SWOCC sports, May 18

Southwestern Oregon’s softball team opened the 2015 NWAC tournament at Delta Park in Portland Friday with two wins. The Lakers beat Treasure Valley CC in the opener, 1-0, followed by a 5-3 win over Mt. Hood CC. On Saturday, SWOCC lost in nine-inning, 1-0 to Spokane CC. That threw the Lakers into the “One-Loss” bracket where Southwestern bettered Columbia Basin 7-2 to set up a loser out game with Mt. Hood CC Sunday morning. However, rain trumped the schedule and the Sunday games were moved to Monday. SWOCC’s baseball team lost to Spokane CC 10-2 on Friday, but the Lakers came back on Saturday and handed Spokane CC a 4-2 loss in a crossover tournament at Tacoma, WA Saturday. On Sunday, Southwestern fell to Tacoma 7-1. The Lakers (14-10, 19-26) did qualify for the NWAC playoffs after finishing third in the South Region.