EUGENE, Ore. -  The final home games of the 2026 season came on Saturday with The College of Idaho claiming both ends of the double-header with 9-4 and 7-3 victories.
 
The Beacons, however, were in high spirits as they paid tribute to their eight seniors between games.
 
GAME ONE: College of Idaho 9, Bushnell 4
 
Bushnell had a productive game offensively with 12 hits, but couldn't overcome the potent bats of the Yotes who had 14 hits of their own and took advantage of four Bushnell errors in the field.
 
Violet Richardson (2-9) took the loss for the Beacons, giving up two earned runs over five innings.
 
For the Beacons, Makenzie Alexander and Riley Peeler did the most damage, collecting three hits each. Brenna Wilson and Alexander had RBI singles in the second inning while Ashlyn Martin brought home two runs in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run double to right center field. She brought the game to within a 5-4 score, only to have the Yotes go on to score four runs in the seventh to put the game away.
 
GAME TWO: College of Idaho 7, Bushnell 3
 
The Yotes again provided a consistent and steady offense, scoring in four different innings.
 
Bushnell scored three runs on six hits in the game, but managed just one run over the final six innings after back-to-back RBI singles from Sara Martin and Maddy Fullenwider in the bottom of the first. That final run came in the fifth on a single from Peeler, who finished her final home double-header hitting 5-for-7.
 
Sara Martin (4-14) went two innings in her final home start and Gabby Garza closed the final five innings with one of her best performances of the season, allowing just two earned runs with striking out a pair.
 
UP NEXT: Bushnell (6-31, 3-18 CCC) will hit the road next weekend, closing out the 2026 season in Canada as they take on the University of British Columbia (23-19, 12-9) beginning Friday at 2:00 pm.   

Senior Spotlight

Sam Ray
 
Ray is in her first season with the Beacons after transferring from the College of the Siskiyous. She has played in 11 games this season, making five starts and has collected two hits.



 
Maddy Fullenwider
 
Fullenwider is in her second season with the Beacons after transferring from the College of the Siskiyous. She has played in 41 games for Bushnell, making 26 starts. This season she hit her first home run with the Beacons and has doubled her production from her junior season with ten RBI.


 
Gracie Hamilton
 
Hamilton is in her second season with the Beacons after transferring from Blue Mountain community college. She has played in 53 games for the Beacons, making 45 starts and has 12 hits this season. Her best game came against Corban on March 13 when she went 3-for-4. Hamilton won the Cascade Collegiate Conference Impact Award in 2025.

 
Sara Martin
 
Martin has been with the Beacons for two seasons after transferring from Mt. Hood Community College. She has played in 58 games and made 43 appearances in the circle with nine wins and a 3.79 ERA. As a junior, Martin earned Second-Team All-Cascade Conference Honors and was named Bushnell's most valuable newcomer after posting a 2.15 ERA, the best by a Beacon in 20 years.


Shyla Mead
 
Mead is in her second season with the Beacons after transferring from College of the Siskiyous. She has played in 61 games and made 56 starts during her career, collecting 28 hits and 12 RBI.



 
Riley Peeler
 
Peeler is in her second season with the Beacons after transferring from SWOCC. She has played in 63 games and made 61 starts. As a junior she tied Bushnell's single-season record with 11 hit by pitch and earned the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honor. This season she leads the Beacons and is ranked fourth in the CCC with a .417 batting average and is aiming to be just the fourth player in Bushnell softball history to finish a season above .400.
 
Brenna Wilson
 
Wilson is in her second season after transferring from Mt. Hood Community College.  She has played in and started 69 games for the Beacons over the past two seasons collecting 36 hits including two home runs. As a junior she was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

 
 
Montanah Love
 
Love has been with the Beacons for three seasons. She has played in 55 games and made 39 starts. Montanah has been on the Athletic Directors Honor Roll in every semester and was thrice named a Distinguished Scholar Athlete with a 4.0 GPA.