SOFTBALL
Thursday 3/28 at Southern Oregon, 2:00 pm (G1 Livestats | G2 Livestats | Video Stream)
Friday 3/29 at Southern Oregon, 2:00 pm (G1 Livestats | G2 Livestats | Video Stream)
 
Bushnell (6-21, 1-11 CCC) hit the road to take on their second straight NAIA Top-Ten opponent, looking to break a 13-game losing streak.
 
CCC OUTLOOK: The Cascade Conference continues to be one of the strongest in the NAIA and is home to four Top-25 teams. Oregon Tech is ranked No. 5, followed by No. 10 Southern Oregon, No. 15 Eastern Oregon, and No. 21 College of Idaho. In addition, British Columbia continues to receive votes.   
 
The College of Idaho is the lone undefeated team in CCC play at 10-0. They are followed closely by Oregon Tech and Eastern Oregon at 10-2 while Southern Oregon is 9-3.
 
Bushnell ranks eighth in the CCC in hitting (.244 BA), seventh in pitching (4.37 ERA), and tenth in fielding (.931).  The Beacons are third in the CCC with 35 doubles.  
 
Violet Richardson is fourth in conference for doubles (8) and Madi Steelman is ninth in the CCC with ten stolen bases. Faith Wayman is batting .368 on the season which ranks 18^th. In the circle, Emily Cole is fifth for innings pitched (75.2) and 14^th with a 4.07 ERA. Liz Hillier is just above her in 13^th (3.97). Defensively, Hannah Tennant is second in the conference with 168 putouts.
 
SOUTHERN OREGON: The Raiders (21-8, 9-3) are the defending NAIA National Champions and have made a strong case to be in that same conversation this year. Outside of a four-game sweep at the hands of the No. 5 ranked Oregon Tech Owls, Southern Oregon has dominated and come in after their own four-game sweep of Providence.
 
The Raiders are second in the CCC in hitting, batting .342, and they lead the CCC in runs, hits, RBI, doubles, walks, and stolen bases. The OIT pitchers combine for a 2.29 ERA, which is ties for second in the conference. Defensively they rank third in the CCC with a .968 fielding percentage.
 
Jordan Henderson leads the team and is third in the CCC with a .451 batting average. She is second in the CCC with ten doubles and leads the conference with six sacrifice bunts.
 
Southern Oregon holds a 77-11 all-time against the Beacons and have won 26 straight.
 
TRACK & FIELD
Friday-Saturday, 3/29-3/30 at San Francisco State (Livestats)
 
LAST WEEK: A small number of athletes competed at the Oregon Preview last Saturday. For the men, Kaleo Wellman and Hunter Reininger were in the long jump, finishing seventh and 12^th respectively as the top NAIA finishers in the event.
 
For the ladies, Kaitlin Cook led the way. A distance runner for most of her career, she has continued to show fast improvements in shorter events and once again hit personal bests in both the 400m and 400m hurdles.
 
THIS WEEK: The Beacons are headed to the bay area to compete in the Mike Fanelli Track Classic. Once known as the San Francisco Distance Carnival, this annual meet for Bushnell has provided plenty of highlights over the years and is the home of three different school records.
 
Beach Volleyball
Friday 3/29 vs. Northwest, 12:00 pm
Saturday 3/30 at The College of Idaho, 10:00 am
 
After a week off, the Beacons (4-12, 2-4 CCC) return in the latest CCC weekend of action. The team heads east to Caldwell for the first time and will play two matches, taking on Northwest and host C of I. With the top four teams from the CCC qualifying for the NAIA West Regional Tournament, the Beacons could clinch their spot as early as this weekend.
 
NORTHWEST: The Eagles (2-9, 0-5 CCC) have lost six straight matches heading into the weekend and are still looking for their first conference victory.
 
Bushnell is 4-2 all-time against Northwest and have won both previous meetings this season, 4-1 and 3-2. The Beacons already own the tiebreaker and will be looking for the season sweep when they meet on Friday.
 
COLLEGE OF IDAHO: The Yotes are 2-2 on the season with a pair of losses to Southern Oregon and wins over Bushnell (3-2) and Northwest (5-0). They are currently receiving votes in the NAIA national poll.
 
BASEBALL
Friday 3/29 vs. The College of Idaho, 2:00 pm (G1 Livestats | G2 Livestats | Video Stream)
Saturday 3/30 vs. The College of Idaho, 11:00 am (G1 Livestats | G2 Livestats | Video Stream)
Tuesday 4/2 vs. Linfield, 4:00 pm (Livestats | Video Stream)
 
Bushnell (16-12, 4-0 CCC) returns to the Hamlin Sports Complex to take on the College of Idaho in a four-game Cascade Collegiate Conference series.  
 
CCC OUTLOOK: Lewis-Clark State (17-7, 7-1) dropped a spot in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll, moving to No. 8. The University of British Columbia (20-11, 5-3) and Oregon Tech (21-11, 7-1) are receiving votes.
 
Bushnell ranks third in the CCC in batting with a .301 average, including nine players hitting over .300, and is the top team in the conference with runners on. The Beacons are batting .329 with runners on base and .318 with two outs.
 
Chase Nye is third in the conference with a .378 average and is ninth in slugging (.600). Albert Jennings is fifth in batting (.371), fifth in slugging (.629), and fourth in doubles (10). Isaiah Hart is also among the top-10 in batting with a .350 average (9^th). Jordan Wilson is sixth in hits (41) and fourth in home runs (7).
 
The pitching staff holds a combined 5.61 ERA, fourth among CCC schools. Ethan Sachs ranks seventh with a 4.33 ERA in seven starts and is 11^th in strikeouts (35). Trevor Hammond is second in wins with four, while Colby Knutzen is second in saves with three.
 
COLLEGE OF IDAHO: The Yotes (9-21, 0-4 CCC) enter the weekend with 11 straight losses. Their last victory came against Bushnell on March 2. The Beacons went on to win the next three and the Yotes were swept by the University of British Columbia and Oregon Tech in the weekends that followed.     
 
The College of Idaho is hitting .245 as a team, seventh in the CCC. Senior utility Alex McFarland-Smith leads the team with a .313 batting average, recording 30 hits and four home runs on the year. Junior outfielder Kris Kirkpatrick is hitting .295 with a conference-leading four triples.
 
The Yotes hold a 6.36 ERA as a team, fifth in the conference. Nick Eliason holds a conference-leading 2.16 ERA through seven appearances with a fourth-best 44 strikeouts. Colby Durski has appeared in 13 games as a reliver and holds a 4.58 ERA through 17.2 innings pitched. 
 
The Yotes hold a 7-5 edge in the all-time series, but the Beacons won three of four in the non-conference series in Caldwell at the start of the month.  

LINFIELD: The Wildcats are off to an 8-11 start to their season with a 3-5 record in Northwest Conference action.
 
Elijah Maris leads the team in batting with a .385 average through 19 games. The senior third baseman is slugging .707 with eight doubles and five home runs. As a team, Linfield holds a 5.29 ERA, led by starter Camden Oram. Oram has a 3.12 ERA through six starts with 33 strikeouts on the year.
 
The Beacons are looking for their first win against the Wildcats, who hold a 3-0 record in the series. Bushnell and Linfield will play a game in Springfield on March 2 and in McMinnville on April 23.
 
ESPORTS
Wednesday 4/3, Rocket League vs Round of 16 (Video Stream)
 
Bushnell is competing in a league run by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). They played six best-of-seven matches in the 43-team Contenders Division, coming away with an undefeated 6-0 record to win their conference.
 
The Beacons are the No. 2 seed in the 24-team postseason. They earned a first-round bye and will face either Kean University or Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in the Round of 16. Bushnell defeated Kean, 4-1, in the conference matchup to begin the season, but has never faced NWTC.