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Schmidt has record day for Tornado May 12, 2009 12:00 AM A A EUGENE — North Medford senior star Taylor Schmidt threw a one-hitter in six innings and broke the school's home run record on Monday. More importantly, Schmidt assured her softball team the No. 2 seed in the Southwest Conference with a 10-0 triumph over Sheldon. The win gave the Black Tornado (18-4, 9-3 SWC) a three-game edge over third-place Roseburg, solidifying the No. 2 spot behind Grants Pass. Schmidt allowed a single to Sheldon's Tami Brown in the fourth inning and did not surrender a walk to go with five strikeouts. Freshman Kelsie Bartley spelled Schmidt in the seventh and struck out two in a 1-2-3 frame. Schmidt later gave the Black Tornado a 9-0 lead with her seventh homer of the season, a two-run drive over the left field fence. She passed Terri Walker, whose record of six homers had stood since 1981. Schmidt finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Jenna Stevens went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Tejay Schmidt and McKenna Storey each went 2-for-4 in the win. North Medford 201 015 1 — 10 11 1 Sheldon 000 000 0 — 0 1 3 Ta. Schmidt, Bartley (7) and Wolfe; Halverson and Brown. W — Ta. Schmidt (17-4). L — Halverson. 2B — Stevens 2, Ta. Schmidt, Te. Schmidt, Bartley. HR — Ta. Schmidt (7). GRANTS PASS 6, SOUTH EUGENE 0 — At Eugene, Morgan Barnes struck out 13 to collect her 17th victory of the season as Grants Pass improved to 18-3 overall and 12-0 in the Southwest Conference. Barnes held South Eugene (8-15, 1-11 SWC) to three hits and walked on. She was also 2-for-4 with one run. Karleigh Prestianni was 3-for-4 with two runs, and Cami Bennett was 3-for-4. Grants Pass 102 200 1 — 6 12 2 South Eugene 000 000 0 — 0 3 4 Barnes and Woolf; Waddell and Shortreed. W — Barnes (17-3). L — Waddell. 3B — GP: Prestianni. Sunset League Softball GOLD BEACH 11, ROGUE RIVER 1, 6 inn. — At Gold Beach, two days after having its 29-game winning streak in the Sunset League snapped, Gold Beach beat Rogue River behind a two-hitter from Molly Hockema and Kourtney Moore. Rogue River (9-8, 7-5) committed six errors. Rogue River 000 001 — 1 2 6 Gold Beach 331 103 — 11 11 1 Stinchcomb and Smith; Hockema, Moore (5) and Walling. W — Hockema. L — Stinchcomb. 2B — GB: Hawkins. Sunset League Baseball ROGUE RIVER 8, GOLD BEACH 4 — At Gold Beach, Craig Lee was 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Rogue River (16-6, 11-1 Sunset), which can wrap up the league title against Cascade Christian next week. Christian Reyes was also 2-for-3 with an RBI and Kelly White was 2-for-4 with one RBI for Rogue River. Rogue River 122 210 0 — 8 11 2 Gold Beach 010 020 1 — 4 7 2 Taylor, Lee (6) and Garwood; Martin, Smith (4) and Hoffman. W — Taylor (7-2). L — Martin. 2B — RR: White; GB: Hutten, Hoffman. 3B — GB: Smith.