), 13 K's

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mt Hood	0	0	5	0	0	2	0	7	8	0
Clackamas	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	13	5

WP: Valentine   LP: Santos (9-7), 7 K's
HR: Kayla Vedda
Top Hitters: Brianne Rowley 4-4, double;  Danyel Craycraft 3-4, 2 doubles; Taya Clark 2-3

 

Cougars ranked sixth in today's NWAACC poll

April 16, 2008

Vancouver, WA. -  The Mt. Hood Saints (11-1, 19-4) move up from fourth to the top of the rankings this week.  The Saints have been dominating the perennially tough South Region and have had double header sweeps of fourth-ranked Lower Columbia and sixth-ranked Clackamas.  East Region leader Walla Walla (15-3, 29-10) holds in the second position while East rival Wenatchee Valley (14-4, 28-8) follows in the third spot for the second straight week. Lower Columbia (5-5, 16-6) falls from the top spot to fourth this week.

 

Bellevue (14-0, 18-2) are red hot in the North Region and move up a spot to fifth. Clackamas (8-4, 12-11) drops a spot to sixth while West Region leader Pierce (13-1, 20-6) moves up from eighth to seventh.   Chemeketa (6-6, 13-9) and Spokane (12-4, 18-10) tied for the eighth spot. View Poll

 

Clackamas sweeps Southwestern Oregon

April 16, 2008

Oregon City - The Southwestern Oregon Lakers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first, but the Cougars (8-4, 12-10) answered with four runs of their own in the bottom of the inning and cruised to a 10-2 win in game one.

 

Renee Santos allowed one hit and struck-out nine (in an eight-run rule, five inning game) to pick up her eighth win of the season.  The Cougar bats supplied plenty of support led by Susan Winningham's and  Danyel Craycraft's combined five hits.  Winningham was 3 for 3 with a double and four RBI's while Craycraft went 2 for 3 with a double.

 

Clackamas scored the opening run in the first inning of game two and added another in the fifth.  The Lakers threatened in the top of the sixth with a home run to make it 2-1, but the Cougars scored again in the bottom of the inning to take a 3-1 win.

 

Emily Kenagy pitched a solid five inning, three-hit game to earn her first win the season. Santos took the mound in the sixth to secure the Clackamas win and picked up the save.

 

Ashley Roy and Mallory Callahan picked up a pair of hits each to lead the bats.

 

The only other region play in the South was halted when Lower Columbia and Chemeketa had to postpone their contest due to poor field conditions.

 

The sixth-ranked Cougars will take on top-ranked Mt Hood (11-1, 19-4) on Thursday, April 17 at Clackamas.  The Cougars will be looking to avenge their earlier double header losses at Mt Hood on April 04.  Game time is set for 3pm.

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
SW Oregon	2	0	0	0	0	x	x	2	1	1
Clackamas	4	1	5	0	x	x	x	10	9	0

WP - Santos (9-5) 9K's   LP- Rice

Top Bats: Winningham 3-3, 2 doubles & 4 RBI's;  Craycraft 2-3, double

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
SW Oregon	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	2
Clackamas	1	0	0	0	1	1	x	3	9	1

WP- Kenagy (1-3)   Save: Santos  LP- Emigh

Top Bats: Roy 2-3;  Callahan 2-4, double

 

 

Cougars move into sole possession of second place with double header crushing of Clark

April 12, 2008
Oregon City - It only took a total of eight innings at bat for the Cougars to claim two easy wins over the Clark College Penguins.

 

Renee Santos tossed 12k's en route to a perfect game in the top of the double header. The All-American now has 128 strikeouts on the season and 537 for her J.C. career. 

 

Santos had great run support led by Ashley Roy, Susan Winningham, Kristel Baeckel and Ashley Garner.  The four ladies all got a pair of hits with Baeckel and Winningham belting homers.  For Baeckel it was her third homer in the last two days and Winningham is leading the team with five homers and a .433 batting average

 

Ashley Bjork pitched a two-hitter and also held the Penguins scoreless in game two.  Mallory Callahan, Baeckel and Garner posted two hits in the contest.  Callahan had the big bat for the Cougars with her first homer of the season.

 

The win moves the Clackamas (6-4, 10-11) into second place behind Mt. Hood who leads the region with a 9-1 record.  Mt Hood defeated Lower Columbia in two games today to drop the Red Devils into a third place tie with Chemeketa with a 5-5 record.

 

The Cougars will have a chance to gain some ground on Mt Hood when they host the Saints on Tuesday, April 15 for a double header at 3pm.

 

Clackamas and Chemeketa trade victories in a pair of 5-4 contests

April 11, 2008

Oregon City - At stake: holding on to second place in the South Region - both Clackamas and Chemeketa along with Lower Columbia and SW Oregon were tied for second in the South going into today's action.

 

Cougar ace Renee Santos took the mound for game one and threw a five-hit 14 strikeout game in a 5-4 Clackamas win.  Brianne Rowley was the top Cougar hitter in the contest, going 2-2 with a pair of singles.

 

Freshman Emily Kenagy took the mound in game two and pitched a good game as the Cougars built a 3-1 lead after three. The Storm trumped the Cougar lead in the top of the fourth with an additional four runs - two which occurred on a fielding error as Chemeketa took a 5-3 lead.  Clackamas answered with another run in the bottom of the inning, but the Storm held on to a 5-4 win. 

 

Brianne Rowley and Ashley Gardner both homered in the game for the Cougars.

 

In other region action - Mt Hood defeated the SW Oregon Lakers in a doubleheader 9-1, 9-2 to remain at the top of the region and dropped the Lakers to 3-5 while Lower Columbia picked up a pair of wins against Clark to improve to 5-3.

 

With the split and other region results, both Clackamas and Chemeketa are now in a tie for third at 4-4.

 

Clackamas hosts the Clark Penguins (1-7, 7-15) for a double header on Saturday, April 12 at 1pm.

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chemeketa	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	4	5	4
Clackamas	0	0	0	2	0	3	x	5	5	1

WP: Santos (14 K's)   LP: Bradley
Top hitting: Rowley 2-2, 2 Singles,

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chemeketa	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	5	9	1
Clackamas	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	4	5	1

WP: Bradley   LP: Kenagy
Home Run: Rowley (1), Gardner (1)

 

Cougars split with top-ranked Lower Columbia
Fifth-ranked Cougs lost hold of game two in extra innings

April 10, 2008

Oregon City - In a match-up of what is arguably the biggest rivalry in NWAACC softball over the last few decades, Clackamas (3-3, 7-10) and Lower Columbia (3-3, 14-4) battled it out again today of the Cougar's turf.

 

Clackamas jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning racking up a run in the third and another two in the fourth.  Lower Columbia responded in the fifth with a solo run and made an attempt to tie the game in the top of the seventh, but only managed to collect a run as the Cougars and Renee Santos took the victory 3-2.

 

Santos mowed down nine Red Devil batters on strikeouts in the contest.  Sophomore Ashley Roy went 2-3 at the plate and freshman Kristel Baeckel went yard for one of the Cougar runs.

 

The Devils got the bats going early in game two opening the top of the first with three runs to put Clackamas in an early hole.  The lead was short lived however as the Cougars put runs on the board in each of the first three innings to take a 4-3 lead going into the fourth.

 

Behind by two, Lower Columbia again tried to rally in the top of the seventh, this time they succeeded scoring two to knot the contest at five all.  The Cougars couldn't answer in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings.

 

The Devils got the lead batter on second base in the top of the eighth off a hit and sacrifice bunt.  With two outs, the fourth hitter doubled to score the only run of the inning while Lower Columbia's Courtney Sherman was able to shut down the next three Cougar batters on strikeouts in a 5-6 loss for the Cougars.

 

Clackamas got some good production at the plate from Susan Winningham (3-4, including a double) and from both Taya Clark and Kristel Baeckel as both ladies went 2-4.  Baeckel had the strong bat for the series, sending two balls outside the fences.

 

With the split, Clackamas is in a four-way tie for second in the South with Lower Columbia, Chemeketa and Southwestern Oregon - all with 3-3 records.

 

The Cougars face the Chemeketa Storm (3-3, 10-6) in a double-header on Friday, April 11th at 3pm at Clackamas.

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lower Columbia	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	5	1
Clackamas	0	0	1	2	0	0	x	3	5	2

WP: Santos (6-4) 9K's   LP: O'Neil
HR: Baeckel
Top Hitters: Ashley Roy 2-3, Kristel Baeckel 1-3, HR

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Lower Columbia	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	7	2
Clackamas	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	1

WP: Sherman   LP: Santos (6-5) 6K's
HR: Baeckel
Top Hitters: Taya Clark 2-4, Susan Winningham 3-4, 2 singles, 1 double,
Kristel Baeckel 2-4, 1 double, 1 HR

 

Mt Hood takes two over Cougars

April 04, 2008

Gresham, OR - The fourth-ranked Mt Hood Saints took two games over the fifth-ranked Cougars in Friday's regional action. The Cougars held a 5-2 advantage after four innings of play in game one, but the Saints picked up three in the fifth and another four in the sixth to win 9-5.  Renee Santos picked up 10 strikeouts in the loss.  Mallory Callahan went 3-4 from the plate with a triple and two RBIs and Taya Clark hit 2-4.

 

The Saints made quick work in game two, jumping out to a 8-1 lead after three innings and winning 9-1.

 

The Lower Columbia game scheduled for Saturday was rained out and will be played on April 10th at 3pm.  The Cougars' next contest is against Southwestern Oregon (2-2, 8-12) on Tuesday, April 08 at 2pm.

 

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	7	1
Mt Hood	0	0	1	1	3	4	X	9	10	2

WP: Hadenfeld  LP: Santos (10K's)
Callahan 3-4, 2 singles, 1 Triple, 2 Rbi's, Clark 2-4, 2 Singles

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	1	0	0	0	0	X	X	1	2	5
Mt Hood	5	1	2	0	1	X	X	9	8	1

WP: McArthur   LP: Bjork

Cougars ranked fifth in opening NWAACC poll

April 03, 2008

Vancouver, WA - The Lower Columbia Red Devils (1-1, 12-2), champions in eight of the last nine seasons, open in the top spot in the softball poll. Walla Walla (7-1, 20-8) is off to a hot start in the East and comes in at number two followed closely by East rival Wenatchee Valley (6-2, 20-4) in the third spot. Mt. Hood (1-1, 9-4) rounds out the top four.

 

Clackamas (2-0, 6-7), who have been in the past six league title games, weigh in at number five. Bellevue (6-0, 10-2), Chemeketa (1-1, 8-4) and Highline (0-2, 9-9) complete the top eight. view poll

 

Cougars score 22 on Clark to start region play

April 02, 2008
Vancouver, WA - Clackamas got off to a good start in region play defeating the Clark College Penguins (0-2, 5-11) in a double header Monday.

 

Renee Santos (4-4) pitched a two hit, one run performance and tied her personal best of 18 strikeouts while the Cougar batters ripped the Penguins for 10 runs on eleven hits.

 

Taya Clark and Susan Winningham both went three for four at the plate to lead the Clackamas bats.

 

Ashley Bjork (1-2) took the mound in game two at held Clark to just five hits in a 12-4 win.  Taya Clark again had the hot bat, going three for three and Ashley Roy added another three hits on four trips to the plate.

 

Next Up: The Cougars now face their toughest challenges in region play when the take on Mt. Hood (1-1, 9-4) and Lower Columbia (1-1, 12-2).

 

Game one of the Mt. Hood double header will take place in Gresham at 3pm on Friday, April 4th and Saturday's contests verses Lower Columbia will be at 1pm at Clackamas.

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	3	0	0	0	4	1	2	10	11	1
Clark	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0

WP: Santos (18K's)   LP: Mayer

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	1	0	7	3	1	x	x	12	9	2
Clark	0	0	1	3	0	x	x	4	5	3

WP: Bjork   LP: Miller

 

Clackamas goes 4-2 on Arizona trip

March 27, 2008

Chandler, AZ - The Cougars split decisions with both Yavapai College of Prescott, Arizona and Chandler-Gilbert Community College of Chandler, Arizona to finish the six-game Arizona trip with a 4-2 record.

 

The Cougars played the Yavapai Roughriders of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) yesterday. The Roughriders (34-9) are currently ranked 13th in the 46-state NJCAA Div I rankings.  Yavapai was down 11-5 in the bottom of the seventh and rallied to score three runs, but the Cougars held on to win 11-8 on an 8K performance by Renee Santos.

 

Clackamas batters provided Santos with plenty of hit support in the contest - Susan Winningham and Emily Kenagy combined for five hits and two homers, Danyel Craycraft got three singles on three plate appearances and Mallory Callahan got three hits on four at bats.

 

In game two, Yavapai jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning, but Clackamas ripped off four runs in the top of the fifth to knot the game 4-4.  The Roughriders scored another in the sixth and pulled out the win 5-4.  Craycraft again had a perfect game at the plate hitting 3-3 while Winningham hit .500 on four at bats with a single and a double.

 

In today's action, the Cougars took on the Chander-Gilbert Coyotes (15-26). CG took a quick 1-0 lead after one, but Clackamas answered with a pair of runs in the third.  Both squads picked up a run in the fifth to make it a 3-2 Cougar lead then Clackamas blew the game wide open with a five-run seventh inning and went on to win 8-4.  Santos picked up the victory with 8k's to improve her record to 4-3 on the season.  Ashley Roy had the hot stick for the team, going 2-3 at the plate.

 

After several games with good offense, the bats cooled a bit too much for Clackamas and pitcher Ashley Bjork the follow-up game.  The Cougars took a 1-0 advantage in the third, but the Coyotes exploded for seven runs in the fifth and sixth innings to snatch the win 7-1.  Clackamas was unable to play the final inning to ensure that they would be on time for the scheduled flight back to Portland. 

 

Roy had another good performance at the plate, hitting 2-3 with a pair of doubles.  Bjork helped her cause on the mound with a pair of singles and Winningham also singled twice.

 

Clackamas (4-7) begins region play with a double-header at Clark College (2-6) on Tuesday, April 01. Game one will begin at 3pm.

 

Cougars win double header in Phoenix
Renee Santos breaks Cougar strikeout record

March 22, 2008
Phoenix, AZ - The Cougars picked up their first two wins of the season against the Paradise Valley CC Pumas of Phoenix, Arizona.  The Cougars trailed Paradise 1-0 going into the top of the seventh, but Clackamas rallied for five runs to win 5-1.  Ashley Roy and Susan Winningham led the bats for the Cougs.  Roy went 3 for 3 with a double and Winningham tallied another three hits. 

 

Ace Renee Santos held the Pumas to just three hits and mowed down 13 batters to take the all-time strikeout record at Clackamas with 448.  The previous career record of 440 was held by Holly Marlow who pitched for the Cougars during the 2004-05 seasons.

 

Clackamas again found themselves in a pinch for runs in the top of the seventh in game two.  The Pumas picked four runs through the first three innings while the Cougars collected a pair in the second and third innings.  Clackamas then scored four in the seventh and held Paradise Valley in check to win another come-from-behind victory 6-4. 

 

Mallory Callahan went 2-3 at the plate and Susan Winningham touched all four bags with a home run.

 

The Cougars will enjoy some time off in Arizona before taking on Yavapai CC Roughriders of Prescott, AZ in a double header being at noon on March 26.

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	10	0
Paradise Valley	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2

WP: Santos (13K)  LP: Gnaziner
Ashley Roy 3-3, 2 singles, Double, Susan Winningham 3-4, 3 singles

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	6	7	2
Paradise Valley	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	7	0

WP: Santos (3K)   LP: Cooley
Malary Callahan 2-3, 2 single, Susan Winningham 1-2 HR

Linfield JV squeaks by young Cougar squad

March 12, 2008
Oregon City, Ore. - Linfield jumped out to any early 5-0 lead in the top of the first and the Cougars were forced to play come back ball the rest of the way.  Clackamas tied the game 7-7 in the bottom of the fourth off back to back homers by Susan Winningham who dove in the 4 runs, but the Wildcats picked up four more in the fifth. The Cougars rallied in the seventh, picking up two more runs, but fell short in an 11-9 loss.

 

Ace Renee Santos took the mound in game two and had Linfield on the edge of a 5-1 loss in the top of the seventh, before three Cougar fielding errors allowed a five-run Wildcat rally.

 

Clackamas takes its third tough loss in a many games.  Santos was again on her game, mowing down 15 Linfield batters and allowing only one earned run in a 6-5 loss.

 

While the Cougars only field two sophomore starters from last season's NWAACC runner-ups and have taken the short end of three pre-league losses to 4-yr schools, they are showing signs of emerging as force in the league in '08.

 

Clackamas will continue to challenge 4-year squads when they hit the road for a pair of games at Northwest Christian College on Saturday, March 15th and at Southern Oregon University on March 16. Both doubleheaders will begin at noon.

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Linfield JV	5	0	0	2	4	0	0	11	11	1
Clackamas	0	0	3	4	0	0	2	9	14	2

WP: Unk    LP: Kenagy (0-1)
HR: CCC Winningham (2)
Ashley Roy 3-4 , 1 RBI - Susan Winningham 2-4, 2 HR's, 4 RBI's -
Ashley Gardner 2-4, 1RBI - Taya Clark 2-2, 2 Runs, 1 Single, 1 Double

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Linfield JV	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	6	4	2
Clackamas	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	5	13	4

WP: Karsicg   LP: Santos (0-2) 15K's
HR: CCC Taya Clark, Annah White
Ashley Roy 2-4, 2 singles - Susan Winningham 3-4, 1 RBI, 3 singles -
Brianne Rowley 2-4, 2 singles - Kristel Braeckel 2-4, 2 singles -
Taya Clark 1-1, HR - Annah White 1-1, HR

Santos one-hitter not enough in 0-2 loss

March 5, 2008

Oregon City, Ore. - Concordia University, with a roster loaded with former NWAACC all-stars including former Cougars Casey Middagh, Janelle Cristofaro and Sam Daline, held the Cougars hitless in their season debut.

 

Middagh, the two-time NFCA All-American for the Cougars in 2005-06, got the Cavaliers on the board in the top of the third when she singled to center field to drive in two runners including Cristofaro, who was on second base at the time.

 

2007 NFCA All-American Renee Santos threw a strong one-hitter and tallied 7K's, but was topped by the Cavalier's Danielle Pulfrey, who held the Cougars hitless.

 

Clackamas will next play Linfield JV at home on March 12th at 2pm.

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Concordia Univ	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Clackamas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1