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Pirates sweep away Mazama KLAMATH FALLS � A year older. A year wiser. So far, the Phoenix High softball team is showing what it learned from a tough start to league play last year and is putting it to good use. The Pirates opened their 2001 Skyline Conference campaign with a convincing 12-3, 15-6 doubleheader sweep of Mazama on Saturday. "Boy was I having fun," said Phoenix coach Rich Ficek on Saturday�s games. "Last year we struggled so much offensively. "We really hit the ball well today and have been so far this season." Phoenix (5-1, 2-0), which returned seven starters from last year�s 14-7 squad, struggled early in conference play last season and had to win nine straight games to make the playoffs. Ficek is hoping the 2-0 start can help ease the pressure on this year�s team. "I had a great team last year but, so far this season, they are making things easier on me," said Ficek. Tiffany Ross held the Vikings hitless through five innings before giving way to Kendra Kohler in the opener. Kohler led the Pirates with three hits and Amanda Moore added two. Ross struck out six and improved her record to 4-0 on the season. "I�ve coached some great pitchers, but she is one of the best," said Ficek of the first-team all-conference sophomore. "She threw the ball pretty much by everybody." In the nightcap, Phoenix used a four-run first inning and a five-run fifth to help seal the win. Jennifer Dunlap went 3-for-3, while Megan Capp added two hits. Kohler picked up her first win of the season after three innings of work. FIRST GAME Phoenix..............................................210 404 1 � 12 11 3 Mazama.................................................000 003 0 � 3 4 3 Ross, Kohler (6) and Darby; Baliton, Chastain (4) and Mishler. W � Ross (4-0). L � Baliton. 2B � P: Saldivar, Moore; M:Brasser. SECOND GAME Phoenix..............................................421 053 0 � 15 12 3 Mazama.................................................001 410 0 � 6 7 2 Kohler, Ross (4) and Darby; Chastain, Baliton (5), Chastain (6) and Mishler. W � Kohler (1-1). L � Chastain. ILLINOIS VALLEY 9-6, ROGUE RIVER 2-3 � At Rogue River, Illinois Valley�s Sara Shinerock delivered two hits in each game and pitched five innings with five strikeouts to record the opening-game victory. Sophomore second baseman Tiphanie Pope led the Cougars with four hits and four RBIs in the first game. Also with two hits each were Sidney Derda, Julie Shump, Rachel Pierce and Vanessa Box. Kim Hamilton pitched a complete-game victory in the nightcap. Hamilton struck out three and walked three. IV (5-2, 2-0 Skyline) erased a 2-0 deficit with five runs in the fourth inning. The Cougars combined four hits and two walks in the rally, with Pope, Shinerock and Shannon D�Arpino each providing RBI singles. FIRST GAME Illinois Valley....................................410 120 1 � 9 15 4 Rogue River........................................000 020 0 � 2 4 0 Shinerock, Hamilton (6) and Hamilton, Nadow (6); Glasscock, Winfrey (5) and Bailey. W � Shinerock. L � Glasscock. 2B � RR: Bailey; IV: Derda. 3B � IV: Pope, Shump. SECOND GAME Illinois Valley......................................000 510 0 � 6 7 2 Rogue River........................................200 001 0 � 3 4 1 Hamilton and Nadow; Glasscock, L. Jones (5) and Bailey. W � Hamilton. L � Glasscock. 2B � IV: Nadow, Shinerock; RR: Glassock. HENLEY 21-19, HIDDEN VALLEY 1-1 � At Klamath Falls, Henley pounded out 27 hits and scored 40 runs to take both five-inning games of the Skyline Conference doubleheader. In Game 1, Jesse Miranda had three hits and knocked in eight runs � six in the first inning on a double and triple and with the bases loaded. Krystal Young and Kristie Kinsman each added two hits. In the nightcap, Kandice McClung led the Hornets (4-0, 2-0 Skyline) with three hits, while Young, Erika Clements and Miranda each had two hits apiece. Ollie Herbert also contributed two hits, including a two-run home run in the third inning. Young picked up pitching wins in both games to improve her mark to 4-0 on the season. FIRST GAME Hidden Valley..........................................100 00 � 1 1 6 Henley..............................................(15)30 3x � 21 13 2 Ricks, Bower (2), Hayworth (4) and Hayworth; Young and Kinsman. W � Young. L � Ricks. 2B � H: Scholer, Miranda, Young, Herbert, Eck. 3B � H: Clements, Miranda. SECOND GAME Hidden Valley..........................................000 10 � 1 2 6 Henley.................................................298 0x � 19 14 1 Hudson, Ricks (2) and Brower; Young, Birt (4) and Kinsman, Mills (4). W � Young (4-0). L � Hudson. 2B � H: Eck, Herbert, Clements, Miranda. HR � H: Herbert. LAKEVIEW 4-6, NORTH VALLEY 3-7 � At Lakeview, North Valley scored twice in the top of the seventh inning in the second game to salvage a split in the Skyline Conference openers. In the inning, the Knights� Hannah Plant walked, went to second on a passed ball and to third on Whitney MakePeace�s single. Plant scored on a passed ball, and after moving to third on a fielder�s choice, MakePeace also scored on a passed ball. For Lakeview, Calah Molten and Francis Hartman each drove in two runs. In the first game, Jacque Johnson had two hits, including a two-run triple, to lead the Honkers. FIRST GAME North Valley........................................ 001 100 1 � 3 3 3 Lakeview.............................................000 004 0 � 4 5 0 Wardlaw and Beck; Johnson and Martin. W � Johnson. L � Wardlaw. 2B � NV: Beck. 3B � L: Johnson. SECOND GAME North Valley........................................210 110 2 � 7 4 5 Lakeview...........................................000 033 0 � 6 12 2 Ironside, Wardlaw (6) and Beck; Saltmarsh, Johnson (6) and Martin. W � Wardlaw. L � Johnson. 2B � L: Johnson. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.