It’s only been nine years, which in the course of a career like Frank Cheek’s probably seems like a short trip to the grocery store and back. But 100′s of athletes later, Humboldt State’s run to its second softball national championship stands right there among the highest moments of an esteemed 40-year career.

Cheek’s Lumberjacks got it done Saturday, earning the NCAA Division II Softball Championship with a 1-0 victory over Emporia State in the event finale. The victory completed an unbeaten march through the nationals winner’s bracket, and capped a 10-game winning streak that began with the Jacks emergence from the loser’s bracket at the regional tournament.

Many stars shined for the Jacks again, none brighter than senior pitcher Lizzy Prescott, named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Toiling again one night after throwing a record-setting 17-inning one-hitter, Prescott shut out the Hornets on five hits, striking out 10 and walking none.

The big win finished the Jacks season with a 57-18 record that included the California Collegiate Athletic Association regular season championships and West Region title.

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–excerpt courtesy HSU Sports Information