Mountaineers Softball Named CCC Team of the Week

By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

LA GRANDE – (Release from Eastern Oregon University) Following a 4-0 weekend sweep that saw Mountaineers Softball secure a spot in the 2022 CCC Tournament, they have been named the Under Armour Team of the Week for April 11-17 the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday afternoon.

Eastern Oregon picked up its sixth CCC series win over the weekend against a pesky Northwest University team. Despite Mother Nature slowing up the Mounties departure, they still made it to Bellevue, Wash. to take down the Eagles, 4-0. For EOU, its 4-0 sweep brings the team’s overall record to 34-11 overall and 19-5 in league play. The Mountaineers’ 34 wins are now the third most in a single season and a career best in a season for third-year head coach Nicole Christian.

At the national level, Eastern continues to receive votes in the NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top-25 poll. With their spot locked in for the CCC Championships, presented by U.S. Bank, the Mounties have now made the conference postseason each of the last two seasons. Currently, Eastern sits third in the league standings behind No. 6 College of Idaho and No. 2 Oregon Tech entering the final two weeks of regular season action.

EOU will return home next weekend to face league leader No. 2 Oregon Tech for Senior Weekend. The series will take place Friday-Saturday, April 22-23 at Peggy Anderson Field. Day one action will begin at 2 p.m. for the doubleheader. Day two action is set for an 11 a.m. start. It will be Senior Day and EOU will honor eight seniors between the two games.