Category Archives: Softball
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
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
Tonight (2/18): Geoducks, Saints, Rams and T-Birds
It’s senior night for The Evergreen State College tonight when they host Northwest University. The women will honor their lone senior, Mele Rich, and will then try take care of business on their end in their quest to make the CCC playoffs. The Geoducks need to beat the Eagles and hope that Concordia loses to Eastern Oregon. The College of Idaho beat Concordia on Friday night to give the Geoducks a chance. Tip-off is at 5:30 PM in the CRC Gymnasium.
The Geoduck men will honor three seniors – Marcus Buren, Larry Green and Patrick Lewis – and then take on the #10 ranked Eagles. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM.
It’s also senior night for the Saint Martin’s women when they host Alaska-Fairbanks at Marcus Pavilion. The Saints will honor five seniors – Megan Teade, Emily Lashua, Marelle Moehrle, Andrea Schutt and Kelsey Baker. They then take on the Nanooks, who are in last place in the GNAC at just 2-14, half a game worse than the Saints. Tip-off is at 7:00 PM.
In college softball action, Saint Martin’s is scheduled to play a doubleheader against Western Oregon at noon, but weather will probably force it’s postponement.
The Tumwater and North Thurston girls and boys play a 2A district IV loser-out doubleheader at River Ridge High School. The Rams boys and girls are 4-0 against the T-Birds this season. Tip-off is for the girl’s game is set for 5:45 PM with the boy’s game to follow at 7:30 PM.
In out-of-town playoff action, the River Ridge girls play a loser-out game against Woodland in Longview, the Olympia girls also play a loser-out game against Central Kitsap in Tacoma, the Timberline girls play a district semifinal game against Prairie in Lakewood and the Olympia boy’s play a semifinal against Mt. Rainier in Auburn.
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
Tonight (2/4): Geoducks, Saints and Shock
Two games on the Saint Martin’s campus today, starting first with an opening day softball doubleheader against the University of British Columbia at 1:00 PM. Rick Noren’s Saints were 9-30 last season but have a lot of new faces and are expected to be better than they were last year in hist first season as head coach. The Thunderbirds are a member of the NAIA and were 23-20 last season.
The Saints men’s basketball team then hosts Western Washington at Marcus Pavilion. The Vikings are 19-3 overall and 10-1 in the GNAC and are ranked #16 in the NCAA Division II. The Vikings average 84 points per game and are led by Rory Blanche who is scoring 16.9 ppg. Tip-off is at 7:00 PM. SMUSaints.com has a full preview.
The Evergreen State Geoducks men and women host Concordia on Saturday night. The Lady Cavaliers come into the game at 7-16 overall and 3-10 in the Cascade Conference, just one game ahead of the Geoducks. On January 6th the Geoducks came up just a little bit short losing 60-59 behind 22 points from Danielle Swain. Tip-off is at 5:00 5:30 PM at the CRC Gymnasium.
The Evergreen men are still looking for their first conference win and only their second win overall and will have a tough time against Concordia, who last week knocked off the #1 team in the nation, Oregon Tech. The Cavaliers are coming off an 82-74 loss at Northwest University on Friday night and are just 5-8 in the CCC but knocked off the Geoducks by 23 points in their first meeting this season.
South Sound FC wrap up their home schedule on Saturday night against the PASL-Premier Northwest Division leading Kitsap Pumas who come into the game undefeated at 4-0-2. But the Shock pulled off the upset last week of the division leader beating WSA Rapids 12-9. Game time is at 7:00 PM at Tumwater Indoor Sports. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more information on the Shock, visit their website.
SMU softball season preview
Believe it or not, it is almost baseball and softball season.
Saint Martin’s opens their season on Saturday with a home game against the University of British Columbia at 1:00 PM before heading to California for a couple games. The Saints went 9-30 last season but expect to be better this season. They return two all-conference players in 1B Joselyn Eugenio and 2B Lacey McGladrey – the conference freshman of the year last season – and will rely on four newcomers for their pitching with Sam Munger, a freshman from Everett, filling the #1 role.
SMUSaints.com has the full preview.
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