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M/SUNNY Temp: 53 °F Wind: NW at 12 mph Saturday, April 26, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend April 6, 2003 Morton pitches Grants Pass to sweep over Crater CENTRAL POINT — Grants Pass’ Jessica Morton’s game was on Saturday, effectively turning out the lights on Crater. Morton picked up pitching wins in both ends of a Southern Oregon Conference doubleheader sweep for the Cavers. The Comets (5-3, 0-2 SOC) managed one hit during a 3-0 loss in the opener, then came up on the short end of a 4-2 decision in the nightcap in the SOC opener for both teams. Morton held Crater hitless through five innings before Jenni Bittle broke through with a single. "Morton was very effective against us today," said Crater coach Chris Arnold, whose team was minus three starters due to disciplinary reasons. "She painted the corners really well and mixed up her pitches effectively." Grants Pass, now 2-0 in conference play, only mustered three hits, but came through with RBI hits by Justine Cerda and Ashley Bellum. In Game 2, the Comets grabbed a 2-0 lead off Cavers’ starter Amber Gallego before a three-run fifth inning and an insurance run in the seventh by Grants Pass spelled the end for Crater’s chances. Morton finished the final five innings for the victory. "We made some mistakes in that fifth inning that kind of compounded themselves," said Arnold. "Grants Pass is a very aggressive team on the base paths, and we certainly can’t make mistakes like we did against a team like that." Bellum and Morton each had two hits to lead Grants Pass in the nightcap. FIRST GAME Grants Pass............................010 002 0 — 3 3 1 Crater......................................000 000 0 — 0 1 5 Morton and Sander; Bittle and Bettencourt. W — Morton. L — Bittle (3-1). 2B — GP: Bellum. SECOND GAME Grants Pass............................000 030 1 — 4 5 2 Crater......................................101 000 0 — 2 4 5 Gallego, Morton (3) and Sander; Cristofaro and Womelsdorf. W — Morton. L — Cristofaro (2-2). 2B — C: Bettencourt. KLAMATH UNION 4-7, ASHLAND 3-3 — At Ashland, Klamath Union opened SOC season with the sweep. Bess Fagon and Hannah James each went 2-for-4 for Klamath in the first game. In the nightcap, the Pelicans took control with three runs in the first inning. Loretta Hamilton recorded two hits for the Pelicans. Ashland’s Jenna Randall belted a three-run triple in the seventh inning. FIRST GAME Klamath Union........................000 030 1— 4 4 4 Ashland...................................000 201 0 — 3 3 5 Fagon and Diabes; Beugli and Carlson. W — Fagon. L— Beugli. 2B—KU: Fagon. SECOND GAME Klamath Union.....................310 101 1 — 7 10 2 Ashland...................................000 000 3 — 3 5 3 Ayers and Croxford; Jeska, Braham (4), Bagley (6) and Carlson. W — Ayers. L — Jeska. 2B — KU: James, Croxford. 3B — A: Randel. Baseball CRATER 5-7, GRANTS PASS 2-11 — At Grants Pass, Dan Mecum belted two grand slams for Grants Pass during a win in the nightcap of an SOC- opening split. Mecum, who also picked up the pitching win in Game 2, smacked his first grand slam in the third inning, then capped off his eight-RBI day with his second in the sixth. Josh McGowan added two hits and two runs, while Andrew Norum had two hits to lead Crater. The Comets (2-1, 1-1 SOC) took the opener with three runs in the top of the ninth inning. Dan Whitehead ripped a two-run double to cap the three-run inning, and Sean Teaters drove in two in the fifth with a double. Matt Cowell led the Cavemen (3-3, 1-1 SOC) with three hits, while Ryan Davidson and Jack Doman each added two hits. FIRST GAME Crater.................................100 010 003 — 5 5 0 Grants Pass......................010 100 000 — 2 10 1 Mulder, Knutson (9) and Kahut; Davidson, Schaff (9) and Mecum. W — Mulder. L — Davidson. 2B — C: Teaters, Whitehead; GP: Davidson. SECOND GAME Crater.....................................023 000 2 — 7 8 2 Grants Pass..........................114 014 x — 11 8 0 Teaters, Miller (4) and Kahut; Mecum and Tamau. W — Mecum. L — Miller. 2B — C: Whitehead, Norum, Hammond. GP: McGowan. HR — C: Norum; GP: Mecum 2. 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