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Welcome to OregonPrepSports.net's coverage of the 2012 Oregon High School Softball season! OSAA Playoff Brackets: 6A 5A 4A 3A 2A/1A Softball Polls: 4A Please add your team's roster!
2012 4A Softball Polls
Written by OregonPrepSports.net Thursday, 03 May 2012 09:00 Hits: 198
2011 Softball All-State Selections
Written by OregonPrepSports.net Wednesday, 29 June 2011 08:48 Hits: 3849 Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 October 2011 09:48 We at oregonprepsports.net will post all of the all-state teams for the 2011 season. Congratulations to all who were selected! 2011 Softball All-Star Selections
Written by OregonPrepSports.net Thursday, 16 June 2011 08:44 Hits: 1521 Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 October 2011 11:20 We at oregonprepsports.net will try to keep a list of all of the all-star teams for each league. If you have any all-star teams from leagues we are missing or have 2nd team/HM lists, please send them to us This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Barlow Announces New Head Softball Coach
Written by Dan Smith Monday, 08 August 2011 10:08 Hits: 1012 Sam Barlow High School’s Athletic Director, Terry Hanson, is pleased to announce the filling of the softball head coaching vacancy with Tom Topaum, a local law enforcement officer.
Coach Topaum, having coached both baseball and softball for over 13 years, brings a wealth of experience. He was an assistant baseball coach at Gresham High School, Reynolds High School and in 2005 was an assistant baseball coach at Barlow. He also has several years of experience in coaching ASA Softball locally. Team Metro and Team State Split All-Star Games
Written by oregonprepsports.net Thursday, 09 June 2011 08:56 Hits: 2772 Team State and Team Metro put on a show The 2011 State vs. Metro All-Star games were entertaining with explosive offense and many big defensive plays, worthy of All-Stars! Under hazy skies and warm temperatures, the two teams split the games with Team Metro getting the best of Team State via the long-ball in game-1 and winning in a run-rule game, 14-4. In game-2, Team State flexed it's collective muscle and had the resolve to pull out a 10-9 bottom-of-the-7th win. 2011 4A Senior All-Star Series
Written by Neil Forste Monday, 06 June 2011 23:34 Hits: 4686 A day after the 4A State Championship game was played down at Oregon State University between Cascade and Henley, The two starting pitchers from the final were once again back in the circle to face one another only 16 hours later. this time, they would lead their 4A Senior All-Star teams, to a two game split between the Mid West All-Stars, and the North/South team.
Cougars Swat Hornets 5-1
Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Saturday, 04 June 2011 17:07 Hits: 2691 Cascade Use Freshman’s Revenge Home Run To Repeat As 4A Champions
And they got the big hit they needed from one of the most unexpected places, a freshman hitting in the seventh slot.
Sommer Coleman took one in the shin to start the fourth inning, and her freshman cousin Rachel (left) proceeded to immediately exact revenge on Henley pitcher Rylee Carleton, drilling the next pitch over the left field fence for a 3-1 Cascade lead.
“I was just stoked going up there,” R. Coleman said.
“It was the lift we needed,” Cascade coach Tim Ganfield said. “And to get that from a freshman, it speaks to the depth of our program. I’m thankful we are deep enough to have candidates to reload, and always have someone who will step up.”
That depth ultimately was the difference, as Cascade got 3 of their 5 runs, five of their 10 hits, and 3 of 5 RBIs, out of their 6 thru 9 slots.
“Most don’t expect that from a #7 hitter, or the bottom of the lineup,” T. Ganfield said, “but we know they can do it; we’ve seen it in practice.”
“We showed we are a 1-9 team today,” Slate said.
West Albany Edges Pendleton 7-6 In A Wild 5A Title Game
Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Saturday, 04 June 2011 14:32 Hits: 1837 “Bulldog Softball Means Play Softball Like Bulldogs”
“That’s what they have been doing all year,” Erner said, “with the bats. These girls just keep competing.”
Even when West Albany finally took the lead for the third and final time, it required fighting back, as Allison Smith had to come to after being knocked down and out, before she could score what would be the winning run.
West Albany (23-5 entering the championship game), the Mid-Willamette champions, lost their first 4 games, scoring only 2 runs in the process, and 5 of their first 8, but the Bulldogs have since run of 20 straight wins.
Pendleton (18-10 entering the day) finished tied for third in the 4 team Columbia River conference, and with a sub .500 record (5-7). The Buckaroos benefited as much as anyone to the expanded OSAA playoff format though. After losing 5 of their last 6 league games, Pendleton has gotten hot in the postseason, with 3 shutouts in their 4 wins.
Both are not so surprising turnarounds for a couple of the youngest teams to reach a title game.
The Bulldogs have only one senior, and start 5 juniors, 3 sophomores, and a freshman. The Buckaroos start both of their seniors, but also start 3 juniors, 3 sophomores, and 2 freshmen.
Century Hits More Effectively Than South Salem
Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Saturday, 04 June 2011 11:40 Hits: 2089 Jaguars Claim Schools’ First Team State Championship
Getting an early lead proved to be crucial, as Century, capitalizing on the experience of being in last year’s 5A title game, got off to a 3-0 lead before South Salem ever picked up a bat. It allowed the Jaguars to dictate tactics the rest of the way.
“If we can get the lead, we can usually protect it,” Century coach Kevin Brown said. “But oh boy, can South swing the bat! They are the best hitting team we have seen all year. Fortunately, we have Montana (McNeely), who I think is the best pitcher in the state.”
Regis Completes Sweep Of Western Mennonite
Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Friday, 03 June 2011 17:48 Hits: 3461 Ram Comeback Claims 2A Title
Emily Fahndrich wasn’t willing to go away quietly though, starting the inning off with an infield single for Western Mennonite, and Christy Rauch followed it up with a double to right field, bringing the tieing run to the plate, with no outs.
Michelle Schultz lined out to Emily Perlich for the first out, and though Kelli Christianson singled, the runners couldn’t move up. It brought the winning run to the plate, but it also set up a force at home, and when Jordyn Wright hit a bounder to third, the force at the plate, left, was an easy second out.
Perlich got Taylor Simpson to fly out to center field to work out of the jam, and start the party for the Rams.
“I was confident we would get out of it,” Regis coach Doug Highberger said. “Emily doesn’t let adversity affect her. We’ve survived a couple of errors before, and it’s a credit to Emily and the entire team for not folding.”
Glide Glides Past Horizon Christian
Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Friday, 03 June 2011 14:31 Hits: 2507 Early Lead Leads To Perfect Season
McKenzie Shrum put the first pitch in play, and Glide unleashed some blistering team speed. Before the dust settled, the Wildcats had capitalized on three Hawk errors in the infield to open a 2-0 lead.
A little additional help early was all Marissa Duarte would need, as the Wildcat ace threw a two hitter at Horizon Christian, and Glide glided to a 5-2 win in the OSAA 3A Softball Championship game Friday at the Oregon St. University softball complex.
“It’s super important to get those early runs,” Duarte said. “It’s what gets our confidence up, but really, it gives you time to focus.” Cascade Claws Out 2-0 Ticket For Rematch With Central
Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Friday, 27 May 2011 18:14 Hits: 3591 Cougars Continue Post-Season Shutout String
Turner - Yamhill Carlton couldn't capitalize on uncharacteristic errors by Cascade shortstop Ashley Edwards in their first and last at bats, or take advantage of Rebecca Christensen's third inning leadof triple. In contrast, the second ranked Cougars clawed out a couple of unearned runs after the Tigers comitted consecutive infield errors in the opening inning. As a result, defending OSAA 4A state champion Cascade earned a fourth meeting with Oregon West rival Central on Tuesday, as the third ranked Panthers did some scratching of their own to earn a 1-0 win over Madras.
"It's going to be the little things that make the difference come this time of the year," Cascade coach Tim Ganfield said.
The two runs were all Cascade pitcher Jessica Slate needed to out-duel Yamhill-Carlton's Molly Smith. Slate, the reigning 4A Player of the Year, retired the Tigers' 2-3-4 hitters with Christiansen watching from third base to erase Yamhill-Carlton's best scoring threat, and keep alive the Cougar's streak of not having allowed a run in their three post season wins.
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Cascade overcame their ace pitcher Jessica Slate being ill, and having their leadoff batter thrown out at the plate twice, to claim a 5-1 win, and repeat as the OSAA 4A State Champions.
So said West Albany head coach Rocky Erner. In a game with 5 lead changes, and more wild plays and calls than one would normally see in a season of softball, it was playing like Bulldogs, figuratively and literally, that ultimately claimed the OSAA 5A championship by a 7-6 score for the Bulldogs.
South Salem actually out-hit Century 10-8, but the Jaguars were more effective with their bats, and it translated to a 7-3 state championship win Saturday morning at the Oregon St. Softball complex.
Taking a three run lead into the bottom of the seventh, and near the bottom of the Western Mennonite batting order, it appeared that Regis would wrap up the 2011 OSAA 2A Softball Championship with relative ease.
Easily the best weather of the season (warm, dry, sunny, and a light breeze; any ONE of those has made it a good day for softball this spring!) arrived just in time for the Championship games, and Glide wasted no time capitalizing on it.
