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North Medford ekes out an SOC split ASHLAND � Scoring opportunities were few and far between Tuesday afternoon in a Southern Oregon Conference softball twin bill between North Medford and Ashland. The Black Tornado took advantage of what little opportunity there was, however, as North swept the Grizzlies, 2-1 and 5-2. "It was just good pitching on both sides all day," said Ashland coach Rich Beugli. "There were some defensive miscues that led to most of the scoring." North�s Steph Coe struck out eight in Game 1 but allowed three of Ashland�s five hits in the seventh inning as the Grizzlies attempted a rally. Coe also had to come on in relief of Keri Sevano in the nightcap as the Grizzlies once again waited for the seventh inning to start their scoring. Megan Beugli allowed only eight hits in the doubleheader for Ashland but still was pinned with both losses after going the distance in each game for the Grizz (4-6, 1-3 SOC). In the opener, North scored its two runs in the sixth after Beth Morrill hit a leadoff triple and subsequently scored on a passed ball. Coe hit into a fielder�s choice to score Tai Kinney with what would become the game-winner. Ashland rallied in the seventh as Jenna Graven singled and advanced to third on Beugli�s double. After an RBI single by Cat Clason, Coe halted the threat with two strikeouts. The Tornado scored four runs in the sixth to break open Game 2, with Ashland errors and a Coe triple doing most of the damage. Once again, the Grizz rallied in the seventh, scoring two runs off Sevano with an RBI by Steph Hargis and a fielder�s choice by Lindsay Calvo. FIRST GAME North Medford......................................000 002 0 � 2 3 0 Ashland.................................................000 000 1 � 1 5 2 Coe and Hillyer; Beugli and Heine. W � Coe. L � Beugli (3-5). 2B � A: Beugli. 3B � NM: Morrill. SECOND GAME North Medford......................................100 004 0 � 5 5 1 Ashland.................................................000 000 2 � 2 4 3 Sevano, Coe (7) and Hillyer; Beugli and Heine. W � Sevano. L � Beugli (3-6). 2B � A: Burnson; NM: Carrigan. 3B � NM: Coe. CRATER 11-9, KLAMATH UNION 1-2 � At Central Point, Crater used a seven-run second inning to win the opener, then held the Pelicans scoreless after a two-run outburst in the first inning of Game 2. Kelsey Anhorn, Jenni Bittle, Maegan Bettencourt and Kara Ray each had two hits in the five-inning opener for Crater (9-2, 4-0 SOC). Anhorn struck out seven in the nightcap and drove in three runs to help offset five walks and five Crater errors. Leann Foster also had two hits and three RBIs for the Comets, while Ray added two hits. FIRST GAME Klamath Union..........................................000 10 � 1 3 3 Crater......................................................072 2x � 11 12 0 Skeen and Fisher; Bittle and Thomas. W � Bittle (5-1). L � Skeen. 2B � C: Bittle. 3B � C: Steele, Ray. SECOND GAME Klamath Union.....................................200 000 0 � 2 2 2 Crater.....................................................220 104 x � 9 7 5 Fagan and Fisher; Anhorn and Thomas. W � Anhorn (4-1). L � Fagan. GRANTS PASS 8-7, SOUTH MEDFORD 1-1 � Grants Pass pitchers Jessica Morton and Sam Marrs limited South Medford to four hits in each game of the SOC twin bill at Fagone Field. Stephanie Franklin had two hits and scored two runs in the opener, then went 3-for-3 in the nightcap for Grants Pass (6-5, 2-2 SOC). Teammate Seanna Doyel also went 3-for-3 in Game 2. South�s lone run in the first game came in the third inning when Michelle Blum reached on an error, then scored on Katie Kaufman�s two-out triple. Blum�s RBI single scored Michelle Chancler, who had walked, with the Panther�s only run in Game 2. Caver catcher Kathy Richard banged out four hits in the doubleheader, including a two-run single in each game. FIRST GAME Grants Pass...........................................004 120 1 � 8 9 1 South Medford......................................001 000 0 � 1 4 6 Morton and Richard; Byrne, Calvert (6) and Conley. W � Morton (4-1). L � Byrne. 2B � GP: Gallego. 3B � SM: Kaufman. SECOND GAME Grants Pass.........................................004 012 0 � 7 11 0 South Medford......................................000 010 0 � 1 4 4 Marrs and Richard; Byrne, Calvert (7) and Conley. W � Marrs (2-4). L � Byrne. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.