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North Jackson pulls even with Roseburg Aug 01, 1999 12:00 AM A A Local roundup — ROSEBURG -- The North Jackson Royals got even with Roseburg Pepsi in the best of three American Legion Area 4 A playoff series with a 13-12 win on the road. After losing the first game at home, 5-4, North Jackson (33-8) stepped up the intensity to pull out a clutch win, sending the series back to Eagle Point for the third and deciding game. After giving up a run in the first inning, the Royals came back to add six runs of their own in the second. Jake Kleker led off the inning with a base hit and scored three batters later after Roseburg hit a batter. Evan Pogue followed with an RBI single to give North Jackson a 3-1 lead. Mike Newmann provided the big blast of the inning with a three-run shot to put the Royals up by five. However, Roseburg would not go away as they scored nine runs in the next four innings to take a 10-9 lead into the sixth. Pepsi threatened to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, but the Royals gunned down Chip Southerland on a relay throw from the outfield to seal the victory. B.J. McFall had a 3-for-4 performance, while Kleker chipped in with a 3-for-5 showing. Pogue had two hits for the Royals who face Roseburg in the third and deciding game in Eagle Point today at 7 p.m. — North Jackson Royals ......060 300 400 -- 13 13 7 Roseburg Pepsi ...............122 320 020 -- 12 19 3 M. Newmann, Strodthoff (4), Hotle (9) and Garrett; Southerland, Good (3) and Baird. W -- Strodthoff (7-0). L -- Good. 2B -- NJ: Kleker, Jackson. 3B -- NJ: Pogue. HR -- NJ: M. Newmann. R: Baird. — BEND 5, MEDFORD NATIONALS 1-- At Portland, Cory Kasparobitch held Medford to a pair of hits, while adding a solo home run to pull Bend past the Nationals in the State Baseball Tournament at Park Rose. The Medford Nationals (11-12 year-old division) face the Medford Americans at 12:30 p.m. today at Park Rose.