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Today (3/10): Saints and Yellowjackets continue, boys soccer kicks off
The Saint Martin’s/Montana State-Billings softball and baseball doubleheader extravaganza continues on Saturday and even includes some extra baseball from a third game. It all starts at 11:00 AM at the SMU baseball field when the Saints and Yellowjackets continue their 2-2 suspended game from Friday afternoon. It then continues with a doubleheader at both the baseball and softball field with first pitch for both games scheduled for 1:00 PM. Weather may move the baseball games to the RAC, which is a good bet since it is currently pouring.
Boys soccer kicks off around town today with a handful of games. At South Sound Stadium are a fun pair of alumni games. The Timberline boys play Blazer alumni at 3:00 PM and North Thurston plays their alumni at 7:00 PM and there will be a 21-and-0ver alumni after party at O’Blarney’s following the games.
Black Hills and Capital also kick off their seasons on Saturday with a 2:00 PM game at Black Hills High School.
Friday scoreboard: Saints baseball wins, Saints softball splits
College baseball
Saint Martin’s 9, MSU-Billings 8 – More from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s 2, MSU-Billings 2 after four innings. Postponed due to darkness, will resume tomorrow
In game one of today’s doubleheader, Saint Martin’s took a 7-0 lead before MSU-Billings scored eight straight runs to take an 8-7 lead in the eighth inning. But Chandler Tracy doubled in two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and freshman Zach Carter pitched a scoreless ninth inning and the Saints came away with another comeback victory, 9-8. Tracey went 4-for-4 in the game with a triple and two doubles. The second game was tied 2-2 when darkness forced the game to be postponed until 11:00 AM on Saturday morning.
College softball
Saint Martin’s 2, MSU-Billings 1
MSU-Billings 5, Saint Martin’s 3 – More from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s freshman Sam Munger shut down the potent Billings offense pitching a five hitter in a 2-1 Saint victory in game one of this important GNAC weekend series. The Saints scored both of their runs in the first inning on an infield error and held on the rest of the way for the victory. In game two, the Saints held a 2-1 lead after four innings but couldn’t hold on losing 5-3. The Saints are now 7-2 in conference while the Yellowjackets are right behind them at 7-3.
High school baseball
North Thurston 3, Timberline 2
Unofficial score as it is coming from a Twitter user that was a little unsure about the final. Will updated when I see something official.
Today (3/9): four games, one campus
Saint Martin’s hosts Montana State-Billings in both softball and baseball this afternoon. Both doubleheaders start at 1:00 PM.
The 4-13 Saints baseball team opens up conference play against the 3-5 Yellowjackets who were picked to finish third in the preseason GNAC coaches poll. Saint Martin’s was picked to finish fourth. Billings features 25 new players to their roster but do return 2011 GNAC newcomer of the year shortstop Colby Robison. Robison hit .335 and drove in 34 runs last season but is off to a slow start in 2012 hitting just .214. Ty Gilmore leads the Yellowjackets this season with a .417 batting average.
Across campus, it’s a battle for first place when the Saints softball team also plays two against the Yellowjackets. The Saints come into the game at 6-1 in the GNAC while Billings is 6-2. The Yellowjackets have scored 90 runs and hit 17 home runs in their first 13 games and are led by Meg Harasymczuk’s five homers and .356 batting average. Rose Harrington leads the team with a .444 batting average.
Tuesday scoreboard: Saints jar one loose for the win
College baseball
Saint Martin’s 9, UPS 8 – More from SMUSaints.com
Down 8-7 to UPS with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, Saint Martin’s Travis Shaw collided with the Logger first baseman knocking the throw from the shortstop loose and allowing two runs to score to give the Saints a 9-8 comeback victory. Shaw and Adam Hudspeth each went 2-for-4 in the game and Zach Leonard drew three walks and had one hit out of the leadoff spot. Seven Saints pitchers combined to give up 10 walks on the afternoon. The Saints push their record to 4-13 overall and will open conference play with a four game weekend series against Montana State-Billings. Game one of the series is on Friday at 1:00 PM at Saint Martin’s.
College softball
Saint Martin’s didn’t play today, but they did take a loss off of their record. The Saints protested their 7-3 loss to Central Washington last Sunday after a home run by the Wildcats was first ruled foul and then ruled fair after deliberation by the umpires. The NCAA ruled in favor of the Saints and the game will have to be replayed from the point of the disputed home run, which happened in the first inning. Removing that loss means the Saints are now 8-4 overall and 6-1 in the GNAC. Read more from SMUSaints.com
Today (3/6): Saints vs. Loggers
It looks like it’s going to be a cold but sunny day for some baseball at Saint Martin’s when the Saints take on the UPS Loggers at 2:00 PM.
Saint Martin’s comes into the game at just 3-13 but have won three of their last five games and stayed with Division I Seattle University on Saturday in a 6-3 loss to the Redhawks. The Saints are led offensively by senior center fielder Zach Leonard’s (pictured left, photo credit SMUSaints.com) .300 batting average and two home runs and senior shortstop Josh Grenier, who is batting .259 but is tied with Leonard for the team lead with 15 hits and seven runs scored.
UPS also has just three wins on the season and are 3-9-1 this season. The Loggers are led by senior third baseman Will Mentor’s .346 batting average and six RBI.
The game is scheduled to be played at SMU field on the Saint Martin’s campus but will be loved to the RAC if poor weather moves in.
Sunday scoreboard: Saints softball sweeps, baseball gets first win
College softball
Saint Martin’s 7, Western Oregon 1
Saint Martin’s 10, Western Oregon 3 – More from SMUSaints.com
The Saint Martin’s softball team went 4-0 this weekend sweeping Western Oregon in two doubleheaders. ON Sunday, freshman Sam Munger threw a four hitter in the opener and junior Taylor Bakos threw a complete game giving up three runs. Senior Megan Antonovich hit her first home run of the season and two doubles in the doubleheader.
College baseball
Saint Martin’s 7, Central Washington 6 – More from SMUSaints.com
Junior 2B Mario Sanelli drove in the go ahead run in a three run top of the ninth inning and freshman Josh Moss pitched a scoreless ninth inning to close out Saint Martin’s first win of the season, snapping an 11 game skid. Sanelli drove in four runs in total, CF Adam Hudspeth went 3-for-3 and LF Travis Shaw went 3-for-5 in the consolation game of the Inland Cellular Tournament hosted by Lewis and Clark State in Lewiston, Idaho.
Saturday scoreboard: too much for one headline
Men’s basketball
Alaska-Fairbanks 72, Saint Martin’s 70 – More from AlaskaNanooks.com
Northwest 86, Evergreen 51 – More from Evergreen athletics
SPSCC 104, Grays Harbor 59 – Box score
Brok Pendleton had 20 points and Roger O’Neill added 12 but Saint Martin’s couldn’t get the job done in the end and lost to the Nanooks 72-70. Fairbanks ended a 13 game losing streak with their win and the Saints have now dropped eight straight games. Evergreen got 19 points from senior Patrick Lewis on senior night and actually led 15-3 early in the first half, but the Geoducks were outscored 83-38 the rest of the way. Evergreen finishes the season 1-26. South Puget Sound got 35 points from Deshawn Hayes and another double-double from Anye Turner in their thrashing of Grays Harbor.
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 66, Alaska-Fairbanks 58 – More from SMUSaints.com
Evergreen 66, Northwest 62 – More from Evergreen athletics
SPSCC 69, Grays Harbor 58 – Box score
Two seniors on senior night helped Saint Martin’s knock off the Nanooks. Megan Teade had 12 points and Andrea Schutt had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Jordyn Richardson led the way with 17 points. Evergreen earned their first trip to the playoffs since the 2007-2008 season with their win over Northwest and Concordia’s loss to Eastern Oregon. Jessica Edge had 17 points to lead the way for the Geoducks. South Puget Sound had four players score in double digits, including 20 points from Aisha Jones and 17 points from Alychia Colon in their victory over Grays Harbor.
Boy’s basketball
Olympia 63, Mt. Rainier 59
North Thurston 70, Tumwater 63
With their win, Olympia advances to the district title game at 6:00 PM on Monday night at the ShoWare Center in Kent. And with their win, North Thurston advances to a loser-out, winner-to-state regionals game on Tuesday night against Washougal
Girl’s basketball
Olympia 47, Central Kitsap 44
North Thurston 52, Tumwater 51
River Ridge 43, Woodland 38
Prairie 75, Timberline 47
Olympia earned a state berth with their victory over Central Kitsap. It is the first time they’ve been to the regionals since 2003. North Thurston and River Ridge’s victories set up a loser-out, winner-to-state regionals game between the two on Tuesday night. Timberline loses in the semifinals but they are already bound for state.
College baseball
Lewis and Clark State 12, Saint Martin’s 6 – More from LC State athletics
College Softball
Saint Martin’s 14, Western Oregon 9
Saint Martin’s 6, Western Oregon 5 – More from SMUSaints.com
Indoor Soccer
Kitsap Pumas 7, South Sound FC 6 (shootout)
Roller Derby
Oly Rollers 123, San Diego Derby Dolls Wildfires 102
Friday scoreboard: Hawks, Timberline, Oly boys to state, Saints roughed up again
Boy’s basketball
River Ridge 52, Mark Morris 46
Olympia 53, Evergreen 50
Brad Wallace had 19 points and Howie Harper had 16 to lead River Ridge to it’s fourth straight 2A District IV championship. Next stop for the Hawks: the state tournament. Olympia is also heading to the state tournament following another close call, but first they face Mt. Rainier on Saturday in the district semifinals.
Girl’s basketball
Timberline 59, Kennedy Catholic 26
Olympia 59, Spanaway Lake 55
Toutle Lake 37, Northwest Christian 30
Timberline qualified for the state tournament with their 37 point dismantling of Kennedy Catholic. Sasha Weber had 17 points for the Blazers. The Olympia girls survived to play another loser-out game on Saturday against Central Kitsap. And Kami Bates career at Northwest Christian comes to an end with the Navigators loss to Toutle Lake. Bates scored 13 points in the loss.
College baseball
Central Washington 12, Saint Martin’s 3 – More from Wildcatsports.com
Western Oregon 19, Saint Martin’s 2 – More from WOUWolves.com
Sunday Scoreboard: Saints 1-2 in California
College baseball
Chico State 3, Saint Martin’s 1 – Game recap from SMUSaints.com
Tommy DeBoer went 6 1/3 innings giving up three runs on six hits without a walk but still got the loss to Chico State on Sunday. Saint Martin’s has been outscored 87-21 in their first eight games and dropped to 0-8 this season. The good news is that CF Zach Leonard went 6-for-12 during the series with a home run in the series opener on Friday and LF Travis Shaw went 6-for-16 in the four games.
College softball
La Sierra 5, Saint Martin’s 2
Saint Martin’s 9, La Sierra 3
Friday recap: No playoff surprises, Geoducks struggle in Oregon, Saints struggle in California
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge 53, Hockinson 30
Mark Morris 64, Tumwater 41
North Thurston 59, Woodland 56 – 2OT
W.F. West 58, Black Hills 38
No surprises on the girl’s side of the 2A District IV playoff bracket on Friday night. River Ridge got an easy win over Hockinson behind Necy Wade’s 13 points and Kyahri Adams’ 14 points, Mark Morris three pointed Tumwater to death, Woodland took North Thurston to double overtime before the Rams prevailed thanks to Catie Mets’ 23 points and W.F. West beat Black Hills for the third time this season.
Next up: River Ridge plays Mark Morris on Tuesday in Tumwater at 6:00 PM and the North Thurston/W.F. West game follows at 7:45. On the loser’s side of the bracket, Tumwater plays Hockinson at 6:00 PM and Black Hills takes on Woodland at 7:45 at W.F. West in Chehalis.
Boy’s basketball
Bellarmine 68, Olympia 51
Dominick Francks scored 22 points but was the only Olympia player to crack double digits, a rarity for the usually balanced offensive attack of the Bears, and Bellarmine ran right past them in the second half to secure the #1 seed out of the 4A Narrows. Oly led at halftime, 30-24, but Bellarmine outscored them in the second half 44-21. The Bears will next host either Kentlake or Rogers on Tuesday night.
Women’s basketball
Oregon Tech 61, Evergreen 45 – More from the Geoducks
Despite the loss, Evergreen remains only a half game out of a CCC playoff spot. They are chasing Concordia, who lost to Corban tonight.
Men’s basketball
Oregon Tech 90, Evergreen 62 – More from the Geoducks
College softball
Cal State Dominguez Hills 2, Saint Martin’s 1
Cal State Dominguez Hills 5, Saint Martin’s 1 – More from SMUSaints.com
College baseball
Chico State 7, Saint Martin’s 2 – More from SMUSaints.com
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