Richardson enables Eagles to get split with Hillsboro - March 28, 2004

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40 °F Forecast | Road Cams Wednesday, April 14, 2004   Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery   SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries   Life   Opinion - Politics   AP News   Weather   Classified   Archives   Site Map   EXTRA   Newspaper in Education   Personals   Movie Times   TV Times   E The People   CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find a Rental Place an ad  eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities   Entertainment   Publications   Recreation   Calendar   CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit   Network Affiliate Email Story to a Friend March 28, 2004 Richardson enables Eagles to get split with Hillsboro EAGLE POINT — Shannon Richardson belted a solo home run in the fifth inning of Game 2 to help the Eagle Point softball team salvage a nonconference doubleheader split with Hillsboro Saturday. Richardson’s left-field blast, her first of the season, gave the Eagles (7-2) a 4-3 victory. Hillsboro took the opener, 4-1. Richardson finished with two hits, while Kelsey Heider struck out four in the complete-game effort that improved her record to 6-1. Eagle Point committed two errors in the seventh inning that allowed a run home, but a groundout to first squashed the Spartans’ rally. In Game 1, pitcher Danielle Culfrey gave up three hits and provided two hits offensively to lead Hillsboro. Advertisement Dawn Wilkerson had a pair of hits for the Eagles. FIRST GAME Hillsboro...................................200 002 0 — 4 6 0 Eagle Point...............................000 000 1 — 1 3 3 Culfrey and Baron; Emigh, Heider (3) and Hamner. W — Culfrey. L — Heider. 2B — H: Swaja. 3B — EP: Heider. SECOND GAME Hillsboro...................................002 000 1 — 3 3 0 Eagle Point...............................021 010 x — 4 7 2 Swaja and Thompson; Heider and Hamner. W — Heider (6-1). L — Swaja. HR — EP: Richardson (1). ASHLAND 5-14, MARSHFIELD 0-6 — At Ashland, Amanda Bolsinger fired a two-hit shutout in the first game and Aimee Jeska threw a four-hitter in the second game as Ashland swept Marshfield in nonconference softball. Bolsinger overpowered the Pirates with 10 strikeouts in the five-inning first game. Janice Jones provided the thrust offensively with two hits and one RBI. In Game 2, the Grizzlies broke open a tight game with a seven-run sixth inning. Amanda Cardoza smacked a two-run single and Jeska had a two-run triple in the big inning. Jackie Renteria went 3-for-5 and scored three times for the Grizzlies (6-2) in the latter contest. Cardoza, Jeska, Alysse Carlson and Bailey Hasty added two hits apiece. FIRST GAME Marshfield................................000 000 0 — 0 2 2 Ashland....................................000 221 x — 5 6 3 Yrness and Stewart; Bolsinger and Powell. W — Bolsinger (4-2). L — Yrness. 3B — A: Hasty. SECOND GAME Marshfield................................100 104 0 — 6 4 8 Ashland................................ 202 127 x — 14 13 1 Wright and Stewart; Jeska and Powell. W — Jeska (2-0). L — Wright. 2B — A: Hasty. 3B — A: Jeska. MAZAMA 6-3, SOUTH UMPQUA 7-1 — At Klamath Falls, Mazama’s Ashley Dimwiddie had five hits over both games of a nonconference doubleheader split. Dimwiddie belted three doubles in the opener and drove in three runs, but South Umpqua took advantage of Mazama’s seventh-inning miscues to secure the win. Angie Young and Quemby Cox added two hits apiece for the Vikings (2-2) in Game 1. Freshman pitcher Kayla Hampson tossed a complete-game, four-hitter in the nightcap. Hampson, Becky Borror and Camie Fure each had a pair of hits to pace Mazama at the plate. FIRST GAME South Umpqua.........................000 202 3 — 7 9 2 Mazama..................................100 301 1 — 6 10 3 Watson and Morgan; Stratton and Walker. W — Watson. L — Stratton (0-1). 2B — M: Cox, Dimwiddie 3, Stratton. 3B — SU: Thomas. SECOND GAME South Umpqua.........................000 010 0 — 1 4 1 Mazama...................................002 001 x — 3 7 0 Johnson and Morgan; Hampson and Borror. W — Hampson (1-1). L — Johnson. 2B — M: Borror 2, Dimwiddie; SU: Ferrance 2. Baseball PHOENIX FROSH 11-15, BUTTE FALLS 1-5 — At Phoenix, Dustin Smith and Kyle Giron each went 5-for-7 at the plate to power the Phoenix freshmen to a sweep of Butte Falls. Smith had a double and triple among his five hits and also scored seven runs, while Giron had two triples and four RBIs. Smith also starred on the mound for the Pirates, holding Butte Falls hitless in the five-inning first game. Derek Burns and B.J. Parker each had two hits for Butte Falls (0-3) in Game 2. FIRST GAME Butte Falls.....................................001 00 — 1 0 2 Phoenix.......................................033 14 — 11 5 4 T. Stephenson, C. Stevenson (5) and Spence, T. Stephenson (5); Smith and Jiron. W — Smith. L —T. Stephenson. 2B — P: Richey. SECOND GAME Butte Falls...................................113 000 — 5 8 2 Phoenix....................................334 014 — 15 11 0 Parker, Harrington (4), Van Wey (6) and Spence, T. Stephenson (5). Richey, Abrey (4) and Jiron. W — Richey. L — Parker. 2B — BF: Parker 2, Burns. Mail Tribune Home Local News  | Sports  | Business  | Obituaries  | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives  |  Site Map   E Southern Oregon  | Classified   Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback 3 WEEKS FREE!   ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S RESOURCES Oregon Road Conditions & Cams SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Food for Thought Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Prime Times