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Weekly Softball Release #3
SDSU's Nordhagen and UNLV's Orris named player and pitcher of the week. (2/23)
Feb. 23, 2000 Player of the Week
Kellie Nordhagen, So., CF, San Diego State This is the first player of the week honor for Nordhagen, who batted .650 as the Aztecs posted a 2-3 record at their own Campbell/Cartier Classic. San Diego State is now 4-10 on the season. During the tournament, the product of Hart High School in Valencia, Calif., collected 13 hits in 20 at-bats over the five games, scored five runs and drove in three en route to all-tournament honors. On Feb. 17, the Aztecs' leadoff hitter opened the tournament with a double to left field. She went 3-for-5 and scored twice in the Aztecs' 6-1 win over Ohio State. In a 7-4 loss to CS Sacramento the next day, she hit 2-for-4 and scored once. Later that same day, she went 3-for-4 with two RBI as the Aztecs came back from a four-run deficit in the seventh to defeat Pacific, 7-5. On Saturday, Nordhagen scored the Aztecs' only run and hit 3-for-4 in a 2-1 loss to Arkansas, then drove in SDSU's lone run in a 3-1 loss to No. 21 Stanford as she collected a double among two more hits. Defensively, the center fielder made five putouts and one error. Mountain West Conference Softball Players of the Week: Feb. 8 Holly Schmillen (Jr., SS) CSU, Feb. 15 Rachel Goodpaster (Jr., SS) UNLV, Feb. 22 Kellie Nordhagen (So., CF) SDSU. Pitcher of the Week
Geney Orris, So., P, UNLV Orris, from Brea, Calif. (Brea Olinda HS), posted a 3-0 record and 0.67 ERA in four appearances for the Rebels at the UNLV Classic. The Rebels went 5-1 during the week and improved to 9-4 on the season. Orris pitched a total of 21.1 innings and allowed just two earned runs. She scattered 10 hits and four walks while striking out 20 of the 81 batters faced. She threw three complete game shutouts in the four appearances. Orris opened the tournament with a two-hit, five-strikeout performance in the complete game shutout (3-0) over Virginia on Feb. 18. Later that day she tossed a one-hitter and struck out five in a 1-0 complete game win over No. 11 Oregon State. The following day, Orris fanned 10 batters and scattered four hits in another complete-game shutout, this time over No. 13 Nebraska, 1-0. The only team to have success against Orris, was No. 12 California, which scored two earned runs on three hits and a walk in the first inning on Saturday, Feb. 20. She was relieved and did not suffer the loss as UNLV fell 9-3 to the Bears. Mountain West Conference Softball Pitchers of the Week: Feb. 8 Danielle Cassara (Sr.) UNM, Feb. 15 Kathy Moore (Jr.) UNM, Feb. 22 Geney Orris (So.) UNLV. Mtn. West Head Coaches
BYU Mary Kay Amicone
Colorado State Teri Klement
New Mexico Susan Craig
San Diego State Kathy Van Wyk
UNLV Shan McDonald
Utah Mona Stevens
Utah Host of 2000 Mtn. West Softball Championship All requests for media credentials for the inaugural Mountain West Conference Softball Championship should be submitted in writing to Director of Communications Elaine Adams at the Mtn. West office or Utah Media Relations contact Julie Lapomarda prior to the event.
Team-by-Team Notes Playing in the Texas A&M Tournament in College Station Feb. 18-20, Colorado State registered a 3-3 record and enters this week 5-6 overall. The Rams were led by junior shortstop Holly Schmillen who batted .400 and collected 10 RBI during the tournament. She went 3-for-4 with two triples and a grand slam to drive in seven of those runs and score twice in the Rams' 14-3 win over Centenary in the first game of the weekend. Junior pitcher Kyla Kiester notched a complete-game shutout as she fanned five and scattered four hits in the Rams' 1-0 win over New Mexico State on Feb. 20. The only Mtn. West team to receive votes in the preseason national poll, New Mexico posted a 2-3 record at the U of A Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 18-20. Two of the Lobos' losses were to top-10 ranked teams No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 4 Arizona. Brooke Chaffe (So., 2B) led the Lobo offense with a .462 (6-for-13) batting average during the tournament. She hit her third home run of the season and drilled a two-RBI double that won the Kentucky game, 5-2, on Feb. 18. Despite going 2-3 in its own Campbell/Cartier Classic, San Diego State had two players named to the all-tournament team. Kellie Nordhagen (So., CF) hit .650 (13-for-20) and was subsequently named the conference player of the week. Summer Ehrsam (So., 3B) batted .545 to also receive all-tourney honors. Sandra Durazo (Jr., P) did not allow an earned run in her three appearances for 10.2 innings. Hosting the UNLV Classic Feb. 18-20, UNLV posted a 5-1 record, including three wins over nationally ranked teams (No. 11 Oregon State, No. 23 Central Michigan and No. 13 Nebraska). The Rebels are now 9-4 on the season. Sophomore pitcher Geney Orris led UNLV with three complete-game shutouts and was named conference pitcher of the week for her weekend effort. Only No. 12 ranked California was able to score off of Orris and eventually defeated the Rebels, 9-3. Rachel Goodpaster (Jr., SS) led the offense with a .388 (7-for-18) weekend average that included a two-run homerun and 2-for-3 effort against Cal. Also competing at the UNLV Classic, Utah recorded a 4-1 slate and improved to 6-4 on the season. Junior pitcher Kristin Arbogast was also impressive as she posted a 0.27 ERA and 4-1 record in 26.1 innings of work. Arbogast earned the win over No. 11 Oregon State, 7-6, in a three-inning relief appearance on Feb. 18 after tossing a complete-game shutout over Oregon earlier that day. She also earned two wins the following day, allowing one unearned run in a complete-game, 6-1, win over Loyola Marymount, then throwing the final 2.1 innings in a 4-3 win over Virginia. Notre Dame reached Arbogast for the only earned run she allowed all weekend as the Irish won the final game 2-1. Leading the offensive attack for the Utes was Sunny Smith (Sr., C). Smith batted .333 (5-for-15), had two homeruns and five RBI during the tournament.
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