2022 Softball Notebook (Week 4)

COMPLETE WEEKLY MEDIA NOTEBOOK

NO, NO: The nightcap on Feb. 25 against Warner Pacific saw another masterful performance in the circle by C of I as Katelyn Wilfert throw a no-hitter – the first by a Yote pitcher since March 13, 2021 by Annie Polster against Providence (Mont.).

NINE STRAIGHT: Currently, C of I is in the midst of a 13-game winning streak - the Yotes pulled off a 18-game winning streak to begin the season in 2021.

500: With four wins, last week, C of I eclipsed the 500-win mark and now has 502 program

GRAND THEFT C OF I: For the season, C of I is 30-for-33 in stolen base attempts. With 30 stolen bases in 16 games, the efforts already rank 17th all-time in school history.

Haley Loffer leads the team with nine stolen bases. Loffer set the school career record for stolen bases, last week, when she eclipsed the previous mark of 78 held by Heather Kirtley (2004-07). For her career, Loffer has 82 stolen bases. Loffer holds the school single-season record with 32 stolen bases that she set in the 2019 season.

C of I pulled off five stolen bases against Warner Pacific on Feb. 25, the most by a Coyote squad since May 19, 2021 against Freed Hardeman (6).

SCORING: Kaily Christensen and Tanner Higgins have scored at least once in their last three games. Four-different Coyotes, including Christensen and Higgins, have scored at least 10 runs on the season through the first 16 games.

CONFERENCE / NATIONAL POLL: The record-setting 2021 season has jump started the preseason accolades for the current C of I team, as the Yotes were picked to finish second in both the Cascade Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll and the preseason NAIA Top-25 Coaches Poll. Defending national runners-up, Oregon Tech sits atop both polls, with the Yotes right behind the Lady Owls. Defending NAIA champion, Southern Oregon, was picked third in the CCC poll and No. 5 in the Top-25 poll. It marks the highest national ranking for C of I in program history.

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