ESPORTS
Tuesday 2/28, Overwatch 2 vs Irvine Valley College, 6:30 p.m. (Video Stream)
Wednesday 3/1, Valorant vs George Fox, 5:30 p.m. (Video Stream)
Saturday 3/4, Fortnite Collegiate Championship, 12 p.m. (Video Stream)
Monday 2/6, Rocket League vs University of Missouri, 5:30 p.m. (Video Stream)
 
The Bushnell Esports spring season continues as Rocket League, Overwatch 2 and Valorant continue league play. All three teams are coming off close losses in their last matches. 
 
Christian Velazquez and Ethan Slayden took second in the final Fortnite qualifier last weekend, finishing with 83 points (70 placement, 13 eliminations). Bushnell will compete in the Collegiate Championship on Saturday. The duo placed eighth in the fall championship last October. Velazquez, who is in his third season, has finished as high as fourth.
 
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Tuesday 3/1 at University of Oregon, 2:00 pm (Live Stats)
 
Bushnell (3-0) brings an undefeated record into Wednesday's clash with the University of Oregon.
 
OREGON: The Ducks (1-3) opened their season this past weekend at the Cactus Classic in Tucson, Arizona. Oregon picked up a 5-0 win over UTEP while losing to Arizona State, Arizona, and Boise State.  
 
Wednesday will be the first meeting between the Eugene rivals who share a home facility at the Amazon Park Sand Volleyball Courts. Bushnell went 0-4 against NCAA Division I programs last season, falling three times to the University of Portland, and once to Boise State.
 
BASEBALL
Friday 3/3 vs. Corban, 11:00 am (Livestats | Video Stream)
Saturday 3/4 vs. Corban, 11:00 am (Livestats | Video Stream)
 
Bushnell (6-4) enters its second weekend of home games, hosting Corban University for a four-game non-conference series at the Hamlin Sports Complex.
 
LAST WEEK: The Beacons split a four-game series with the University of British Columbia, who is receiving votes on the Preseason NAIA Coaches Poll. The Thunderbirds took the opener, 6-4, on Saturday but the Beacons answered with a 10-0 run-rule victory in the second game. Bushnell won the third game, 8-4, before UBC closed out the series with a 7-2 win.
 
Trevor Hammond was a highlight of the weekend, pitching five shutout innings for the Beacons in Saturday's opener, allowing just one hit in a tight contest to hold off the Thunderbirds. Jeff Fripp went 7-for-14 with four RBI on the weekend. Cayden Delozier also had a strong weekend at the plate, hitting 6-for-14, including a three-RBI game in Saturday's win.
 
CCC RANKINGS: Bushnell is third in the conference in both batting average (.295) and ERA (5.25). The Beacons rank first in fielding percentage, holding a .976 mark through 10 games.
 
Ethan Stacy and Brandon Reed are tied for fourth in the conference in batting average, sitting a .400 on the year. Stacy has recorded a team-leading 16 hits on the season, while Reed has posted 10. Delozier also ranks among the top-10 in batting with a .371 average (9^th). Jordan Wilson leads the Beacons with 11 RBI, which includes a pair of home runs. Wilson has a .341 average and 14 hits on the season.
 
Hammond leads the conference in ERA, holding opponents scoreless through 10.2 innings of relief, and has allowed just four hits. Alec Gums has two wins on the year, posting a 3.18 ERA through three appearances, and has allowed just one run in his last 10 innings of work. Gums (9^th) and Ethan Sachs (3.95 ERA – 10^th) also rank among the top-10 in the CCC in ERA.
 
CORBAN: The Warriors (3-8) were swept by Oregon Tech over the weekend which included a 17-0 loss in the series finale. As a team, Corban ranks sixth in the CCC in batting average (.239) and are last in ERA (7.41) and fielding percentage (.917).
 
Scott Artzer leads the Warriors at the plate, batting .355 on the year. Nate Martin leads the pitching staff with a 2.25 ERA through three starts and 16 strikeouts on the season.
 
Bushnell holds a 5-2 advantage in the all-time series with Corban. The Beacons earned their first win of the NAIA-era with a 6-0 victory over the Warriors on Feb. 20 of last year before sweeping Corban in conference play.  
 
SOFTBALL
Saturday 3/4 vs. British Columbia, 11:00 am (Livestats | Video Stream)
Sunday 3/5 vs. British Columbia, 11:00 am (Livestats | Video Stream)
 
Cascade Collegiate Conference action rolls on this weekend as the Beacons return home to take on the University of British Columbia.
 
LAST WEEK: Bushnell opened up CCC action on the road against No. 10 Southern Oregon University. The Raiders swept the series.
 
CCC RANKINGS: The Beacons are currently ninth in the CCC for batting average (.230) and seventh for ERA (5.97). Madison Steelman currently ranks third in the conference for home runs (3), third in triples (2) and fifth total bases (31).
 
Sam Silver leads in the circle where she currently ranks tenth in the conference in strikeouts (22).
 
BRITISH COLUMBIA: UBC (5-3) had the bye during the opening weekend of the CCC schedule are coming off a 4-2 road trip to Southern California.   
 
So far this season, the Thunderbirds are sixth in the CCC for hitting (.309) and sixth for ERA (3.84).
 
Playing in just three games so far, Mia Valcke has established the best batting average in the CCC at .833 with five hits in six at-bats. Shae Sever leads the pitching staff with a 2-1 record and a 2.27 ERA, sixth in the CCC.
 
The T-Birds hold a 20-7 record in the all-time series with the Beacons. Last year they benefitted from three forfeit wins as Bushnell was unable to travel to Canada due to COVID related restrictions. Those forfeits gravely effected the Beacons, who finished in a four-way tie for sixth-place in the CCC and missed out on the post-season via tiebreakers. UBC would end up with six forfeit wins as part of their 18-12 fifth-place record.
 
TRACK & FIELD
Saturday 3/4 at Linfield 
 
The outdoor season gets underway on Saturday as the Beacons compete at the Erik Anderson Linfield Icebreaker. Falling before the beginning of the official start of the NAIA outdoor season (as it coincides with NAIA Indoor nationals), athletes are unable to qualify for the CCC or NAIA championships this weekend, but they marks are still used to qualify for other regular-season meets and any school records would count.
 
GOLF
Sunday-Tuesday, 3/5-3/7 at Bandon Match Play (Exhibition)
 
The Bushnell men's golf team gets the spring season underway with an exhibition match play event at the Bandon Crossings Golf Course. Bushnell, Skagit Valley College, Simpson University and Corban University will participate in the event. The teams will play one 18-hole match per day.

The Beacons came away with the win at Bandon last season.