Where Are They Now? Oakes is pitcher of perfection
| Tuesday, Mar 16 2010 09:18 PM
Last Updated Tuesday, Mar 16 2010 11:17 PM
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MacKenzie Oakes, Fresno State pitcher.
MacKenzie Oakes, Fresno State pitcher.
Mowing through the opposition is nothing new to Mackenzie Oakes.
The former Stockdale High pitcher has tossed more no-hitters then she can remember en route to garnering Californian player of the year, league MVP honors for the Mustangs.
Saturday morning the Fresno State sophomore took her dominance to a new level -- a perfect game -- retiring all 21 batters she faced in a 3-0 victory over Georgetown in the second game of the Bayer CropScience Classic in Fresno.
"I was a little more focused in that game," said Oakes, who tossed a no-hitter earlier this season. "I was jumping out ahead of the batters and my defense played great."
With her best pitch, a "down ball" playing havoc to the Hoya batters, Oakes induced 13 groundouts. She also had five strikeouts to improve to 6-3 and lowered her ERA to 2.35 in 532/3 innings this season.
"I had good control of all my pitches," Oakes said. " I was able to throw it whereever I wanted to."
For the week, Oakes was 2-0 in her last 172/3 innings and was named MVP of the tournament at Western Athletic Conference pitcher of the week. She tossed a one-hitter in a 10-0 , five-inning win Tuesday over Princeton.
"It's a really big accomplishment for me, but I don't want to stop at that," said Oakes, a mass communication/journalism major, of the perfect game. "I just want to keep working to get better."
Basketball (women's)
Britt Peters (Centennial), G, CS Fullerton -- Junior had 10 points, three assists and two rebounds in a season-ending 73-54 loss to UC Riverside in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament.
Ashlee Stewart (Stockdale), G, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo -- Senior had four assists and two rebounds in a season-ending 54-51 loss to UC Riverside in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament.
Basketball (men's)
Charles Anderson (Bakersfield), G, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo -- Senior had nine points, two assists, two steals and a rebound in a season-ending 79-69 loss to Long Beach State in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament.
Ryan Darling (Tehachapi), F, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo -- Senior had nine rebounds in a season-ending 79-69 loss to Long Beach State in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament.
Darrin Dorsey (BC), Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) -- Junior had 17 points, nine rebounds, six assists, a block and a steal in a season-ending 64-56 loss to Cornerstone University (Mich.) in the Sweet 16 of the NAIA Division II tournament.
Jamar Harrison (BC), Clarion University (Penn.) -- Junior was named second team all-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
Andrew Ready (BC), G, Western Washington -- Senior had six points in a season-ending 76-75 overtime loss to Cal Poly Pomona in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II West Regional.
Daniel Williams (BC), G, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) -- Senior was named second team all-Frontier Conference.
Gymnastics
Vanessa Klass (Stockdale), CS Fullerton -- Sophomore finished 13th in the vault (9.675) and balance beam (9.60) and was 17th in the floor excercise (9.575) in a tri-meet against UCLA and Michigan State.
Sarah Smith (Centennial), Boise State -- Junior tied for third in the vault (9.85) in a tri-meet with BYU and Arizona State.
Baseball
Zach Biehl (Taft College), P, New Mexico State -- Junior gave up two earned runs on a hit and a walk, striking out two in one inning of work.
Casey Brown (Centennial, BC), OF, Liberty University (Va.) -- Senior is 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in three games.
Jeff Burleson (Liberty, BC), P-Inf, Oral Roberts -- Senior is 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA, striking out four and walking two in 11 innings.
Kevin Chapman (Taft College), P, University of Texas-Brownsville -- Junior is 2-2 with a save and a 6.17 ERA in 231/3 innings.
Corey Davisson (West, BC), P, Evansville (Illinois) -- Senior is 1-1 with a 3.77 ERA and eight strikeouts in 141/3 innings.
Tyler DeMasters (West), C, College of the Sequoias -- Freshman is batting .300 with a home run and four RBIs in 20 at-bats.
Joe Etcheverry (Centennial), Inf, Northern Illinois-- Junior is batting .289 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in 45 at-bats.
Tyler Garewal (Centennial, BC), OF, Oral Roberts -- Senior is batting .286 with a triple in 35 at-bats.
Jeremy Gonzales (South, BC), P, Northern Illinois -- Junior is 1-0 with a 2.38 ERA. In 222/3 innings, he has 20 strikeouts,
Cory Hall (Taft College), P, Santa Clara -- Junior has an 11.25 ERA in four innings with three strikeouts and a walk.
Josh Herback-South (Taft College), P, Colorado State-Pueblo -- Senior is 2-0 and has not allowed a run in eight innings, striking out nine and walking three.
Keven Inman (Garces), P, Pepperdine -- Junior has no record and a 4.85 ERA in 13 innings.
K.C. Judge (Taft College), OF, Cal Lutheran -- Junior is hitting .352 with 13 RBIs, four doubles and three triples in 54 at-bats.
Matt King (Shafter), P, Ashford -- Senior is 0-1 with a 9.33 ERA in six innings.
Ryan Lay (Stockdale), Soph, OF, College of Southern Idaho -- Sophomore is batting .304 with six RBIs, two doubles and a triple in 79 at-bats.
Thomas Lee (Liberty), P, Sonoma State -- Sophomore is 2-2 with a 3.54 ERA. He has 23 strikouts and five walks in 28 innings.
Alex Lyons (Taft College), OF, Cameron University (Okla.) -- Senior is batting .435 with two home runs and a team-high 25 RBIs. He has four doubles three triples and is perfect on seven stolen base attempts.
Simmon Menchaca (Delano), P, College of the Sequoias -- Freshman has a 1.69 ERA and seven strikouts in 51/3 innings.
Alex Mitchell (Bakersfield), OF, Whittier -- Freshman is batting .167 in 12 at-bats.
Pete Mitchell (Bakersfield), C, Whittier -- Sophomore is batting .313 with five RBIs in 16 at-bats.
Travis Morgan (Liberty, BC), Inf, Fresno Pacific -- Junior is batting .193 with five RBIs in 52 at-bats.
Chris Neal (Liberty), OF, Biola -- Freshman is batting .289 with five RBIs in 38 at-bats.
Neynoel Perez (Taft College), OF, University of Texas-Brownsville -- Junior is 0-for-2 with four runs scored in three games.
Mitch Porwoll (Bakersfield Christian), P-OF, Christian Brothers University (Tenn.) -- Sophomore has no record and a 15.00 ERA in nine innings.
Dusty Robinson (Centennial), OF, Fresno State -- Sophomore is batting .317 with two home runs and 12 RBIs in 63 at-bats.
C.T. Twisselman (Taft College), Inf, York University (Neb.) -- Senior is batting .326 with nine RBIs and 19 runs scored.
Philip Valos (Stockdale), Fr., P, College of Southern Idaho -- Freshman has no record and a 2.70 ERA in 31/3 innings, striking out three and walking one.
Kirk Walker (Liberty), Inf, Oklahoma City University -- Junior is batting .354 with three home runs, 22 RBIs and 28 runs scored in 82 at-bats.
Shawn Wilyman (Taft College), P, Cal State Northridge -- Junior is 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA in 181/3 innings.
