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--> --> March 18: Grizzlies stay hot at the plate Ashland Daily Tidings ETNA, Calif. - The Ashland baseball team went out with a bang at the Etna Tournament Saturday, scoring seven runs in the second inning and out-hitting Trinity 12-2 in a dominating 11-2 victory. The Grizzlies, who bounced back from their first loss of the season, improved to 3-1 overall. Sophomore left-hander Chad Hegdahl pitched a two-hitter through four innings to pick up the win, and Mike Allen, Torrance George and Ryan Decker each pelted two hits to lead Ashland's red-hot offense. Through four games the Grizzlies are averaging 12 runs per game and have been held below seven just once - in Friday's 3-2 loss to Etna. The Grizzlies all but clinched the victory in the second, when George, a senior catcher, drove in Ashland's seventh and eighth runs with a double. Ashland's breakout inning also featured an RBI double by junior outfielder Bryan Clevenger and two-run single by senior infielder Titus Weston. The Grizzlies next take on the Henley Hornets, Tuesday at Henley. Ashland Boys Tennis At Pleasant Valley, in a dual match that hinged on just a few points, the Ashland boys tennis team fell 5-4 to Pleasant Valley on Saturday. The Grizzlies picked up three singles victories and one doubles win but it was Jacob Doty's narrow loss at No. 4 singles that proved to be the difference. Doty won the first set against Randall Cunningham but couldn't finish him off, eventually falling 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 in a heartbreaking 7-5 tie-breaker. The non-league loss dropped Ashland to 2-1 overall. The Grizzlies, who are 1-0 with a win over Klamath Union in the Southern Oregon Conference, next travel to South Medford on Thursday. No. 2 singles player Evan Schleining, No. 3 singles player Tyler Coke and No. 5 singles player Ross Mather each picked up victories for the Grizzlies. Ashland's lone doubles win was by Miles Rooklyn and Brandon Curry at the No. 3 spot. Mather came back from a set down to beat Jeremy Smith 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, and Rooklyn and Curry toughed out a 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 win over Ryan Magnuson and Bryan Schwartz. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing