Harlee Donovan

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A well-deserved honor was bestowed on Harlee Donovan as she was named the (first-ever from SOU) national player of the year. Besides her gold-glove defense at catcher, she was by far the most feared hitter in the NAIA. This is evidenced by her 62 walks, more than 20 as many as anyone in the NAIA. By way of comparison, her OPS of 1.364 is more than 200 points higher than Babe Ruth’s 1.164–the highest in MLB history. The leader in OPS this year in MLB is Mookie Betts at 1.187.

Kelsey Randall was an All-American for the second year in a row. She came in third in the NAIA in walks (with 40), was first in triples, first in runs scored, and second in stolen bases. On defense she was also first in assists and won four gold gloves as a Raider. She is the all-time record holder in the NAIA in triples.

Kelsey Randall

Posted on June 1st, 2018 under people. Tags: harlee donovan, Kelsey Randall, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, softball, Southern Oregon University, U.S. Cellular Community Park. Comments Off on 2018 NAIA Softball Player of the Year

Harlee Donovan applies the tag for the second out in a row at home plate, helping to preserve an SOU victory on Tuesday.

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P.S. Happy birthday, Harlee!

Posted on May 16th, 2018 under people. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR lens Nikon, harlee donovan, medford, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, softball, U.S. Cellular Community Park. Comments Off on One win away from the World Series

2018 SOU Softball Championship Team

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Posted on May 7th, 2018 under only in ashland, people. Tags: grizzly peak, harlee donovan, Kelsey Randall, kristen mauroschadt, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, paige leeper, Raider Athletics, rebecca velasquez, softball, sports photography, tayler walker. Comments Off on CCC Team of the Week

2018 SOU softball team with senior families

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Rey Vega anchoring the 4×100 for the Raiders

Posted on April 21st, 2018 under only in ashland, people. Tags: harlee donovan, Kelsey Randall, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, rey vega, softball, sports photography, track and field. Comments Off on Busy Saturday

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Posted on April 13th, 2018 under only in ashland, people. Tags: harlee donovan, Raider Athletics, softball. Comments Off on Gameday!

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The Raiders are riding the wave of seven-game winning streak. Today they will play two more against Northwest University, who they swept in yesterday’s twin bill. First game begins at 11.

Posted on March 17th, 2018 under only in ashland, people. Tags: harlee donovan, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, softball, sports photography. Comments Off on Let’s play two

Harlee Donovan is batting .419 with two home runs to lead the Raiders

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Posted on March 3rd, 2018 under only in ashland, people. Tags: harlee donovan, Raider Athletics, softball, sports photography. Comments Off on Softball in Ashland begins Sunday

Harleee Donovan

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#2 seed Southern Oregon University eliminated #4 seed IU Southeast and #1 seed William Carey today. Details here. They will now need to beat the #3 seed twice on Wednesday to make it to the 10-team NAIA Softball World Series for the first time.

Posted on May 16th, 2017 under only in ashland, people. Tags: harlee donovan, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, softball, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU softball wins two to stay alive

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This Friday (2 and 4) and Saturday (11 and 1) will be your last chance to see the Raiders in Ashland. It won’t be the end of their season, however. They will likely end up as the #2 seed in the conference tournament, and should this weekend and the tournament go well, the 35-10 Raiders have an excellent chance to play in the NAIA World Series thereafter.

Posted on April 26th, 2017 under only in ashland, people. Tags: harlee donovan, lacie crawford, NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, softball, sports photography. Comments Off on Last home softball games of the year this weekend