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57 °F Forecast | Road Cams Saturday, May 7, 2005 Today's News | Shop Our Valley | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery | Contact Us SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend May 7, 2005 Doubleheader split enough for SOU to clinch conference title PORTLAND — The 25th-ranked Southern Oregon University softball team clinched its third consecutive Cascade Conference championship by rolling Concordia University 15-3 in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Delta Park Friday. The Raiders (34-17, 17-6 CC), who were dealt a 2-1 setback by the fifth-place Cavaliers (18-27, 6-17) in Game 1, earned hosting rights for the four-team NAIA Region I Tournament, which begins next Thursday morning at University Field in Ashland. SOU mustered only three hits against Cav sophomore ace Annele Huckins (11-12) in the first contest and tied the score at 1-all in the sixth when junior Kim Kraxberger doubled, and freshman pinch- runner Allesha Spradling later scored from third on a wild pitch. CU, however, notched only its second win against Southern since 2001 when Denise Benedict beat out an infield dribbler to second baseman Megan Rock to allow Julie Pitman to score with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Senior all-star Miranda Gillaspie (19-7) allowed seven hits in taking the loss. Advertisement The Raider bats awakened in Game 2 and pounded CU starter Kristin Donahue (5-10) for six runs on six hits over two innings and plated another six against Huckins in a nine-run third inning. Southern finished with 15 base-knocks in the five-inning, eight run-rule shortened contest. Rock and junior Leann Foster each accounted for three hits in four at-bats, and junior Tanisha Burch launched her team-best sixth home run of the season — a three-run shot to right off Donahue. Freshman Alicia Caudill (7-4) allowed three runs on six hits in a complete-game pitching performance. Southern wraps up the regular-season schedule today with a doubleheader at Western Baptist College in Salem. FIRST GAME Southern Oregon.................519 00 — 15 15 0 Concordia..............................000 30 — 3 6 3 Claudill and Nielsen, Lillis; Donahu, Huckins, Scott and Mannion, Howery. W — Claudill (7-4). L — Scott. 2B — SO: Rock, Williams; C: Pitman. HR — SO: Burch (18). SECOND GAME Southern Oregon.................000 001 0 — 1 3 2 Concordia............................100 000 1 — 2 7 0 Gillespie and Lillis; Huckins and Mannion, Kurtz. W — Huckins (11-12). L — Gillespie. 2B — SO: Kraxberger; C: Moon Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Free Music Downloads Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg diamonds Distance Education Diamonds Paris Hilton Online Poker Auto Insurance Mesothelioma Slippers Student Loans Tatoo tcg student loan consolidation teleconferencing Website Design & Marketing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Tatoos Mortgage Calculator Free Home-Loan Referrals Payday Loans Advertisement s