McCorkle's Corner: The College Report XIX
Home Coverage – Clatskanie softball coach Hughes headed to Mt. Hood HoF; plus other local talents at the next level
Collegiate Athletics / Alumni Radar
By Rick McCorkle for Blast Zone Media / blastzonenews@gmail.com
College Softball
Clatskanie’s Teauna Hughes, who had a prolific prep and collegiate career in fastpitch softball at Mount Hood College and Boise Stater University, will be inducted into the Northwest Athletic Association Hall of Fame in June.
A 2012 Clatskanie High grad, Hughes was a four-time All-State selection who was also named to the Class 3A All-State First-Team. Besides placing on the Lewis and Clark League First-Team four times, she was named the league’s Player of the Year as a junior, and helped the Tigers to three consecutive league titles.
As a freshman at Mount Hood, Hughes was named the Northwest Athletic Association South Region Player of the Year after hitting a league-leading 21 home runs and driving in 60 runs. She was also named an NFCA NWAACC All-American, and placed on the All-NWAACC South Region First Team and All-NWAACC Tournament Team while leading the Saints to a 39-7 record.
As a sophomore in 2014, Hughes was named the Southern Region Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row while leading the Saints to a 39-3 record and the team’s fourth conference title. She hit .481 with 14 home runs and 63 RBI.
Hughes also played two seasons at Boise State University. As a junior, she started in 47 of 50 games and hit .263 with four home rund, nine doubles and 17 RBI. She blossomed as a senior, leading the team in hitting (.386), hits (56), doubles (12), RBI (47), and slugging percentage (.710), while finishing second in home runs (11) and runs scored (30) to earn All-Mountain West Conference F/irst-Teram accolades.
After graduation, Hughes served as an assistant softball coach at Portland State University, and is the current head softball coach at Clatskanie High School.
Hughes, along with the 2014 Saints’ championship squad, will be inducted as part of the Hall of Fame Class of 2026 at the Induction Dinner and Awards Ceremony on June 4 at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel in Portland.
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