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05.09.2013 - 16 Earn Academic All-Conference Recognition

PORTLAND, Ore. – 16 Oregon Tech athletes in the spring sports of softball, baseball and men’s and women’s track and field earned U.S. Bank Academic All-CCC honors for their performances on the field of play and in the classroom, the conference office announced. 

To earn recognition as a CCC scholar-athlete, a student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 and sophomore or higher standing.   All 2013 CCC spring honorees listed here

Rachel Botsford

 

Mulino, OR

 

SO

Track/Field

Radiologic Science

Emma Carlson

 

Corvallis, OR

 

SO

Track/Field

Pre-Nursing

Sara Coates

 

Salem, OR

 

SR

Softball

Dental Hygiene

Shauna Collins

 

Roseburg, OR

 

JR

Softball

Respiratory Care

Tyson Dahl

 

Winston, OR

 

SO

Baseball

Pre-MIT

Elise Goodell

 

Klamath Falls, OR

 

SR

Softball

Biology/Health Science

Ryan Hayden

 

Grants Pass, OR

 

JR

Baseball

Echocardiography

Mary Matchett

 

Klamath Falls, OR

 

SO

Track/Field

General Studies

Brenden Minor

 

Hyampto, CA

 

JR

Track/Feld

Computer Software  

Jacob Murray

 

The Dalles, OR

 

SO

Track/Field

Civil Engineering

Dustin Norman

 

Kuna, ID

 

SR

Baseball

Respiratory Care

 

Tyler Park

 

Grants Pass, OR

 

JR

Track/Field

Mechanical Engineering

Dylan Rogers

 

Las Vegas, NV

 

JR

Baseball

Biology

Katherine Waugh

 

Klamath Falls, OR

 

JR

Track/Field

Nursing

Taylor Schmidt

 

Medford, OR

 

SR

Softball

Management/Accounting

Danielle Sayres

 

Milwaukie, OR

 

JR

Softball

Renewable Energy

05.07.2013 - Oregon Tech Comes up Shy in Latest Coaches Poll, Softball Season Ends

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oregon Tech’s hopes for a berth to the 2013 NAIA Softball National Championship were dashed after today’s NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll was released by the national office on Tuesday.

Oregon Tech's hopes of a third-straight NAIA National Softball Tournament appearance fell just short.
Oregon Tech's hopes of a third-straight NAIA National Softball Tournament appearance fell just short.

Behind a runner-up finish at last week’s Cascade Conference Softball Tournament, Oregon Tech bumped up four spots to No. 20 in the eighth regular-season addition of the NAIA poll, however the last at-large berth was nabbed by No. 16 St. Gregory's (Okla.) announced recently.

Oregon Tech finished tied for second with a mark of 19-9 in Cascade Conference play, while the Owls ended the 2013 campaign with a 36-17 overall record.

The 40 qualifiers for the inaugural NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round was announced at 5 p.m. CDT today and can be viewed here. The official Opening Round pairings and seeds will be announced via a live graphical selection show at approximately 7 p.m. on www.NAIA.org

Oregon Tech showed the most improvement of any team in the poll, while CCC member Corban University tumbled three spots to settle at No. 11. 

The CCC sends three teams into the postseason with Corban University receiving an at-large berth to the championships.  Concordia University is in as a Regional host school, while College of Idaho received the CCC’s automatic berth into the NAIA National Championship after winning the CCC softball tournament championship.

05.04.2013 - Five Owls Earn CCC Honors

LA GRANDE, Ore. –Five Oregon Tech Lady Owls have been honored by the Cascade Collegiate Conference.  Junior Shauna Collins and Freshman Alyssa Davis join Seniors Taylor Schmidt and Jess Plummer on the CCC first team selection, with fellow senior Sara Coates being named honorable mention. Davis also picked up Gold Glove Award for her efforts at second base. 

Corban University’s Stephanie Nippert scored the preverbal natural hat trick as she has been named CCC Softball Player of the Year for the third-straight year after a vote of the league’s head coaches. 

Nickayla Skinner of The College of Idaho was selected as CCC Pitcher of the Year.  Concordia shortstop Taylor Copher was selected as Newcomer of the Year by the CCC head coaches.  The freshman from Sandy, Ore. also led all conference players with 67 hits on the season.

Leading his team to it’s first-ever CCC title and a program-best 40-win season, Corban University’s Nathan Ohta was awarded his first Coach of the Year award after a vote of his peers. The Warriors are currently ranked a season-best No. 8 in the latest NAIA coaches’ poll. 

2013 All-Cascade Collegiate Conference Softball Team and Honors

Player of the Year:                 Stephanie Nippert, Sr., Corban

Pitcher of the Year:               Nickayla Skinner, Jr., College of Idaho

Newcomer of the Year:         Taylor Copher, Jr., Concordia

Coach of the Year:                 Nathan Ohta, Corban 

Name

School

Year

Pos.

Hometown

Courtney Castronovo

Corban

Jr.

OF

Keizer, Ore.

Brittany Chestnut

Corban

Sr.

OF

Newport, Ore.

Shauna Collins

Oregon Tech

Jr.

SS

Roseburg, Ore.

Taylor Copher

Concordia

Jr.

SS

Sandy, Ore.

Alyssa Davis

Oregon Tech

Fr.

2B

Hillsboro, Ore.

Sarah Jackson

Eastern Oregon

Jr.

1B

Helena, Mont.

Laura Luther

Concordia

Jr.

1B

Vancouver, Wash.

Alexis Macias

College of Idaho

So.

1B

Stockton, Calif.

Molly Mills

College of Idaho

Sr.

OF

Burley, Idaho

Stephanie Nippert

Corban

Sr.

1B

Rocklin, Calif.

Jess Plummer

Oregon Tech

Sr.

3B

Eugene, Ore.

Kate Santos

Concordia

So.

C

Gladstone, Ore.

Taylor Schmidt

Oregon Tech

Sr.

P

Medford, Ore.

Chelsea Schriber

Corban

Sr.

P

Tillamook, Ore.

Nickayla Skinner

College of Idaho

Jr.

P

Mountain Home, Idaho

Ashley Suter

Concordia

Sr.

P

Tigard, Ore.

Tobey Varney

Concordia

Sr.

3B

Woodinville, Wash.

Sydney White

SOU

Fr.

P

Clovis, Calif.

 

Honorable Mention:  Katie Aden, Concordia; Sara Coates, Oregon Tech; Lauren Robinson, Northwest; Gabby Stover, Northwest Christian; Rachel Strong, College of Idaho;  Stephanie Vandenbusch, Southern Oregon. 

2013 Gold Glove Award Winners

Pitcher:                   Alex Hillmick, Jr., Eastern Oregon

Catcher:                  Kate Santos, So., Concordia

First Base:               Laura Luther, Jr., Concordia

Second Base:        Alyssa Davis, Fr., Oregon Tech

Shortstop:               Erica Fitzgerald, Sr., Corban

Third Base:             Molly Mills, Sr., College of Idaho

Outfield:                 Katie Aden, Jr., Concordia

Outfield:                 Robin Gawlista, Sr., Concordia

Outfield:                 Chynna Sandhop, Sr., Corban

 

 
 
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