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48 °F Forecast | Road Cams Monday, April 18, 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 April 17, 2005 Well-rounded Crater sweeps Eagle Point CENTRAL POINT — Crater’s offense came alive behind senior Becca Shelamer during a Southern Oregon Conference softball doubleheader Saturday. The Comets rode the pitching arm of Janelle Cristofaro and a 24-hit explosion at the plate to sweep Eagle Point, 11-3 and 5-0. Shelamer picked up a pair of hits and two RBIs in each game and was on base all seven plate appearances. "(Shelamer) had an unbelievable day," Crater coach Chris Arnold said. "She was so intense in each at-bat to make things happen." Cristofaro struck out seven and walked two in the opener, then came back with six shutout innings of one-hit ball in Game 2. Advertisement "Janelle is such a fierce competitor," said Arnold. "She’s smart as a pitcher and thinks ahead. She’s doing a better job mixing speeds and locations than earlier on." In the opener, the Comets (12-3, 4-2 SOC) jumped on Eagle Point ace Kelsey Heider for four runs in the first inning. Susan Winningham opened with a bunt single, Cristofaro smacked an RBI double, Tyler Sutherland and Kirstin Davidson provided RBI singles and Davidson scored when Shelamer reached on an error. The Eagles (10-4, 2-4 SOC) got to Cristofaro for two runs in the fourth when they bunched together three of their six hits. Heider singled, Shannon Richardson tripled and Ashley Hartman singled to account for the runs. Crater padded its lead with six runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by Staci Bauer’s two-run, bases-loaded single. Sutherland and Cristofaro collected three hits each for the Comets, while Shelamer, Winningham and Bauer added two hits apiece. Heider went 3-for-4 for Eagle Point. In Game 2, Crater scored what proved to be the winning run in the second inning when Davidson got on with a leadoff walk, moved to second on a ground out and scored on Shelamer’s single. The Comets added two runs in the fifth on Sutherland’s two-out, two-run double. In the sixth, Shelamer had an RBI single, then scored on an error. Richardson opened the second with a single for Eagle Point’s lone hit. Winningham had three hits for Crater in the nightcap, and Haley Hevern added two along with Shelamer. "We have a lot of different kids stepping up," said Arnold. "It’s difficult picking the lineup some time. But it’s a nice problem to have. FIRST GAME Eagle Point...........................000 201 0 — 3 6 3 Crater...................................400 016 x — 11 12 3 Heider and Hamner; Cristofaro and Winningham. W — Cristofaro. L — Heider. 2B — C: Cristofaro, Winningham, Shelamer. 3B — EP: Richardson; C: Cristofaro SECOND GAME Eagle Point...........................000 000 0 — 0 1 4 Crater...................................010 022 x — 5 12 1 Emigh and Griggs; Cristofaro, Cuddie (7) and Winningham, Lokeno (7). W — Cristofaro (9-3). L — Emigh. 2B — C: Sutherland, Bauer, Bettenburg. 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 Distance Education Diamonds Online Poker Slippers Student Loans tcg student loan consolidation teleconferencing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Tatoo Tatoos Advertisement s