Phoenix holds off Ashland to stay unbeaten

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TALENT — Phoenix remained undefeated, but barely, in nonconference baseball against Ashland Tuesday.

The Pirates had to survive a six-run seventh inning by the Grizzlies to hold on for an 8-7 victory at Hagler-James Park.

Phoenix (5-0) built an 8-1 lead through five innings behind starting pitcher Jordan Lewis.

"Jordan pitched really well," said Phoenix coach Joe Hagler. "He mixed up his pitches and hit his spots. It was nice to see him come out early and have command of his pitches.

Lewis struck out 12, walked one and allowed five hits in five innings. Ashland's lone run off Lewis was unearned.

The Grizzlies jumped on relievers Jordan Decker and Ryan Robinson for five hits and six runs in the seventh. Ashland collected all three of its extra-base hits in the stanza. Robinson retired Max Gordon, who opened the rally with a single, on a fly ball to center to end the game with Garrett Tygerson on third.

"We got a little complacent," said Hagler. "We were pretty sloppy defensively. It was costly at times for us."

Jake Murphy went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs to pace the Pirates' 12-hit attack. Jordan Lewis and Neil Emerson each had two hits and two RBIs, while Andrew George contributed two hits and scored twice.

Ashland had four players — Gordon, Owen Baldrica, Tyler Killeen and Luke Jannush — with two hits apiece.

Ashland 000 010 6 — 7 11 1

Phoenix 302 300 x — 8 12 2

C. Sebrell, Tygerson (3), Killeen (5), Gaviglio (6) and L. Sebrell; Lewis, Decker (6), Robinson (7) and Shepherd. W — Lewis (3-0). L — C. Sebrell. 2B — A: Baldrica, Jannush. 3B — A: Tygerson.

GRANTS PASS 10-10, DEL NORTE 4-9 — At Grants Pass, Eric Davidson went 2-for-3 with five RBIs and Buddy Saxon plated Brandon Drury in the eighth inning to cap a rally as Grants Pass completed a nonconference sweep.

Zach Morgan improved to 2-0 with nine strikeouts and only three hits allowed, and Ryan Miller led off the opener with a home run.

Grants Pass (5-1) trailed 9-1 in the nightcap but used a four-run seventh inning to send the game to extra innings. Miller provided a key hit when his single tied the game at 9-all.

After Tyler Barrett stymied Del Norte in the top of the eighth, Drury drew a walk, stole second and advanced to third on an errant throw. Saxon then singled to left field for the game-winner.

Miller, Saxon and Brock Dean each had two hits in Game 2, including a two-run homer by Dean in the fourth inning.

FIRST GAME

Del Norte 000 004 0 — 4 3 2

Grants Pass 610 021 x — 10 7 3

O'Brien, Rook (6) and Stroup; Morgan, Barrett (6) and Saxon. W — Morgan (2-0). L — O'Brien. 2B — DN: Freeman; GP: Saxon, Davidson 2. HR — GP: Miller (1).

SECOND GAME

Del Norte 013 500 00 — 9 14 2

Grants Pass 001 220 41 — 10 10 2

Lesina, Rook (6), Davis (7) and Travis; Nicholson, Barrett (4) and Saxon. W — Barrett (1-0). L — Davis. 2B — DN: Freeman 2, Stroup; GP: Miller, Saxon. HR — GP: Dean (1).

ROGUE RIVER 7, BROOKINGS-HARBOR 1 — At Rogue River, junior Dillon Gardner pitched four shutout innings for Rogue River (5-1) and Carson Frantz provided the offensive punch.

Gardner struck out seven and allowed three hits to register his second victory in two outings.

Frantz collected three hits, scored two runs and knocked in two. Christian Reyes added two hits for the Chieftains.

Brookings-Harbor 000 010 0 — 1 6 1

Rogue River 003 202 x — 7 9 1

Corpening, Parke (3) and Harper; Gardner, Haberman (5), Frantz (7) and Lee. W — Gardner (2-0). L . 2B — RR: Frantz, White, Reyes.

HIDDEN VALLEY 15, SOUTH UMPQUA 5 — At South Umpqua, Hidden Valley rapped 16 hits and scored five runs in the second and fourth innings of the nonconference triumph.

Hidden Valley 150 520 2 — 15 16 2

South Umpqua 112 001 0 — 5 8 1

Albright and Sager; Hill, Smedley (2), Murphy (5) and Clack. W — Albright. L — Hill. 2B — HV: Lord, Albertson 2, Bellenham; SU: Younker. 3B — HV: Sager; SU: Smedley 2.

HENLEY 10-2, KLAMATH UNION 0-4 — At Klamath Falls, Henley and Klamath Union each got strong pitching in a nonconference doubleheader split.

Henley won the first game 10-0 behind Kyle Hankins' two-hitter and two hits each from Kyle Conner, Ethan Pace and Chad Swan.

Klamath Union then triumphed 4-2 as Seth Brown pitched a three-hitter and had two hits, as did Mason Aspera and Nolan Sweet, who belted a solo home run.

FIRST GAME

Klamath Union 000 000 — 0 2 2

Henley 020 143 — 10 7 2

Waardenburg, Matthews (5) and Clair; Hankins and R. Rosser. 2B — H: Pace.

SECOND GAME

Klamath Union 210 000 1 — 4 7 1

Henley 100 001 0 — 2 3 3

Brown and Cox; Conner, Taylor (6) and Hankins. 2B — KU: Aspera. HR — KU: Sweet.

GOLD BEACH 6, CASCADE CHRISTIAN 5 — At Gold Beach, Gold Beach scored with two outs in the seventh inning to win the Sunset League contest, dropping Cascade Christian to 5-7, 1-2 in league.

Starting pitcher Ryan Pech hit two batters in the seventh. He was replaced by Wes Litton, who got an out, then gave up a run-scoring single to end it.

Josh Artale was 2-for-3 and Jordan Banks ripped a two-run double for the Challengers, who played their sixth game in seven days.

Cascade Christian 113 000 0 — 5 10 1

Gold Beach 002 030 1 — 6 7 2

Pech, Litton (7) and Banks; Long and Moore. W — Long. L — Pech (1-2). 2B — CC: Banks.

BUTTE FALLS 11, LOST RIVER 10 — At Butte Falls, the one-two punch of Joey Knighton and Dakota Gordon struck in the bottom of the seventh of the District 5 game, producing the winning run as the Loggers improved to 1-1 in league and overall.

Joey Knighton singled to start the frame, stole second and third and scored on Gordon's single to right-center field.

Knighton was 4-for-5 with five runs and four stolen bases, and Gordon was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Gordon is one of two Prospect players suiting up for the Loggers.

Sophomore pitcher Jake Mercer struck out 12 batters over four middle innings of relief, allowing four hits and walking two.

Lost River 220 005 1 — 10 9 13

Butte Falls 104 140 1 — 11 8 8

Haskins, Sanchez (5) and Ruiz; Myers, Mercer (2), Gordon (6) and McGonagle. W — Gordon (1-0). L — Sanchez. 2B — LR: Noland, Ruiz; BF: Knighton, Gordon.

Softball

MAZAMA 2-3, HENLEY 1-4 — At Klamath Falls, Mazama got the best of Henley in the opener for a 2-1 win, but the Hornets returned the favor with a 4-3 win in Game 2 to split the nonconference twin bill.

Mazama's Ali Edwards totaled four hits over the two games, including a double in the first game and a home run in Game 2.

FIRST GAME

Mazama 000 020 0 — 2 7 0

Henley 000 010 0 — 1 2 2

Edwards and Whiteley; Driessen and Doke. W — Edwards. L — Driessen. 2B — M: Edwards.

SECOND GAME

Mazama 010 002 0 — 3 9 2

Henley 020 020 x — 4 6 2

MacPhee, Edwards (3) and Whiteley; Driessen and Doke. W — Driessen. L — MacPhee. 2B — M: Edwards, MacPhee; H: Driessen, Mahon. HR — M: Edwards; H: Wedan.

GOLD BEACH 11, CASCADE CHRISTIAN 0 — At Gold Beach, Gold Beach pitcher Molly Hockema allowed just one hit, struck out eight and helped her cause with two singles.

Nikki Jones' first-inning single was the only hit for Cascade Christian (4-6, 1-2 Sunset).

Cascade Christian 000 00 — 0 1 1

Gold Beach 005 6x — 11 10 1

Weakley and Biondi; Hockema and Hunnicutt. W — Hockema. L — Weakley.

LOST RIVER 6, BUTTE FALLS 1 — At Butte Falls, Courtney Reiger singled and had two RBIs to lead Lost River over Butte Falls.

Butte Falls (6-2, 1-1 District 4) managed just one hit through seven innings and struck out 14 times.

Lost River 030 030 0 — 6 3 2

Butte Falls 010 000 0 — 1 1 8

Hammers and DeBelle; Anderson and Sutfin. W — Hammers. L — Anderson.

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