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MEN’S GOLF n Continued from page 7 what is at stake, and the pressure and intensity is tenfold that of any other event. I think we started out a little tense and tried to play perfectly instead of just going out and taking care of business. At the same time, it is very difficult to follow up a great round, and I think in the back of their minds they might have felt like they were going to need to shoot the same kind of score today. “The team was great,� Reehoorn added. “It was not looking good for a while, and they really fought hard the last nine holes to finish well and make it close. They did the same thing yesterday to bounce back [after] such a disappointing finish the first day.� The one player who won’t return next season is senior Jonnie Motomochi, who shot a 2-over 72 on Saturday to finish the regional in a tie for 41st place with a 4-over 73-69-72—214. Motomochi concludes his four-year career at Oregon State as a team leader who always played with a smile that was reflective of his outgoing personality.
Monday, May 21, 2012 • 7 “It’s sad to say goodbye to Jonnie,â€? Reehoorn said through his Twitter account immediately following the round. Junior Matt Rawitzer followed up his Oregon State-best 5-under 65 that he fired on Friday with a 2-under 68 to record his first top-10 finish as a Beaver with a 4-under 73-65-68—206 to tie for 10th place. The transfer from the University of Idaho had four birdies in his final round and concluded his first season with the Beavers with four subpar rounds in his last six tournaments. “Matt started out the same as the other guys, a little up and down, but he was able to save par on the greens he missed early and avoid an early bogey or two, which allowed him to get more and more comfortable in his round,â€? Reehoorn said. Junior Nick Chianello also had a great first season in the orange and black after transferring from the University of Portland last spring, finishing the year as the Beavers’ scoring average leader after a tie for 25th place at regionals with an even-par 71-66-73—210. A couple of Oregon State veterans, junior
Nick Sherwood and sophomore David Fink, will also return next season as two of the most experienced players on the team. Sherwood was his usual consistent self at the regional with a 1-over 70-71-70—211 for a tie for 27th place, while Fink has gradually worked his way back from an injury and finished tied for 48th with a 6-over 73-69-74—216. California, which won the Pac-12 Championship at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, took home the team title with a 25-under 815 to finish six strokes ahead of San Diego State (19-under 821). The University of Alabama at Birmingham (-10), Stanford (-8) and the University of Central Florida (-5) also advance to the NCAA Championships. Josh Anderson of Pepperdine University, who competed at the regional as an individual, advances to the NCAA Championship after claiming medalist honors with a 14-under 196. Oregon State Athletic Communications
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SOFTBALL n Continued from page 7 Lauren Chamberlain hit a routine grounder to shortstop and Casey attempted to score, but Elizabeth Santana saw the Sooner racing home and nailed her at the plate for the first out. Ricketts would walk to load the bases, however, and on a 1-0 pitch Jessica Shults hit a grand slam into the stands in right field to put Oklahoma on top, 4-0. The Beavers threatened in their half of the opening frame when Hannah Bouska walked and Erin Guzy singled into shallow left field to put runners on first and second with two away. Ricketts would induce a slow roller down the first base line, which she fielded unassisted, to keep Oregon State off the board. The Sooners left two on in the third and one on base in the fourth before extending
their lead in the fifth. Ricketts struck out looking to start things off, but Shults hit her second home run of the game, this one a solo shot, to add another run for the hosts. Katie Norris singled home another run later in the frame to give Oklahoma a 6-0 lead, the eventual final score. Despite the bitter ending, the year proved fruitful for a number of players whose individual performances set personal bests and helped push the team to new heights. Junior Elizabeth Santana finished the season batting a team-leading .344 (64-for-186) and her 41 RBIs are eighth alltime in single-season history at Oregon State. Dani Gilmore concluded her freshman season second on the team with a .322 average. Her 48 runs scored are third in OSU history for one season, her 39 walks are fifth and her 17 stolen bases are good enough for second. Gilmore’s
nine home runs also led the Beavers and are the most for a freshman at OSU since Tarrah Beyster hit 12 in 1997. Hannah Bouska’s 12 sacrifice hits this season are tied for seventh in school history and her 14 stolen bases are tied for sixth for any one year. Erin Guzy and Desiree Beltran also set personal highs for average, home runs, hits, runs, doubles and RBI. Beltran was also hit by a pitch 19 times, which beats her OSU record of 14 set last year. Senior Paige Hall had one of the best seasons for an Oregon State pitcher in the last 20 years, winning over 75 percent of her games (14-4) while also successfully closing out six Beaver wins. Her six saves tie an Oregon State single-season record, lead the Pac-12 and are sixth nationally. The team will return much of its firepower in 2013, including Santana, Gilmore, Bouska, Beltran, Garcia, outfielder Lea
Cavestany, catcher Ally Kutz and pitchers Tina Andreana, Marina Demore and Aryn Feickert, as well as welcome in a group of talented freshmen, as it looks to secure the program’s first back-to-back postseason bids since 2006-07. Oregon State Athletic Communications
BASEBALL n Continued from page 7 The game-three victory assured that the Beavers (currently sixth place) remain only a half a game out of fourth place in the competitive Pac-12, with only three regular season games remaining. That three-game series will take place Friday, when No. 6 Oregon invades Corvallis in a matchup that holds massive implications for both squads.
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