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MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend June 23, 2004 Mustangs split twin bill with Eugene Legion Baseball EUGENE — The Medford Mustangs had a big game at the plate and almost came away with an American Legion AAA Area 4 doubleheader sweep against the Eugene Challengers Tuesday. The Mustangs stretched their winning streak to 10 games with a 10-2 victory in the opener, but the Challengers rallied for a 7-6 win in the nightcap at Swede Johnson Stadium. The Mustangs (12-4, 5-1 Area 4) banged out 29 hits, including 11 extra-base efforts, in the twin bill, but five errors in Game 2 proved costly. Brenton Ferguson went 6-for-8, scored five runs and drove in three to pace the Mustangs’ offense in the doubleheader. Rob Folsom, Charles Behnke and Chad Hegdahl each collected five hits on the night. In the first game, Medford pitcher Josh Suarez went the distance, striking out four and walking three to improve his record to 2-0. Advertisement "(Suarez) mixed up his pitches and kept them off-balance," Medford assistant Dan Keck said. "He got out of two bases-loaded jams late in the game. He was very composed." The Mustangs led the second game 6-3 when the wheels came off in the sixth inning. The Challengers scored four runs on four hits and a key error, which accounted for the final run of the frame. Corey Kent’s two-out RBI single scored what proved to be the winning run for the Challengers (15-9, 1-3 Area 4). The Mustangs erased a 3-2 deficit with four runs in the fourth. Ferguson started the two-out rally with a single followed by Folsom’s RBI triple. Then Hegdahl hit an RBI double, Abe Eubank an RBI single and Behnke singled to score another run. "We’ve been on a good roll," said Keck, "and we were very close to getting two wins against a good team. We got a lot of hits off quality pitchers." FIRST GAME Medford Mustangs..............112 302 1 — 10 13 0 Eugene Challengers.................100 000 1 — 2 9 1 Suarez and Meyer, Folsom (5); Newell, Rice (5) and Larsen. W — Suarez (2-0). L — Newell. 2B — M: Folsom, Hegdahl; E: Mehl, Greer, Larsen. 3B — M: Folsom, Boyd. HR — M: Ferguson, Behnke; E: Humphrey. SECOND GAME Medford Mustangs................101 400 0 — 6 16 5 Eugene Challengers...............030 004 x — 7 10 0 Hegdahl, Rohrbough (6) and Meyer, Folsom (4); Woodfin, Langeliers (4) and Greer, Larsen (5). W — Langeliers. L — Hegdahl (1-2). 2B — M: Folsom, Hegdahl 2, Behnke; E: Mehl, Faunc, Brown. 3B — M: Folsom NORTH MEDFORD MAVERICKS 10, ASHLAND 3 — Trevor McCleery pitched a complete game and Zack James provided the offensive spark for the North Medford Mavericks (7-7, 6-4 Area 4) in American Legion A Area 4 action at Miles Field. Ashland had to forfeit the second game of the doubleheader because of a lack of players. McCleery (2-0) scattered seven hits, struck out five and walked one. James went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and stole a base. His two-run double highlighted North Medford’s four-run second inning. Ashland..................................100 001 1 — 3 7 2 North Medford.......................140 230 x — 10 5 2 Decker, Reeser (3) and Sollenger; McCleery and Longmire. W — McCleery (2-0). L — Decker. 2B — NM: James, Lake. EAGLE POINT 4-3, CENTRAL POINT 2-4 — At Central Point, Eagle Point took advantage of seven Central Point errors in the American Legion A Area 4 opener at Anhorn Field. All four Eagle Point runs in the first game were unearned. The Eagles’ three-run, third-inning outburst came on four errors, four hits and a walk. Derek Grieve delivered a two-run single in the inning. Ryan Augino and Steve Wyatt each had two hits for the Eagles (6-4, 2-2 Area 4). For Central Point, Cory Staniforth and Charlie Reina both went 2-for-3. In Game 2, Central Point (7-4, 5-3 Area 4) broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the sixth inning. Reina started the rally with a one-out single and scored on Tyler Schmidt’s second double of the game. Pinch-hitter Matt Hunt’s two-out single knocked in Schmidt with what proved to be the winning run. Schmidt had two hits for the Comets, including a two-run double in the first inning, while Chuck Grabowski added two hits. Nick Staller went 3-for-4 for the Eagles. FIRST GAME Eagle Point...............................003 010 0 — 4 7 4 Central Point...........................010 100 0 — 2 7 7 O’Callahan and Grieve; Davidson and Reina. W — O’Callahan. L — Davidson. SECOND GAME Eagle Point...............................001 100 1 — 3 4 0 Central Point............................200 002 x — 4 7 5 Grieve and O’Callahan; Weiss and Reina. W — Weiss (2-0). L — Grieve. 2B — EP: Staller 2; CP: Schmidt 2. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers