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EASTERN OREGON

SoftballONE UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD * LA GRANDE, OREGON * 97850 * 541-962-2946 (P) * 541-962-3577 * EOUSPORTS.COM

THE SERIES* Oregon Tech has won 41 of the 55 meetings over the Mountaineers since 2001.* The Owls have won eight straight games over Eastern Oregon.* OIT is undefeated at home this season, winning all eight games in Klamath Falls.* Since 2001, Eastern Oregon is 15-36 against Southern Oregon.* The Raiders have won seven of the last eight meetings with EOU.* SOU is coming off a sweep over conference-leading Oregon Tech.

QUICK HITS* Eastern Oregon is 47th in the NAIA in total triples.* Emily Anderson is second in the conference in total doubles, behind OIT’s Ashleigh Larson.* Three Mountaineers lead the CCC in total triples with two each.* Five of Eastern’s six wins this season have come on a Sunday.* The Mountaineers will have their final four regular season games in La Grande on the radio.* Oregon Tech moved up to No. 17 after winning 18 of its last 21 games.

SB MEDIA SERVICESBarrett Henderson, Asst. AD, Media Services, Game Management, and Promotionsbhenderson@eou.edu541-805-5687 (c)

GAMES 31-34 * APRIL 16-17, 2011 EOU MOUNTAINEERS SOFTBALL GAME NOTES

2011 EASTERN OREGON SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time/ResultFeb. 18 Pacific University L 1-6Feb. 19 George Fox University L 4-6, L 0-5 Feb. 20 George Fox University L 2-5, L 3-4March 5 GREAT FALLS (MONT.) L 5-6, L 7-9March 6 GREAT FALLS (MONT.) L 1-8, W 9-5March 12 TREASURE VALLEY CC # W 9-4, L 2-9March 13 Walla Walla University W 11-0, W 9-7March 18 CORBAN UNIVERSITY * L 3-11, L 4-12March 19 NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN * W 5-3, L 4-6March 21 Great Falls (Mont.) PostponedMarch 22 Great Falls (Mont.) CanceledMarch 25 SOUTHERN OREGON * L 4-5, L 3-8March 26 OREGON TECH * L 2-11, L 0-13March 31 Pacific University L 3-10March 31 Mt. Hood CC # W 8-5April 2 Concordia University * L 0-8, L 0-10April 5 College of Idaho * L 3-12, L 4-14April 8 Northwest Christian * L 0-1, L 1-3April 9 Corban University * L 1-11, L 0-9April 10 WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY W 6-0, W 9-0April 15 Oregon Tech * 2 p.m.April 16 Southern Oregon * 11 a.m.April 22 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY * 11 a.m.April 23 GREAT FALLS (MONT.) 3 p.m.April 26 COLLEGE OF IDAHO * 3 p.m.

HOME GAMES# Non-Counting Contest* Cascade Collegiate Conference Game

Eastern Makes Long Trip Down South for Conference Matchups

ONE TO WATCHEastern Oregon pitcher Jennifer

McDonnell is coming off a big series

against Walla

Walla University.

The sophomore

had three doubles

and three RBI

against the

Wolves last

Sunday. She

threw a two-hit

complete game

shutout victory in

the first game of

the series

GAMES 31-34

Dates: Friday and Saturday, April 16-17

Location: Klamath Falls & Ashland, Ore.

First Pitch: Saturday 11 a.m. PT,

Sunday 11 a.m. PT

Field: OIT Complex, University FieldOREGON TECH27-8, 13-3 CASCADEIN THE POLLNo. 17

LEADERSBATTING AVERAGEA. Larson, 0.426RBIA. Larson, 51STOLEN BASESWheatley, 8EARNED RUN AVERAGEImhof, 1.69STRIKEOUTSImhof, 49FIELDING PERCENTAGESchaefer, 0.995

SOUTHERN OREGON12-15, 9-7 CASCADEIN THE POLLNo Votes

LEADERSBATTING AVERAGEOkimoto, 0.447RBIOkimoto, 21STOLEN BASESSpringer, 9EARNED RUN AVERAGEFlores, 2.82STRIKEOUTSKurtz, 57FIELDING PERCENTAGESpringer, 0.958

School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Home Away Neu. Strk.

No. 17 Oregon Tech 13-3 0.812 27-8 0.771 8-0 11-5 8-3 L2

RV College of Idaho 11-5 0.688 21-11 0.656 12-2 3-4 6-5 W4

Corban 10-6 0.625 18-13 0.581 6-1 9-8 3-4 W3

Concordia 9-7 0.562 16-12 0.571 9-7 5-2 2-3 L2

Southern Oregon 9-7 0.562 12-15 0.444 6-5 4-7 2-3 W2

Northwest Christian 3-13 0.188 9-21 0.300 2-6 2-9 5-6 L2

Eastern Oregon 1-15 0.062 6-24 0.200 4-10 2-14 0-0 W2

Cascade Conference Standings

EASTERN OREGON MEDIA SERVICESPhone …………………...………………… 541.962.3946Fax ……………...……………………..….. 541.962.3577Asst. Ath. Dir., Media Relations ….. Barrett Henderson

Office phone ………….…..… 541.962.3946Cell phone ………..……..….. 541.805.5687E-mail ……….....….. bhenderson@eou.edu

Media Relations Assistant ……….….…… Paul CarolloMailing Address ….……….. Eastern Oregon University……………………………………… One University Blvd.……………………..…………….. La Grande, OR 97850

Keeping Up With Eastern

LIVE STATSEOUSports.com

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EASTERN OREGON QUICK FACTSLocation ............................................ La Grande, Ore.Founded .............................................................. 1929Enrollment .......................................................... 3,957Nickname .............................................. MountaineersColors ... Navy and Vegas Gold (Pant. 2745 and 583)Field ......................................... Peggy Anderson FieldConference .................................. Cascade CollegiateFirst Softball Season .......................... 1995 (16 years)President ............................................. Dr. Bob DaviesAthletic Director ....................................... Rob CashellFaculty Representative ............. Dr. Peter DiffenderferAthletics Website ...................... www.EOUSports.comMain Athletic Dept. Phone ……...……… 541.962.3497

EASTERN OREGON SOFTBALL FACTS2010 Record ...................................................... 13-292010 Cascade Record/Finish ....................... 5-19/ 7th2010 High Ranking ............................................... N/RHighest Ranking Ever .............. No. 4, 1999 Final PollAll-Time Record .................................. 345-369 (.487)All-Time Cascade Record ..................... 95-138 (.422)All-Time Postseason Record ............................. 16-26

CCC tournament ..........… 4 appearances (5-8)‘96, ‘96, ‘98, ‘99

National tournament ........ 2 appearances (5-4) ’99, ‘00

EASTERN OREGON COACHING STAFFAaron Jackson, First Year (6-24, 1-15 CCC) ......... HCRussell Yap ............................................................ AT

ABOUT THE LADY OWLSOregon Tech (27-8) (13-3) came into the season picked second in the Cascade

Collegiate Conference preseason coaches’ poll. Halfway through the conference sched-ule they lead the league standings and are ranked No. 17 in the country. Before thelosses at Southern Oregon, Tech had gone 18-1 in its last 19 games, including 11 winsin a row. The Owls are in the top 20 in the NAIA in six statistical categories. AshleighLarson’s 51 total RBI is fifth in the nation.

LAST TIME OUTThe Eastern Oregon University softball outscored Walla Walla University, 15-0,

in a doubleheader sweep Sunday, 6-0 and 9-0. McDonnell (3-14) had an outstandingday on the mound for EOU. The sophomore tossed a two-hitter through seven innings.She allowed a hit in the second and sixth innings. McDonnell struck out five WWU bat-ters, and walked three others in the shutout. Veronica Rojas led off the second game forthe Wolves with a single up the middle. It would be the lone hit allowed by theMountaineers' Jessy Reynolds. The freshman picked up her first win of her collegiatecareer. She allowed one hit and no runs through seven innings. The Union, Ore. nativestruck out two batters and walked a pair. EOU improved to 36-1 against Walla Wallasince 2001.

ABOUT THE RAIDERSSouthern Oregon (12-15) (9-7) enters the weekend battling for the fourth and

final position in the Cascade Confernce playoffs. The Raiders and Corban are even at9-7 in the fourth spot in the league standings. Jessica Flores has only walked five bat-ters this season, which is 13th in the NAIA. SOU ended a four-game losing streak with astunning sweep over No. 17 Oregon Tech at home. Flores has only allowed 23 runs and45 hits on the mound, both are second in the conference.

EASTERN HAS WEEKEND CHANGESThe Cascade Collegiate Conference announced

changes to Eastern Oregon University's softball schedule thisweekend Wednesday. The Mountaineers were scheduled toplay at Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon Friday andSaturday, but after poor weather conditions were forecastedfor Friday, the games were pushed back a day. Eastern willnow face Oregon Tech Saturday at 11 a.m. in Klamath Fallsand Southern Oregon Sunday at 11 a.m. in Ashland.

GAME DAY INFORMATIONAdmission prices have changed for EOU softball

games at Peggy Anderson. All games are now free admissionto fans. No pets of any kind are allowed on EOU AthleticFields. Live stats will be available from all home softballgames on EOUSports.com by clicking “Live Stats”.

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Around the CascadeAPRIL 8Eastern Oregon at NW Christian, 0-1, 1-3College of Idaho at Corban, 2-1, 1-2Concordia at Southern Oregon, 8-6, 6-0

APRIL 9Concordia at Oregon Tech, 2-4, 3-4College of Idaho at NW Christian, 10-3, 11-6Eastern Oregon at Corban, 1-11, 0-9

APRIL 12Oregon Tech at Southern Oregon, 2-3, 1-3NW Nazarene at College of Idaho, 0-3, 6-7

APRIL 15Northwest Christian at Concordia, 2 p.m.

APRIL 16Concordia at Corban, 11 a.m.College of Idaho at Southern Oregon, 11 a.m.Eastern Oregon at Oregon Tech, 11 a.m.

APRIL 17College of Idaho at Oregon Tech 11 a.m.Eastern Oregon at Southern Oregon, 11 a.m.

* All times Pacific

2011 CCC Preseason Poll

1. Concordia (7) 49 pts2. Oregon Tech 38 pts2. Corban 37 pts4. College of Idaho 25 pts5. Southern Oregon 24 pts6. Northwest Christian 15 pts7. Eastern Oregon 8 ptsFirst place votes in parenthesis ( )

Cascade Player of the Week

Stephanie Nippert (CRB) So. CF- batted .636 (7 of 11) and hit three homeruns to break the Corban single-seasonschool record.

Batting avg1. Oregon Tech......... .3242. College of Idaho.... .3043. Concordia........... .3034. Southern Oregon..... .2955. Corban.............. .2936. Eastern Oregon...... .2537. Northwest Christian. .242

Slugging pct1. Oregon Tech......... .5042. Corban.............. .4803. Southern Oregon..... .4394. College of Idaho.... .4295. Concordia........... .3826. Eastern Oregon...... .3687. Northwest Christian. .348

On base pct1. Oregon Tech......... .4042. Corban.............. .3813. College of Idaho.... .3764. Southern Oregon..... .3595. Concordia........... .3526. Eastern Oregon...... .3227. Northwest Christian. .306

Runs scored1. Oregon Tech......... 2362. Corban.............. 182

College of Idaho.... 1824. Concordia........... 1155. Southern Oregon..... 1146. Eastern Oregon...... 1047. Northwest Christian. 87

Hits1. Oregon Tech......... 3062. College of Idaho.... 2683. Corban.............. 2464. Concordia........... 2445. Southern Oregon..... 213

6. Eastern Oregon...... 1947. Northwest Christian. 186

Runs batted in1. Oregon Tech......... 2112. Corban.............. 1653. College of Idaho.... 1574. Concordia........... 945. Southern Oregon..... 936. Eastern Oregon...... 917. Northwest Christian. 78

Doubles1. Oregon Tech......... 522. Corban.............. 423. College of Idaho.... 394. Southern Oregon..... 375. Northwest Christian. 346. Eastern Oregon...... 337. Concordia........... 32

Triples1. Eastern Oregon...... 82. College of Idaho.... 73. Southern Oregon..... 54. Northwest Christian. 3

Oregon Tech......... 36. Corban.............. 27. Concordia........... 1

Home runs1. Corban.............. 37

Oregon Tech......... 373. Southern Oregon..... 19

College of Idaho.... 195. Northwest Christian. 146. Eastern Oregon...... 137. Concordia........... 10

At bats1. Oregon Tech......... 9432. College of Idaho.... 882

3. Corban.............. 8394. Concordia........... 8065. Northwest Christian. 7706. Eastern Oregon...... 7677. Southern Oregon..... 722

Walks1. Oregon Tech......... 1142. Corban.............. 983. College of Idaho.... 884. Northwest Christian. 65

Eastern Oregon...... 656. Concordia........... 617. Southern Oregon..... 52

Hit by pitch1. Corban.............. 272. Southern Oregon..... 223. Oregon Tech......... 204. College of Idaho.... 185. Eastern Oregon...... 156. Northwest Christian. 87. Concordia........... 2

Strikeouts1. Corban.............. 1742. Northwest Christian. 1613. Eastern Oregon...... 1544. College of Idaho.... 1475. Oregon Tech......... 1436. Southern Oregon..... 1267. Concordia........... 106

Sac bunts1. Southern Oregon..... 262. College of Idaho.... 233. Northwest Christian. 224. Oregon Tech......... 14

Concordia........... 146. Corban.............. 137. Eastern Oregon...... 7

Sac flies1. Oregon Tech......... 122. Corban.............. 93. College of Idaho.... 84. Southern Oregon..... 45. Northwest Christian. 3

Concordia........... 3Eastern Oregon...... 3

Stolen bases1. Corban.............. 412. College of Idaho.... 333. Concordia........... 284. Eastern Oregon...... 255. Southern Oregon..... 236. Oregon Tech......... 22

Northwest Christian. 22

Caught stealing1. Northwest Christian. 9

Southern Oregon..... 93. Corban.............. 74. College of Idaho.... 4

Concordia........... 46. Eastern Oregon...... 2

Oregon Tech......... 2

Steal attempts1. Corban.............. 482. College of Idaho.... 373. Southern Oregon..... 32

Concordia........... 325. Northwest Christian. 316. Eastern Oregon...... 277. Oregon Tech......... 24

Grounded into DP1. Southern Oregon..... 52. Eastern Oregon...... 3

College of Idaho.... 34. Northwest Christian. 25. Corban.............. 1

Statistical Leaders

Earned run avg1. Oregon Tech......... 1.902. Concordia........... 2.103. Southern Oregon..... 3.394. Northwest Christian. 3.575. Corban.............. 3.596. College of Idaho.... 3.717. Eastern Oregon...... 6.09

Opposing bat avg1. Oregon Tech......... .2092. Concordia........... .2243. College of Idaho.... .2734. Corban.............. .2865. Southern Oregon..... .2916. Northwest Christian. .3107. Eastern Oregon...... .356

Innings pitched1. Oregon Tech......... 224.12. College of Idaho.... 213.13. Corban.............. 198.24. Northwest Christian. 196.05. Concordia........... 190.06. Eastern Oregon...... 182.27. Southern Oregon..... 179.2

Batters struck out1. Oregon Tech......... 2132. College of Idaho.... 1833. Concordia........... 1664. Corban.............. 1195. Southern Oregon..... 1176. Northwest Christian. 1127. Eastern Oregon...... 95

Batters SO out looking1. Oregon Tech......... 592. Southern Oregon..... 533. College of Idaho.... 41

Eastern Oregon...... 415. Concordia........... 406. Corban.............. 387. Northwest Christian. 29

Wins1. Oregon Tech......... 272. College of Idaho.... 213. Corban.............. 174. Concordia........... 165. Southern Oregon..... 116. Northwest Christian. 97. Eastern Oregon...... 6

Losses1. Eastern Oregon...... 242. Northwest Christian. 213. Southern Oregon..... 154. Corban.............. 135. Concordia........... 126. College of Idaho.... 117. Oregon Tech......... 8

Saves1. Oregon Tech......... 42. Northwest Christian. 2

Corban.............. 24. Southern Oregon..... 1

College of Idaho.... 1

Hits allowed1. Concordia........... 1642. Oregon Tech......... 1773. Southern Oregon..... 2194. Corban.............. 2285. College of Idaho.... 2346. Northwest Christian. 2567. Eastern Oregon...... 294

Runs allowed1. Concordia........... 85

Oregon Tech......... 853. Corban.............. 1324. Southern Oregon..... 1365. College of Idaho.... 1446. Northwest Christian. 1487. Eastern Oregon...... 208

Earned runs allowed1. Concordia........... 572. Oregon Tech......... 613. Southern Oregon..... 874. Northwest Christian. 1005. Corban.............. 1026. College of Idaho.... 1137. Eastern Oregon...... 159

Doubles allowed1. Concordia........... 182. Oregon Tech......... 263. Southern Oregon..... 31

Corban.............. 315. Northwest Christian. 346. College of Idaho.... 417. Eastern Oregon...... 45

Triples allowed1. Concordia........... 12. College of Idaho.... 2

Southern Oregon..... 2Eastern Oregon...... 2

5. Oregon Tech......... 36. Corban.............. 47. Northwest Christian. 7

Home runs allowed1. Concordia........... 18

Oregon Tech......... 18Northwest Christian. 18

4. Corban.............. 215. Southern Oregon..... 236. College of Idaho.... 287. Eastern Oregon...... 30

Wild pitches1. Eastern Oregon...... 302. College of Idaho.... 243. Northwest Christian. 194. Oregon Tech......... 145. Corban.............. 116. Concordia........... 97. Southern Oregon..... 8

Hit batters1. College of Idaho.... 202. Concordia........... 14

Corban.............. 144. Northwest Christian. 135. Eastern Oregon...... 126. Southern Oregon..... 10

Oregon Tech......... 10

BATTING LEADERS

PITCHING LEADERSCascade Pitcher of the Week

Makenzie Marchbanks (CRB) Sr. Pitcher- covering 15 1/3 innings, she scattered eighthits, allowed just two earned runs, walkedfive and fanned 24.

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EASTERN’S RECORD WHEN ...

EOU Scores first 4-4

Opponent scores first 2-18

EOU scores 0-2 runs 0-12

EOU scores 3-5 runs 1-9

EOU scores 6-9 runs 4-1

EOU scores 10+ runs 1-0

Opp. scores 0-2 runs 3-1

Opp. scores 3-5 runs 2-5

Opp. scores 6-9 runs 1-9

Opp. scores 10+ runs 0-7

EOU out hits opponent 5-0

Opp. out hits EOU 1-22

Hits are tied 0-0

EOU has no home runs 5-14

EOU has at least 1 home run 1-6

EOU has 2 or more home runs 0-2

Opp. has no home runs 6-2

Opp. has at least 1 home run 0-6

Opp. has 2 or more home runs 0-9

EOU is leading after four inn 5-2

Opp. has lead after four inn 1-17

Score tied after four inn 0-3

Game goes extra innings 0-0

EOU in Shutouts 3-5

EOU RECORD IN:

February 0-5

March 4-11

April 2-6

May 0-0

EOU RECORD ON:

Monday 0-0

Tuesday 0-0

Wednesday 0-0

Thursday 0-1

Friday 0-7

Saturday 1-11

Sunday 5-3

EOU RECORD AT:

Home 4-10

Away 2-14

Neutral 0-0

EOU RECORD IN:

Conference 1-13

Non-Conference 5-9

EOU StatisticsBATTING

PITCHING

FIELDING

Game Results

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EOU Game HighsBATTING

MISCELLANEOUS STATSMULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL

ANDERSON, Emily 6 2 1 - 9

BUCHANAN, Wailana 5 2 - - 7

HUGHES, Ashli 7 - - - 7

MCDONNELL, Jennifer 6 1 - - 7

WATANABE, Maribeth 3 2 - - 5

JACKSON, Sarah 4 - - - 4

ESPINOZA, Suzie 3 - - - 3

MAESTRETTI,Stephanie 1 1 - - 2

JOSEPH, Rebecca 1 - - - 1

TEAM 36 8 1 - 45

MULTIPLE RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL

MCDONNELL, Jennifer 5 - - - 5

ANDERSON, Emily 4 1 - - 5

HUGHES, Ashli 4 - - - 4

BUCHANAN, Wailana 2 1 - - 3

JOSEPH, Rebecca 2 - - - 2

JACKSON, Sarah 1 1 - - 2

MAESTRETTI,Stephanie 2 - - - 2

ESPINOZA, Susie 1 - - - 1

TEAM 21 3 - - 24

HITTING STREAKS LONGEST CURRENT

ANDERSON, Emily 11 2

MCDONNELL, Jennifer 9 2

WATANABE, Maribeth 9 2

HUGHES, Ashli 8 1

BUCHANAN, Wailana 5 2

JACKSON, Sarah 4 1

KELLY, Georgianna 3 2

ESPINOZA, Suzie 3 2

JOSEPH, Rebecca 2 -

DESIN, McKenzie 2 1

CRAYCRAFT, Danyel 1 1

MAESTRETTI,Stephanie 1 1

PITCHING

FIELDING

BATTING

PITCHING

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TEAM

INDIVIDUAL

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NOTES

No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown/ Previous School2 Ashley Huber OF L/R 5-6 JR Sisters, Ore./ Blue Mountain CC3 Georgianna Kelly OF R/R 5-4 FR Beaverton, Ore./ Southridge HS5 Danyel Craycraft OF L/R 5-5 JR Newport, Ore./ Blue Mountain CC 7 Ashli Hughes OF R/R 5-4 JR Nampa, Idaho/ Kuna HS8 Rebecca Joseph Util. R/R 5-3 FR Baker City, Ore./ Baker HS10 Emily Anderson IF R/R 5-7 JR Spokane, Wash./ Walla Walla CC11 Brittnee Carman-Rice OF/IF R/R 5-5 FR Gresham, Ore./ Sam Barlow HS12 Wailana Buchanan (Vie-lah-nah) IF R/R 5-7 SR Vancouver, Wash./ North Idaho College13 Mariebeth Watanabe (Watt-ah-nah-be) IF/OF RL/R 5-1 FR Kekaha, Hawaii/ Waimea HS15 McKenzie Desin OF R/R 5-3 FR Brier, Wash./ Mountlake Terrace HS20 Jessica Reynolds P/OF R/R 5-10 FR Union, Ore./ Union HS21 Stephanie Maestretti (Mah-stret-e) C/OF R/R 5-10 FR Manteca, Calif./ Sierra HS22 Jennifer McDonnell P/OF R/R 5-10 SO Molalla, Ore./ Canby HS24 Sarah Jackson IF R/R 5-5 SO Helena, Mont./ Montana State University Billings33 Suzie Espinoza P/IF R/R 5-8 JR Tualatin, Ore./ Tualatin HS

Head Coach: Aaron Jackson (1st season) Assistant Coach: Lin Casciato

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