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Crater finds two aces in the hole CENTRAL POINT � Crater dug deep into its arsenal of pitchers Monday, using two junior varsity hurlers to stymie South Albany for a non-conference baseball sweep at Anhorn Field. With varsity starter Derek Peterson still recovering from a thigh injury, another Comet hurler on a church mission to Los Angeles and a third battling migraine problems, Crater coach Chuck Dominiak put the ball in the hands of Kevin Mulder and Trent Kingsbury on Monday. Unfazed, they never gave it up as each went the distance as Crater (4-1) swept South Albany, 13-3 and 8-4. "We�re really struggling right now pitching-wise," said Dominiak. "It�s good for (Mulder and Kingsbury) to get some experience. I thought they did a great job. They both went out and pitched a good game of baseball." Each pitcher was staked to an early lead to settle the nerves. Crater�s Jared Maddocks drilled a two-run homer and a double in going 3-for-3 in the opener, while Chris Pettegrew went 3-for-4 with an RBI. For the day, David Sills went 6-for-7 in the double dip, while Ken Strate was 5-for-9 as Crater totaled 27 hits. "I thought we hit the ball pretty decent," said Dominiak. "I don�t think we had a strikeout in the whole day. As long as you put the ball in play someone�s bound to make an error sometime." Trent Hackstate hit a grand slam in the nightcap to supply all of South Albany�s runs. FIRST GAME South Albany.............................................000 03 � 3 8 3 Crater......................................................202 27 � 13 16 1 Johnson, Brown (5) and Hackstate; Mulder and Maddocks. W � Mulder (1-0). L � Johnson. 2B � SA: Brown; C: Maddocks. HR � C: Maddocks (2). SECOND GAME South Albany........................................000 400 0 � 4 5 3 Crater...................................................101 312 x � 8 11 1 Campbell and Hackstate; Kingsbury and Maddocks. W � Kingsbury (1-0). L � Campbell. 2B � C: Sills 3B � C: Strate. HR � Hackstate. ROSEBURG 21, CORVALLIS 2, 5 innings � At Roseburg, the Indians sent 20 batters to the plate in the second inning, using nine hits and seven walks to cruise to a five-inning win. Nick Debs, who finished 3-for-3, and Ole Sheldon each had two hits in the second inning and Roseburg had six players score two runs. Sheldon led the Indians (6-0) with five RBI while Colton Frost and Kellen Walker each added two hits. Corvallis.................................................002 00 � 2 7 1 Roseburg...............................................1(15)2 3x � 21 16 1 Long, Hodson (2), Graves (3) and Hodoson; Myhre, Bowers (4) and Baird, Cooper (4). W � Myhre (1-0). L � Long. 2B � C: Sampter, Hodoson; R: DeBell, Sheldon, Bowers. 3B � R: Frost. GRANTS PASS 11, WILSONVILLE 5 � At Grants Pass, Andrew Fish�s three-run home run highlighted a four-run fifth inning for Grants Pass as the Cavemen rallied for a non-conference win. Wilsonville broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the fifth with two runs, but the Cavemen (5-1) bounced back quickly. After Grants Pass pulled to within 5-4, Fish stepped to the plate with two runners on and two out. He connected on the first pitch, driving the ball 320 feet down the right-field line. Speedy Ortiz added three hits in four at-bats and drove in two runs, while Tyler York collected two hits in three at-bats, driving in three runs and scoring two. Wilsonville...........................................300 020 0 � 5 7 0 Grants Pass..........................................003 044 x� 11 11 2 Hunt, Kruse (4), Brennan (6) and Arnold; Rettke, Olson (3) and Richard. W � Olson (1-0). L � Hunt. 2B � W: Rajsich. GP: York, Howe. HR � GP: Fish (1). CASCADE CHRISTIAN 9, YREKA 3 � At Yreka, Calif., Bryan Edwards struck out 12 and Nolan Roberts went 3-for-4 at the plate to help Cascade Christian to a non-conference win. Justin McCord added two hits and three RBI for the Challengers (3-1), while Chad Harvey went 2-for-3. Cascade Christian................................150 201 0 � 9 9 2 Yreka....................................................000 003 0 � 3 8 4 Edwards and Harvey; Orr, Stephens (4) and Miller. W � Edwards (3-0). L � Orr. 2B � CC: Edwards; Y: Dooley, Muelrath. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.