OSU softball: Grounds crew impresses visitors
Oregon State’s softball team took a nice step forward with its performance on Monday and Tuesday against No. 4 Arizona State.The Beavers, ranked No. 25 and No. 23 in this week’s national polls, had a realistic shot of sweeping the Sun Devils. After getting the game one win on Liz Santana’s walk-off home run, ASU was...
Darn rain … I’ll have to wait a bit longer to see OSU
After taking a week off to get married, I returned with hopes of finally seeing Oregon State’s softball team in action. I’ve been writing about them all spring but missed the Oregon series because of the time off. On Wednesday, the Beavers were supposed to play a doubleheader at home against Portland State. It didn’t...
OSU softball: Beavers face Indiana, Northwestern today in Fullerton
Oregon State opens play in the DeMarini Invitational today with back-to-back games against Big Ten opponents. The Beavers are 2-0 already this season against Big Ten foes with victories over Ohio State and Iowa. First up at 3:45 p.m. is Indiana. The Hoosiers have been playing well lately with five wins in their last six...
OSU softball: Scratching my head over polls
I’m not real sure what to think about the college softball rankings. Last week, Oregon State received four points in one of the polls and this week … nothing. And that’s after the Beavers swept through the tournament in San Diego. Meanwhile, Nebraska is ranked No. 22, a school the Beavers crushed in the tournament...
OSU softball: Crazy offensive numbers
Now in my second season watching Oregon State softball, I was pleasantly surprised to see the Beavers scoring so many runs last week at the Kajikawa Classic down in Arizona. Last year, OSU struggled at times to push runs across the plate. But listen to this … the games in Tempe represented the single-best five-game...
OSU softball: Preview of Friday’s games vs. Georgia Tech, McNeese St.
Oregon State got off to a great start on Thursday in the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe with huge wins over Brigham Young and Idaho State. Now, they’ll try to keep it going on the second day with matchups against Georgia Tech and McNeese State. Here’s a capsule look at today’s games. Oregon State (2-0) vs....
OSU softball: Preview of Thursday’s games vs. BYU, Idaho State
The Oregon State softball team opens its season this morning at 11 in the Kajikawa Classic with a game against Brigham Young. The Beavers follow with a 1:30 p.m. contest against Idaho State. Here’s a capsule look at today’s games. Oregon State (0-0) vs. Brigham Young (0-0) Thursday, 11 a.m., at Tempe, Ariz. Coaches: OSU’s...
OSU softball: Walker confident that his team is postseason material
Oregon State softball coach Kirk Walker sports a beard as the season gets ready to open this week. The Beavers will head to the Valley of the Sun to compete in the Kajikawa Classic. The toughest opponents for OSU appear to be Georgia Tech on Friday and Nebraska on Saturday. Both of those programs are...
Extra notes from CV-CHS swimming
When interviewing a freshman, you never know what kind of comments you might get. A lot of times, the younger kids are a little more nervous talking to a reporter and it can be a challenge to, well, basically get them to say much. But Crescent Valley’s Jenny Pinard and Corvallis’ Trevor Gourley were great...
Oregon State picked 8th in Pac-12 softball coaches’ preseason poll
The Pac-12 looks pretty tough again this coming season in softball. Of course, that’s nothing new with some of the nation’s top talent gracing diamonds out west. And once again, Oregon State has its work cut out to try to break into the conference’s upper echelon. The Pac-12’s preseason coaches poll was released Wednesday and...
Seven Pac-12 softball teams in preseason rankings
It’s hard to believe but Oregon State’s softball season will begin in only a couple more weeks. The Beavers open on Feb. 9-11 with a trip to Tempe, Ariz., on the campus of Arizona State for the Kajikawa Classic. OSU will face Brigham Young and Idaho State on the first day, Georgia Tech and McNeese...
An early look at the Knights schedule
With temperatures in Corvallis getting a little frigid this week, it can’t hurt to think about next summer a little bit. So, here’s an early look at the Corvallis Knight schedule. The team opens on June 1 on the road with a three-game series at Walla Walla. The home opener at Goss Stadium will be...
