Softball News

Winningham selected NFCA All-American
Six Cougars named to South Region All-Stars

May 18, 2009

Oregon City, Ore. - Sophomore Susan Winningham was named to the NFCA-Louisville Slugger NWAACC All-American team announced at the annual softball banquet in Portland last Thursday evening.

 

Winningham, also a 2008 South Region First Team All-Star, was chosen as the designated player (DP) selection.

 

Winningham, along with freshmen Emily Morrill and Megan Peterson were selected to the 2009 South Region All-Star First Team.

 

Freshmen Samantha Genskay, Renae Stockwell and Missy Eberhart were named to the region's second team all-stars.

 

 

Clackamas closes season with 7th place finish

May 17, 2009
Portland, Ore. - The Cougars sent the East Region Co-Champion Spokane Sasquatch packing with a 8-3 come-from-behind win in the 10am elimination game Saturday morning.

 

The Cougars were behind the whole game and tailed 3-2 until the top of the seventh when the squad finally dawned the rally caps.

 

With Megan Peterson and Missy Eberhart advancing to second & third after a pass ball, Megan Neel singled to drive in Peterson to tie the game, then Jordan Short followed with a single to score Eberhart.

 

Later in the inning, the wheels completely fell off the Spokane bus as Short, scored on a walk by Emily Morrill and Kayla Vedaa scored on a Mallory Callahan single. 

 

All-American Susan Winningham ripped the hopes of the Spokane faithful when she doubled to score Vedaa and Callahan to lift the Cougars to a 8-3 win.

 

In the following elimination game, Olympic College sophomore Erika Quint held the Cougars to just seven hits in a 4-0 shutout that ended Clackamas' season. Callahan went 2-3 with a double in the loss.

 

The Cougars ended the 2009 season with a 21-21 record and finished 7th  overall out of 26 league teams.

 

Game 17	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	8	12	0
Spokane	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	10	0

WP - Stockwell 3K, CG   LP- Bethel 0K (Topp - 6K)
HR- Morrill (CLCC) solo; Fargher (Spok) solo
2 or more hits: Jackson (Spok) 3-3; Wells (Spok) 2-4, double, 3RBI; Callahan (CLCC) 2-4; Winningham 2-5; Vedaa (CLCC) 2-3; Vedaa (CLCC) 2-4

 

Game 23	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Olympic	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	12	0
Clackamas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	6

WP - Quint 6K, CG    LP- Cuddie, 1K (Stockwell 2K)
2 or more hits: Edenbo (OC) 2-5; MacInnes (OC) 3-5; Renfrow (OC) 2-4; Cosgrove (OC) 2-4; Leverton (OC) 2-4, double; Callahan (CLCC) 2-3

 

Cougs drop tight game - but bounce back at NWAACC Championship Tournament

May 15, 2009

Portland, Ore. - Clackamas opened the day with North #2 seed Shoreline Friday morning and played catch-up most of the game against the Dolphins.

 

Shoreline opened the first inning with a 1-0 lead and held it until Missy Eberhart drove in Megan Peterson in the top of the fourth to tie it, but Shoreline quickly countered with two more run in the bottom of the inning to lead 3-2.

 

Emily Morrill brought it big in the top of the fifth with a two-run blast, scoring Kayla Vedaa to make it 3-3, but the Dolphins again lit the boards for two more in the bottom of the inning to reestablish a a 5-3 lead.

 

After tapping in another run in the top of the sixth (Eberhart scoring Peterson) to narrow the margin to 5-4, Clackamas brought in Renae Stockwell from the bull pen in relief of Peterson in the top bottom of the sixth.

 

Stockwell held off the Dolphins long enough to allow Mallory Callahan to even the score in the top of the seventh with a solo shot to make it 5-5.

 

In the botom of the inning, the Dolphins got a runner on, then advanced her to third on consecutive steals and punched-in the winning run on a sacrifice fly to give Shoreline the the 6-5 win.

 

The loss sent the Cougars into the one-loss bracket and a meeting with West #4 seed South Puget Sound.

 

Clackamas didn't waste any time dissecting the Clipper's starting pitcher as they scored nine runs in the first and three more in the second in a 17-0 disaster that eliminated South Puget Sound from the tournament.

 

Ashleigh Cuddie tossed a 2-hit, 5k shutout over five 'mercy-rule' shortened innings in the victory.

 

Morrill smacked a three-run homer and Eberhart added a 2-run shot of her own.  Winningham went 2 for 3 with a double while Morrill went 3 for 4 (HR) and Eberhart was 2 for 3 (HR).

 

The Cougars will open Saturday's play with East Region Co-Champion Spokane at 10:00am.  Follow the all scores on the NWAACC Championship site at http://www.nwaacc.org/softball/Championships/Championship.php

 

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

WP - Surface, 1K CG LP- Stockwell, 1k
HR- Depew (ShCC) 2 runs; Morrill (ClCC) 2 runs; Callahan (ClCC) solo

 

Game 9	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
South Puget Sound	0	0	0	0	0	x	x	0	2	5
Clackamas	9	3	1	4	x	x	x	17	18	2

WP- Cuddie, CG, 5K LP- Strech, CG, 2K
HR- Morrill (CLCC) 3 runs; Eberhart (CLCC) 2 runs
2 or more hits: Winningham (CLCC) 2 for 3, double; Morrill (CLCC) 3 for 4; Eberhart (CLCC) 2 for 3

 

Cougars make playoffs for 11th straight season

May 9, 2009

Oregon City, OR - It should have been easier with six home games - but the Cougars hit a streak of difficult losses until the last game of the regular season - one they desperately needed.

 

Clackamas entered the weekend with a shot of taking the South Region title, but after double header losses against Chemeketa and Lower Columbia the team found itself needing a win in today's twin bill with Clark to ensure a spot in the post season tournament.

 

Thursday, a quality Chemeketa squad, with an outside chance at the playoffs, stunned the Cats with 6-1 & 7-3 losses.

 

Top-ranked Lower Columbia didn't make matters any better Friday afternoon when they took another two off the Cougs.

 

Game one was close with Lower Columbia leading 5-4 after six innings, but the Red Devils unleashed with six in the top of the seventh to take it 11-4.

 

Clackamas had the Devils on the ropes in the second game with a 4-0 lead going into the fourth, but the Lower Columbia bats came alive and scattered nine runs over the next three innings to build  a 9-5 lead.  Clackamas battled back in the bottom of the seventh, but only managed two additional runs in  a tough 7-9 loss.  Sophomore Susan Winningham her 9th & 10th homers of the season and freshman Megan Peterson got her 3rd of the season.

 

Heading into Saturday's action,the Cougars needed a win over Clark to earn a berth into the NWAACC Championship tournament.

 

Clark surprised the Cougars in the first game as the Penguins established a 4-3 lead in the first inning and held the lead the rest of the way in a 8-6 Clark win.

 

With the season on the line entering game two, Clackamas manufactured three runs in the first then added another two in the fourth and fifth to build a 5-0 lead.  Clark answered with three runs in the sixth, but the Cougars lit up the scoreboard for another four runs in the bottom of the sixth as the Cats cruised to a 9-4 win.

 

Clackamas, the South's third seed, will open the playoff tournament against the North Region's second seed, the Shoreline Dolphins on May 15 at 9am at Delta Park East in Portland, OR. Clackamas and Shoreline previously met on April 4th, with the Dolphins winning 6-3.

 

They play in the the Southern Region, a region known for elite NW softball teams. Eighteen of the last twenty NWAACC championships have been won by a South team (Clackamas eight times with five runner-ups)

 

Today's Cougars should remember the 2006 team, who entered the tournament with a similar mediocre 23-19 record, but took 2nd place of 20 league teams. Many Cougars 'stepped-up' thier game for that finish.

 

Complete coverage of the playoffs will be available on the NWAACC web site [Championships link]

 

Thursday, May 7

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chemeketa	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	14	0
Clackamas	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0

WP- Luepitz   LP- Cuddie (6-6)
Top hitters: Susan Winningham 3-4 and Kayla Vedaa 2-3

 

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

WP- Dangelo   LP- Cuddie (6-7)
Top hitters: Emily Morrill 2-4 (2 doubles) Megan Neel 3-4

 

Friday, May 8

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lower Columbia	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	11	14	2
Clackamas	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	10	4

WP- Rea   LP- Stockwell (10-6) 
Top hitters: Emily Morrill 3-4, Samantha Genskay 2-4, Susan Winningham 3-4 (double)

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lower Columbia	0	0	0	1	3	5	0	9	9	0
Clackamas	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	7	11	2

WP- Trochim   LP- Peterson (3-4)
HR - Winningham 2, (9, 10), Peterson (3)
Top hitters: Emily Morrill 3-5, Susan Winningham 2-2 ( 2 HR), Megan Peterson 2-4 (double, HR)

 

Saturday, May 9

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

WP- Cuddie (5-5)  LP- Hadenfeld
Top hitters: Missy Eberhart 3-4

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clark	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	10	3
Clackamas	3	0	1	1	0	4	x	9	14	1

WP- Stockwell (10-5)   LP- Perdew

Top hitters: Emily Morrill 2-3 (1 double), Samantha Genskay 2-3, Megan Neel 2-4, Missy Eberhardt 2-4, Mallory Callahan 2-3

 

Second-ranked Mt Hood now third in South as Cougars clean house on Saints in Gresham

May 01, 2009
Gresham, Ore - Eighth-ranked Clackamas laid a stunning two game upset over the second-ranked Mt Hood Saints on the Saints' home field Friday.

 

Freshman Emily Morrill lit up the board in the first inning when she stole home on a pass ball at the plate and freshman Megan Neel singled to score Samie Genskay for a 2-0 Cougar lead.

 

The Saints countered in the third with three runs to make it 3-2 Mt Hood.

 

After two scoreless innings, Clackamas exploded with three runs in the sixth when Megan Peterson drove in freshman Chelsea Mitchell and Neel doubled to score sophomore Susan Winningham and Peterson.

 

Winningham put an exclamation point on the win in the seventh when she doubled to drive home sophomore Mallory Callahan for a 6-3 Clackamas win.

 

Former Oregon 5A Pitcher of the Year, Ashleigh Cuddie, recouping from injuries that sidelined her last season, collected her sixth win of the season.

 

The Saints built a 3-0 lead with runs in the first and third innings in game two off of freshman ace Renae Stockwell, but the Cougars bats caught fire in the sixth.

 

Peterson doubled to drive in Mitchell and Winningham for a pair of runs then Jordan Short pinch hit for Cuddie and launched a  three-run homer to score Peterson and Neel as the Cougars took a 5-3 win.

 

Stockwell picked up her 10th win of the season off a seven-hit performance over one of the top hitting schools in the league.

 

The Cougars are now 9-5 in the South and hold a firm grip on second place over Mt Hood (8-7). Top-ranked Lower Columbia is in the top spot with a 12-2 record in the region.

 

Updated: The Cougars will next take on the Chemeketa Storm for a twin bill at home on Tuesday, April 5th (Saturday's & Monday's games were rained out). Game one is slated for a 3pm start.

 

Friday, May 01

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

WP- Cuddie (5-5)  LP- Hadenfeld

 

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

WP- Stockwell (10-5)   LP- Perdew

 

Cougars sweep twin bills with Clark and Southwestern Oregon to take third in South

April, 26, 2009
Oregon City, OR - Clackamas entered the weekend competition with a 3-5 record and tied with SW Oregon for third in the South, but emerged with sole possession of third and a much improved 7-5 record. [standings]

 

The Cougars belted the Clark Penguins 12-1 and 11-5 in Friday's twin bill action at Vancouver, then followed with a pair of wins over Southwestern Oregon Saturday at Clackamas.

 

Freshman Ashleigh Cuddie picked up her 4th win of the season with a six hit, one run performance against Clark in the opener.  Megan Neal got the Coug offense off to a great start in the first inning when she tripled to score freshmen Emily Morrill and Samie Genskay to build an early 2-0 lead. 

 

The Cougars manufacture three more runs in the third highlighted by freshman Megan Peterson's RBI double.

 

The Clackamas bats then singled their way to five more runs in the fourth to take a commanding 10-0 lead.

 

Sophomore all-star Susan Winningham top off the scoring when she belted a two run homer in the fifth as the Cougars won 12-1 in a eight-run rule shortened five inning game.

 

Clark got off to a postive start in the second game when they picked up three runs in the second inning to take a 3-0 lead, but the Cougars answered in the third when Winningham ripped a three-run shot to tie it at three all.  The homer was Winningham's seventh of the season, just four shy of her school record of 11 last season.

 

The Penguins countered with two more runs across the third and fourth innings, but the Cougars again exploded for five runs in the fifth, in an inning marked by a triple from sophomore Mallory Callahan and doubles by Morrill and Genskay.

 

The Cougars went on to win the contest 11-5 as freshman pitcher Renae Stockwell earned her eighth win on the season. Callahan yielded the hot bat for the Cougars in game two as she went 3-4 with a double and two triples.

 

Clackamas returned home on Saturday to host the eight-ranked Southwestern Oregon Lakers (28-10). 

 

The Lakers jumped on Clackamas with three runs spread over the opening two innings in game one, but - with two outs and the bags empty - the Cougars retaliated in the bottom of the second with five runs spurred by Callahan's two RBI double and a double steal by Genskay and a steal by Winningham.  Cuddie went the distance on the mound for Clackamas, collecting her fifth win of the season.

 

Renae Stockwell hit the rubber for game two and tossed a seven inning shut out in a 2-0 Clackamas win. Genskay got the Cougars on the board in the second with a RBI triple to score Morrill from first while freshman Megan Peterson put the icing on the cake with a RBI double in the third to score Genskay from second.

 

The Cougars will take on the second-ranked Mt Hood Saints for a double header on Friday, May 1st. Game one is slated for a 3pm start. [schedule]

 

Friday, April 24

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

WP- Cuddie (4-5)  LP- Schumacher
HR- Winningham (6)

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	0	0	3	0	5	1	2	11	13	2
Clark	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	5	10	1

WP- Stockwell (8-5)   LP- Schumacher
HR- Winningham (7)

 

Saturday, April 25

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

WP- Cuddie (5-5)   LP- Annaleisa

 

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

WP- Stockwell (9-5)   LP- Talbert

 

Peterson rips grand slam and Stockwell earns two wins as Cougars go 2-2 at NWAACC Crossover

April 18, 2009

Selah, WA - The seventh-ranked Cougars had a huge line up on day one of the 2009 NWAACC Crossover Tournament as they faced #3 ranked Spokane, #6 ranked Bellevue and #9 ranked Walla Walla.

 

Clackamas opened the tournament with a 9-6 thriller over sixth-ranked Bellevue.  Clackamas held a 5-2 advantage after five, but the Bulldogs scored three in the sixth and the score remained 5-5 to send the game into extra innings. 

 

Freshman Megan Peterson provided a huge lift when she cleared the bags in the top of the eighth for a grand slam that gave Clackamas all it needed in a 9-6 victory.  Freshman Renae Stockwell collected the win for her sixth win of the season.

 

The Cougars struggled at the plate in the next game against Walla Walla as Warrior sophomore ace Makenzie Marchbanks kept Clackamas to just two hits in a 9-0 six inning shutout.

 

Clackamas was holding their own with the third-ranked Spokane Sasquatch 3 runs apiece after three innings but Spokane ripped through the entire Cougar pitching staff for eight runs in the fourth as the Sasquatch rolled on to a 11-5 win. The Cougars bats were led by freshmen Missy Eberthart and Emily Morrill's two hits each and another two by sophomore Mallory Callahan.

 

The Cougar bats came alive in Sunday's action in a 12-4 win over Gray Harbor.  Sophomore all-star Susan Winningham clubbed two homers and Morrill added another as Stockwell earned her seventh win in relief of starter Ashleigh Cuddie.

 

The Cougars will next take on Clark College in a twin bill on Friday, April 24th in Vancouver. Game one is set for a 3pm start.

 

Saturday, April 18

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Clackamas	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	4	9	15	1
Bellevue	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	6	9	4

WP- Stockwell (6-4)   LP- Reid
HR- Callahan, Peterson (grand slam)

 

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

WP- Marchbanks   LP- Stockwell (6-5)

 

Game 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	5	10	2
Spokane	2	1	0	8	0	0	x	11	13	2

WP- Beshel   LP- Peterson (3-3)

 

Sunday, April 19

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Grays Harbor	4	0	0	0	0	0	x	4	5	1
Clackamas	3	1	0	1	6	1	x	12	10	0

WP- Stockwell (7-5)   LP- Mathews
HR- Winningham (2), Morrill

 

Cougars and Lakers move into third place tie in South standings after split in Coos Bay

April 15, 2009
Oregon City, OR - Clackamas, Southwestern Oregon and Chemeketa entered the week in a three-way tie for third place in the South. But the Cougars and Lakers (3-5) move ahead of the Storm by a game after splitting a double header today at Southwestern Oregon while Chemeketa (2-4) remained idle [standings]

 

Clackamas took a 1-0 lead in the top of the sixth with Ashleigh Cuddie throwing a no-hitter, but Southwestern scored in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings.  The Cougars couldn't generate a run over the next two innings and the Lakers took a 2-1 win with a run in the ninth. 

 

The Cougars bats came alive in game two as they scored three runs in the third and sixth innings to build a a 7-1 lead going into the bottom of the sixth. The Lakers rallied with four runs in the seventh, but fell short as the Cougars won 7-5. 

 

Renae Stockwell collected her fifth win of the season and got great support at the plate from Emily Morrill, Megan Peterson and Mallory Callahan.  Morrill and Peterson were 2-4 with a single and double while Callahan laid down a pair of singles. Peterson also picked up her first save of the season in relief of Stockwell.

 

The Cougars next action will be at the NWAACC Crossover Tournament at Carlon Park in Selah, WA [map].  They will play Bellevue, Walla Walla and Spokane on Saturday, April 18 and Grays Harbor on Sunday [schedule].

 

Wednesday, April 15

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Clackamas	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	2
Southwestern Oregon	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	0

WP- Talbert   LP- Cuddie (3-5)

 

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

WP- Stockwell (5-4)    LP- Parsley  SV- Peterson

 

Clackamas splits with Mt Hood and Chemeketa

April 12, 2009

Oregon City, OR - The Cougars split region doubleheaders with Mt Hood and Chemeketa this weekend.  Clackamas opened the action with an exciting 5-4 win over second-ranked Mt Hood Friday at Clackamas.  The Cougars built a 4-1 lead after four innings of play, but the Saints picked up three in the fifth to knot it at four all.

 

Clackamas sealed the win in the sixth when Ashleigh Cuddie led off the innings with a single then took third off a Saint miscue. Mallory Callahan drove in Cuddie to give the Cougs all they needed in a 5-4 win.

 

Pitcher Renae Stockwell picked up the win with Sam Genskay, Megan Peterson and Cuddie all collecting a pair of hits on offense.

 

Game two didn't go quite as well for the Cougars. The Saints opened with a 1-0 lead in the first and exploded for 10 runs in the third in a 12-2 loss for Clackamas.

 

In Saturday's play, the pitcher Ashleigh Cuddie got great offensive support in a 5-2 Cougar win over the Chemeketa Storm.  The Cougars collected 10 hits led by Emily Morrill, Susan Winningham and Megan Peterson's plate performances.  Each lady singled with Morrill homering and Winningham and Peterson providing doubles in the game.

 

Clackamas held a 2-1 fifth inning advantage in game two, but the Storm picked up two runs in the sixth to pull out a 3-2 win.

 

The Cougars now stand a 2-4 in the South Region and 9-11 overall.

 

They next take on Southwestern Oregon in a twin bill at Coos Bay on April 14th.

 

Friday, April 10

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

WP- Stockwell (4-3)   LP- Perdew

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mt Hood	1	0	10	0	1	x	x	12	15	2
Clackamas	0	0	1	1	0	x	x	2	7	2

WP- Perdew   LP- Peterson (2-3)

 

Saturday, April 11

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

WP- Cuddie (3-4)  LP- Leupitz

 

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

WP-  Finaly   LP- Stockwell (4-4)

 

After going 3-1 at North Inter-league, Cougars open league with losses at Lower Columbia

April 08, 2009

Oregon City, OR - The Cougars took three of four games in Mt Vernon, WA this past weekend at the North Inter-league tournament. 

 

On Saturday they lost a 6-3 contest to Shoreline then bounced back in the second game with a 3-2 win over Peninsula.  Ashley Cuddie took the loss on the mound in game one while Megan Peterson tossed a five-hitter and homered to edge the Pirates, winning her second game of the season.

 

On Sunday, Clackamas downed Skagit Valley 3-1 and Everett 9-6 to even up their overall record at 7-7. Cuddie picked up both wins for the Cougars and Susan Winningham nearly hit for the cycle against Everett with a single, double and home run.

 

The Cougars didn't fair as well at Lower Columbia Tuesday losing their league openers 1-2 and 1-4 against the top-ranked Red Devils.

 

Clackamas and Ashley Cuddie kept it close in game one with the score knotted at one apiece through six, but the Devils scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to pull out a one run win 2-1.

 

The Cougars scored first in game two with a run in the first, but Devil sophomore Tasia Trochim was able to hold the Cougars to just one hit in a 4-1 Lower Columbia win.

 

Clackamas now stands 0-2 in Southern Region play and 7-9 overall.

 

The sixth-ranked Cougars will host second-ranked Mt Hood Saints for a twin bill on Friday, April 10th at 3pm.

 

Tuesday, April 7

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

WP- Rae  LP- Cuddie (2-4)

 

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

WP- Trochim   LP- Stockwell (3-3)

 

Sunday, April 5

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

WP- Cuddie (1-3)   LP- Linquist

 

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

WP- Cuddie (2-3)   LP- Behen

Saturday, April 4

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

WP- Surface   LP- Cuddie (0-3)

 

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

WP- Peterson (2-2)   LP- Swingle

HR - Petersen (2 RBI)

 

Arizona tournament featured season tested NJCAA squads

March 22, 2009
Casa Grande, AZ - Clackamas traveled to southern Arizona this weekend to participate in the Central Arizona College Invitational.  The young Cougars knew this was going to be a challenging tournament since all of the squads already had 30-60 games under their belt and have been playing since late January.

 

The Cougars opened the tournament with a 4-3 loss to Odessa CC. Odessa scattered the scoreboard with four runs over six innings. The Cougars made a serious challenge for the lead in the bottom of the sixth when they scored three, but couldn't find more as freshman Renae Stockwell took the loss on a six hit performance.

 

Stockwell and the Cougars rebounded in their second game on Friday as they defeated Mesa CC (15-18) 5-4.  Stockwell allowed eight hits over seven innings to pick up her third win of the season. Megan Peterson went 4-4 at the plate with a double and four singles while Susan Winningham and Missy Eberhardt had three hits apiece including a triple by Winningham.

 

Clackamas closed the day against powerhouse Eastern Arizona College (38-13).  The Cougars led the Gila Monsters 3-1 until the sixth when Eastern exploded for six runs to win 7-3.  Winningham tagged her second home run of the season to lead the Cougar batters.

 

Bracket play began Saturday with Clackamas drawing Eastern Arizona for the second consecutive game.  This time the Gila Monsters controlled the game from start to finish in a 6-0 shutout. Freshman Samantha Genskay was the lone hot bat at the plate for Clackamas going 2-3 with a pair of singles.

 

The fourth-ranked Cougars now stand at 4-6 on the season.  They will travel to Centralia, WA to participate in the West Inter-Region Tournament on March 28th. On Saturday, Clackamas will face Olympic at 4pm and Bellevue at 6pm then take on Skagit Valley at 1pm and Everett at 3pm on Sunday.

 

Friday, March 20

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Odessa CC (AZ)	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	6	2
Clackamas	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	4	2

WP- Pachero  LP- Stockwell (2-2)

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mesa CC (AZ)	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	4	8	1
Clackamas	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	5	14	3

WP- Stockwell (3-2)   LP- Lawrence

 

Game 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	6	2
Eastern Arizona College	1	0	0	0	0	6	X	7	9	0

WP- Gray  LP- Cuddie (0-2)

 

Saturday, March 21

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Eastern Arizona College	1	0	3	0	2	0	X	6	6	3

WP- Hoopwood   LP-Peterson (1-2)

 

Concordia University takes two off the Cougs

March 18, 2009
Oregon City, OR - The Cougars loss a pair of games today in one of many tough non-league match-ups as they took on the Concordia University, the nation's 15th-ranked NAIA squad. The Cavaliers blanked the Clackamas in game one 8-0 off a two-hit performance from junior Danielle Pulfrey, a Cascade Conference all-star.

 

The Cougars faired better in game two as the two teams battled in a scoreless affair until a five run fifth inning that favored Concordia 4-1. Neither team could manage another score as the Cavaliers' Bethany Dempster picked up the win.

 

The loss puts the NWAACC's fourth-ranked Cougars at 3-3 on the season. Clackamas will travel to Casa Grande, AZ to participate in a ten team tournament. They will play three games on Friday, March 20th and then move into bracket play on Saturday. [view schedule]

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Concordia	2	0	1	1	4	X	X	8	11	0
Clackamas	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	2	1

WP- Pulfrey  LP-Stockwell (2-1)

 

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

WP- Dempster  LP- Peterson (1-1)

 

 

Baeckel & Winningham launch rockets as Clackamas cruises past U of Oregon Club

March 13, 2009
Oregon City, OR - Freshman Megan Peterson collected her first victory of the season while mowing down eight batters and holding the University of Oregon Club team to just a pair of hits in a 15-0 win.

 

Sophomore Susan Winningham went 2-2 including a fence clearing smash for her first HR of 2009. Missy Eberhart and Samie Genskay both went 2-4 at the plate.

 

The Cougs dished out more of the same in game two when freshman Ranae Stockwell threw five strikeouts and allowed just two hits to pick up her second win of the season.

 

This time it was sophomore Kristel Baeckel who cleared the fences to pick up her first home run. Winningham nailed a pair of doubles while Eberhart and Peterson tallied two hits apiece off the Ducks.

 

The wins put the Cougars at 3-1 on the season.  Clackamas will host Concordia University for a double header on March 18th. Game one is slated for a 3pm start.

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
U of O Club	0	0	0	0	0	x	x	0	2	5
Clackamas	6	4	3	2	x	x	x	15	14	0

WP: Megan Peterson, 8 K's, (1-0)    LP: Toma

Susan Winningham 2-2 - HR (1), Missy Eberhardt 2-4 (2 Singles), Samie Genskay 2-4 (2 Singles)

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
U of O Club	0	0	0	0	0	x	x	0	2	1
Clackamas	3	4	0	3	X	x	x	10	10	0

WP: Ranae Stockwell, 5 K's, (2-0)     LP: Grelen
Susan Winningham 2-3 (2 Doubles), Missy Eberhardt 2-3 (2 Singles) Megan Peterson 2-3 (2 Singles), Kristel Baeckel - HR(1)

 

Cougars open 2009 campaign on split with Northwest Christian College

March 7, 2009 - Eugene, OR

 

Game 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Clackamas	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	6	0
Northwest Christian	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	1

WP: Stockwell, LP: Davis
Top Performers: Mallory Callahan 2-3, RBI, (2 Singles). Emily Morrill 1-3, RBI (Triple) Missy Eberhardt 1-3 (double)

 

Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Clackamas	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	2
Northwest Christian	10	2	0	0	x	12	12	1

WP: Koontz, LP: Cuddie
Top Performers: Mallory Callahan 1-2, Jordan Short 1-1, Susan Winningham 1-2 (Double) Emily Morrill 1-2, Ashleigh Cuddie 1-2, Megan Neel 1-2 Brittany Eifert 1-1

 

2009 Cougar Softball Season Preview
The CCC Softball program enters 2009 with high expectations

February 20, 2009

The Cougars finished the last season fifth (of 20 league teams) at the 2008 NWAACC Championship Tournament. The Cougars enjoyed another bumper crop of great incoming talent and expections in the 2009 are high.

 

Third-year head coach Jessica Buel will be looking upon 4 returners and 12 newcomers to bring the Cougars back to the NWAACC Championship game.

 

"This year's team has a lot of expectations and we are looking to improve upon last year's success," says Buel, "but a lot will be put on the shoulders of our newcomers."

 

Infielders
CCC will be looking upon freshman Samantha Genskay (Oregon City, OR) and Megan Neel (Vancouver, WA) to anchor the middle infield. Neel is known for her steady glove and strong bat will start as the shortstop.

 

Genskay has great range and a quick release at second, but it's her bat and quickness that will surprise a lot of people this season.

 

Freshman Megan Peterson (Eugene, OR) and Jordan Short (Molalla, OR) will be asked to take on the responsibility as the Cougar's infield utility players. Fresham Carly Duran (Monmouth, OR) will share time with Peterson at third base. Duran has a solid glove, strong arm, a potentially very productive bat.

 

Freshman Missy Eberhardt (Milwaukie, OR) will start at first base. Eberhardt brings great leadership to the infield and a strong bat to the lineup.

 

Catchers
Three freshman will fight for time behind the plate, Becca Lokeno (Central Point, OR), Brittany Eifert (Glide, OR), and Duran. Lokeno whose work ethic is second to none, will give the Cougar's more depth behind the plate. Eifert has been a pleasant surprise in the lineup; Brittany adds a good bat and speed. All three will see time at other postions in 2009.

 

Outfielders
Sophomores Kristel Baeckel (Gresham, OR), Mallory Callahan (Vancouver, WA), Kayla Vedaa (Canby, OR) and Susan Winningham (Central Point, OR) will be joined this season by Emily Morrill (Medford, OR) and Chelsea Mitchell (Oregon City, OR).

 

Baeckel and Winningham were both All-Region selections for the Cougar's last year. Winningham tied the school homerun record with 11 and hit .419 leading the team in batting average. Susan will also see time behind the plate. Callahan and Vedaa both bring speed to the lineup.

 

Morrill, Oregon 5A Player of the year in 2008, will bring a solid glove, strong arm, and a powerful bat to the Cougar's offense. While Mitchell will add speed and versatility, her ability to slap will get her many opportunities to contribute.

 

Pitchers
Freshman Renae Stockwell (Canby, OR) and Ashleigh Cuddie (Central Point, OR) are expected to be the top starters in 2009.

 

Cuddie, 2007 Oregon 5A Pitcher of the Year, will also see time at third base. She brings versatility and consistency to this young Cougar squad.

 

Freshman Megan Peterson, 5A First Team All-State selection, will round out the pitching staff and see most of her time out of the bullpen.

 

The Cougars will open their schedule against Centralia Community College in Centralia, WA and follow that with several pre-season games against four-year colleges. The Cougars will then travel to Arizona to play in a tournament during spring break before opening NWAACC inter-region play.
[view schedule]

 

"This is a competitve schedule for us," says Buel, "not only are we facing four-year colleges, but we have also scheduled some of the top junior colleges in the nation."

 

Cougars sign deep recruiting class for '09

July 28, 2008

Cougar Softball is off to a great start in strenthening the program for the 2009 season. Coach Jessica Buel has signed several top prep stars including the 2008 Oregon 5A Player of the Year, Emily Morril, 2007 5A Pitcher of the Year, Ashleigh Cuddie and 6A Three Rivers League Player of the Year, Samie Genskay - along with several other all-state and all-league selections.

 

Emily Morrill
Crater High School, 2008 - Center Field

2008 5A Player of the Year, 2007 All-State First Team, Multiple All-League Selections. Batted .364 with a .625 slugging percentage.

"Emily will be a great addition to our outfield. She was a member of the 2 time State Champion Crater Comets (2007, 2008). Emily will contribute offensively with speed and power, she tied Crater's homerun record in her senior season."

Ashleigh Cuddie
Crater High School, 2007 - Pitcher

2007 5A Pitcher of the Year. Finished prep career with a 46-6 record.

"Ashleigh will add great depth to our pitching rotation. She is a very skilled pitcher, who I believe will have great success at Clackamas."

 

Samantha Genskay
Oregon City HS, 2008 - Second Base
Three River League Player of the Year, 6A Second Team All-State Selection

"Samie is going to be a great addition to our team. She is a very talented 2nd baseman, that will bring great speed to the line up. Sam will be joining teammate Chelsea Mitchell in a Cougar uniform this upcoming season."

 

Ashley Good
Gresham HS, 2008 - Pitcher

2008 6A Mt. Hood Conference First Team All-League & 2007 second team all-league selection. Also a conference all-league point guard selection in basketball.

"Ashley will be a strong presence on the mound this year. She has very raw talent and will contribute on the mound, as well as at the plate for us. I am very excited to have her on our pitching staff this year."

 

Chelsea Mitchell
Oregon City HS, 2008 - Outfield

2008 6A First Team Three Rivers League selection.

"Chelsea will see time in the outfield this season. She is extremely fast and demonstrates a great deal of versatility at the plate. She will bring speed to a very powerful lineup this year."

 

Kara Perdue
Crater High School, 2007 - Third Base
2007 5A Second Team Southern Sky All-Star selection

"Kara will be joining former Crater teammates Susan WInningham, Ashleigh Cuddie, Emily Morrill and Becca Lokeno at CCC. She will bring a great glove to the team, replacing Ashley Roy. I am very excited to have her on the field"

 

Becca Lokeno
Crater High School, 2007 - 1st Baseman
5A Southern Sky All-League (H/M) Selection 2007.

"We are really excited to have Becca joining our program. She will add some experience in the infield at 1st base. She had a great career at Crater HS and won a state title her senior year."

Megan Neel
Prairie HS (WA) 2008 - Short Stop

2008 4A Greater St. Helens Second Team All-League selection.

"Megan is very athletic. We are looking to her to anchor the infield at short stop. I believe she will add consistency to our lineup."

 

Carly Duran
Central HS, 2008 - Catcher

2008 4A Third Team All-State selection, 2007 4A State Champs

"Carly will see time behind the plate and at 3rd for us this year. She is a very versatile player. I have watched her develop over the past 4 years into a very talented softball player."

 

Kali Christensen
Hudson's Bay HS (WA), 2008 - Catcher

"Kali will anchor the team behind the plate. She is a very knowledgable catcher, with a powerful bat. Kali will join Susan Winningham in the middle of the lineup and help with run production."