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Raiders tame Lions, sweep season series ASHLAND � The Southern Oregon University softball team swept the five-game season series with Patten College and captured its third consecutive victory with a 7-2 triumph Tuesday. An 11-hit attack propelled the Raiders (12-9) to their second home win over the Lions (5-19) in as many days, including a 3-for-3 performance by freshman outfielder Krystle Clark. Junior leftfielder Angie Varnado (2-for-4, three RBI, one run), sophomore shortstop Latisha Inget (2-for-4, one run) and sophomore third baseman Angie Chaplin (2-for-4, two runs) accounted for the bulk of the Raider offense. Sophomore pitcher Brandi Brown, who yielded two unearned runs and four hits in five innings, improved to 12-8 on the season, and freshman Tasha Ford scattered two hits in two scoreless innings of relief. "I�m impressed with the way our players responded when they fell behind, both today and (Monday in a 7-3 win)," Raider coach James Gravelle said. "We still need to stop making mistakes on what should be routine plays." Patten received a two-hit plate effort junior infielder Kelly Hernandez, but starting pitcher Kenna Ramos took the loss after allowing five runs � three earned � and eight hits in three innings. Southern Oregon continues an eight-game homestand Thursday at 1 p.m. with a non-conference doubleheader against College of Notre Dame. Lions.....................................................020 000 0 � 2 6 3 Raiders................................................113 200 x � 7 11 3 Brown, Ford (6) and Eastman, Jones (6); Ramos, Jackson (4) and Bolton. W � Brown (12-8). L � Ramos. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.