Grizzlies sweep EP to clinch playoff berth

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ASHLAND — Ashland received a career-defining day from Sarah Silbowitz and Bella Pribyl pitched the Grizzlies to a pair of 3-2 victories over Eagle Point to capture a playoff berth on Saturday at North Mountain Park.

Because Crater and Ashland (19-4, 7-3 SSC) are tied for the Southern Sky Conference lead, Eagle Point was eliminated from the postseason. Only two of the four teams in the SSC advance to the state playoffs, and the Eagles (14-8, 4-6) find themselves three games back with two games to play.

Silbowitz came up with perhaps the biggest play of her career for Ashland in the 10th inning of Game 1.

The Grizzlies' offense fizzled after rolling up two runs in the first inning, but with no outs in the bottom of the 10th, Silbowitz plated Jubilee Sharp from second base with a ground-rule double to give Ashland the victory.

Ashley Josephson had a leadoff home run in the top of the sixth for Eagle Point to knot the score at 2-all.

Pribyl went the distance, surrendering one earned run and six hits to go with eight strikeouts.

Silbowitz also came through for Ashland in the nightcap.

Stephens continued to pitch near-perfect ball for the Eagles, who clung to a 2-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth. But after Hayley Ross drove in Drew Van Vleck to put Ashland on the board, Silbowitz's two-run double gave the Grizzlies a 3-2 advantage.

Stephens yielded three runs and struck out three for EP.

Eagle Point 100 001 000 0 — 2 6 4

Ashland 200 000 000 1 — 3 9 2

Stephens and Dale; Pribyl and Cantrell. W — Pribyl (17-4). L — Stephens. 2B — A: Silbowitz. HR — EP: Josephson.

Eagle Point 000 110 0 — 2 10 1

Ashland 000 030 0 — 3 8 2

Stephens, Hansen (7) and Dale; Ross, Pribyl (4) and Cantrell. W — Pribyl (18-4). L — Stephens. 2B — A: Silbowitz, Van Vleck.

CRATER 6-11, MAZAMA 2-1 — At Central Point, Emily Morrill belted two home runs and had five RBIs over both games of a doubleheader sweep for Crater.

Morrill ripped a solo shot in the opener, then hit a two-run homer and went 3-for-4 in the nightcap .

Amanda Bates also hit a two-run home run in Game 2, while Ashleigh Larson was 3-for-4 and Sarah Haga went 2-for-3.

Kayla Hopkinson was 2-for-3 with two runs in Game 1 for the Comets (14-5, 7-3 SSC).

Mazama 011 000 0 — 2 5 2

Crater 410 010 x — 6 7 1

Edwards and Whiteley; Reeves, Reed (6) and Haga. W — Reeves (12-3). L — Edwards. 2B — C: Bates. HR — C: Morrill.

Mazama 000 01 — 1 2 1

Crater 102 26 — 11 13 1

Edwards, MacPhee (4) and Whiteley; Reed and Haga. W — Reed (2-2). L — Edwards. 2B — C: Morrill, Larson. HR — C: Morrill, Bates.

Skyline Conference

PHOENIX 13-16, ILLINOIS VALLEY 0-4 — At Talent, Phoenix (11-13) evened its conference record at 7-7 with a pair of five-inning victories at Hagler-James Park.

Pirate pitcher Tessa Lockett needed just 49 pitches en route to a one-hit shutout in the opener. Lockett struck out four and didn't walk a batter.

Kourtney Scoggins sparked the Pirates' attack with two hits, four runs and an RBI. Kristin Stroud-Vega provided two hits, two RBIs and scored twice.

In the second game, Scoggins keyed a Pirates' nine-run fourth inning with a three-run triple.

Lockett went 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Illinois Valley 000 00 — 0 1 8

Phoenix 434 2x — 13 7 0

Huntamer and Allen; Tessa Lockett and Singleton. W — Lockett. L — Huntamer. 2B — P: Kourtney Scoggins.

Illinois Valley 103 00 — 4 4 3

Phoenix 043 9x — 16 12 1

Huntamer and Allen; Stroud-Vega and Heath. W — Stroud-Vega. L — Huntamer. 2B — P: Storey, Lockett 2. 3B — P: Scoggins

ROGUE RIVER 13-0, NORTH VALLEY 3-12 — At Rogue River, Rachel Conard tossed a no-hitter in the nightcap as North Valley split.

Conard walked two and struck out six in five innings.

The Knights (12-10, 6-6 Skyline) had only two hits but were issued 16 walks.

In Game 1, Chieftains pitcher Sarah Stinchcomb threw a two-hitter and went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs.

Jordon Reyes' two-run triple in the fifth ended the game. She was 2-for-2, and teammate Jamie Lillie was 3-for-3, drove in three and scored twice.

North Valley 300 00 — 3 2 5

Rogue River (10)00 12 — 13 10 2

Haga and Conard; Stinchcomb, Phillips (5) and Lillie. W — Stinchcomb. L — Haga (5-7). 2B — RR: Stinchcomb, Smith. 3B — RR: Reyes.

North Valley 105 60 — 12 2 3

Rogue River 000 00 — 0 0 5

Conard and Haga; Phillips and Lillie. W — Conard (6-2). L — Phillips (0-1).

HENLEY 3-5. HIDDEN VALLEY 1-3 — At Murphy, Henley used strong pitching performances by Autumn Wedan and Jessi Driessen to sweep Hidden Valley.

Wedan pitched a no-hitter and struck out 16 in the first game.

In the second game, Driessen pitched six innings and had eight strikeouts while giving up only one hit.

Henley (15-6, 11-1 Skyline), which led 3-0 after the second inning, saw Hidden Valley tie it in the third with a three-run homer by Jessica Stouftert.

Henley retook the lead in the fifth inning with doubles by Sierra Patzke and Brittany Grant.

Henley 001 020 0 — 3 10 2

Hidden Valley 000 001 0 — 1 0 1

Wedan and Doke; Dangelo and Harris. W — Woden. L — Dangelo. 2B — Patzke 2, J Driessen, Grant.

Henley 120 010 1 — 5 9 1

Hidden Valley 003 000 0 — 3 1 1

J. Driessen, Wedan (7), Doke; Hernandez and Harris. W — J. Driessen. L — Hernandez. HR — HV: Stouftert. 3B — J. Driessen. 2B — Patzke, Grant, Sellars.

Sunset League

CASCADE CHRISTIAN 9-10, REEDSPORT 8-25 — Cascade Christian closed in on securing a league playoff spot by rallying for the Game 1 victory at St. Mary's High.

The five-inning loss in Game 2 does not count in the league standings.

The Challengers (11-13, 6-5 Sunset) trailed 8-7 going into the bottom of the seventh inning in the opener. Becca Fronek, who had three hits, two RBIs and scored twice, started the rally with a one-out single. Steph Smith reached on an error, then one out later, Brandi Johnson smacked a walk-off double when Smith scored the winning run on a close play at the plate.

Reedsport 104 120 0 — 8 10 5

Cascade Christian 403 000 2 — 9 14 5

Nunn and Hitchcock; Weakley and Biondi. W — Leah Weakley (7-9). L — Nunn. 2B — R: Ekelund, Wiggans; CC: Johnson, Fronek 2.

Reedsport 65(11) 03 — 25 24 4

Cascade Christian 031 15 — 10 11 4

Moore and Hitchcock; Sekreta, Kinney (3) and Biondi. W — Moore. L — Sekreta (4-3). 2B — R: Hitchcock; CC: Johnson, Jones, Fronek. HR — R: Claridy, Wiggans.

District 4

CHILOQUIN 9-12, BUTTE FALLS 2-1 — At Butte Falls, Jade Martinez pitched a complete first game and had a double in each game to lead Chiloquin in the doubleheader.

Chiloquin 204 300 0 — 9 13 4

Butte Falls 100 010 0 — 2 2 3

J. Martinez and S. Martinez; Roth, Stephens (5) and Kirkpatrick. W — J. Martinez. L — Roth. 2B — C: J. Martinez, Sanchez.

Chiloquin 010 0(11) — 12 11 2

Butte Falls 010 00 — 1 2 4

S. Martinez and J. Martinez; Anderson and Sutfin. W — S. Martinez. L — Anderson. 2B — C: Etchevers, J. Martinez.

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