College Spring Sports : Aguirre Plays Dual Role in Canyons’ Win

It was a big day for the batters of the College of the Canyons softball team. But it was a bigger day for Canyons pitcher Regina Aguirre.

Not only did Aguirre pick up her 17th win, she also banged out three hits--including two triples--and drove in four runs as the Cougars exploded to a 17-7 victory over Bakersfield in a Western State Conference game Wednesday at Bakersfield.

Aguirre, whose 17-7 record matches the team’s overall record, received plenty of help. Diana Franklin was 4 for 5 with a double and a triple and Lisa Von Nordheim was 3 for 5. Ann Jeffries was 4 for 5 with two runs batted in and Tina Welty added three hits and two RBIs. Canyons totaled 21 hits.

The Cougars raised their conference record to 3-2. Bakersfield fell to 4-2 in conference play.

In other softball games:

Moorpark 8, Cuesta 1--De Dow struck out six and allowed only four hits and two walks as the Raiders won a Western State Conference game at Cuesta.

Moorpark’s Malia Ouzts, an All-American who was last year’s conference player of the year, was 3 for 4 and had two stolen bases.

Jamie McDaniel had three hits and Julie Myers added two for Moorpark (17-9-1, 5-0).

VOLLEYBALL

Cal State Northridge d. Loyola Marymount, 15-12, 15-10, 15-10--Jeff Campbell had 17 kills and three teammates combined for 23 kills to lead the Matadors in a Western Intercollegiate Volleyball Assn. match at Northridge.

Jeff Krieger had nine kills and Andrew Greskovics and Ron Graening added seven each for Northridge (15-14, 7-9). Loyola Marymount fell to 16-18, 2-10.

CSUN travels to Muncie, Ind. to play in the Ball State tournament on Friday and Saturday. The Matadors, ranked seventh in the nation, play Penn State, the No. 2 team in the nation, in their first match Friday.

Orange Coast d. Pierce, 5-15, 15-9, 12-15, 15-4, 15-2--Despite 30 kills from Matt Bellers and 20 from Terry Schrumpf, the Brahmas (11-2, 9-2 in the South Coast Conference) lost a conference match at home.

BASEBALL

UC Irvine 11, The Master’s 4--Second baseman Jeff Oberdank’s bases-loaded single capped a six-run fifth inning for the Anteaters in a nonconference game at Irvine.

Oberdank, who is second in the nation in hits with 72, was 3 for 5 with a double.

It was Oberdank’s 24th multiple-hit game and helped UC Irvine (21-19-1) break a five-game losing streak.

Tod Skinner was 2 for 3 for Master’s (18-18).