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http:// --> Weather Forecast Ashland, Oregon HOME Archive Backpage Business Classifieds Columnists Contact Us Forum Hot Topics Local Issues Most Viewed Nation & World Obituaries Online Games Opinion/Editorial O-Zone Photo Galleries Place an Ad Rate Card Readers Polls Revels Real Estate Guide Shakespeare Special Sections Sports Subscribe Valley & State Video Weather Etcetera --> Movie Preview --> Hottest Galleries: April 28, 2008 SOU out of playoff contention Southern Oregon University's softball team watched its playoff hopes slip away in dramatic fashion as it lost both ends of a doubleheader for the second day in a row, losing at Eastern Oregon, 7-2, 3-2, Saturday at La Grande. The Raiders nearly rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the top of the seventh inning of the nightcap. With two outs and two on, the Raiders' Alicia Caudill and Ricci Coultas had back-to-back RBI singles to cut the EOU lead to 3-2. Christa Simon almost pushed the tying run across with a single to the shortstop, but Caudill was thrown out at the plate. In the opener, the Mountaineers jumped out early and the Raiders never threatened afterwards. SOU entered weekend play in third place in the Cascade Conference, which would be good enough to earn a spot in the NAIA Regional Tournament in Klamath Falls. Instead, after being swept at College of Idaho on Friday and again at Eastern on Saturday, the Raiders dropped to 10-12 in league play and fell to sixth in the standings. SOU closes its regular season next Friday against league champion Oregon Tech at University Field. FIRST GAME Southern Oregon 001 100 0 "" 2 5 2 Eastern Oregon 320 200 x "" 7 9 1 SECOND GAME Southern Oregon 000 000 2 "" 2 7 2 Eastern Oregon 001 020 x "" 3 6 0 Advertisement: Advertisement: Partners: Security Cameras & Systems Security Systems Advertisement: Copyright © 2008 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved. Southern Oregon Media Group: Mail Tribune.com � Ashland Daily Tidings � Medford Nickel Del.icio.us