Yote Notes – May 11,
2009
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Mike Safford Jr. – Sports
Info. Director
msafford@collegeofidaho.edu
ATHLETIC NEWS:
TRACK
TEAM TO HOLD CONCERT: The
C of I track team will be holding a concert May 16 on the patio of the Willows
Complex in
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SOFTBALL (32-17): No. 23 ranked Lady Yotes headed to
NAIA Women’s World Series (Tournament Preview)
LAST WEEK: Idle
COMING UP: at NAIA Women’s World Series,
Decatur, Ala. – Thursday vs. No. 9 Martin Methodist (Tenn.), 7:30 p.m. (CDT);
Friday vs. No. 8 Bethel (Ind.), 10:30 a.m. (CDT); Saturday vs. Virginia-Wise, 2 p.m. (CDT); Bracket Play –
Monday through Wednesday.
LIVE STATS AVAILABLE: No radio broadcasts will be available
from the NAIA Women’s World Series, however, Live Stats of every game will be
carried live. Head to the Tournament
Central page at http://naia.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/072908aaa.html
and click on the Live Stats link.
ABOUT THE WORLD SERIES: The softball national championship is in its 29th
year, with the tournament in
ABOUT THE FACILITY: Wilson Morgan Softball
Complex is run by the City of
TRAVEL, HOTEL INFORMATION: The Lady Yotes will leave
early Tuesday morning, traveling through
CCC HISTORY AT NATIONALS: The Lady Yotes are one of
five Cascade Conference teams to advance to the NAIA Women’s World Series – and
the first to make back-to-back appearances this decade. Prior to the Coyotes,
POSTSEASON HISTORY: After missing out on the
playoffs during the first four seasons of intercollegiate softball, the Lady
Yotes have qualified for the postseason each of the last four years. In 2006, the Yotes made their playoff debut
and dropped two games at the now defunct CCC Tournament, went 2-2 at the 2007
NAIA Region I Tournament – defeating both Oregon Tech and Concordia, before
dropping a pair to eventual champion, Simon Fraser. Last year, The C of I went 3-0 at the NAIA
Region I Tournament (defeating Simon Fraser and Oregon Tech twice), then went
1-3 at the Women’s World Series (losing to Trevecca Nazarene, Lubbock
Christian, and Olivet Nazarene, defeating Friends). Overall, the Lady Yotes are 6-7 in playoff
games.
LOOKING AT THE POOLS: The Lady Yotes are in
Pool H – which is seeded eighth out of the eight pools in the tournament. In the pool is No. 8 seeded
ABOUT MARTIN METHODIST: The Redhawks (41-10),
from
ABOUT
ABOUT VIRGINIA-WISE: The Cavaliers (31-15),
from Wise, Va., will be making their third appearance in the World Series,
going 0-4 in Pool Play in both 2005 and 2007 – failing to reach bracket
play. UV-Wise won the Appalachian
Athletic Conference postseason tournament title to earn the automatic berth to
FINALLY CRACKING THE TOP-25: After finding themselves in the
Others Receiving Votes category in the NAIA Top-25 Coaches Poll for the entire
2009 season, the Lady Yotes finally earned enough voter points to jump into the
rankings at No. 23 in the final balloting of the season. It marks the first time since April of 2008
that the squad has been in the Top-25 – the Coyotes were ranked for
nine-straight polls from April 2007 through April 2008, reaching as high as No.
14 in the final poll of 2007 and the preseason poll last year.
ZILLNER NAMED CCC PITCHER OF THE
YEAR: After a
record-setting regular-season, C of I pitcher Jody Zillner (Emmett, Idaho /
College of Southern Idaho) was named CCC Pitcher of the Year. The junior and
five-time CCC Pitcher of the Week, posted a 20-7 record and 1.36 ERA in leading
the Coyotes to the CCC’s regular season title and berth in the NAIA Women’s
World Series. She set a school record for wins and tied a school mark for
shutouts (6). She had 15 starts in which she allowed four or fewer hits, and 17
starts with seven or more strikeouts. She also posted victories over NCAA
Division I foes
DIXON NAMED CCC PLAYER
OF THE YEAR: The
Yotes swept the top-two awards on the All-CCC team, as first-baseman Heather Dixon (Boise, Idaho / Idaho State U.) was named the league’s Player of
the Year. The
senior batted .338 and led the league with a CCC record 17 homers and a school-record
44 runs batted in. A two-time CCC Player of the Week, the transfer from
OTHERS ON THE CCC TEAM:
Two
Coyote seniors were named to the All-CCC team – outfielder Stacy Smith (Draper,
SEASON
RECORDS: Six
Lady Yotes have already worked themselves into the single-season Top-10 list in
2009. Jody Zillner leads the way –
having already set the mark for wins in a season (20). She is on pace to set a new mark for ERA (1.36),
is No. 2 in complete games (24), decisions (27), innings pitched (195),
appearances (34), and strikeouts (228), while No. 3 in starts (25), and is No.
5 offensively in home runs (6). Brooke Judy (Kuna, Idaho / Kuna HS) ranks in seven categories – No. 5 in wins
(12), starts (21), and decisions (21), No. 6 in strikeouts (81), No. 7 in
complete games (11) and innings pitched (119.2), and No. 9 in appearances (24). Heather Dixon holds the record for home runs
(17) and RBI (44), is No. 3 in at bats (145), No. 5 in both hits (49) and runs
scored (32), and is No. 9 in putouts (219), while Amy Rhoades, is No. 3 in
doubles (12), No. 7 in sacrifice hits (8), and No. 10 in both walks (14) and at
bats (136). Stacy Smith is No. 1 in hit by pitches (8) and No. 10 in doubles
(9), and Kalie
Kurdy (Boise, Idaho / Bishop Kelly HS) is No. 5 in put outs (237)
and No. 7 in chances (252). As a team,
the Lady Yotes have tied the school record with eight shutouts this season.
CAREER RECORDS: A total of ten Lady Yotes have their names
etched in the career Top-10 at The C of I.
Leading the way is Haley Butcher, who holds the top spot in hits (170),
doubles (36), at bats (522), and games started (181), is No. 2 in RBI (89),
games played (183), and runs scored (100), No. 4 in triples (3), No. 5 in home
runs (8) and hit by pitches (9), No. 6 in walks (32), and No. 8 in stolen bases
(18). Stacy Smith ranks among the
leaders in ten categories – No. 1 in RBI (103), home runs (24), games played
(184), and hit by pitches (24), No. 2 in doubles (32), at bats (480), and hits
(153), No. 4 in runs scored (81) and games started (171), and No. 5 in triples
(2). Brooke Judy is second all-time in wins (35), innings
pitched (376.1), and shutouts (6), No. 3 in appearances (76), saves (2), and
strikeouts (208), No. 4 in starts (51) and complete games (23), and is No. 5 in
walks (91). Jody Zillner is second
all-time in shutouts (6) and strikeouts (228), No. 3 in complete games (24),
No. 4 in wins (20), No. 6 in starts (25), innings pitched (195), and
appearances (34), No. 7 in walks (61), and is No. 7 offensively in home runs (6). Amy Rhoades ranks fifth in sacrifice
hits (17) and doubles (22), No. 6 in home runs (7), No. 8 in runs scored (59),
and No. 9 in RBI (48), walks (27), and hits (83), with Dani Villyard (Kent, Wash. / Kentlake
HS) ranks third in home runs (9), is seventh in RBI (51), No. 10 in
hits (77), and No. 11 in doubles (12).
Four others round out the list – Heather Dixon is No. 2 in home runs (17)
and No. 10 in RBI (44); Donnae Carrell (Caldwell, Idaho / Middleton HS) is No.
7 in home runs (6) and No. 8 in walks (29); Stephanie Stover (Caldwell, Idaho / U. of
Nevada) is fifth in triples (2) and No. 6 in sacrifice hits (12);
with Katy
Luetke (Yreka, Calif. / Mendocino CC) is No. 5 in triples (2).
ABOUT
THE COACH: Al Mendiola is in his fourth
year as head coach of The C of I softball program, having compiled an 115-74
career record – having won more games than any other softball coach in Coyote
history. The native of
FOR
MORE INFORMATION: For more information on the Coyote
softball program, head to the official homepage of the Lady Yotes – www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/fastpitch.htm.
TRACK: Lady Yotes impressive at Cascade
Conference Championships
LAST WEEK: at Cascade Conference Championships
(Women 4th Place, Men 6th Place)
COMING UP: at NAIA Outdoor Track and Field
Championships,
LADY YOTES NEARLY GRAB THIRD: With a fabulous all-around
performance, The C of I women’s track team finished fourth overall at the
Cascade Conference Championships – a mere one-half point out of
third-place. The Lady Yotes, without any
participate in the throws or jumps, scored 95.5 team points – thanks to
outstanding performances in the middle distance and distance events, to nearly
edge Oregon Tech. The Coyote men, who
have been battling a rash of injuries, scored 51 team points to finish sixth.
DAY 1 RECAP: A victory in the women's
10,000-meters by Tegan Troutner (
DAY 2 RECAP: Emily
McCutchan (Eagle,
DAY 3 RECAP: Stephanie Helm set a new meet record
in winning her second-straight league title in the 5,000-meters to cap the
three-day Cascade Conference Championships in
ALL-TIME CCC CHAMPIONS: 2005 – David Fluckiger
(3,000-steeple); 2006 – Fluckiger (3,000-steeple), Shannon Edwards (5,000); 2007
– Jacob Haas (10,000), Edwards (5,000); 2008 – Tyler Hopper (1,500), Jesse Chlebeck
(10,000), Stephanie Helm (5,000); 2009 – Helm (5,000), Tegan Troutner (10,000),
Emily McCutchan (Heptathlon).
A WEEK OFF BEFORE NATIONALS: The Coyotes will have one final week
of training prior to the NAIA Championships in the
NATIONAL
QUALIFIERS: NAIA “A” – Stephanie Helm (1,500, 5,000), Tegan Troutner (5,000,
10,000), Maggie Miller (800), Molli Lee-Painter (3,000-steeple), Women’s 4x800-relay,
Paul Sartin (10,000); NAIA “B” –Terriel Thomas (110-hurdles, 400-hurdles), Chantel
Varland (Marathon), Emily McCutchan (heptathlon).
FOR MORE
INFORMATION: For more on The C of I track program, head to the official
homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/track.htm.
BASEBALL (28-20): Season Recap
LAST WEEK: at NAIA West Tournament,
COMING UP: Season Complete
YOTES CAN’T HOLD LATE
LEADS AT NAIA WEST TOURNEY: If games were eight innings long at the NAIA West
Tournament, The C of I would have been in Wednesday’s title game, however, a
pair of late inning collapses doomed the Coyotes – dropping one-run counters to
Cal State-San Marcos and British Columbia to finish fourth in the tournament. The Yotes held an 8-7 lead in the ninth
against CSU-SM and a 3-0 lead in the ninth vs. UBC, but could not get the final
three outs.
NO PLAYOFF WINS?: A long streak for the
Coyotes came to a close at the conclusion of the NAIA West Tournament – as the
squad failed to pick up a postseason win in 2009. Since baseball returned to the College in
1987, the Yotes had won at least one playoff game in each of the last 22
years. Furthermore, since 1934, the
Coyotes had advanced to the playoffs four other times (1940, 1948, 1949, 1966)
– winning at least one game in each of those seasons.
UBC WINS TOURNAMENT: For just the second time
in the ten-year history of the NAIA West Tournament (and its predecessors), a
team came through the loser’s bracket to win the title. Just as the Coyotes did during the 2002
tourney in
BRUBAKER, CHAMP HONORED
BY NAIA WEST: The Yotes had just one
person on the 18-man All-NAIA West Team, as Cody Brubaker (Post Falls,
YOTES CLAIM CCC AWARDS: For the fifth-straight season and the
sixth time in his career, C of I baseball coach Shawn Humberger was named Cascade Conference Coach of the Year, as
the All-CCC Team was released by the league office in
TOUGH FINAL STRETCH FOR
YOTES: At
one point in the season, the Coyotes had built a 24-10 record, were ranked No.
23 in the NAIA, and in position to – regardless of their finish at the NAIA
West Tournament – make the NAIA Tournament.
However, the Yotes hit the skids, finishing the season with a 4-10
record, with five of the losses coming by one-run margins, including four
losses squandering leads in the final two innings.
AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS TO
NAIA TOURNAMENT: A total of 31 teams (Tennessee Wesleyan, Union (Ky.), St. Xavier
(Ill.), Purdue-North Central (Ind.), Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.), The Masters
(Calif.), Nebraska Wesleyan, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), Lindenwood (Mo.), William
Jewell (Mo.), Northwood (Texas), Texas Wesleyan, Lubbock Christian (Texas),
Oklahoma City, Southern Poly State (La.), Berry (Ga.), Malone (Ohio), McKendree
(Ill.), Jamestown (N.D.), Belhaven (Miss.), Houston-Victoria (Texas), Kansas
Wesleyan, Taylor (Ind.), Bellevue (Neb.), Campbellsville (Ky.), William Penn
(Iowa), Embry-Riddle (Fla.), Union (Tenn.), British Columbia, Brescia (Ky.),
Indiana Tech) have clinched a berth in the 45-team NAIA Opening Round
Tournament, beginning next week. The
final 14 at-large spots will be revealed following the final NAIA Top-25 poll,
to be released on Friday.
25-WIN SEASON STREAK
EXTENDED: With
a win over
MOST HOME RUNS
SINCE 2001: The Coyotes finished the 2009 season with 37 home runs, the highest
total since the 2001 season. This total
surpassed the entire home run count from the 2003 (29), 2004 (17), 2005 (20),
2006 (11), 2007 (16), and 2008 (23) seasons, and equals the total from 2002. In all, eleven different Coyotes hit homers
in 2009.
A STAPLE IN
THE POSTSEASON: The Coyotes made their 23rd consecutive postseason appearance in
2009 – dating back to the return of the program in 1987. The Yotes have advanced to four NAIA World
Series’, including a third-place finish in 2002, a runner-up finish in 1999,
and the 1998 National Championship.
RECORD BOOK: As the 2009 concluded,
the Coyotes have five players that have cracked the single-season and career
record books. Dane McGrady
(Boise, Idaho /
Borah HS) is third on the single-season list for on base percentage
(.509) and tied for second in hit by pitches (21), while already established
the new career record in hit by pitches with 70. Andrew Brock is in the career pitching
Top-10 in two categories – No. 4 in starts (31) and No. 5 in innings pitched
(221.2), while Luke
Howarth is in the career hitting Top-10 in three categories –
No. 6 in sacrifice hits (18), and No. 7 in games played (189) and No. 9 in
stolen bases (43). Two others joined the list, as Ben Rodwell (Nampa, Idaho /
Skyview HS) became just the tenth player in to record at least three wins
without a loss in a season, while Chad Yeggy
is in a six-way tie for ninth all-time in single-season saves with four.
ABOUT THE
COACH: The 2009 season marked the
22nd year in C of I baseball for head coach Shawn Humberger, his ninth year as
Coyote skipper. During his tenure,
Humberger has compiled a 294-203-1 record, including a third-place finish at
the 2002 NAIA College World Series. He
has been named CCC Baseball Coach of the Year in 2002, 2005, 2006. 2007, 2008, and
2009, along with earning NAIA Region I Coach-of-the-Year and CCC Men's
Coach-of-the-Year for all-sports in 2002.
A native of
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on
The C of I baseball program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/baseball.htm.