Pacific Coast Softball Conference

Loyola Marymount senior shortstop Sam Fischer earned her second Coastal Division Player of the Year Award, as the 2012 Pacific Coast Softball Conference All-Coastal Division team was announced Saturday. The individual awards and All-Coastal Division selections were voted on by the six head coaches of the Coastal Division.

Portland State junior right-hander Anna Bertrand was a unanimous choice for the Mountain Division Pitcher of the Year, while Idaho State junior pitcher/infielder Amanda Fitzsimmons and Weber State senior third baseman Lyndsey Minnich were named Mountain Division co-Players of the Year, as the 2012 PCSC All-Mountain Division team was announced Saturday. The individual awards and All-Mountain Division selections were voted on by the six head coaches of the Mountain Division.

Senior Maggie Sholian’s pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie and propelled Portland State to a 6-1 win over Saint Mary’s in game one of the best-of-three 2012 Pacific Coast Softball Conference Championship Series, Friday afternoon at Cottrell Field.

BYU defeated Utah Valley 7-4 in 8 innings, while Seattle dropped a doubleheader at No. 12 Oregon. The Ducks rallied for five runs in the seventh for a 9-8 win in game one and blanked the Redhawks 8-0 in the nightcap. Also on Wednesday, Colorado State ralled for three runs in the top of the seventh to defeat Northern Colorado 6-5.

A first inning home run by Amanda Robinson gave Utah Valley University an early 1-0 lead at BYU Tuesday evening but the Cougars (36-13) came from behind to defeat the Wolverines (29-23-1), 3-1, at Gail Miller Field. The two neighboring schools will close the season series Wednesday with another single game at Wolverine Field in Orem at 5 p.m.

In an exciting conclusion to the conference season, in which both division races went to the final weekend, Portland State and Saint Mary's emerged as their divsion representatives to the 2012 PCSC Championship Series. Also, Sacramento State head coach Kathy Strahan earned her 800th career win Sunday when the Hornets defeated San Diego.

Saint Mary’s claimed the Coastal Division championship with a sweep of Loyola Marymount Sunday at Cottrell Field in Moraga, CA. The Gaels won the first game 6-2 and won the nightcap 4-3, in eight innings. Saint Mary’s entered the day needing a combination of three wins and San Diego losses to win the Coastal crown. The Gaels received the help they needed when Sacramento State defeated the Toreros 4-2 in game one of a doubleheader in San Diego. The Hornets then won game two 7-1.

Portland State punched its ticket to the 2012 Pacific Coast Softball Conference Championship Series with a doubleheader sweep of Weber State Saturday afternoon at Erv Lind Stadium. The Vikings defeated the Wildcats 2-0 in both games behind a combined 21 strikeouts in 14 innings of work by JR RHP Anna Bertrand. The Mountain Division title is the third straight for the Vikings.