Schmidt paces North in win over Eagle Point

April 01, 2009
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EAGLE POINT — North Medford's Taylor Schmidt had an outstanding all-around day against Eagle Point.

The senior pitcher handcuffed the Eagles and sparked the Black Tornado offense in an 11-1 nonconference softball victory Tuesday.

Moving the pitching mound back from 40 to 43 feet has not had an adverse effect on Schmidt (5-1), who limited the Eagles to four hits and struck out eight.

"(Schmidt) is really strong and has adjusted well to the changes," North Medford coach Mike Mayben said. "She's moving the ball in and out and changing speeds well. She's been real focused."

Schmidt went 3-for-4 to spark North's 14-hit attack. Schmidt hit a solo home run in the first and belted a three-run blast in the third.

Eagle Point (4-5) tied the game 1-all in the second when Karlie Stephens opened with a single and Cheree Dale delivered an RBI double to score pinch runner Amanda Fernandes.

McKenna Storey added three hits, two RBIs and two runs for North, while Jenna Stevens and Brittany Griffor chipped in two hits apiece.

North Medford 103 014 2 — 11 14 1

Eagle Point 010 000 0 — 1 4 5

Schmidt and Wolfe; Stephens, Rogers (5), Stephens (6) and Dale. W — Schmidt (5-1). L — Stephens (2-4). 2B — NM: Stevens, Storey, Griffor; EP: Dale. HR — NM: Schmidt 2 (3).

SOUTH MEDFORD 3, ASHLAND 0 — Hard-luck senior pitcher Dominique Newman picked up her first win.

Newman (1-3), who has been on the losing end of two one-run games, allowed five hits, struck out three and didn't walk anyone at U.S. Cellular Community Park.

The Panthers (3-4) scored three unearned runs off Ashland ace Bella Pribyl in the fifth.

After two were out, Tasha Equitz and Camille Smith reached base on errors. Shyanne Jones belted a two-run double to right-center, and freshman Samantha Owirka followed with a run-scoring double.

Owirka went 2-3 for South, while Carley Santee had two hits for the Grizzlies (7-3).

Ashland 000 000 0 — 0 5 2

South Medford 000 030 x — 3 5 0

Pribyl, Ross (6) and Santee; Newman and Equitz. W — Newman (1-3). L — Pribyl. 2B — A: Santee; SM: Owirka, S. Jones.

PHOENIX 16-16, BANDON 1-0 — At Talent, Kirstin Stroud and Tessa Lockett each posted eight strikeouts in five-inning victories for Phoenix at Hagler-James Field.

Kourtney Scoggins was 3-for-3 with four RBIs, and Kelsie Bradfield added two hits and three RBIs in Game 1.

The Pirates (8-2) took advantage of 17 walks in Game 2, with Lockett tossing a two-hitter.

FIRST GAME

Bandon 001 00 — 1 5 2

Phoenix 4(10)1 1x — 16 12 0

G. Garrett and Smith; Stroud and Smith. W — Stroud (6-1). L — Garrett. 3B — P: Storey, Smith.

SECOND GAME

Bandon 000 00 — 0 2 4

Phoenix 354 4x — 16 8 0

Benson, G. Garrett (3), Torres (4) and T. Garrett; Lockett and Smith, Peery (3). W — Lockett (2-0). L — Benson. 2B — P: Scoggins.

CASCADE CHRISTIAN 17, NORTH VALLEY 12 — Haley Casebier had two hits and four RBIs and

Jazmin Gomez had two hits and three RBIs for Cascade Christian at U.S. Cellular Community Park.

The Challengers (4-3) capitalized on seven walks and six errors by North Valley that led to eight unearned runs.

Katie Dellsite paced North Valley (2-8) with three hits and two RBIs. The Knights received two hits and two RBIs each from Cynthia Chase and Kendra Peckham, and Rachel Conard drove in four runs, including a three-run double in the second.

North Valley 066 000 0 — 12 10 6

Cascade Christian 581 012 x — 17 10 1

Aaron, Conard (2) and Conard, Aaron (2); Weakly, Gomez (3) and J. Martinez. W — Gomez. L — Aaron. 2B — NV: Conard, Peckham; CC: Kinney. 3B — CC: Jones.

SOUTH UMPQUA 8, HIDDEN VALLEY 3 — At Tri City, Hidden Valley dropped to 2-8 with the nonconference loss despite two home runs and a double for its three hits.

Kera Krout had a run-scoring double in the third and a solo homer in the seventh for the Mustangs. Michelle Aslakson led off the game with a homer.

Hidden Valley 110 000 1 — 3 3 4

South Umpqua 311 111 x — 8 10 0

Aslakson, Porter (1) and Guirlani; Whitmore and Bliven. W — Whitmore. L — Aslakson. 2B — HV: Krout. 3B — SU: Bay, Dailziel. HR — HV: Krout, Aslakson.

District 4

ST. MARY'S 10, PROSPECT 5 — At Prospect, Allison Hass had 18 strikeouts and went 4-for-4 for St. Mary's in its District 4 opener.

Hass had a single, two doubles and one triple.

Risa Piper went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Kristen Patterson went 1-for-2 with two RBIs.

Catherine Anderson had nine strikeouts for Prospect, while Keirstyn Anderson went 2-for-4.

St. Mary's 102 151 0 — 10 10 3

Prospect 101 021 0 — 5 4 4

Hass and Shammel; C. Anderson and K. Anderson. W — Hass (1-0). L — C. Anderson. 2B — SM: Hass, 2; P: K. Anderson. 3B — SM: Hass.

LOST RIVER 8, BUTTE FALLS 7 — At Merrill, Beth Sutfin hit a double and a solo home run to lead Butte Falls in the District 4 loss.


The Loggers led 6-3 after three innings but Lost River used a four-run sixth inning to earn the comeback victory.

Sutfin was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, while Yolanda Ramirez was 2-for-4 for Butte Falls (2-1, 1-0 Dist. 4).

Butte Falls 015 000 1 — 7 15 2

Lost River 300 014 x — 8 13 2

Stephens and Gibbons; Reid, C. O'Connor (5) and Gresser. W — C. O'Connor. L — Stephens (1-1). 2B — BF: Sutfin; LR: Gresser, Miles. HR — BF: Sutfin (1).