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2009 News
Theresa Houle breaks a 5-5 tie with a home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to win Palomar's 8-5 second-game victory over Pasadena on Saturday.-- Photo by Hugh Cox Houle is conference Athlete of the Week SAN DIEGO (2-2-10) -- Palomar softball player Theresa Houle, a sophomore first baseman from Ramona High School, has been selected as Pacific Coast Athlete Conference Women's Athlete of the Week. Howell slugged three home runs and drove in eight runs last week as the Comets opened the season with a 7-5 victory over Santiago Canyon and a double-header sweep of Pasadena City College 8-2 and 8-5.
BELOW: Theresa Houle stretches to receive a throw at first base. LOWER LEFT: Danielle LeBeau delivers a pitch in the seventh inning of the Comets' 8-2 first-game win. -- Photos by Hugh Cox Houle's 3 home runs give Palomar a sweep
Houle, a sophomore from Ramona High School, finished the afternoon 4-for-7 with five runs batted in. Her game-winning HRs came a three-run shot in the opener and a solo round-tripper in the nightcap. In the Comets' first three games, she's gone 5-for-12 with three homers, a double, a walk and eight RBIs. Palomar , which beat Santiago Canyon 7-5 on the road on Friday, is off to a 3-0 start. Regina Norris went 2-for-4, stole two bases and scored two runs in the opener. Kelli Starr was 1-for-2 with a double, two walks and l three runs scored. Danielle LeBeau was 1-for-1, walked three times and stole a run. Katrina Cutshaw, Marissa Valdez and Jennifer Mathis also hit safely. Kristen Tenwolde picked up the pitching win with relief help from LeBeau. Houle went 2-for-3 in the second game with two homers and a walk. Ashley Dawson was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Bonnie Brazee was 1-for-2 with an RBI, a walk and a run scored. LeBeau notched the pitching win in relief of Tenwolde. Comets open with road victory over Hawks
Kelli Starr (2-for-4, walk) and Regina Norris (2-for4-4, RBI) also had multiple hits for Palomar, which will host Pasadena City College in a non-conference double-header on Saturday at noon. Donna Blackwood (above right) doubled and stole a base. Jen Mathis singled, walked twice and drove in a run. Kristen Tenwolde was the winning pitcher. Santiago Canyon fell to 1-1. The Hawks had opened the season on Wednesday by routing San Diego City College 12-4. Palomar will open 2010 season on Friday
The Comets will make their home debut against Pasadena City College on Saturday at home. The non-conference double-header will start at noon. Hall of Fame Coach Eldridge is in his second season back heading the Comets' program after temporarily stepping down for two seasons after winning 1,040 games, 21 consecutive Pacific Coast Athletic Conference championships and three state titles from 1978 through 2006. The Comets got right back into championship form in Eldridge's first season back at the helm last spring, going 22-19 overall and 13-2 in the conference to capture their 22nd conference title in 23 years. Eldridge is assisted by associate head coach Lacey Craft, pitching coach Melissa Lerno and volunteer coaches Don Johnson and Carl Grubb. Craft and Lerno are both former Comet players under Eldridge. Craft went on to star for San Diego State, Lerno for Cal State San Marcos. Johnson is a former pro baseball player following an outstanding career at Palomar. Grubb was an assistant coach last season at the University of Georgia, which placed third in the College World Series at Oklahoma City. PALOMAR COLLEGE SOFTBALL UNDER MARK ELDRIDGE - YEAR-BY-YEAR 1978 – 14-45, Conference co-champions 1979 – 17-3, Second in conference 1980 – 24-5, Conference champions, third in regionals 1981 – 36-4, Conference champions, third in regionals 1982 – 26-8, Second in conference, fourth in regionals, 100th win 1983 – 25-10-1, Second in conference 1984 – 32-16, Conference champions, second in regionals 1985 – 26-19, Second in conference, 200th win 1986 – 34-12, Conference champions, second in regionals, second in State 1987– 40-9, Conference c-champions, third in regionals 1988 – 35-8-1, Conference champions, second in regionals, second in state, 300th win 1989 – 39-6-1, Conference champions, regional champions, State champions 1990 – 47-6, Conference champions, regional champions, second in State 1991 – 38-10, Conference champions, regional champions, fourth in State, 400th win 1992 – 42-9, Conference champions, regional champions, second in State 1993 – 50-3, Conference champions, regional champions, State champions, 500th win 1994 – 37-13-1, Conference champions, regional champions, fifth in State 1995 -- 36-7, Conference champions, regionals champions, seventh in State 1996 – 49-10, Conference champions, regional champions, third in State, 600th win 1997 – 44-15, Conference champions, regional champions, third in State 1998 – 38-7, Conference champions, regional champions, fourth in State, 700th win 1999 – 41-14, Conference champions, regional champions, fifth in State 2000 – 48-7-1, Conference champions, regional champions, State champions, 800th win 2001 – 37-9, Conference champions, regional champions, fourth in State 2002 – 48-8, Conference champions, regional champions, third in state, 900th win 2003 – 35-18, Conference champions, second in regionals 2004 – 25-12-1, Conferences champions, regional third round 2005 – 42-6, Conference champions, regional champions, second in State, 1,000th win 2006 – 35-13, Conference champions 2009 -- 22-19, Conference chamions Career record: 1,062-291-6 Eldridge Women's Coach of Year for all sports
Balloting was conducted among PCC Athletic Directors on the first day of the joint Southern California community college conferences' spring meetings at Shadow Mountain Resort and Club. Eldridge coached the Comets' women's golf team to the Foothill Conference championship and No. 3 in the state finals -- and the softball team to the PCC title. Elliott signs with Minot State; List reaches six
Elliott signed a Dakota Athletic Conference letter of intent with Minot State University. Elliott hit .360 for the Pacific Coast Conference champion Comets in 27 games.
Hutchinson Pitcher of Year; Eldridge is honored
The Comets' Mark Eldridge was named conference Coach of the Year. First-team picks, from the champion Comets, along with Hutchinson, were catcher Adrea Nedden, first baseman Kristin Dahl, infielders Shawna Barrow and Andi Anti, outfielder Becca Mussatti and Aanda Avila at utility. Infielder Sarah Vlahos and outfielder Melissa Elliott The Southern California Community College post-season playoff seeding meeting is slated for Saturday morning (April 25) at Mt. San Antonio College.
ABOVE: Kristin Dahl slides in safely at home on Melissa Elliott's sacrifice fly. -- Photo by Rob Bacon. BELOW LEFT: Becca Mussatti dives back into third after overrunning the base. -- Photo by Hugh Cox. BELOW RIGHT: Andrea Nedden delivers a single. -- Photo by Rob Bacon Comets rally to win 8-3, take undisputed title
It's the 23rd PCC title for the Comets in the last 24 years. Palomar had clinched at least a tie for the championship by beating defending champion Grossmont on the road on Wednesday. Kristin Dahl doubled with one out to get the sixth inning rolling for the Comets (21-14, 13-1). Andrew Nedden doubled, Melissa Elliott singled in a run to tie the game. Donna Blackwood walked, Shawna Barrow singled to drive in the winning runs, Becca Mussatti doubled to drive in two runs and Andi anti drove in the final run with a sacrifice fly.
Winning pitcher Alex Hutchinson, who
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For the game, seven Comets had multiple hits -- Nedden (3-for-3, two doubles), Anti (2-for-3, two doubles, sacrifice fly, RBI), Dahl (2-for-3, two doubles), Barrow (2-for-4, triple, two RBIs), Mussatti (2-for-4, double, two RBIs), Amanda Avila (2-for-4, double, RBI) and Elliott (2-for-2, sacrifice fly, two RBIs). For the game, seven Comets had multiple hits -- Nedden (left, 3-for-3, two doubles), Anti (right, 2-for-3, two doubles, sacrifice fly, RBI), Dahl (2-for-3, two doubles), Barrow (2-for-4,trkiple, two RBIs), Mussatti (2-for-4, double, two RBIs), Amanda Avila (2-for-4, double, RBI) and Elliott (2-for-2, sacrifice fly, two RBIs). San Diego Mesa 3, Palomar 2 -- The Pacific Coast Conference champions dropped their regular-season finale in nine innings on the road on Tuesday, April 21. Kristinn Dahl went 2-for-3 for Palomar (21-17, 13-2) with a home run to lead off the fourth inning. She also was hit by a pitch. Alex Hutchinson had a sacrifice fly. Comets beat Griffs again, clinch at least title tie
The Comets (20-14, 12-1) clinched no worse than a tie for the title with the victory, and can wrap up an outright championship by beating either Southwestern (Friday at 3 p.m. at home) or San Diego Mesa (on Tuesday at 3 p.m. in San Diego) their last two conference opponents -- or could clinch outright with another Grossmont loss. The Comets also the conference's top playoff seed with Wednesday's win, by virtue of winning the season series with the Griffins (29-10, 10-3). Palomar, which wasted a double by Andi Anti in the first, took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning on Donna Blackwood's (above left) single, Becca Mussastti's single and Amanda Avila's (above right) two-run double. Grossmont came back to score four runs in the bottom of the inning, but the Comets won it with two more runs in the fourth and four in the top of the sixth to go in front8-4. Avila went 2-fo-3 with her double and drove in four runs for the Comets. Mussatti had two walks to go along with her single. Alex Hutchinson was uncharacteristically wild but pitched a four-hitter to advance to 12-3 on the season. 2010 Softball Schedule, Results
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