LINFIELD WILDCATS
PACIFIC LUTHERAN LUTES
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT • MAY 10-12, 2024 • WWW.NWCSPORTS.COM
NO. NAME POS. HT. B/T YR./EL. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Tiani Wayton OF 5-4 R/R Jr./Jr. Kailua, Hawaii / Punahou 2 Tayah Kelley P 5-7 R/R Sr./Sr. Myrtle Creek, Ore. / South Umpqua 3 Sydney Ries OF 5-9 R/R Jr./Jr. Moses Lake, Wash./ Washington State U. 4 Kyla Cross OF 5-4 R/R Fr./Fr. Bonney Lake, Wash./ Bonney Lake 5 Claire Seats OF 5-7 R/R Jr./Jr. Seattle, Wash. / Bellevue 6 Kate Kraljev 3B/OF 5-7 R/R So./So. Happy Valley, Ore. / Clackamas 7 Savannah Fitzgerald C 5-4 R/R Sr./Sr. Twin Falls, Idaho / Skagit Valley C.C. 8 Jacey Leyvas 1B 5-7 R/R Jr./Jr. Redlands, Calif. / Redlands 9 Brynn Nelson 2B 5-6 R/R Jr./Jr. Bonney Lake, Wash. / Bonney Lake 11 Cydney Hess 3B/1B 5-10 R/R So./So. West Linn, Ore. / West Linn 13 Natalie Brinda SS 5-8 L/R So./So. Portland, Ore. / Franklin 14 Hadley Dunham U 5-6 L/R So./Fr. Walla Walla, Wash./ Seattle University 15 Sophia vanderSommen OF 5-6 R/R Jr./Jr. Tigard, Ore. / Tigard 16 Ashley Sutton C 5-8 R/R Jr./Jr. Monroe, Ore. / Monroe 17 Kaili Saathoff OF/1B 6-0 L/R Jr./Jr. Philomath, Ore. / Philomath 20 Ashlyn Aven 3B/1B 5-7 R/R So./So. Yelm, Wash. / Yelm 21 Jenna Wong 2B/SS 5-3 R/R Jr./Jr. Kahaluu, Hawaii / Mid-Pacific 22 Annika Dayberry OF 5-5 R/R Fr./Fr. Redmond, Wash./ Eastlake 25 Tyler Warden P 5-10 R/R Sr./Jr. Monroe, Ore. / Monroe 26 Tyler McNeley P 5-10 R/R Fr./Fr. Lakeview, Ore. / Lakeview 28 Lexiss Antle 3B 5-7 R/R Fr./Fr. Gaston, Ore./ Yamhill Carlton 30 Hailey Wadsworth P 5-6 R/R Jr./Jr. Happy Valley, Ore. / La Salle Catholic 33 Meara Sain OF/2B 5-6 L/R Fr./Fr. Eugene, Ore/ Sheldon 34 Mackenzie Burke P/OF 5-6 L/L Jr./So. Kirkland, Wash. / Juanita HEAD COACH: Jackson Vaughan (23rd year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jamie Vasas, Amanda Knopf, Jordan Bennett, Emma Podliska STUDENT ASSISTANTS: Brady Crenshaw,
Pfeifer NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. B/T HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Rachael Rhinehart P 5-7 Gr. L/L Woodinville, Wash. /Robert Morris Univ. 1 Jaycie Simpliciano OF 5-1 Fr. R/R Honolulu, Hawaii / Maryknoll 2 Gillian Renzullo OF 5-7 So. R/R Yuba City, Calif. / Yuba City 3 Jaimee Cagle UT 5-5 Fr. R/R Greenleaf, Idaho / Vallivue 4 Mattie Cheever OF 5-2 Sr. R/R Plumas Lake, Calif. / Lindhurst 5 Zoe Smithson C/OF 5-7 So. L/R Port Angeles, Wash. / Port Angeles 6 Ashleighn McAuley C/UT 5-6 Fr. R/R Abbotsford, B.C. / Yale Secondary 7 Rylie Wada INF 5-1 Sr. L/R Honolulu, Hawaii / Iolani 8 Grace Kikuchi INF 5-3 Fr. R/R Mililani, Hawaii / Pearl City 9 Emelia Maza INF 5-6 Fr. R/R Los Angeles, Calif. / Venice 10 Paola Garcia OF 5-4 So. L/L Downey, Calif. / Warren 11 Casey Wright C 5-5 Sr. R/R Federal Way, Wash. / Federal Way 12 Brooke Tilson INF 5-5 Jr. R/R Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville 13 Kaylee Gresko P/1B 6-0 Fr. R/R Orting, Wash. / Orting 14 Arabella Perez OF 5-4 Sr. L/R Folsom, Calif. / Vista del Lago 16 Syan Yamamoto UTL 5-3 So. R/R Waipahu, Hawaii / Waipahu 17 Emma Ware P/DP 5-5 Sr. L/R North Plains, Ore. / Glencoe 18 Paige Wilson P 5-4 Fr. R/R Carlsbad, Calif. / Carlsbad 20 Rachel Treves P 6-0 So. R/R Bellevue, Wash. / Bellevue 21 Kassidi Dean INF 5-8 Sr. R/R Mill Creek, Wash. / HM Jackson 22 Kamalani Doctor OF 5-5 Fr. R/R Kailua Kona, Hawaii / Kamehameha 23 Leslie Main INF 5-4 Jr. R/R Warm Springs, Ore. / Sandy 24 Riley Smith C 5-4 Fr. L/R Graham, Wash. / Graham Kapowsin 25 Brookelyn Gutierrez INF 5-3 Jr. R/R Porterville, Calif. / Porterville 26 Molly House P/INF 5-10 Sr. R/R Seattle, Wash. / Cleveland STEM 27 Megan Landes OF 5-6 So. R/R Beaverton, Ore. / Mountainside 36 Savannah Antonowicz C/OF 5-7 Jr. R/R DuPont, Wash. / Steilacoom 44 Abrye Kapana DH/1B 5-6 Fr. R/R Kane’ohe, Hawaii / Punahou 55 Kimara Blakely 1B/3B 5-7 Fr. R/R Lincoln, Calif. / Lincoln HEAD COACH: Traci Barrett (fifth year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Ron Balmer, Tori Hamura, Cindy Van Hulle, Cassidy Conrad, Taylor Shigeta, Troy Greenfield, Dustin
Jackson
Prater, Daryl Ashpole
WILLAMETTE BEARCATS
COACH: Paige Hall (fifth
COACHES:
LEWIS & CLARK PIONEERS
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT • MAY 10-12, 2024 • NWCSPORTS.COM
NO. NAME POS. YR. B/T HT. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Katie Ingersoll OF Jr. L/L 5-9 Bothell, Wash. / North Creek 2 Emily Patton INF So. R/R 5-3 Peoria, Ariz. / Sunrise Mountain 3 Pippi Jepsen OF Jr. R/R 5-7 Silverdale, Wash. / Central Kitsap 4 Harper Campanella INF Fr. R/R 5-6 Boise, Idaho / Bishop Kelly 6 Alyssa Hoeke OF Sr. L/R 5-2 Cupertino, Calif. / Cupertino 8 Caeleigh Rosenbach C Jr. R/R 5-7 Bothell, Wash. / North Creek 9 Sam Gildersleeve INF/OF Sr. R/R 5-3 Vacaville, Calif. / Vacaville 11 Makena Dahir OF Fr. R/R 5-6 Sparks, Nev. / Spanish Springs 12 Megan Yanagi C/INF So. R/R 5-8 Waipoahu, Hawaii / Punahou School 14 Ryan Jurischk P Fr. R/R 5-9 Reno, Nev. / Robert McQueen 15 Maggie O’Leary P So. R/R 5-11 Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin 17 Cassidy Crusberg P Sr. R/R 5-3 San Diego, Calif. / San Diego 18 McKenna Zehnder C/INF So. R/R 5-7 Huntington Beach, Calif. / Huntington Beach 20 Mari Alvarez C/MI Sr. R/R 5-5 Hayward, Calif. / Newark Memorial 21 Cami Restango INF So. R/R 5-5 Alameda, Calif. / Bishop O’Dowd 22 Tallulah Sickels P So. R/R 5-5 Walla Walla, Wash. / Walla Walla 23 Lacey Marglin INF/OF So. R/R 5-7 Antioch, Calif. / Freedom 25 Lola Jarrette INF/OF So. R/R 5-3 Bend, Ore. / Summit 26 Gina Ozuna INF So. L/R 5-3 Pittsburg, Calif. / Pittsburg 27 Charlize Pope P So. R/R 5-9 El Cerrito, Calif. / El Cerrito 33 Madison Scroggins OF So. L/L 5-6 Antelope, Calif. / Antelope 37 Sofia Garcia OF/P Fr. R/R 5-4 Monterey, Calif. / Robert Louis Stevenson 44 Abby Yamashita INF Fr. R/R 5-4 Vacaville, Calif. / Vacaville HEAD COACH: Shawna Cyrus (15th year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Shianne Smith, Steven Dardis, Katelyn Dendas
NO. NAME POS. B/T YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Mia Rogers 3B/P R/R So. Sammamish, Wash. / Skyline 2 Maris Pinheiro C/OF L/L Fr. Tulare, Calif./ Tulare Union 3 Mia Lund OF/UT R/R Sr. Omaha, Neb. / Westside 4 Jenna Hopkins INF R/R Fr. Mt. Angel, Ore. / John F. Kennedy 6 Jordyn Johnson P R/R Sr. Winslow, Ariz. / Winslow 7 Abigail Loomis P/OF R/R So. Canby, Ore. / Canby 8 Desirae Hatfield INF R/R Fr. Salem, Ore. / South Salem 10 Harley Raymond 1B L/R Jr. Moses Lake, Wash. / Moses Lake 11 Elizabeth Durrenberger OF L/R Fr. Antioch, Calif. / Deer Valley 12 Emma Elliott OF L/L So. Battle Ground, Wash. / Battle Ground 13 Maggie Fleischmann INF R/R Fr. Fresno, Calif. / Central 14 Julia Koorn 1B/3B R/R Sr. Purmerend, Netherlands 16 Kenna Davis P/3B/SS R/R Jr. Alameda, Calif. / Alameda 18 Stella Puckett OF R/R Fr. Salem, Ore. / Sprague 19 Cora Erickson C L/L Sr. Issaquah, Was. / Issaquah 20 Maggie Sawyer UT R/R So. Boise, Idaho / Borah 21 Sophia Lucio OF L/R Sr. Martinez, Calif. / College Park 22 Brianna Majors SS/2B L/R Gr. San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic 23 Kendra Knapp OF R/R Gr. Portland, Ore. / Sunset 24 Faith Collar 1B/UT R/R Jr. Portland, Ore. / Roosevelt 25 Lauren Stube C R/R Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. / Trabuco Hills 27 Karsen Angel C R/R Fr. Albany, Oregon / South Albany 55 Alexandra Richards OF L/R Jr. Bellevue, Washington / Newport HEAD
year) ASSISTANT
Tommy Riedman, Jennette Buchert, Allie Rude, Kelby Harding
TEAM-BY-TEAM PREVIEW
LINFIELD WILDCATS (40-0, 28-0 NWC)
• The Wildcats completed their 20th consecutive season with at least 30 wins and claimed the program’s 19th NWC title.
• Linfield leads NCAA Division III in home runs with 46.
• Tayah Kelley leads Division III with 24 wins in the circle. She leads the NWC in ERA (0.98), innings pitched (128), complete games (17) and strikeouts (201).
• Tyler McNeley ranks second in the NWC in wins with 16 and ERA (1.25).
• Brynn Nelson (.527), Kaili Saathoff (.491), Claire Seats (.426) and Jacey Leyvas (.419) rank 1-4 in the NWC in batting average. Nelson’s and Saathoff’s averages both rank among the top 20 nationally.
• Cydney Hess is among the top 10 in Division III with 57 RBIs.
LEWIS & CLARK PIONEERS (26-14, 20-8 NWC)
• The Pioneers are second in the NWC in batting average at .314 and are second in team ERA at 3.06. Lewis & Clark eclipsed the 20-win mark for the second time in its history.
• Sam Gildersleeve holds a .359 batting average while leading Lewis & Clark with 39 RBIs, 10 home runs and 14 stolen bases.
• Gina Ozuna leads Lewis & Clark with 13 doubles and 45 hits with Harper Campanella right behind with 11 doubles and 43 hits.
• In the circle, Charlize Pope and Maggie O’Leary each hold a 12-6 record. Pope leads the Pioneers in ERA (2.08), complete games (7) and innings pitched (111). O’Leary leads the team in strikeouts with 105.
PACIFIC LUTHERAN LUTES (23-17, 18-10 NWC)
• PLU enters the NWC Tournament on a 13-game win streak.
• The Lutes rank third in the NWC in team batting average (.299) and team ERA (3.60).
• Casey Wright is batting .364 with a .432 on-base percentage. She leads the Lutes with 32 runs, 44 hits, eight home runs and 16 stolen bases.
• Paola Garcia and Zoe Smithson are tied for the team lead with 11 doubles a piece. Garcia also has seven home runs.
• Rachael Rhinehart is 9-8 in the circle with nine complete games, including a no-hitter. She holds a 4.22 ERA in 18 appearances and 17 starts with 89 strikeouts.
• Paige Wilson holds a 6-3 record in nine starts. Wilson has appeared in 13 games, starting nine and holding a 3.08 ERA.
WILLAMETTE BEARCATS (17-21,
13-15 NWC)
• Willamette is appearing in the NWC Tournament for the first time in 10 seasons. The Bearcats are sixth in the conference in batting average at .260 while also sitting sixth in team ERA at 4.66.
• Emma Elliott holds a .350 batting average in 34 games. She leads the team in home runs (7), RBI (27), triples (3), hits (35) and slugging percentage (.699).
• Kendra Knapp has nine doubles, three home runs and 13 RBIs.
• Mia Lund leads the team with 18 stolen bases.
• Jordyn Johnson is 5-9 in the circle in 16 appearances, holding a 3.27 ERA.
• Kenna Davis owns a 4.47 ERA and an 11-8 record.
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MAY 10
Game 1, 4 p.m.
Linfield vs. Willamette
Game 2, 6:30 p.m.
Lewis & Clark vs. Pacific Lutheran
SATURDAY, MAY 11
Game 3, Noon
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
Game 4, 2:30 p.m.
Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2
Game 5, 5 p.m.
Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 3
SUNDAY, MAY 12
Game 6, Noon
Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 7, 2:30 p.m., if necessary
Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5
NWC STANDINGS
FACILITY INFORMATION
In accordance with Northwest Conference policy, artificial noisemakers are not permitted.
Excellent sportsmanship is expected from participants and spectators associated with all teams.
Additional restrooms are available inside Withnell Commons or at the baseball stadium concessions building.
Linfield 28-0 40-0 Lewis & Clark 20-8 26-14 Pacific Lutheran 18-10 23-17 Willamette 13-15 17-21 George Fox 12-16 19-21 Whitworth 11-17 15-25 Pacific 5-23 9-31 Puget Sound 5-23 7-29 NWC OVERALL
Tayah Kelley
Mari Alvarez
Rachael Rhinehart
Jordyn Johnson