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WILDCAT SPOTLIGHT eyes on the prize

“I have always been interested in neonatal and labor and delivery nursing,” she says. “I’ve been in and out of the hospital with my family because they have had medical issues. I just Katie Phillips is keeping her team focused on reaching the have always known I want to be a nurse.” national championships while at the same time preparing In the wake of the COVID pandemic, all spring sports herself for a rewarding career in neonatal care student-athletes lost a season of competition. As a result, every spring sports participant was granted an additional year by ellie holstine ’23 of eligibility by the NCAA. Like many other athletes, Phillips ith her sights set squarely on one day becoming plans to use her remaining year of eligibility by enrolling in a a labor and delivery nurse, Katie Phillips chose to fifth year. Once she finishes her fifth year, intends to enter the attend Linfield University for its prestigious nursing Linfield nursing school’s accelerated master’s degree program. education and for the opportunity to continue to play softball Being involved in one of the most challenging majors and competitively. most intensive athletic programs at Linfield, Phillips has her “I was looking for a school that was going to help me both hands full. Balancing the demands of her exercise science academically and athletically,” she says. “I wanted to make courses while devoting five to six hours a day to softball can sure I was going to be working toward my career goals while be challenging at times. Phillips has avoided burnout, learning at the same time playing softball competitively.” over the years to appreciate the sport and the time she has Phillips grew up in Tustin, California, a city of about now as an athlete.

80,000 located in Orange County just a short drive from “We don’t have the luxury of playing after (Linfield) and Disneyland. Phillips began playing softball at the age of 4 and that’s partially why I’m taking a fifth year,” says Phillips. “Softball fell in love with the game instantly. Her dad, Rick, introduced isn’t going to be forever, especially in a women’s sport. I try to her to the game. Katie appreciates how softball has drawn her be in the moment and enjoy every day.” family closer and how much Rick and her mother, Alison, have Phillips does indeed enjoy every minute of softball. The supported her throughout her softball career. family atmosphere of the softball program makes it easy.

“My dad’s been my coach since I was born. He Phillips is steadfastly devoted to her teammates and coached me up until I was 17 years old. He was my the team’s success. high school coach as well as my travel ball coach.

“Katie commits her time, energy and fun He will always be my coach,” she says with a personality to the team,” says teammate Tayah smile.

Kelley. “She’s a great teammate. She’s always Her strong family ties have provided a huge been someone who tries to focus on the posisupport system for Phillips throughout her coltives and helps bring her teammates up.” lege years. She is appreciative of the support her Having a perennially positive player like Phillips parents have shown her throughout the years. on the roster makes the atmosphere fun for Despite the distance between Tustin and McMineveryone to be around. With the conference nville, Rick and Alison are regular attendees playoffs looming, the Wildcats are striving at Katie’s games. to keep winning on the field and move on “My parents never missed a single together to the national playoffs. thing of mine and I never once went to Phillips is putting in the time to a game without someone not being ensure she does her part in there,” says the California native. “My making that happen. mom and dad have been perfect “If we win the conference role models for the type of parent I tournament, then we’re going to want to be when I have kids.” regionals. After that, it’s just on Having dealt with some fama week-by-week basis. We are ily medical problems throughout hoping to make it to the naher life, Phillips knew early tional championships, which on that she wanted to be a is during Linfield’s graduation nurse. After being a nanny weekend. Hopefully, I’ll be for a newborn and a twograduating on a softball field.” year-old, Phillips fell in love with With one more season yet to working with babies and developed play and more course credits to a passion for taking care of them, finish, Phillips has yet to comsparking a somewhat unique plete her Linfield legacy. It’s safe interest in becoming a labor and to say she’s preparing herself well delivery nurse. for life beyond Linfield.

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THE VISITORS nwc standings as of APRIL 12

NWC OVERALL W-L

W-L

LINFIELD GEORGE FOX PACIFIC LUTHERAN WHITWORTH PACIFIC LEWIS & CLARK WILLAMETTE

21-3 18-6 16-8 15-9 9-15 8-16 5-19

29-7 26-10 24-12 25-11 10-24 13-21 8-26

PUGET SOUND

4-20

4-26

NO. NAME

YR.

B/T

HOMETOWN

2

Samantha Petitt

Jr.

L/R

Tigard, Ore.

4

Sydney Rusin

Jr.

L/R

Portland, Ore.

5

Kayla Hale

Jr.

R/R

Wahiawa, Hawaii

6

Michelle Winfield

Jr.

L/R

Beaverton, Ore.

8

Bella Portillo

Sr.

R/R

San Jose, Calif.

9

Rylee Patton

Sr.

R/R

Eastvale, Calif.

10

Makayla Kraemer

Jr.

R/R

Sebastopol, Calif.

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Ashley Gamble

Fr.

L/L

Paia, Hawaii

series breakdown

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Jordyn Moullet-Dozier

So.

L/R

Sherwood, Ore.

LINFIELD AT A GLANCE The Wildcats swept Puget Sound last week, winning three of the four games via eight-run mercy rule. The series included a combined no-hitter in the opener by Tayah Kelley and Cheyenne Datan. Kelley was named the NWC Softball Pitcher Student-Athlete of the Week for the fifth time this spring after she struck out a combined 25 batters while allowing just one run on one hit against the Loggers. She fanned 12 in the five-inning no-no. Kamryn Mobley leads the team with a .414 batting average and five home runs while Claire Seats has driven in 37 runs. Katie Phillips is batting .392 with a teamleading 51 hits and 15 doubles.

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Elizabeth Young

Sr.

R/R

Port Orchard, Wash.

15

Carli Zanassi

Fr.

R/R

Bothell, Wash.

16

Annika McNeel

Sr.

L/R

Beaverton, Ore.

17

Kaleigh Bauerle

Jr.

R/R

Belgrade, Mont.

18

MiKaila Neilson

Jr.

R/R

Frenchtown, Mont.

20

Carly Bursch

Sr.

R/R

Santee, Calif.

21

Nykki Wada

Jr.

R/R

Mililani, Hawaii

22

Nicole Leadley

Jr.

R/R

Bothell, Wash.

25

Jordan Okumura

Fr.

R/R

Mililani, Hawaii

27

Lindsey Greenfield

So.

R/R

Mukilteo, Wash.

32

Gillian Venditti

Fr.

R/R

Caldwell, Idaho

34

Emma Caile

Fr.

R/R

Erie, Colo.

35

Haylie Uetake

Sr.

R/R

Ewa Beach, Hawaii

39

Taylor Waara

Jr.

R/R

Kenmore, Wash.

40

Alexandra Krake

Fr.

R/R

Portland, Ore.

PACIFIC AT A GLANCE The Boxers are looking to snap a fourgame losing streak after being swept

by Pacific Lutheran at home. Rylee Patton has started in all 34 games.

She leads the team with a .435 batting average, 47 hits and 30 RBI. Michelle Winfield (.329) and Annika McNeel (.317) are also batting above .300 for the Boxers. Winfield has scored 23 times. Samantha Pettit is 10 for 12 on stolen base attempts. Nine different players have seen action in the circle this season. Patton has tossed 67 1/3 innings in 16 appearances and 14 starts. She owns a 5.72 ERA. THE SERIES Linfield and Pacific have met 114 times. The Wildcats won 92 of those games. The ‘Cats are 50-11 against the Boxers at home and 41-11 in Forest Grove. Linfield is riding an 11game win streak against Pacific. The ‘Cats swept the season series in 2021, outscoring the Boxers 43-9.

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STAT CHECK THE WILDCATS

THE BOXERS

TEAM STATISTICS Runs Per Game: 6.97 Runs Allowed Per Game: 2.64 Batting Average: .341 ERA: 2.25

TEAM STATISTICS Runs Per Game: 4.62 Runs Allowed Per Game: 6.82 Batting Average: .279 ERA: 6.59

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Batting Average: Kamryn Mobley (.414) Hits: Katie Phillips (51) Runs: Kamryn Mobley, Baily Paul (36) RBI: Claire Seats (37) Doubles: Katie Phillips (15) Triples: Baily Paul (4) Home Runs: Kamryn Mobley (5) ERA: Tayah Kelley (1.16) Strikeouts: Tayah Kelley (182)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Batting Average: Rylee Patton (.435) Hits: Rylee Patton (47) Runs: Michelle Winfield (23) RBI: Rylee Patton (30) Doubles: Michelle Winfield (7) Triples: Michelle Winfield, Rylee Patton (2) Home Runs: Carli Zanassi, Ashley Gamble (2) ERA: Carly Bursch (3.73) Strikeouts: Rylee Patton (34)

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THE HOME TEAM

Linfield wildcats NO. NAME

POS.

B/T

YR./EL

HOMETOWN

1

Tiani Wayton

OF

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Kailua, Hawaii

2

Tayah Kelley

P

R/R

Jr./So.

Myrtle Creek, Ore.

3

Jenna Wong

SS/2B

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Kahaluu, Hawaii

4

Baily Paul

OF

L/R

Sr./Jr.

Gig Harbor, Wash.

OF

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Seattle, Wash.

5/34 Claire Seats

GETTING TO KNOW

ashley sutton

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Abi Proffitt

1B

R/R

Sr./Jr.

Lake Tapps, Wash.

7

Leah Walborn

OF

R/R

So./Fr.

Boise, Idaho

8

Jacey Leyvas

1B/3B

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Redlands, Calif.

9

Brynn Nelson

2B

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Bonney Lake, Wash.

10

Brianna Loza

3B

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Hillsboro, Ore.

11

Chloe McDaniel

OF

L/R

Jr./So.

Battle Ground, Wash.

12

Katrina Johns

SS

R/R

Sr./Jr.

Naches, Wash.

13

Maddie Troutt

C

R/R

Fr./Fr.

The Dalles, Ore.

14

Jordan Bennett

P

R/R

Jr./So.

San Jose, Calif.

15

Sophia vanderSommen OF

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Tigard, Ore.

16

Ashley Sutton

C

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Monroe, Ore.

17

Kaili Saathoff

OF/1B

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Philomath, Ore.

18

Emma Podliska

C/1B

R/R

Jr./So.

Auburn, Wash.

19

Dayla McAuliffe

P

R/R

Fr./Fr.

San Diego, Calif.

20

Kaylee Barnum

3B/1B

R/R

Jr./So.

Westport, Wash.

Dream job: Physical therapist

21

Jenny Ball

OF/2B

R/R

So./Fr.

West Salem, Ore.

Favorite place on campus: Starbucks

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Haley Gutierrez

2B/3B

R/R

Jr./So.

Hacienda Heights, Calif.

23

Serrina Cabral

2B/SS

R/R

Sr./Jr.

Oxnard, Calif.

24

Cheyenne Datan

P

R/R

Sr./Jr.

North Bend, Ore.

25

Tyler Warden

P

R/R

So./Fr.

Monroe, Ore.

26

Savannah Fitzgerald

C

R/R

Jr./Jr.

Twin Falls, Idaho

28

Brooklin Champion

OF

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Boise, Idaho

30

Hailey Wadsworth

P/1B

R/R

Fr./Fr.

Happy Valley, Ore.

33

Kamryn Mobley

3B

R/R

Jr./So.

Aurora, Ore.

35

Katie Phillips

OF

R/R

Sr./Jr.

Tustin, Calif.

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Nickname: Cashley Major: Exercise science First softball team I played on: TC Tigers

Favorite movie: Any Avengers movie Favorite food spot in Mac: Muchas Gracias Hobbies outside softball: Hanging out with friends Favorite sports teams: 49ers and Dodgers Favorite class: Biology lab because we do interesting experiments Most influential people in my life: My parents Brush with greatness: League player of the year during my senior year of high school Favorite Coach Vaughan saying: “It doesn’t matter, get better.”

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MEET THE LINFIELD WILDCATS

tiani wayton | 1

tayah kelley | 2

JENNA WONG | 3

Baily Paul | 4

brynn nelson | 9

brianna loza | 10

chloe mCDANIEL | 11

katrina johns | 12

kaili saathoff | 17

emma podliska | 18

dayla mcauliffe | 19

kaylee barnum | 20

tyler warden | 25

savannah fitzgerald | 26

brooklin champion | 28

hailey wadsworth | 30

Freshman Outfielder Kailua, Hawaii

Freshman Second Base Bonney Lake, Washington

Freshman Outfielder/First Base Philomath, Oregon

Sophomore Pitcher Monroe, Oregon

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Junior Pitcher Myrtle Creek, Oregon

Freshman Third Base Hillsboro, Oregon

Junior Catcher/First Base Auburn, Washington

Junior Catcher Twin Falls, Idaho

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Freshman Shortstop/Third Base Kahaluu, Hawaii

Junior Outfielder Battle Ground, Washington

Freshman Pitcher San Diego, California

Freshman Outfielder Boise, Idaho

Senior Outfielder Gig Harbor, Washington

Senior Shortstop Naches Valley, Washington

Junior Third Base/First Base Westport, Washington

Freshman Pitcher Happy Valley, Oregon

MEET THE LINFIELD WILDCATS

claire seats | 5 / 34

Abi proffitt | 6

leah walborn | 7

jacey leyvas | 8

maddie troutt | 13

jordan bennett | 14

Sophia vandersommen | 15

ashley sutton | 16

jenny ball | 21

haley gutierrez | 22

serrina cabral | 23

cheyenne datan | 24

kamryn mobley | 33

katie phillips | 35

Freshman Outfielder Seattle, Washington

Freshman Catcher The Dalles, Oregon

Sophomore Outfield/Second Base West Salem, Oregon

Junior Third Base Aurora, Oregon

Senior First Base Lake Tapps, Washington

Sophomore Pitcher San Jose, California

Junior Second Base/Third Base Hacienda Heights, California

Freshman Outfielder Boise, Idaho

Freshman Outfielder Tigard, Oregon

Senior Second Base/Shortstop Oxnard, California

Freshman First Base/Third Base Redlands, California

Freshman Catcher Monroe, Oregon

Junior Pitcher North Bend, Oregon

Senior Outfielder Tustin, California

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LINFIELD SPORTS NETWORK

fans can now follow the ’Cats on the roku app The Linfield Sports Network brings fans live action of Linfield softball each week. Fans can watch live play-by-play action of all home games on their desktop computer, tablet or mobile device or smart TV. The Farnham Electric Pregame Show starts 15 minutes prior to each softball game’s joe stuart scheduled start time. Broadcasts include a complete postgame wrap-up, with analysis, final statistics and live interviews with players and coaches.

McMinnville native Joe Stuart begins his sixth season as the lead softball play-byplay announcer. A 2020 Linfield graduate, Stuart is the athletic department’s broadcast coordinator, managing all aspects of Linfield’s isaac milner webcasting outreach, while assisting with sports communications and social media needs.

Stuart got his start in sports broadcasting with LSN, calling play-by-place for men’s and women’s soccer, basketball, baseball and softball contests. He also served as football sideline reporter for two seasons.

Current Linfield men’s tennis player Isaac Milner embarks on his first season of involvement with Linfield softball broadcasts, and will serve as color analyst and occasional play-by-play voice.

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For the first time, all Linfield Sports Network broadcasts are available on the Roku app, making it possible for fans to watch live and archived games on their home televisions.

To access games, go to golinfieldwildcats.com/watch, or download the Roku app on your smart TV.

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NWC BATTING STATISTICS Team

AVG

G

AB

R

H

2B

Linfield

.341

36

1010 248 344 61

8

25 225 496

.491

95

21

92

2

.405

91-98 .970

Pacific Lutheran

.328

36

997

258 327 74

7

39 234 532

.534

135

10

128

4

.410

57-66 .960

Whitworth

.313

36

992

247 310 59

12

39 227 510

.514

133

23

140

2

.402

35-47 .965

Lewis & Clark

.292

34

900

160 263 41

1

38 149 420

.467

88

19

150

5

.365

25-32 .946

George Fox

.282

31

843

197 238 46

4

56 177 460

.546

90

39

174

0

.375

32-40 .955

Pacific

.279

34

886

157 247 46

5

7

138 324

.366

86

13

119

3

.347

44-53 .954

Willamette

.249

34

900

131 224 36

3

14 109 308

.342

98

23

148

3

.333

85-98 .951

Puget Sound

.210

32

771

82

3

14

.322

62

8

194

3

.276

19-23 .926

162 38

3B

HR RBI

71

TB SLG%

248

BB HBP SO GDP OB%

SB-ATT FLD%

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NWC PITCHING STATISTICS Team

ERA

W-L

G

SHO SV

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

2B

3B

HR

AB

B/AVG

Linfield

1.95

29-7

36

9

2

262.1

219

95

73

87

223

29

6

16

883

.248

George Fox

2.88

26-10

31

4

1

206.1

214

110

85

48

141

42

2

14

822

.260

Whitworth

4.05

25-11

36

3

1

224.2

292

156

130

100

79

48

6

20

942

.310

Willamette

5.02

8-26

34

0

0

224.2

303

205

161

65

133

50

10

30

966

.314

Pacific Lutheran

5.13

24-12

36

4

6

227.2

276

198

167

146

118

45

0

37

922

.299

Puget Sound

5.61

4-26

32

1

0

192.0

273

220

154

96

134

50

9

22

853

.320

Lewis & Clark

6.18

13-21

34

1

4

216.1

316

228

191

78

101

76

3

46

956

.331

Pacific

6.59

10-24

34

1

2

210.1

301

232

198

120

100

66

9

34

929

.324

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WILDCATS IN THE NEWS

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kelley, fujimori honored by nwc Softball’s Tayah Kelley earns her fifth Northwest Conference weekly award while tennis’ Taryn Fujimori receives her second Taryn Fujimori is starting to heat up at the right time while Tayah Kelley continues to plow through the Northwest Conference as the two Linfield University standouts were once again named Northwest Conference Student-Athletes of the Week on Monday.

Now a five-time NWC Softball Pitcher Student-Athlete of the Week in 2022, Kelley was nearly untouchable in the circle for the first-place Wildcats as they swept Puget Sound, three of those games ending in five innings due to eight-run mercy rules.

Kelley picked up two wins and a save against Puget Sound.

She threw four innings in a combined no-hitter against the Loggers in Friday’s opener. She issued one walk but struck out every other batter that she faced, finishing with 12 Ks. Kelley earned her

taryn fujimori second save of the season in Friday’s nightcap, striking out the side in the last inning. She came back in Game 3 on Saturday and struck out 10 more batters while allowing just one run on one hit in five innings of work. Kelley is 18-3 on the season and leads the NWC with 182 strikeouts and a 1.16 ERA. Fujimori was selected as the NWC Women’s Tennis StudentAthlete of the Week for the second straight week after leading the Wildcats to a pair of wins in eastern Washington. The ‘Cats (10-2, 6-0 NWC) now sit atop the NWC after taking down Whitman.

In Saturday’s huge 6-3 win over Whitman, Fujimori won her No. 2 singles match over the Blues’ Erica Mock with scores of 6-4, 6-4 and 6-0. She and partner Maggie Fiocchi won No. 2 doubles over Ilina Jha and Irene Tsai, 8-3. Fujimori and Fiocchi won No. 2 doubles again in a 9-0 win over Whitworth on Sunday. The duo defeated the Pirates’ Kyndal Locati and Gracie Smyley, 8-5.

Fujimori moved up to the No. 1 singles spot against the Pirates, beating Aleah Kert 7-6, 4-6, 1-0.

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NFCA TOP 25 POLL linfield climbs to 10th in top 25 poll Christopher Newport kept rolling to remain the No. 1 team in the NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll for a fourth-straight week. CNU (27-1) swept Meredith in its only action this past week.

No. 2 Salisbury (28-2) kept pace with two victories of its own, while third-ranked Texas Lutheran (29-4) and No. 4 BirminghamSouthern (28-4) each swept a three-game conference series.

Meanwhile, East Texas Baptist (22-7) and Eastern Connecticut State (20-4) hopped over Belhaven and RandolphMacon after those two both lost. DePauw (18-6) held steady at No. 9, while Linfield (29-7) took all four games of a conference series from Puget Sound to round out the first 10.

No. 11 Virginia Wesleyan (25-8) regained three spots this week after outscoring opponents 58-4 over six contests. The reigning NCAA champion Marlins have won eight of their last 10.

Two teams that had a rough start to their season, but have a long program pedigree of success — MIT and Trine — now find themselves in the mix after getting things going.

The (15-8) Engineers are tied for the 24th spot with Millikin after splitting with a ranked win over Tufts and a sweep of both Emerson and Clark. After not playing for two years due to COVID-19, MIT has now won 14 of its last 15 games.

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TEAM Christopher Newport (10) Salisbury Texas Lutheran Birmingham-Southern East Texas Baptist Eastern Connecticut State Belhaven Randolph-Macon DePauw Linfield Virginia Wesleyan Roanoke Tufts Wisconsin-Oshkosh Concordia (Wis.) Rowan Milwaukee School of Engineering Saint Benedict (Minn.)

Mary Hardin-Baylor Berry Chapman Bethel Loras Mass. Institute of Technology Millikin

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REC. 27-1 28-2 29-4 28-4 22-7 20-4 25-5 24-5 18-6 29-7 25-8 20-8 16-4 18-4 17-2 21-5 13-3 18-3 22-9 23-10 21-6 18-2 16-4 15-8 22-4

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april 15, 2022