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60 °F Forecast | Road Cams Tuesday, March 15, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery 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 15, 2004 North’s SOC title hopes take a hit KLAMATH FALLS — North Medford held its Southern Oregon Conference destiny in its own hands heading into Friday’s baseball doubleheader with Klamath Union. Win the final two SOC games and own the conference title outright. But now the Tornado must sweat it out. Daniel Bennett struck out seven and held North Medford to six hits as Klamath Union scored a 5-1 victory in the nightcap of a doubleheader split and dealt a serious blow to the Tornado’s title hopes. North cruised to a 12-0 victory in five innings in Game 1 behind Cole Rohrbough’s no-hit shutout. South Medford, which was tied with North (20-6, 16-5 SOC) heading into Friday, can claim the SOC title all to itself with a twin-bill sweep of Crater today. If the Panthers (15-4 conference) split or get swept by the Comets, the Black Tornado wins the SOC. Advertisement Bennett worked out of jams in three different innings on Friday, but held North in check for the remainder of the contest. Pitcher Josh Suarez entered Game 2 allowing only eight walks all season, but yielded four free passes in the losing effort. Beau Hovland had three hits in four at-bats to lead the Tornado. In Game 1, Rohrbough struck out nine and ran his record to 4-2. The only hard-hit ball by the Pelicans was a liner to start the sixth that was snagged at second base by Kyle Williamson. Brandon White went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, while Russ Vandell also added three hits. Suarez went 2-for-3 to go with a team-high four RBIs and Abe Eubank chipped in with a pair of hits. Klamath Union finishes the season at 8-13 in the SOC. FIRST GAME North Medford........................000 453 — 12 14 0 Klamath Union............................000 000 — 0 0 7 Rohrbough and Folsom; Huntley, Matthews (6) and Rogers. W — Rohrbough (4-2). L — Huntley. 2B — NM: McHenry. SECOND GAME North Medford.........................010 000 0 — 1 6 2 Klamath Union.........................102 020 x — 5 6 4 Suarez and Folsom; Bennett and Rogers. W — Bennett. L — Suarez (5-1). 2B — NM: Hovland, Suarez. Softball NORTH MEDFORD 13-8, KLAMATH UNION 2-1 — Megan Lamson went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and three runs to lead North Medford to a postseason- clinching victory in Game 2 of a doubleheader sweep at Fagone Field. The Black Tornado (16-9, 8-6 SOC) clinched at least a share of fourth place with the regular-season ending sweep. Deni Rowley had five hits and two RBIs, while Stephanie Haskett contributed four hits and five RBIs. Darcy Cordell had two hits and drove in a pair of runs in Game 1 as North Medford scored nine times in the first inning. Pitchers Kendra Strahm and Mallorie Hoover each held the Pelicans to two hits and ran their records to 8-3 and 8-5, respectively. Klamath Union closes the season at 2-12 in the SOC. FIRST GAME Klamath Union..............................000 20 — 2 2 1 North Medford..........................930 1x — 13 13 2 Metzler and Croxford; Strahm and Haskett. W — Strahm (8-3). L — Metzler. 2B — KU: Fagan; NM: Rowley. SECOND GAME Klamath Union.........................000 010 0 — 1 2 4 North Medford.......................010 133 x — 8 10 1 Fagan and Croxford; Hoover and Haskett. W — Hoover (8-5). L — Fagan. 2B — NM: Rowley. PHOENIX 9-5, LAKEVIEW 7-1 — At Talent, Shonda George had two hits to go with four runs and four stolen bases during Phoenix’s Game 1 victory of a Skyline Conference doubleheader sweep. The Pirates (10-14, 10-10 Skyline) need Henley to sweep Hidden Valley today to grab the third and final playoff spot. Larrisa Wiltrout added two hits in the opener and had three RBIs over both games. Kelly Singleton also had a pair of hits in Game 1. Taylor Barrett struck out 12 in Game 2 to record the pitching win. FIRST GAME Lakeview.................................300 201 1 — 7 11 8 Phoenix....................................611 001 x — 9 9 7 Simms and Pardue; Engle and K. Singleton. W — Engle. L — Simms. 3B — P: Hammers. SECOND GAME Lakeview..................................000 001 0 — 1 4 3 Phoenix....................................000 005 x — 5 4 0 Hopper and Havely; Barrett and K. Singleton. W — Barrett. L — Hopper. 2B — L: Gage; P: Wiltrout. 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 Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg Slippers Student Loans afsa teleconferencing Memory Foam Mattress Advertisement s