THE RECORDS
Linfield sits atop the Northwest Conference standings with a perfect 8-0 record. The Wildcats are 18-2 overall. George Fox is in third place at 13-9 overall and 6-4 in NWC play. Pacific Lutheran is right behind Linfield in second place at 17-7 overall with a 9-3 NWC mark.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
Winners of 14 straight games, the Wildcats jumped up two spots to No. 7 in the latest NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll, released Tuesday. Tayah Kelley is one strikeout away from No. 500 after claiming 25 more victims in the Wildcats' sweep of Willamette. She leads Division III with 12 wins and four shutouts while also ranking second in the nation with nine complete games. Kaili Saathoff (.493) and Cydney Hess (.467) both rank in the NWC's top 10 in batting average. Saathoff leads the 'Cats with 36 hits and 25 runs while Katie Phillips has 24 RBI.
 
GEORGE FOX AT A GLANCE
The Bruins got off to a 4-9 start to the season but rattled off nine straight wins to get back near the top of the NWC standings. Sydney Sandifer's nine home runs lead all of Division III. She leads the Bruins with 28 hits and is tied for the team lead with Sharon Tomei with 24 RBI. Kamryn Potter is batting .435 with a .591 on-base percentage and a .935 slugging percentage. George Fox ace Ashley Davis is 6-4 on the season with a 4.31 ERA.
 
PACIFIC LUTHERAN AT A GLANCE
The Lutes are ranked No. 25 in the NFCA national rankings. Cassidy Conrad is 8-2 in the circle with nine complete games, 44 strikeouts and a 3.13 ERA. Rylie Wada is batting .429 while Erin McGrath is right behind with a .425 average. McGrath leads the Lutes with 37 hits and 24 runs and is tied for the team lead with Kennedy Kila with nine doubles and seven home runs. Kila has 28 RBI while McGrath has 24. Mari Foster is 8 for 8 on stolen base attempts.
 
THE SERIES
Linfield dominates the all-time series with George Fox, boasting a 92-20-1 record against the Bruins. The Wildcats won 51 straight games between 2001 and 2014. They're 47-8 against the Bruins in McMinnville. Linfield took three of four games in Newberg during the 2022 season. The cross-county rivals met again in the NWC Tournament, where the 'Cats advanced to the championship game thanks to a walk-off three-run homer by Claire Seats.
 
Linfield is 65-49 in the all-time series with Pacific Lutheran. The longest win streak for the Wildcats was 14 straight games between the 2018 and 2021 seasons. They are 35-21 against the Lutes at home. The two teams split their NWC series last year in Tacoma. The 'Cats got the last laugh, winning 4-3 in nine innings to win the NWC Tournament and earn the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III playoffs.