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PREP BASEBALL: Grafton, Sandoval lead Tornado past Sheldon By Staff reports Apr 11, 2019 09:37 PM A A Devyn Grafton’s two-run triple in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a 2-all tie, propelling the North Medford baseball team to a 4-2 Southwest Conference victory over Sheldon at U.S. Cellular Community Park on Thursday. Grafton’s two-out knock to right-center scored both Brady Buchanan and Jeremiah Huffman after Buchanan reached base with a single and Huffman got aboard with a fielder’s choice bunt while attempting to advance Jett Carpenter to second base. Ryan Sandoval was solid and steady at the mound for the Black Tornado (6-5, 1-2 SWC), going all seven innings to allow two runs — just one earned — on five hits, two walks and a hit batter. He also struck out three. The Irish (6-7, 1-2) had just knotted the score 2-all in the top of the fifth on Dawson Prychel’s RBI ground-out that scored Morgan, who led off with a triple. Sheldon1000100—252 North Medford001102x—451 Longworthy and Davis; Sandoval and Passey. W — Sandoval (3-2). L — Longworthy. 2B — S: Lugo; NM: O. Grafton. 3B — S: Morgan; NM: D. Grafton. Softball GRANTS PASS 13, EAGLE POINT 1, 5 inn.: At Eagle Point, Skylar Padgett tossed a two-hitter and Grants Pass jumped on Eagle Point for six runs in the opening inning, helping seal up the Cavers’ nonconference win in five innings by virtue of the 10-run mercy rule. The Cavers (11-1) tallied four runs in the third inning — highlighted by Kylie Rucker’s two run double — and three more in the fifth, which was capped by Emily Rund’s two-run single. Hailey Yount finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI for Grants Pass, Maddie Naylor went 3-for-4 as well while Sophie Woodburn wound up going 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and drove in a pair. Coleen Thompson’s runscoring single accounted for the lone run for Eagles (6-4). Grants Pass60403—13141 Eagle Point00100—123 Padgett and Ireland, Rund (3); Shopp and Thompson. W — Padgett. L — Shopp. 2B — GP: Rucker, Yount 2, Woodburn, Ireland. 3B — GP: Dominger. baseball.jpg