Oregon Tech - Softball
Softball
The 2009 softball team finished the season with their sixth consecutive winning season, as the Owls went 21-20 overall and finished 4th in the conference standings at 11-13. In the first year of the softball conference direct model, the conference champion is the automatic qualifier to the NAIA national tournament, so there was no postseason tournament for the top-four CCC teams to compete in.
Katie King was the only member of the Owl team selected to the Cascade Colleigiate all-conference team. It was Kings second-straight year named to the all-conference team. King was also a 2009 Gold Glove winner, along with shortstop Jenny Austin and outfielder Amber Sinicrope. Austin and outfielder Brittany Warren were CCC honorable mention selections.
King led the Owls in hitting with a .360 average, including 45 hits, six doubles, two homeruns and 25 RBI. Warren batted .302 for the Owls this season with 42 hits, 11 doubles, three homeruns and 25 RBI. Austin, gaining her second consecutive Gold Glove Award, had a .922 fielding percentage, while driving in 20 runs, including eight doubles, two triples, a homerun and batted .294. Sinicrope, also a two-time Gold Glove selection, finished the year with 37 hits and was 13-14 in the stolen base department. Sinicrope tallied three doubles and four triples this season.
Bess Fagan, Bree Larson, Amber Sinicrope and Sunceray Titus were selected to the Cascade Conference Academic team. Both Fagan and Sinicrope were also selected NAIA Academic All-Americans.
The Owls lost six players to graduation and one to an externship. Head Coach Greg Stewart has an outstanding 2010 recruiting class, including a top high school pitching prospect and junior college transfer to begin a run at the 2010 CCC title.
10.08.2009 - Softball Alumni Game set for October 10
The Oregon Tech Alumni Game has been set for Saturday, October 10, at the Oregon Tech Softball Complex.
The schedule of events for this year's Alumni Weekend is as follows:
Friday 10/9/09
7:00pm- 10:00 pm - Hangout on the patio at the Creamery. *(If you are in town by then) - Drinks/Food on your own.
Saturday 10/10/09
10:30 - 11:15 am - Registration, checkout uniforms (We will supply pants and Jersey)
11:30 am - Warm up and Batting Practice
12:45 pm - Introductions - Teams will be divided by coaches once we know attendees.
1:00 pm - Play Ball (We will modify the game and the number of innings based on how many players we have in attendance. We will start with fastpitch, and then play some slow pitch as well.)
*We will take pictures after the game.
6:00 pm Catered Dinner at the Creamery
Sunday 10/11/09
11:00am - Oregon Tech Softball Scrimmage vs. College of the Siskiyous
The cost for attendance is $25 - This will cover dinner (does not include alcoholic beverages) and T-shirts, and umpires. For your spouses or friends and family that come to dinner, the cost will be $20 per person.
Please reply to softball coach Greg Stewart via e-mail with following:
*If you are attending/playing.
*Number of people (including you) eating dinner.
*T-shirt size
Please pay with a check at Registration on Saturday morning.
If you have any questions, please e-mail greg.stewart@oit.edu or call @ 541.885.1629
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06.11.2009 - Louisville Slugger/NFCA NAIA All-Region Team Announced
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association, in association with Louisville Slugger, announced this week that Oregon Tech senior catcher Katie King was selected to the 2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA NAIA All-Region team.
King was the only player from the Cascade Collegiate Conference selected to the NFCA All-Region squad. King, coming off back-to-back all-conference awards in both 2008 and 2009 helped the Owls to a conference title her junior season and a fourth place finish in conference play this past year.
Along with a 2009 Gold Glove award, King led the Owls in hitting with a .360 average, including 45 hits, six doubles, two homeruns and 25 RBI.
NFCA West All-Region 1st Team
Position Name School
P Tory Ferreira California Baptist
C Alex Wilkinson Point Loma
1B Nikki Lowe California Baptist
2B Alisha Vegas Menlo
SS Ashley Boyd California Baptist
DP Courtney Emry Menlo
Utility Melissa Gomez Point Loma
OF Janel Guadagno Point Loma
OF Sarah Hurlbut California Baptist
OF Jessie Harris Simon Frasier
At-Large/P Tyler Lent Point Loma
At-Large/P Emma Holden California Baptist
At-Large/P Stephanie Fairclough Holy Names
At-Large/C Katie King Oregon Tech
At-Large/SS Christine Barr Simon Frasier
At-Large/OF Kendall Gorham California Baptist
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