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March 16-22 Jessyka MacDonald, MSU Billings March 23-29 Sammi Cadwallader, Western Oregon March 30-A. 5 Jourdan Williams, Western Oregon April 6-12 Makinlee Sellevold, Western Washington Week of March 2-8: Player – Amanda Evola, Western Oregon (CF, 5-7, Sr., Beaverton, OR - Westview), had nine hits in 19 at bats, including two doubles and two home runs to lead the Wolves to a four-game sweep against Northwest Nazarene during which it outscored the Wolves 31-8. Evola also drove in six runs in raising her career batting average to .399. That ranks sixth in GNAC history. Only four players in conference history have finished their careers with a .400 average. She currently ranks sixth in career hits with 234 and fourth in RBI with 152. Pitcher – Makinlee Sellevold, Western Washington (5-4, Fr., Everett, WA - Cascade) posted a 4-0 record as the Vikings began their conference season winning four of six contests. Among the victories was a 5-0 shutout of Central Washington Sunday. In 32 1/3 innings, she allowed just eight runs, seven earned. She gave up 30 hits and walked 13, but only 18.6 percent of the runners who reached on a hit or walk ended up scoring. Week of Feb. 2-8: Player – Amanda Evola, Western Oregon (OF, 5-7, Sr., Beaverton, OR) had 10 hits in 23 at bats as the Wolves won two of six games in the NFCA Division II Leadoff Classic at Tucson, Ariz. Evola also scored six runs and stole a pair of bases. Two of WOU’s losses were in extra innings. Pitcher - Makinlee Sellevold, Western Washington (Fr., Everett, WA - Cascade), making her collegiate debut, allowed just one hit – a one-out infield single in the first inning – in a 3-0 shutout of Chaminade. Sellevold walked one batter, hit one and fanned four. Week of Feb. 9-15: Player - Alicia Fine, Western Washington (SS, 5-6, Sr., Mount Vernon, WA – Portland State), batted .500 (10-of-20) and drove in 14 runs as the Vikings won four of six games in Las Vegas. Among her 10 hits, were four doubles and three home runs as she posted a 1.150 slugging percentage. She walked three times and didn’t strikeout out. For the week, she batted .400 (14-of35) and drove in 15 runs in 10 games. Pitcher – Lindsey Kamphuis, Central Washington (5-10, Fr., Kennewick, WA Kamiakin) won two games allowing just 15 hits in 18 innings as the Wildcats won four of five games to open its season. Her first win was a 10-3 complete-game conquest of No. 19 ranked Humboldt State. Week of March 9-15: Player - Alexa Olague, Central Washington (3B, 5-6, Jr., Tacoma, WA - Wilson) and Taviah Jenkins, Saint Martin’s (OF, 5-8, Sr., Castle Rock, WA) … Olague led the Wildcats to a four-game sweep of Northwest Nazarene, banging out six hits, including two doubles and the only triple in the GNAC last week. She also had six RBI. In Saturday’s sweep, her two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh gave CWU a 6-5 victory in the first game. In the second contest, she led off the bottom of the sixth with a single and the Wildcats went on to score six runs to break a 2-2 tie in an 8-2 win … Jenkins had eight hits in 16 at bats, including a double and home run, and also drove in eight runs as the Saints won five of six games including a 5-0, 2-1 sweep Saturday against Western Washington. Pitcher – Sam Munger, Saint Martin’s (P-SS, 5-6, Sr., Everett, WA - Cascade) won three games and had a save and didn’t allow a run in 20 innings pitching two shutouts against both Notre Dame de Namur (9-0, 2-0) and Western Washington (5-0). She allowed just 13 hits and fanned 16. She hasn’t allowed a run in 21 consecutive innings. Week of Feb. 16-22: Player – Sam Munger, Saint Martin’s (P-SS, Sr., Everett, WA) led the Saints to a 5-0 record both at the plate and in the circle. She had 10 hits – increasing her career total to 219 which is the seventh highest in GNAC history – in 21 at bats. Among her hits were four doubles and two home runs. She drove in 10 runs including six in a 10-3 win over Northwest Christian. She also recorded her 64th and 65th career wins – No. 3 all-time in the conference – allowing just four runs (two earned) in 13 innings. Pitcher – Kiana Wood, Central Washington (56, So., Aloha, OR) won two games defeating Dominican 6-0 and Holy Names 13-1. She pitched six innings and allowed just two hits against the Penguins, then pitched a fiveinning complete-game against Holy Names. Week of March 16-22: Player – Megan Miller, Saint Martin’s (3B, 5-3, Jr., Everett, WA - Cascade) led the Saint offense which produced 36 runs in two games against Central Washington’s pitching staff, CWU came into the weekend ranked No. 1 in the GNAC in ERA. Miller, who drove in six runs and hit for the cycle in the second game, had six hits in eight at bats, including two doubles, a triple and a home run. Her slugging average for the doubleheader with a phenomenal 1.625 as she drove in eight runs. Pitcher – Jessyka MacDonald, MSU Billings (5-8, Sr., Billings, MT – West) allowed just four runs in 21 2/3 innings, surrendering 15 hits and striking out 15 in winning three of four decisions including a two-hit 8-0 shutout of Simon Fraser Sunday. MacDonald pitched all 10 innings of MSUB’s two five-inning wins Sunday, allowing just five hits and one run. She needed just 113 pitches combined in throwing two complete games. Week of Feb. 23-March 1: Player – Emily Osborn, MSU Billings (1B, 5-8, Sr., Las Vegas, NV – Bonanza) had nine hits in 21 at bats, including two doubles and three home runs, as the Yellowjackets won four of six games in the College of Idaho/Northwest Nazarene Classic. Osborn had a total of five RBIs including three in a 5-3 win Saturday against College of Idaho. P itcher – Jessyka MacDonald, MSU Billings (5-8, Sr., Billings, MT) recorded three victories and also earned a save, allowing just 10 hits in 15 innings. She walked eight and fanned 12 in posting a 2.80 ERA in the tournament. 4