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College Notebook: CWU’s Hadenfeld named GNAC Pitcher of Year

The Columbian
Published: May 13, 2010, 12:00am

CWU’s Hadenfeld named GNAC Pitcher of Year

The Columbian

Central Washington junior Lauren Hadefeld has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference softball Pitcher of the Year.

The Evergreen High School graduate was a unanimous First Team All-GNAC selection after a 21-4 regular season with a 2.39 ERA, leading the conference in wins and strikeouts (187) while also posting six shutouts. She was named GNAC Pitcher of the Week for the fifth time on Monday.

The GNAC champion Wildcats (37-13) were selected for the NCAA Division II Softball Championship for the first time in program history. CWU will play Hawai’i Pacific on Friday in Kaneohe, Hawai’i.

Linfield’s Doucette repeats as NWC softball Player of Year

Linfield College sophomore Staci Doucette was named Northwest Conference softball Player of the Year for the second time in as many collegiate seasons.

Doucette, an Evergreen High School graduate who plays first base for the Wildcats after beginning the season at shortstop, tied a school record with 14 home runs this season and led the NWC with in batting average (.484) and slugging percentage (.903). She was second in the conference with 52 RBI.

NWC champion Linfield plays at Indianola, Iowa, this weekend in an NCAA Division III regional. The Wildcats (35-5) open today against Chicago.

Briefly

• Western Washington distance runner Lauren Breihof (junior, Mountain View) was named for the second time to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Acadmic all-star team.

• Concordia’s Gabi Dixson (freshman, homeschool/Battle Ground) was named Cascade Collegiate Conference women’s Field Athlete of the Week. She improved her collegiate best in the discus to 152 feet even.

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