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WHAT’S BRUIN - Softball News & Notes 3/16
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Overall Record: 6-10 (Home 4-4, Road 2-6)
NWC Record: 1-5, 7th (Home 0-4, Road 1-1)
* HIGHLIGHTS:
* Upcoming Games: Bruins to Make Up Games Thursday, Saturday
* Chriss, Hento Honorable Mention for NWC Weekly Awards
* NWC Team Stats: Bruins Lead League in Sacrifice Bunts, Pickoffs
* NWC Batting Stats: Davidson in Doubles, Chriss in Triples Lead NWC
* NWC Fielding Stats: Two Bruins Among Leaders in Fielding Avg.
* Upcoming Games: Bruins to Make Up Games Thursday, Saturday
- Thur., Mar. 17, 2:00 pm - vs. Willamette University (2), Newberg, Ore.
- Sat., Mar. 19, 1:00 pm - at Pacific Lutheran University (2), Parkland, Wash.
NEWBERG, Ore. - This was supposed to be a week of rest and recuperation for the George Fox softball team, but with several rainouts rescheduled, the Bruins find themselves with a home doubleheader Thursday at 2:00 p.m. vs. Willamette and at Pacific Lutheran in Parkland, Wash., Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
The Bruins last played on Friday, Mar. 11, splitting a makeup twinbill at Puget Sound, then were washed out of Northwest Conference doubleheaders vs. Willamette both Saturday and Sunday. Thursday’s games will recover half of the Willamette series, but no makeup date for the other two have been set. The PLU games were postponed from Feb. 26.
The next originally-scheduled games for the Bruins will be Wednesday, Mar. 23, at home vs. Northwest Christian in a non-conference doubleheader starting at 12:00 noon.
George Fox enters Thursday’s doubleheader with a 6-10 overall record and stands seventh in the NWC at 1-5. Willamette’s Bearcats are 3-7 overall and 3-5, in fifth place, in the conference. PLU’s Lutes are 9-4 overall and 8-1 in the league, tied for first with No. 1-ranked Linfield, whom they defeated 10-2 in their first meeting on Mar. 12 (the second game of the day was suspended by darkness).
BRUIN BITS:
* Chriss, Hento Honorable Mention for NWC Weekly Awards
Shortstop Bethany Chriss and right-hander Erin Hento received honorable mention for the Northwest Conference Baseball Offensive/Fielding and Pitching Student-Athlete of the Week awards respectively for Mar. 7-13 with their efforts in the Bruins’ doubleheader split at Puget Sound on Mar. 11.
Chriss, a sophomore from Bend, Ore., batted .500 (2-4) in the twinbill with a double, a .750 slugging pct., two RBIs, a run scored, a stolen base, three walks, a hit-by-pitch, and a .750 on base pct. In a 6-0 first-game win, she was 1-2 with a two-run single in a three-run fourth in that broke the game open and drew two walks. She was 1-2 with a double and a run scored in a 4-3 second-game loss.
Hento, a freshman from Keizer, Ore., went 1-1 in the doubleheader, allowing 11 hits and three runs in 9.1 innings for a 2.25 ERA, striking out nine and walking none. She tossed a four-hit shutout in the Bruins’ 6-0 win in the opener, fanning seven, and took the setback in relief in 4-3 nightcap loss when the Loggers rallied for three runs in the last of the seventh, striking out a pair in 2.1 innings.
* 2011 Honors
Becka Doyle ---
- Northwest Conference Offensive/Fielding Student-Athlete of the Week - Feb. 14-20
Erin Hento ---
- Northwest Conference Pitching Student-Athlete of the Week - Feb. 14-20; Mar. 7-13 (HM)
Bethany Chriss ---
- Northwest Conference Offensive/Fielding Student-Athlete of the Week - Mar. 7-13 (HM)
* NWC Team Stats (3/14): Bruins Lead League in Sacrifice Bunts, Pickoffs
- Batting: George Fox is 1st in sacrifice bunts (14), 2nd in walks (47), hit by pitches (10), strikeouts (76), sacrifice flies (5), 3rd in doubles (23), total at bats (488), at bats (412), 4th in stolen bases (24), 5th in on base pct. (.342), runs (60), hits (105), RBIs (57), triple (1, T), total bases (139), 6th in batting avg. (.255), 8th in slugging pct. (.337), 8th in home runs (3) ...
- Pitching: George Fox is 1st in pickoffs (2), 2nd in innings (106.1), saves (1, T), 4th in ERA (4.48), fewest walks (30), 5th in wins (6), 6th in opponents’ batting avg. (.331), strikeouts (49), wild pitches (6), 8th in hit batters (3) ...
- Fielding: George Fox is 2nd in chances (478), putouts (319), assists (138), double plays (6), 3rd in fielding avg. (.956), 4th in fewest errors (21, T), caught stealing (3, T), passed balls (3, T) …
* NWC Batting Stats (3/14): Davidson in Doubles, Chriss in Triples Lead NWC
- SS Bethany Chriss is 1st in triples (1, T), walks (14), 4th in runs (14, T), 5th in doubles (4, T), hit by pitches (2, T), 6th in stolen bases (7, T), 10th in on base pct. (.545) ...
- 1B Kerrianne Davison is 1st in doubles (6, T), 5th in hit by pitches (2, T), sacrifice bunts (2, T), sacrifice flies (1, T), 6th in total at bats (58, T), 9th in at bats (47, T) ...
- 2B Becka Doyle is 2nd in sacrifice flies (2, T) ...
- CF Kris Trindle is 5th in sacrifice bunts (2, T), 6th in stolen bases (7, T), at bats (51, T), 9th in total at bats (57, T), 10th in runs (12, T) ...
- RF Shelby Briske is 5th in hit by pitches (2, T) ...
- 3B Kayla Ward is 5th in sacrifice bunts (2, T), sacrifice flies (1, T) ...
- LF Nicole Renteria is 3rd in at bats (53, T), 5th in sacrifice bunts (2, T), sacrifice flies (1, T), 6th in total at bats (58, T) ...
- IF Kahlee Barrio is 5th in hit by pitches (2, T) ...
* NWC Pitching Stats (3/14): Ranta Leads League in Wins, Innings, Starts
- RHP Erin Hento is 2nd in appearances (11, T), 3rd in innings (48.1), wins (5, T), games finished (4, T), 4th in ERA (3.04), strikeouts (32, T), starts (7, T) ...
- RHP Allyssa DenDekker is 2nd in saves (1, T), 4th in starts (7, T), 5th in innings (44.2), appearances (9, T), wild pitches (3, T), 10th in strikeouts (11) …
NWC Fielding Stats (3/14): Two Bruins Among Leaders in Fielding Avg.
- C Hilary Broadus is 1st in fielding avg. (1.000, T), 2nd in caught stealing (3, T), 9th in putouts (52, T) ...
- 1B Kerrianne Davidson is 1st in chances (129), putouts (117), caught stealing (7), 2nd in double plays (22, T) …
- SS Bethany Chriss is 1st in double plays (4, T), 2nd in assists (41), 9th in chances (68) ...
- 3B Kayla Ward is 10th in assists (24) ...
- P Allyssa DenDekker is 1st in fielding avg. (1.000, T) ...
* Head Coach Jessica Hollen
Jessica Hollen (Western Oregon ‘06) is 24-69 (.258) to date in her 3rd season as the George Fox head coach … She came to the Bruins after two seasons at Stayton (Ore.) High School and one as co-head coach at Chemeketa Community College … She is 1-7 (0-2 home, 1-5 road) vs. Willamette, and 0-8 (0-4 home, 0-4 road) vs. Pacific Lutheran) ...
