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60 °F Forecast | Road Cams Sunday, April 24, 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 24, 2005 Big inning gives Phoenix split against Henley KLAMATH FALLS — A big seventh-inning rally in the second game gave Phoenix to a Skyline Conference doubleheader split against Henley Saturday. After Henley won the opener 8-0 behind a four-hitter by Bryn Card, Phoenix was in jeopardy of dropping the second game when the Hornets came back from a 4-1 deficit to tie the game. But the Pirates salvaged an 8-4 victory with a four-run outburst in the seventh. "That’s what we needed most was the split," Phoenix coach Joe Hagler said. "That keeps us in contention." Even with the four-run lead, Hagler wasn’t able to relax on the Hornets’ final chance. Advertisement Phoenix starter Chad Walker retired the first two batters in the bottom of the seventh before Colin Stock and Jimmy Mastroianni singled. Josh Knapp walked to load the bases for Kody Fritz, who had already doubled in each game. Fritz hit a hard grounder to second baseman Aaron Decker, who threw him out. "You can’t start breathing easy until the third out is made over there," said Hagler. Phoenix got the winning rally started when No. 9 hitter Kyle Locken walked to open the seventh. "(Locken) had a real good at-bat," said Hagler. "He fought off some good pitches to draw the walk." Dustin Smith followed with a single, and Decker walked to load the bases. The Hornets pulled starter James Nygren, and reliever Fritz hit John Goldberg to force in the first run. Walker ripped a line drive to right to score two more runs. After Josh Lorton walked to load the bases, Robert Woodward followed with a sacrifice fly. Walker and Woodward each had two hits and two RBIs for the Pirates in the nightcap. In the first game, Card stymied the Pirates. The senior lefty struck out 10, picked off three runners and only faced 23 batters. "We didn’t get too much going off of (Card)," said Hagler. "He had good command and he’s focused. His slider looks like a fastball and breaks away from you." Mastroianni had a big game for the Hornets with three hits and four RBIs, while Fritz added three hits and three RBIs. For the day, Mastroianni had five hits and six RBIs. "Mastroianni punishes the ball when you make a mistake," said Hagler. "He’s also a very good defensive catcher." FIRST GAME Phoenix..................................000 000 0 — 0 4 1 Henley....................................200 033 x — 8 9 1 Decker, Lorton (5), Strong (6) and Harvey; Card and Mastroianni. W — Card. L — Decker. 2B — H: Fritz. SECOND GAME Phoenix..................................031 000 4 — 8 10 1 Henley....................................100 120 0 — 4 6 1 Walker and Harvey; Nygren, Fritz and Mastroianni. W — Walker. L — Nygren. 2B — H: Fritz. NORTH VALLEY 13-17, HIDDEN VALLEY 4-8 — At Murphy, hot hitting boosted North Valley in its Skyline Conference sweep of Hidden Valley. In a three-run third inning of Game 2, the Knights bean the frame with consecutive hits by Matt Turner, Nate Tisch and Quentin Ellis. Eric Ogden went 4-for-5 and capped off North Valley’s six-run sixth inning with an RBI triple. In the opener, Tim Stickler rapped three triples and rove in runs for the Knights. Tim Urbanik had two doubles in each contest for Hidden Valley (4-10, 1-8 Skyline). FIRST GAME North Valley.........................105 007 0 — 13 10 3 Hidden Valley...........................210 100 0 — 4 6 2 Schilling and Ogden; Urbanik, Bagwell (4), Sward (7) and Bagwell, Urbanik (4). W — Schilling. L — Urbanik (0-5). 2B — NV: Stickler 3; HV: Urbanik 2. 3B — HV: Stewart SECOND GAME North Valley.........................213 306 2 — 17 11 1 Hidden Valley...........................100 131 2 — 8 9 6 Makepeace and Ogden; Wardle, Sward (4), Williams (5), Bagwell (6) and Urbanik. W — Makepeace. L — Wardle (0-3). 2B — NV: Turner, Ogden; HV: Urbanik 2, Dillon. 3B — NV: Ogden; HV: Sward. 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. 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