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WILDCAT SPOTLIGHT TURNING THE PAGE
“I put everything I have into school and I put everything I have into softball, every day,” she says, “I go to bed absolutely exhausted, but I know that I did After four years juggling the time demands of softball and everything I could for school and softball. school, Abi Proffitt is ready to explore the next chapter of her My passion for both drives me every life, which she hopes will include entrance into medical school day.” With her days packed with softball by ELLIE HOLSTINE ’23 and school, Proffitt still finds time to be infield University’s Abi Proffitt has the passion to stay on available for her teammates. School top of her game as well as her pre-med education. and softball are important, but Dedicating five to six hours to softball each day, it Proffitt is committed to her friends takes Proffitt’s fastidious scheduling and a driven and teammates as well. mindset to keep all of her time commitments in align“Abi is always there to ment. From softball practice, to the bio-chem lab, to lift me up when I need it. the weight room, to being a serving as teacher’s asShe is such a loving sistant in the biology lab, Proffitt has her timetable person,” says roommate down to a science in order to keep every second and teammate Tayah of her day productive. Kelley. “She always “Practices are usually anywhere from like brings humor and joy three and a half to four hours,” says the Lake when she is around. She Tapps, Washington, native. “Like today, I’m lifting contributes energy and and then we’re going to film this afternoon, so there big hits to the team. She will be like five to six hours of softball time today.” is always striving to Winning the Northwest Conference championship succeed in her position.” 13 times over the last 18 years has been no easy feat The spring semester is for “Catball.” All of the program’s success can be Proffitt’s final term at Linfield. attributed to the relentless hard work and dedication to She declined the option excellence by the players as well as head coach to stay in school and play Jackson Vaughan. Every person, whether a coach, another year and feels she’s athlete or trainer, puts in countless hours to sustain ready to move on and start that level of success. her career. Looking back over “Jackson is the best coach I’ve ever had,” says her four seasons in a Wildcats Proffitt with a smile. “He loves us all so much and uniform, Proffitt has brought so puts so much of his life into softball. That’s what much of herself to the softball you want as a college athlete, to have a coach program and the pre-med that really cares about you.” community. Dedication to the softball program is only “I’m really excited to go on to one piece of Proffitt’s time at Linfield. She is my next stage of life and really currently on the pre-med track with hopes of excited to start a career and all that, attending medical school after taking a gap year but leaving Linfield breaks my heart off school to gain clinical hours, as well as dewhen I think about it,” she says with veloping a clearer idea of what type of medicine a twinge of sadness. she would like to pursue. Whether that be All good chapters must come pediatrics or cardiology, she is excited to move to end and it soon will be time for on to life beyond Linfield and to continue Proffitt to begin a new one. She is exploring her career path. definitely leaving her mark on the “I’m not in a huge rush and just working and softball program. All who know her getting some clinical experience before applying will be excited to see her when she to med school,” says Proffitt. comes to visit campus next year and School is very important to her and so is is not too busy with her new career. softball. She puts in the hours every single Using the knowledge and time day to excel at both equally. Her management skills honed while a dedication and drive have molded student-athlete at Linfield, Proffitt is her into a very successful athlete ready to tackle anything that comes and student with a bright future. her way.
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THE VISITORS NWC standings as of MARCH 8
NWC OVERALL W-L
W-L
LINFIELD
2-0
11-2
GEORGE FOX
4-2
PACIFIC LUTHERAN WILLAMETTE
NO. NAME
POS.
B/T
YR./EL.
HOMETOWN
1
Momi Lyman
RHP
R/R
Fr./Fr.
Aiea, Hawaii
9-5
2
Shayla Shea
OF
L/R
Fr./Fr.
Manhattan, Mont.
4-4
12-8
3-3
5-7
3
Jessica Rusconi
OF
R/R
So./So.
Phoenix, Ariz.
PUGET SOUND
2-4
2-12
4
Haley Montoya
IF
R/R
So./So.
La Habra, Calif.
WHITWORTH
1-3
11-5
5
Delayna Waite
OF
R/R
Sr./Jr.
Eagle, Idaho
LEWIS & CLARK
0-0
3-1
6
Annie Brose
RHP
R/R
Fr./Fr.
Spokane, Wash.
PACIFIC
0-0
1-7
7
Rylee Gentner
OF
R/R
Sr./Jr.
Pendleton, Ore. /
8
Makenzie Sherrill
IF
R/R
Sr./Jr.
Sacramento, Calif.
9
Laney Flynn
RHP
R/R
Jr./Fr.
Seattle, Wash. San Diego, Calif.
series breakdown LINFIELD AT A GLANCE The Wildcats went 5-1 at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Georgia, beating No. 8 Salisbury along the way. Tayah Kelley was named the NWC Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week after she went 3-0 in the tournament with 37 strikeouts. Her 15 punchouts against ClaremontMudd-Scripps set a new career high and ranks tied for fourth in a single game in Linfield history. Claire Seats batted .500 in the tournament with five runs, 10 RBI and a grand slam. Katrina Johns is batting .475 and is tied for the team lead with Seats with 15 RBI. Katie Phillips leads the Wildcats in hits (21), runs (14) and doubles (6). WHITWORTH AT A GLANCE The Pirates were riding an eight-game winning streak before they dropped three of four games to PLU. Last week’s series against Pacific was postponed. Nashoni Boyd is batting .542 with 13 hits, seven RBI and two home runs. Maddy Thomas has scored 16 times and leads the team with seven homers and 22 RBI. Momi Lyman is 5-1 in the circle. She owns a 3.11 ERA and has limited opposing batters to a .299 batting average. THE SERIES Linfield and Whitworth have met 93 times. The ‘Cats lead the series with a 76-17 record. Linfield is 65-17 against Whitworth in NWC play and 29-11 at home. Linfield has won 13 of the last 15 meetings. The two teams met nine times in 2021 with the ‘Cats winning eight of those games, including a fiveinning, 9-1 victory in the championship game of the NWC Tournament.
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Heather Menzer
IF
R/R
Sr./Jr.
11
Corinne Vasiloff
RHP
R/R
So./So.
13
Grace Bestebreur
IF
R/R
Fr./Fr.
Prosser, Wash.
15
Nashoni Boyd
IF
R/R
Sr./Jr.
Omak, Wash.
17
Kelly Hruza
C
R/R
Fr./Fr.
Issaquah, Wash.
19
Kamryn Lunceford
OF
R/R
Fr./Fr.
Spokane Valley, Wash.
21
Mattea Nelson
IF
L/R
Sr./Jr.
Spokane, Wash.
22
Jazz Johnson
IF
R/R
So./So.
Okanogan, Wash.
24
Jenna Radke
IF
R/R
Fr./Fr.
Okanogan, Wash.
25
Taylor Hofheins
IF
R/R
Fr./Fr.
Moses Lake, Wash.
29
Maddy Thomas
C/IF
R/R
Sr./Jr.
Milton Freewater, Ore.
35
Julia Dillon
OF
R/R
So./So.
Mill Creek, Wash.
55
Ashley Bartels
C
R/R
Sr./Jr.
Granite Bay, Calif.
Litchfield Park, Ariz.
HEAD COACH: Bob Castle (third year)
ASSISTANT COACHES: Shannon Wessel, Paco Crandall, Logan Miller
STAT CHECK THE WILDCATS
THE PIRATES
TEAM STATISTICS Runs Per Game: 7.8 Runs Allowed Per Game: 2.9 Batting Average: .348 ERA: 2.61
TEAM STATISTICS Runs Per Game: 6.1 Runs Allowed Per Game: 4.4 Batting Average: .284 ERA: 3.71
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Batting Average: Katrina Johns (.475) Hits: Katie Phillips (21) Runs: Katie Phillips, Kamryn Mobley (14) RBI: Claire Seats, Katrina Johns (15) Doubles: Katie Phillips (6) Home Runs: Claire Seats (2) ERA: Tayah Kelley (0.93) Strikeouts: Tayah Kelley (62)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Batting Average: Nashoni Boyd (.542) Hits: Haley Montoya (24) Runs: Maddy Thomas, Rylee Gentner (16) RBI: Maddy Thomas (22) Doubles: Haley Montoya (4) Home Runs: Maddy Thomas (7) ERA: Momi Lyman (3.11) Strikeouts: Corinne Vasiloff (19)
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THE HOME TEAM
Linfield wildcats NO. NAME
POS.
B/T
YR./EL
HOMETOWN
1
Jenna Wong
SS/2B
R/R
Fr./Fr.
Kahaluu, Hawaii
2
Tayah Kelley
P
R/R
Jr./So.
Myrtle Creek, Ore.
3
Tiani Wayton
OF
R/R
Fr./Fr.
Kailua, 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
jordan bennett
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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.
9
Brynn Nelson
2B
R/R
Fr./Fr.
Bonney Lake, Wash.
10
Brianna Loza
3B
R/R
Fr./Fr.
Hillsboro, Ore.
11
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.
Nickname: JB
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Emma Podliska
C/1B
R/R
Jr./So.
Auburn, Wash.
Major: Exercise Science
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Dayla McAuliffe
P
R/R
Fr./Fr.
San Diego, Calif.
20
Kaylee Barnum
3B/1B
R/R
Jr./So.
Westport, Wash.
First team I played on: San Jose Sting
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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.
Artist type or number cruncher: artist type
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Cheyenne Datan
P
R/R
Sr./Jr.
North Bend, Ore.
Favorite food spot in Mac: Geraldis
25
Tyler Warden
P
R/R
So./Fr.
Monroe, Ore.
26
Savannah Fitzgerald
C
R/R
Jr./Jr.
Twin Falls, Idaho
Hobbies outside softball: Reading, listening to music, hanging out with my friends
28
Brooklin Champion
OF
R/R
Fr./Fr.
Boise, Idaho
Favorite sports team: San Francisco Giants
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.
HEAD COACH: Jackson Vaughan (21st year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Emily Allen, Amanda Knopf, Amanda Reser STUDENT COACHES: Ben Baxter, Blake Rybar CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER: Krista Francisco-Sluss
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Most listened to song: Kiwi by Harry Styles Favorite place on campus: Starbucks
Favorite class: CPR Pregame ritual: Going to Dutch and Roth’s to get a pregame rebel and sandwich Favorite Coach Vaughan saying: “You got the HUDL sheets?” In 10 years I want to be: Done with school and in a career i love
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MEET THE LINFIELD WILDCATS
JENNA WONG | 1
tayah kelley | 2
tiani wayton | 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 Shortstop/Third Base Kahaluu, 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 Outfielder Kailua, 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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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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NWC BATTING STATISTICS Team
AVG
G
AB
R
H
TB SLG%
BB HBP SO
Linfield
.350
13
371
102 130 22
4
6
178
.480
35
14
43
0
0.423
28-31 .956
Pacific Lutheran
.343
20
563
153 193 49
5
19 139 309
.549
80
5
78
1
0.427
35-38 .950
George Fox
.292
11
277
67
16
0
17
63
148
.534
26
12
68
0
0.377
15-19 .969
Whitworth
.287
14
404
88 116 20
2
11
81
173
.428
57
14
60
0
0.391
7-10 .953
Lewis & Clark
.269
4
108
20
29
4
0
2
16
39
.361
9
7
17
0
0.360
5-6 .942
Pacific
.235
8
204
25
48
9
1
0
21
59
.289
18
1
34
0
0.300
8-9 .957
Willamette
.221
12
308
43
68
12
1
5
35
97
.315
31
9
59
0
0.307
38-42 .965
Puget Sound
.217
16
387
46
84
20
1
4
43
118
.305
27
6
114
0
0.279
10-13 .924
81
2B
3B
HR RBI 92
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
2.06
11-2
13
2
0
122.1
118
43
36
31
84-17
11
3
5
358
.330
Willamette
3.63
5-7
12
0
0
81.0
90
53
42
20
50-13
16
3
2
326
.276
George Fox
3.90
7-4
11
2
1
66.1
73
41
37
11
54-23
14
0
5
270
.270
Whitworth
3.98
9-5
14
1
0
88.0
124
66
50
38
28-10
21
1
11
382
.325
Pacific Lutheran
5.58
12-8
20
3
1
121.2
161
120
97
87
73-18
31
0
22
510
.316
Lewis & Clark
5.70
3-1
4
0
0
27.0
41
25
22
10
8-4
12
0
2
124
.331
Puget Sound
5.83
2-14
16
0
0
96.0
130
108
80
50
80-22
28
4
9
423
.307
Pacific
6.32
1-7
8
0
0
47.2
75
54
43
27
15-3
12
0
7
215
.349
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WILDCATS IN THE NEWS TAYAH KELLEY SHINES IN GEORGIA
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The junior righthander strikes out 37 batters on her way to alltournament honors at the prestigious NFCA Leadoff Classic Linfield ace Tayah Kelley was named the Northwest Conference Softball Pitcher Student-Athlete of the Week for the second time in as many weeks on Monday after throwing three complete games and striking out a combined 37 batters at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Georgia. With Kelley setting the tone in the circle, the Wildcats went 5-1 in the tournament and moved to 11-2 overall (3-0 NWC). She improved to 7-0 on the season with a NWC-leading 0.93 ERA and 62 strikeouts. She also leads the conference with two shutouts. The junior from Myrtle Creek, Oregon, opened the tournament by striking out a career-high 15 batters in Linfield’s 11-1 win over West Region foe Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Friday, allowing one run on two hits. Her 15 K’s surpassed her previous best mark of 12 and is tied for fourth in program history for strikeouts in a single game. Kelley claimed another 14 batters via strikeout while again allowing just one run in the Wildcats’ 7-1 win on Saturday over Coe, which was among others receiving votes in the NFCA Preseason Poll. She came back on Sunday and fanned another eight batters in a 9-4 win over No. 8 Salisbury. Kelley was named to the all-tournament team for her efforts.
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NFCA TOP 25 POLL LINFIELD CLIMBING IN NATIONAL RANKINGS Texas Lutheran, which went 5-1 at last weekend’s NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic, is the new unanimous No. 1 team in the NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs (9-3), beat two ranked teams and two squads receiving votes at the power-packed Leadoff at the South Commons Complex in Columbus, Ga. TLU’s lone loss was a 13-9 slugfest against then-No. 1 DePauw. Salisbury (14-2) moved up to No. 2 after a 5-1 Leadoff, which included three top-15 victories. The Sea Gulls’ lone defeat in Georgia was a 7-4 loss to then-No. 17 Berry. Reigning national champion Virginia Wesleyan (9-3) slips one spot to third after a solid 5-1 showing at the Leadoff, followed by East Texas Baptist (13-5), Birmingham-Southern (9-3), Eastern Connecticut State (4-2) and Tufts (0-0) in an unchanged 4-7. Linfield (11-2), which outscored its six Leadoff opponents 55-17, climbed nine spots in this week’s ranking, but lost 1-0 to unranked Transylvania in its tournament finale to keep them out of the top 10. The NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll is selected by 10 NCAA Division III head coaches representing the 10 NCAA regions. Current 2022 records are listed, with first-place votes in parentheses.
RANK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 T24 T24
TEAM Texas Lutheran (10) Salisbury Virginia Wesleyan East Texas Baptist Birmingham-Southern Eastern Connecticut State Tufts Belhaven Christopher Newport DePauw Linfield The College of New Jersey Berry Milwaukee School of Engineering Rochester Wisconsin-Oshkosh Randolph-Macon Rowan Roanoke Millikin Gettysburg Moravian Saint Benedict (Minn.) Brandeis Trine
PTS. 250 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 66 56 54 49 48 30 27 25 25
2022 9-3 14-2 9-3 13-5 9-3 4-2 0-0 12-1 9-0 5-5 11-2 1-0 10-5 5-1 1-5 5-3 10-1 3-2 10-0 6-0 3-1 10-0 6-0 6-2 0-6
LW 2 8 2 4 5 6 7 18 19 1 20 10 17 11 9 12 NR NR NR 21 24 NR NR 22 16
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