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WILDCAT SPOTLIGHT a special place

At Linfield, Johns found herself playing second fiddle behind AllAmerican Makenna Clizer. In a true Johns fashion, she soaked up all the knowledge she could from the veteran player.

Emerging from a small town without a youth softball program to “For two seasons, I was the backup to Makenna, who I become the starting shortstop for a nationally ranked team, attribute most of my success to now. I had to relearn most of Katrina Johns’ career has been all about overcoming obstacles my mechanics. My softball I.Q. compared to Makenna’s was absolutely terrible. There was a moment in time when I by riley omonaka ’24 thought to myself ‘I’m never going to see the field.’ She pretty or Katrina Johns, a senior with the Linfield University much taught me what she knew in hopes of helping me besoftball team, every day is an opportunity to improve. come the best player I could be after her,” Johns says.

Coming to Linfield four years ago, Johns had minimal Johns refused to be a victim of her ego. She let go of her experience under her belt and had already fought off hubris and made immediate improvements as a result. career-ending injuries.

“Once I showed up here, I was quickly humbled and realJohns began softball relatively late in life. At 13 years old, ized I had a lot of work to do. Compared to the other girls in the she picked the bat up for the first time and never looked back. program, I was absolutely terrible,” she says. “It took quite the In her hometown of Naches, Washington, Johns never really adjustment to realize that I was no longer the best at my position. had the chance to try softball as a young girl. There were only I wouldn’t be where I am today without that realization.”

Little League baseball teams to compete with, but that didn’t No one is harder on Johns than herself, but no one has her stop her from working on her skills with family in the front yard. tenacity or resilience either. The weight of all her frustrations and “I never really considered playing (softball) until later mistakes didn’t crush her willpower; it reaffirmed its strength. on down the road,” she says.” After I started, I pretty much “Kat is one of the hardest workers I’ve ever met and it’s instantly fell in love with it and from that point on, I played been incredible to watch her passion for softball throughout year-round on different travel ball teams until I graduated.” her career as a Wildcat. She is really someone who puts her Despite her late start, Johns is no stranger to athletics. all into everything she does and I really envy that about her,” Prior to developing into an all-conference shortstop, Johns says longtime roommate and teammate Katie Phillips. was a regular on the soccer pitch and basketball court. At the Though this spring is Johns’ fourth year in the ripe age of 9, she was hunting game with her family. Johns program, she has no intention of hanging up her jersey loves two things most: family and staying active. That anytime soon. Instead, she plans to utilize her final pretty much sums up her hobbies now: Dirt-biking, year of eligibility and return for the 2023 season. hiking, working out and spending time with friends After her final hurrah, Johns wants to explore a and family. career in the sports world. As a sport management Johns loves the rush of adrenaline that comes major, she won’t be straying far from the field and with an active lifestyle, but to be where she is today, is considering coaching or working with a profesJohns had to fight. She had to scrap her way sional sports organization. through three separate surgeries, any one of which “The best part about my major is getting to could have ended her career. work in different aspects of sports. Being an athlete, “I completely tore my ACL and both my I have always had a fascination with sports and lateral and medial meniscus, all on the everything that comes with it,” she says. “Besame leg,” she says, looking back to high ing able to immerse myself in the school. “This took away my junior seabusiness side of sports and learn more son and essentially caused me to lose about careers less known in the industry offers that I had. I ended up pushing has been eye-opening and exciting.” my recovery and coming back early Johns has overcome a lot to reach with the hopes that I could rebuild where she is now. She has reaffirmed back to the point I was before the her strength and remains a steadying injury. force and a reliable friend. She loves her “Fast forward and I was team and sport with her whole heart. undergoing another surgery the “Our team is pure fun. We know how week before I came to college, to work hard, we support each other, we making my freshman fall ball a love being around one another, and we struggle to compete.” just know how to have a good time. I Even after return to the softball think it’s hard to put our team into words. diamond, there were no guarantee that ‘Catball’ has a way of holding a special Johns would see the field. In her small place in your heart, but describing us as hometown, Johns was an immediate star. a family is about as accurate as it gets.”

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THE VISITORS nwc standings as of APRIL 5

NWC OVERALL W-L

W-L

LINFIELD GEORGE FOX WHITWORTH PACIFIC LUTHERAN PACIFIC LEWIS & CLARK WILLAMETTE

17-3 14-6 13-7 12-8 9-11 6-14 5-15

25-7 22-10 23-9 20-12 10-20 11-19 8-22

PUGET SOUND

4-16

4-24

series breakdown THE RECORDS Linfield remains in first place at 25-7 overall and 17-3 in NWC play. Puget Sound enters the series at 4-24 overall with a 4-16 NWC mark.

LINFIELD AT A GLANCE The Wildcats took both ends of a doubleheader against Lewis & Clark to sweep the season series with the Pioneers. They went on to finish the week with a four-game split against Pacific Lutheran. Seven Wildcats are batting .300 or better. Kamryn Mobley leads the team with a .410 batting average and 32 runs. She is tied for the team lead with 30 RBI and four home runs.

Katie Phillips is batting .387 with 46 hits and 14 doubles while Baily Paul has scored 31 times and has 18 stolen bases on 20 attempts. Tayah Kelley is 16-3 in the circle with a 1.20 ERA and an NWC-leading 157 strikeouts.

PUGET SOUND AT A GLANCE The Loggers own a .225 team batting average and a 5.17 ERA. Jessica Moore (.310) is the lone player batting above .300. She has collected 22 hits, nine runs, and eight RBI. Hana DeGuzman has 19 hits and 14 runs while Savanna Smith has driven in 12 runs to lead the team. Smith also leads the pitching staff with 66 strikeouts. Kelsie Sullivan posts a 4.13 ERA with 24 punchouts in 42 1/3 innings pitched.

THE SERIES Linfield and Puget Sound have met 92 times. The Wildcats won 74 of those games, which includes a streak of 49 straight wins that was ended by the Loggers in 2021. Linfield is 34-10 against Puget Sound at home.

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PUGET SOUND LOGGERS NO. NAME

POS.

B/T

YR./EL.

HOMETOWN

C/3B

R/R

Sr./Jr.

Camas, Wash.

1

Abbi Wong

3

Mikayla Newman

OF

L/R

Jr./So.

Stevensville, Mont.

4

Hope Fleischman

OF

R/R

So./Fr.

Everett, Wash.

5

Jessica Moore

1B/3B

R/R

So./Fr.

Corona, Calif.

6

Hailee Ueyama

2B

L/R

Sr./Jr.

Mililani, Hawaii

7

Hana DeGuzman

OF

L/R

Sr./Jr.

San Jose, Calif.

9

Kelsie Sullivan

P/OF

R/R

Sr./Jr.

Corvallis, Ore.

10

Maddy Garcia

P

R/R

Sr./Jr.

Mountain View, Calif.

12

Ema Kessler

C/SS

R/R

So./Fr.

Sherwood, Ore.

14

Kendall Gantz

1B/P

R/R

Jr./So.

Beaverton, Ore.

15

Savanna Smith

P/1B

R/R

Jr./So.

San Jose, Calif.

16

Emily Moore

UTL

L/R

Fr./Fr.

Tacoma, Wash.

18

Emily Ogilvie-Fiacco

INF

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Anchorage, Alaska

19

Natalie Wilson

C/INF

R/R

So./So.

Mercer Island, Wash.

20

Kimora Phillips

OF

R/R

So./Fr.

Tacoma, Wash.

21

Abby Pearce

C

R/R

So./Fr.

Gig Harbor, Wash.

23

Lauren Rice

SS/2B

L/R

Jr./So.

Lakewood, Colo.

HEAD COACH: Kara Dressel (third year) ASSISTANT COACHES: C.J. Martin, Anna Hitt

STAT CHECK THE WILDCATS

THE LOGGERS

TEAM STATISTICS Runs Per Game: 6.7 Runs Allowed Per Game: 2.9 Batting Average: .331 ERA: 2.46

TEAM STATISTICS Runs Per Game: 2.9 Runs Allowed Per Game: 6.5 Batting Average: .225 ERA: 5.17

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Batting Average: Kamryn Mobley (.410) Hits: Katie Phillips (46) Runs: Kamryn Mobley (32) RBI: Kamryn Mobley, Claire Seats (30) Doubles: Katie Phillips (14) Home Runs: Kamryn Mobley, Brynn Nelson (4) ERA: Tayah Kelley (1.20) Strikeouts: Tayah Kelley (157)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Batting Average: Jessica Moore (.310) Hits: Jessica Moore (22) Runs: Hana DeGuzman (14) RBI: Savanna Smith (12) Doubles: Savanna Smith, Jessica Moore (5) Home Runs: Mikayla Newman (3) ERA: Kelsie Sullivan (4.13) Strikeouts: Savanna Smith (66)

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Linfield wildcats NO. NAME

POS.

B/T

YR./EL

HOMETOWN

1

Tiani Wayton

OF

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Kailua, Hawaii

2

Tayah Kelley

P

R/R

Jr./So.

Myrtle Creek, Ore.

3

Jenna Wong

SS/2B

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Kahaluu, Hawaii

4

Baily Paul

OF

L/R

Sr./Jr.

Gig Harbor, Wash.

OF

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Seattle, Wash.

5/34 Claire Seats

GETTING TO KNOW

brynn nelson

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Abi Proffitt

1B

R/R

Sr./Jr.

Lake Tapps, Wash.

7

Leah Walborn

OF

R/R

So./Fr.

Boise, Idaho

8

Jacey Leyvas

1B/3B

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Redlands, Calif.

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Brynn Nelson

2B

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Bonney Lake, Wash.

10

Brianna Loza

3B

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Hillsboro, Ore.

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Chloe McDaniel

OF

L/R

Jr./So.

Battle Ground, Wash.

12

Katrina Johns

SS

R/R

Sr./Jr.

Naches, Wash.

13

Maddie Troutt

C

R/R

Fr./Fr.

The Dalles, Ore.

14

Jordan Bennett

P

R/R

Jr./So.

San Jose, Calif.

15

Sophia vanderSommen OF

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Tigard, Ore.

16

Ashley Sutton

C

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Monroe, Ore.

17

Kaili Saathoff

OF/1B

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Philomath, Ore.

18

Emma Podliska

C/1B

R/R

Jr./So.

Auburn, Wash.

First softball team: Washington Acers

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Dayla McAuliffe

P

R/R

Fr./Fr.

San Diego, Calif.

Dream job: Ice cream taster

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Kaylee Barnum

3B/1B

R/R

Jr./So.

Westport, Wash.

21

Jenny Ball

OF/2B

R/R

So./Fr.

West Salem, Ore.

22

Haley Gutierrez

2B/3B

R/R

Jr./So.

Hacienda Heights, Calif.

23

Serrina Cabral

2B/SS

R/R

Sr./Jr.

Oxnard, Calif.

Favorite food spot in Mac: Wild wood

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Cheyenne Datan

P

R/R

Sr./Jr.

North Bend, Ore.

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Tyler Warden

P

R/R

So./Fr.

Monroe, Ore.

Hobbies outside of softball: Painting, puzzles, and whatever sounds fun!

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Savannah Fitzgerald

C

R/R

Jr./Jr.

Twin Falls, Idaho

28

Brooklin Champion

OF

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Boise, Idaho

30

Hailey Wadsworth

P/1B

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Happy Valley, Ore.

33

Kamryn Mobley

3B

R/R

Jr./So.

Aurora, Ore.

35

Katie Phillips

OF

R/R

Sr./Jr.

Tustin, Calif.

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Most influential person: My older sister, Brooke Pregame ritual: Putting my hair in a bubble braid and listening to music Favorite coach Vaughan saying: “Doesn’t matter, get better.”

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MEET THE LINFIELD WILDCATS

tiani wayton | 1

tayah kelley | 2

JENNA WONG | 3

Baily Paul | 4

brynn nelson | 9

brianna loza | 10

chloe mCDANIEL | 11

katrina johns | 12

kaili saathoff | 17

emma podliska | 18

dayla mcauliffe | 19

kaylee barnum | 20

tyler warden | 25

savannah fitzgerald | 26

brooklin champion | 28

hailey wadsworth | 30

Freshman Outfielder Kailua, Hawaii

Freshman Second Base Bonney Lake, Washington

Freshman Outfielder/First Base Philomath, Oregon

Sophomore Pitcher Monroe, Oregon

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Junior Pitcher Myrtle Creek, Oregon

Freshman Third Base Hillsboro, Oregon

Junior Catcher/First Base Auburn, Washington

Junior Catcher Twin Falls, Idaho

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Freshman Shortstop/Third Base Kahaluu, Hawaii

Junior Outfielder Battle Ground, Washington

Freshman Pitcher San Diego, California

Freshman Outfielder Boise, Idaho

Senior Outfielder Gig Harbor, Washington

Senior Shortstop Naches Valley, Washington

Junior Third Base/First Base Westport, Washington

Freshman Pitcher Happy Valley, Oregon

MEET THE LINFIELD WILDCATS

claire seats | 5 / 34

Abi proffitt | 6

leah walborn | 7

jacey leyvas | 8

maddie troutt | 13

jordan bennett | 14

Sophia vandersommen | 15

ashley sutton | 16

jenny ball | 21

haley gutierrez | 22

serrina cabral | 23

cheyenne datan | 24

kamryn mobley | 33

katie phillips | 35

Freshman Outfielder Seattle, Washington

Freshman Catcher The Dalles, Oregon

Sophomore Outfield/Second Base West Salem, Oregon

Junior Third Base Aurora, Oregon

Senior First Base Lake Tapps, Washington

Sophomore Pitcher San Jose, California

Junior Second Base/Third Base Hacienda Heights, California

Freshman Outfielder Boise, Idaho

Freshman Outfielder Tigard, Oregon

Senior Second Base/Shortstop Oxnard, California

Freshman First Base/Third Base Redlands, California

Freshman Catcher Monroe, Oregon

Junior Pitcher North Bend, Oregon

Senior Outfielder Tustin, California

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LINFIELD SPORTS NETWORK

fans can now follow the ’Cats on the roku app The Linfield Sports Network brings fans live action of Linfield softball each week. Fans can watch live play-by-play action of all home games on their desktop computer, tablet or mobile device or smart TV. The Farnham Electric Pregame Show starts 15 minutes prior to each softball game’s joe stuart scheduled start time. Broadcasts include a complete postgame wrap-up, with analysis, final statistics and live interviews with players and coaches.

McMinnville native Joe Stuart begins his sixth season as the lead softball play-byplay announcer. A 2020 Linfield graduate, Stuart is the athletic department’s broadcast coordinator, managing all aspects of Linfield’s isaac milner webcasting outreach, while assisting with sports communications and social media needs.

Stuart got his start in sports broadcasting with LSN, calling play-by-place for men’s and women’s soccer, basketball, baseball and softball contests. He also served as football sideline reporter for two seasons.

Current Linfield men’s tennis player Isaac Milner embarks on his first season of involvement with Linfield softball broadcasts, and will serve as color analyst and occasional play-by-play voice.

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For the first time, all Linfield Sports Network broadcasts are available on the Roku app, making it possible for fans to watch live and archived games on their home televisions.

To access games, go to golinfieldwildcats.com/watch, or download the Roku app on your smart TV.

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NWC BATTING STATISTICS Team

AVG

G

AB

R

H

2B

Linfield

.331

32

908

210 301 52

6

23 191 434

.478

87

20

83

2

.399

80-85 .969

Pacific Lutheran

.325

33

918

229 298 67

5

35 204 480

.523

131

11

120

4

.412

59-66 .954

Whitworth

.311

32

872

212 271 52

12

31 196 440

.505

121

22

130

1

.404

28-40 .965

Pacific

.287

30

801

147 230 42

5

4

129 294

.367

78

13

108

3

.355

44-53 .958

Lewis & Clark

.282

30

794

137 224 38

1

34 130 366

.461

80

17

144

2

.357

24-31 .950

George Fox

.277

28

746

180 207 41

3

49 161 401

.538

89

38

171

0

.381

29-37 .953

Willamette

.245

30

796

123 195 32

2

14 102 273

.343

93

22

124

2

.335

79-91 .954

Puget Sound

.223

30

744

85

3

13

.337

56

8

174

3

.284

19-23 .925

166 40

3B

HR RBI

75

TB SLG%

251

BB HBP SO GDP OB%

SB-ATT FLD%

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NWC PITCHING STATISTICS Team

ERA

W-L

G

SHO SV

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

2B

3B

HR

AB

B/AVG

Linfield

2.10

25-7

32

6

1

240.1

214

94

72

79

189

27

6

15

811

.264

George Fox

3.08

20-8

28

4

1

184.1

189

103

81

43

124

39

1

14

737

.256

Whitworth

3.84

23-9

32

3

0

200.2

253

133

110

92

73

45

6

16

836

.303

Willamette

4.92

8-22

30

0

0

197.2

263

176

139

60

119

43

9

21

843

.312

Puget Sound

5.33

4-26

30

1

0

185.1

245

200

141

94

141

46

7

22

804

.305

Pacific Lutheran

5.39

21-12

33

3

6

211.2

267

193

163

141

112

44

0

34

868

.308

Lewis & Clark

5.96

11-19

30

1

2

190.1

277

193

162

66

91

69

3

38

836

.331

Pacific

6.20

10-20

30

1

2

187.1

260

189

166

104

90

55

7

28

816

.319

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WILDCATS IN THE NEWS

raegan barr

taryn fujimori

three wildcats honored by nwc Tennis star Taryn Fujimori, golf team captain Raegan Barr and track standout Jerrica Pachl are Student-Athletes of the Week Three Linfield Wildcats were recently honored as StudentAthletes of the Week in their re-spective sports. Taryn Fujimori (women’s tennis), Raegan Barr (women’s golf) and Jerrica Pachl (women’s track and field) each received their first career conference citations.

Fujimori, a junior from Mililani, Hawaii, won both of her No. 1 singles matches last week and was part of a duo that took both No. 1 doubles matches.

Fujimori and teammate Lexie Matsunaga blanked Willamette’s Richelle Suzuki and Anika Groener on Saturday by a score of 8-0.

Fujimori took down Suzuki 6-0, 6-0 in No. 1 singles to lead the Wildcats to a 9-0 win in Salem.

jerrica pachl In Sunday’s 8-1 home win against rival George Fox, Fujimori and Matsunaga defeated the Bruins’ Danielle Brown and Olivia Morris, 8-1. Fujimori beat Brown 4-6, 6-2, 10-8 in No. 1 singles.

Barr was named the NWC Women’s Golf Student-Athlete of the Week after she led Lin-field women’s golf to the team title at the Spring Trilogy 3, hosted by Willamette on Saturday at the McNary Golf Club. She earned medalist honors, finishing in first place with a single-round score of 13-over-par 85, five strokes ahead of second-place Olivia Weaver of Lewis & Clark. The Wildcats finished atop the team leaderboard by 41 strokes with a final score of 385 in their first tournament in 18 days.

Pachl was the clear winner of the weekly track award in the high jump at Linfield’s Jenn Boyman Memorial Invitational. Her leap of 5 feet, 6 inches was a personal best and edged out the next closest competitor by 3¾ inches. Pachl also ran the second leg on the Wildcats’ winning 4x400-meter relay team that finished nearly nine seconds ahead of runner-up Whitworth at 4:05.22.

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NFCA TOP 25 POLL linfield slotted 13th in top 25 poll Christopher Newport swept Greensboro this week to remain secure as the top team in the NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll. Christopher Newport (25-1) heads an unchanged top eight, and a first five who have combined to win their last 45 games.

That includes No. 2 Salisbury (26-2), which has won 13 straight, third-ranked Texas Lutheran (25-4), which has won its last nine, and No. 4 Birmingham-Southern (25-4), which has won 15 straight.

Elsewhere, DePauw (17-6) has prevailed in 14 of its last 15 games, going 4-1 on its California trip. The Tigers’ lone loss out West was a 13-12 loss in 12 innings to then-No. 18 Chapman.

Linfield went 4-2 last week, falling one spot in the Top 25 poll to No. 13. The Wildcats swept a doubleheader at Lewis & Clark but went 2-2 in a four-game set at Pacific Lutheran.

After two uncharacteristic weeks, No. 14 Virginia Wesleyan (21-8) looked more like itself in Monday’s rule-rule road sweep of Shenandoah (10-0 and 11-1) after voters had cast their ballots.

Babson (14-4) and Mary Hardin-Baylor (19-9) entered the top 25 this week after continuing their strong play, which for Mary Hardin-Baylor included another ranked victory — this time a 3-0 win over No. 7 East Texas Baptist.

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TEAM Christopher Newport (10) Salisbury Texas Lutheran Birmingham-Southern Belhaven Randolph-Macon East Texas Baptist Eastern Connecticut State DePauw Roanoke Tufts Berry Linfield Virginia Wesleyan Wisconsin-Oshkosh Concordia (Wis.) Milwaukee School of Engineering Rowan Millikin Chapman Saint Benedict (Minn.)

Loras Mount St. Joseph Babson Mary Hardin-Baylor

PTS. 250 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 40 36 23 18 10

REC. 25-1 26-2 26-4 25-4 22-4 20-3 22-7 16-4 17-6 17-7 15-3 22-8 25-7 21-8 10-4 12-1 5-1 17-5 20-2 19-5 13-2 15-1 18-5 14-4 19-9

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april 9-10, 2022