BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Tuesday 3/14 at Corban, 2:00 pm
Friday 3/17 vs. Corban, 10:00 am
Friday 3/17 vs. Northwest, 2:00 pm
Saturday 3/18 vs. Northwest 2:00 pm
Saturday 3/18 vs. Southern Oregon, 4:00 pm
 
Bushnell (5-3) hits the road for a double-header at Corban on Tuesday before coming home to host a weekend tournament with the three other CCC schools currently sponsoring Beach Volleyball
 
LAST WEEK: History was made on Saturday as the Beacons took down an NCAA Division I opponent for the first time ever. After falling in the first match, 4-1, Bushnell rallied to defeat the Pilots 3-2 in the night cap. Bushnell went on to also pick up a 4-1 victory over Southern Oregon on Sunday, their third win of the year over the Raiders.
 
THIS WEEK: Including just the games among the four Cascade Conference schools sponsoring Beach, Corban sits alone on top with an undefeated 5-0 record. Bushnell is next at 4-1, followed by Southern Oregon (2-5) and Northwest (0-5). All four teams will be traveling to compete as part of the CalPac Championships in April.
 
CORBAN: Bushnell will face the No. 1 ranked team in the NAIA in each of their next three matches including a double-header on Tuesday and the opening game of the Bushnell Tournament on Friday morning. The defending NAIA National Invitational Champions bring a 7-2 record into the week.
 
The Warriors are 11-0 all-time against the Beacons, having faced each other nine times during the regular-season in 2022. Corban defeated Bushnell as well, during pool play at the CalPac Tournament, 4-1.
 
NORTHWEST: The Eagles are still looking for their first win of the season. Playing with just four pairs in their inaugural season, Northwest gives up a loss at the No. 5 pairing each time. So far they have been able to pull out wins at No.3 against Southern Oregon, and No.1 against Bushnell.
 
SOUTHERN OREGON: Also in their debut campaign, the Raiders have picked up a pair of wins against Northwest while losing twice to Corban and three times to the Beacons.
 
ESPORTS
Monday 3/13, Rocket League vs Stone Child College, 5:00 p.m. (Video Stream)
Monday 3/13, Rocket League vs Colorado College, 7:00 p.m. (Video Stream)
Wednesday 3/15, Valorant vs Wisconsin - Stout, 5:30 p.m. (Video Stream)
 
Bushnell Rocket League concludes the NACE spring season on Monday evening, playing two matches. The Beacons open the evening against Stone Child College before battling Colorado College in their season finale. Within the four matches this season which are all a best-of-three games, Bushnell has fallen by just one goal in seven of 12 losses. In total, the average margin of these losses is 1.67 goals per game.
 
Valorant will face another challenging matchup on Wednesday evening, taking on the University of Wisconsin – Stout, who are 4-0 on the season. Overwatch 2 is on their bye week.
 
BASEBALL
Wednesday 3/15 at Western Oregon, 2:00 pm (Livestats | Video Stream)
Saturday 3/18 vs. Lewis & Clark, 12:00 pm (Livestats | Video Stream)
Sunday 3/19 at Lewis & Clark, 12:00 pm (Livestats | Video Stream)
 
Bushnell (11-6) takes on NCAA Division II Western Oregon University on Wednesday, before hosting Lewis & Clark for a doubleheader on Saturday. The Beacons and Pioneers will play a third game in Portland on Sunday.
 
LAST WEEK: The Beacons won their fourth series of the non-conference slate, taking two of three games against Oregon Tech over the weekend. The series, which was originally scheduled to take place in Klamath Falls, was moved to Springfield due to the snowfall.
 
Bushnell took game one as the pitching staff held Oregon Tech to just one hit in the final seven innings. Furman entered in the top of the eighth, tallying five strikeouts in the outing. The right-hander struck out back-to-back Owls looking to put the game away. 
 
Game two was highlighted by a 14^th-inning walk-off homer by Cade Crist, giving the Beacons their 11^th win of the season, tying their mark from last year.
 
CCC RANKINGS: Bushnell is fourth in the conference in batting average (.290) and third in ERA (4.84). The Beacons are tied with Lewis-Clark State for first in fielding percentage, holding a .974 mark through 17 games.
 
Cayden Delozier is tied for second conference in batting average (.400), is third in doubles (8), holds a seven-game hitting streak and has gotten a hit in all but two games. Delozier is also second in on-base percentage (.526). Jeff Fripp ranks ninth in batting (.339), while Ethan Stacy is 10^th (.338).
 
Trevor Hammond leads the CCC in ERA, posting a 1.02 through five appearances, allowing just two runs in 17.2 innings of work. Ethan Sachs (3.65) ranks seventh, while Adam Sabatino (3.68) is eighth to put three Beacons in the top 10.
 
WESTERN OREGON: The Wolves (9-6) are batting .263 as a team entering this week's contest. Derek Maiben leads the conference with a .446 batting average and a .475 on-base percentage through 14 starts.
 
WOU holds an impressive 2.28 ERA to lead the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, with all four starters under a 2.40. Sophomore pitcher Bryce Bond was named the GNAC Pitcher of the Week after striking out 11 and giving up just one run on four hits through 6.2 innings of work over the weekend.
 
The Wolves hold a 2-0 advantage in the all-time series with the Beacons, winning 13-4 in Monmouth and 6-5 in Springfield last season.
 
LEWIS & CLARK: The Pioneers (13-5) are off to a strong start to the year, and are coming off a series win over Whitman College, taking the final two games 12-7 and 10-9. The Pioneers scored six runs in the bottom of the ninth to secure a walk-off win in game two on Sunday.
 
L&C ranks third in the Northwest Conference in batting with a .294 average through 19 games and holds a conference-leading 173 RBIs. Jack Thomson leads the NWC with a .441 average and 12 home runs, while Brennen Davis (.403) is ninth. Will Heron is second in the conference in RBIs with 29 on the year, while batting .363.
 
The Pioneers are seventh in the NWC in ERA, holding a 6.57. Luke Ritter leads the team with a 3.42 ERA through five starts.
 
This weekend's contests will be the first meeting between Bushnell and Lewis & Clark.
 
TRACK & FIELD
Saturday 3/12 at Oregon Preview 
Saturday 3/12 at Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (Video Stream)
 
LAST WEEK: Bushnell competed at the Lane CC Open on Saturday and had 11 different athletes qualify for the Cascade Collegiate Conference championships over 13 events.
 
THIS WEEK: The Beacons are scheduled for a pair of meets, both over the course of Friday and Saturday. Select athletes are expected to qualify to compete in the University of Oregon Preview at Hayward field. The remainder of the team heads to Portland for the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open.
 
SOFTBALL
Saturday 3/18 at Eastern Oregon, 12 pm (Livestats | Video Stream)
Sunday 3/19 at Eastern Oregon, 11 am (Livestats | Video Stream)
 
After a bye weekend in the Cascade Conference schedule, the Beacons (4-15, 1-7 CCC) return to action on the road this weekend, traveling to face No. 19-ranked Eastern Oregon University (13-8, 5-4).
 
LAST WEEK: Bushnell traveled to Salem for a mid-week double-header but unfortunately came out with a pair of losses to Corban University. 
 
CCC RANKINGS: After three weekends of CCC action, the Beacons find themselves in ninth-place in the CCC, with a 3.5 game deficit on the top-six. Bushnell is currently tied with Corban for eighth in the CCC for batting average (.241) and they are seventh for ERA (5.91).
 
EASTERN OREGON: The Mounties, currently ranked No. 19 in the NAIA, are sitting in fifth-place in the CCC after dropping two of three conference games to British Columbia last weekend. They are ranked sixth in the CCC in batting (.287) and fourth in ERA (2.88). The pitching staff leads the conference in strikeouts with 137, just over one K per inning.
 
Kaylie Hoskins (6-3) has been one of the most productive pitchers in the conference with the second-best ERA (1.49) and 102 strikeouts in 61 innings of work.
 
Maddy Stateler leads the team and is fifth in the CCC with a .444 batting average while Hannah Tyree is currently fifth in the conference with 20 RBI.
 
The Mounties hold a 42-26 lead in the all-time series with Bushnell, and have won five straight after a four-game series sweep last season.
 
GOLF
Saturday & Sunday 3/18-19 at Willamette Valley Cup
 
The Bushnell golf team wraps up the Battle at Bar run on Tuesday before competing at the Willamette Valley Cup on Saturday and Sunday. The tournament will be hosted at the Creekside Golf Club in Salem, Ore.