2023 Softball Notebook (Week 11)

Softball | 4/20/2023 9:58:00 AM

SWEEP: College of Idaho has swept six opponents - UBC, Carroll, Corban, Northwest, Providence and Warner Pacific - in Cascade Collegiate Conference play in 2023. In the process, College of Idaho has outscored its opponents by a 199-30 margin. 

RUNS in ABUNDANCE: On 15 occasions, College of Idaho has scored at least 10 runs in a game on its way to scoring 319 runs on the season. The 319 runs are the third most in school history in a season.

Most runs scored
1. 420 - 2021
2. 367 - 2022
3. 319 - 2023

STOLEN BASE SUCCESS: College of Idaho has 110 stolen bases on the season match the 2021 team with the most in a season. In three seasons in program history, the Yotes have stole over 100 bases. Haley Loffer has four of the top five single-season efforts with 42 stolen bases, last season. 
 
Individual Most stolen bases
1. 42 - LOFFER, Haley (42-43) - 2022
2. 32 - LOFFER, Haley (32-37) - 2019
3. 30 - LOFFER, Haley (30-35) - 2023
4. 28 - FORTUNE, Micha (28-30) - 2021 28 - LOFFER, Haley (28-32) - 2021

HIT PARADE: College of Idaho is hitting .344 on the season for the highest mark in program history. It is the seventh time in program history that College of Idaho is hitting over .300.  

Team Highest batting avg.
1. .344 (399-1159) - 2023
2. .317 (451-1422) - 2015
3. .317 (410-1293) - 2018
4. .316 (397-1256) - 2007
5. .315 (517-1642) - 2021
6. .307 (426-1389) - 2014
7. .304 (143-470) - 2012

FORMULA FOR SUCCESS: The formula for slugging percentage is: (1B + 2Bx2 + 3Bx3 + HRx4)/AB - College of Idaho has posted a program best .536 slugging percentage in 2023. 

TAKE THREE: College of Idaho has set a new single-season record with 23 triples in 2023. Hattie Hruza is a triple shy of tying the single-season mark with eight triples in a season. The mark is held by Ashley Van Horne (2014). 

DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Yotes have racked up 74 doubles on the season with three players - Haley Loffer (13), Kaylee MacDannald (11) and Hattie Hruza (10) - with at least 10 on the season.

Most doubles
1. 98 - 2021
2. 94 - 2022
3. 87 - 2018
4. 78 - 2019
5. 76 - 2013
6. 75 - 2014
7. 74 - 2023

IN THE POLLS: The latest edition of the NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll was released Wednesday by the national office. The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw the same four teams ranked, three in the top ten. Oregon Tech increased its votes again to garner 18 of the 19, first-place votes. Southern Oregon University moved up one position to No. 4, while College of Idaho maintained its No. 8 status. Eastern Oregon University also shifted to No. 24 to round out the ranked CCC teams.