Comets cruise to win in Fresno Easter Classic

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FRESNO, Calif. — Bryce Peila belted a home run for the second straight day and Craig Kathol pitched a four-hitter to lead Crater to an 11-1, five-inning win over Roosevelt (Calif.) Tuesday in the 39th annual Fresno Easter Classic.

Peila hit a solo home run in the first inning to help the Comets (2-1) take a 2-1 lead, and Crater essentially put the game away with four runs in the third, highlighted by a two-run double by Steven Ruvalcaba.

The Comets finished with 13 hits despite not having to come to the plate in the fifth inning due to the 10-run mercy rule.

"We took care of business," said Crater coach Jay Campbell. "Anytime you bang out 13 hits, that's a good sign."

Peila was 2-for-4 with two runs and Ruvalcaba 2-for-2, while teammate Kos Ray chipped in by going 2-for-3 with two runs.

Kathol was 3-for-3 with two RBIs, and the junior right-hander also had three strikeouts in keeping Roosevelt at bay.

"We've played three games now down here and all the pitchers have done pretty well for this early," said Campbell.

Crater continues the 30-team tournament with a game at 10 a.m. today against California's Edison High.

Roosevelt 100 00 — 1 4 1

Crater 224 3x — 11 13 0

Moreno, Garcia (3) and Salazar; Kathol and Higbee. W — Kathol (1-0). L — Moreno. 2B — R: Cavera; C: Ray, Ruvalcaba. HR: — C: Peila (2).

HIDDEN VALLEY 10, YREKA 0 — At Murphy, Ryan Hayden went 3-for-4 and had four RBIs to lead Hidden Valley (2-0) to the victory.

Hayden had a double and a home run in the contest. Casey Albright got the win after pitching four innings, allowing three hits and striking out three. Mike Suthann had four strikeouts in three innings of relief.

Seth Aamatti also went 3-for-3 with three singles for Hidden Valley, which amassed 10 hits in the contest.

Yreka 010 010 0 — 2 8 3

Hidden Valley 113 050 x — 10 10 3

Ward, Muea (4) and Lorenzini; Albright, Suthann (5) and Sager. W — Albright (1-0), L — Ward. 2B — HV: Lord, Hayden, Radford. 3B — HV: Dean. HR — HV: Hayden.

Softball

EAGLE POINT 3, HENLEY 0 — At Eagle Point, Karlie Stephens picked up her second win with a two-hit shutout and Jen Fernandez supplied all the offense the Eagles would need with a bases-clearing double for the nonleague win.

Stephens, a sophomore, struck out 10 with no walks for the Eagles (2-0), while Fernandez had two doubles in three at-bats.

The freshman's three-run double came with two outs in the fifth inning and plated Katie Jolliffe, Arika Desavedo and Chloe Hansen.

Henley 000 000 0 — 0 2 2

Eagle Point 000 030 x — 3 5 0

Driessen and Duke; Stephens and Dale. W — Stephens (2-0). L — Driessen. 2B — H: Driessen; EP: Fernandez 2.

BUTTE FALLS 15, PHOENIX JV 4 — At Talent, Catherine Anderson went 3-for-4 with three RBIs to lead Butte Falls to the six-inning win.

Anderson had a double and a triple, while starting catcher Beth Sutfin added two RBIs.

Butte Falls held the Phoenix JV team to one run over the first three innings before the Pirates scored three runs in the fifth.

Butte Falls 101 706 — 15 12 1

Phoenix 100 030 — 4 6 5

Anderson, Stephens (5) and Sutfin, Kirkpatrick (5); Berman and Perry. W — Anderson. L — Berman. 2B — BF: Kirkpatrick, Anderson. 3B — BF: Sutfin, Anderson; P: Perry.

Girls Tennis

NORTH MEDFORD 4, ASHLAND 4 — Maggie Shein won in No. 1 singles to help Ashland take three of the four individual matches, but North Medford countered with three wins in doubles to even the score.

Sarah Louie and Erica Schultz won in No. 1 doubles for North Medford in the preseason warmup.

SINGLES — Maggie Shein, A, d. Carissa Arnesen, 8-2; Sierra Severson, NM, d. Olivia Florio, 8-7 (7-4); Christi Gay, A, d. Kami Goodson, 8-3; Chloe Deckwar, A, d. Carmille Kimball, 8-6.

DOUBLES — Sarah Louie-Erica Schultz, NM, d. Lila Schreiber-Nicole Jacquat, 8-3; Kelsey Mills-Alison Claypool-Conrad, A, d. Amber Wilmarth-Katie Murphy, 8-6; Whitney Hodnett-Jaci Abeloe, NM, d. Ashley Blazinski-Emily Minasian, 8-7 (7-3); Jessica Reid-Kellie Satterfield, NM, d. Zena Shelton-MacKenzie Kitchell, 8-4.

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