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Reeves propels Crater to sweep of Ashland

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CENTRAL POINT — Brittany Reeves struck out 17 batters and hit her first varsity home run Saturday as Crater swept a doubleheader from Ashland, 5-3 and 9-2, in the Southern Sky Conference openers for both teams at Don Faber Memorial Field.

Reeves allowed 12 hits in earning both wins, striking out at least one batter in 12 of the 14 innings she pitched. She walked just two, while her Ashland counterparts issued 15 walks.

In the opener, Tara Ruvalcaba's bases-loaded bloop single to left in the bottom of the sixth inning scored three runs as the two-time defending Class 5A champion Comets (4-8, 2-0 SSC) erased a 3-1 deficit against Ashland ace Bella Pribyl.

The Grizzlies (8-6, 0-2) had taken a 3-1 lead in the top of the sixth on Amanda Good's two-run double and a single by Rose Marston. Ashland had four of its five hits in that inning.

But a single and three walks — one coming with the bases loaded — set the stage for Ruvalcaba's game-winning hit.

Pribyl struggled with her control again in the second game, allowing six runs (four earned) and walking three in just 11/3 innings. Pribyl walked nine in 71/3 innings overall, taking the loss in both games. Ashland has lost three straight and four of its last five.

Crater scored six times on just two hits in the second after the Grizzlies committed three errors in the inning, and six in the game. Reliever Hayley Ross also struggled with control, walking six in 42/3 innings. She also surrendered the solo home run to Reeves leading off the sixth inning.

Good, Marston and Ross each had hits in both games for Ashland. Ruvalcaba, Reeves and Kayla Hopkinson each had two hits on the day for Crater.

FIRST GAME

Ashland 000 003 0 — 3 5 1

Crater 000 014 x — 5 5 0

Pribyl and Santee; Reeves and Haga. W — Reeves (3-5). L — Pribyl (7-3). 2B — A: Good; C: Hopkinson.

SECOND GAME

Ashland 002 000 0 — 2 7 6

Crater 160 011 x — 9 4 3

Pribyl, Ross (2) and Santee, Lehman (2); Reeves and Haga. W — Reeves (4-5). L — Pribyl (7-4). 2B — A: Good; C: Ruvalcaba. HR — C: Reeves (1).

MAZAMA 3-12, EAGLE POINT 2-5 — At Klamath Falls, after taking a one-run lead in the top of the 11th inning, Eagle Point allowed two runs in the bottom of the frame to let Mazama steal away the Southern Sky Conference opener.

The Eagles (6-7, 0-2 SSC) had 10 hits in Game 2, including an RBI triple by Mackenzie Re, but five sixth-inning runs by the Vikings sealed the sweep.

Karlie Stephens had eight strikeouts and allowed one earned run in the opener

FIRST GAME

Eagle Point 000 100 000 01 — 2 11 1

Mazama 100 000 000 02 — 3 7 1

Stephens and Dale; Edwards and Garrett. W — Edwards. L — Stephens (3-5). 2B — EP: McCready; M: Jones.

SECOND GAME

Eagle Point 220 001 0 — 5 10 1

Mazama 502 405 x — 12 13 2

Hansen and Dale; Edwards and Garrett. W — Edwards. L — Hansen (0-1). 2B — EP: Dale, Paxton, Fernandes. 3B — EP: Re.

Skyline Conference

PHOENIX 15-11, ILLINOIS VALLEY 0-1 — At Talent, Kirstin Stroud tossed a one-hitter and Tessa Lockett a two-hitter in five-inning triumphs for Phoenix (10-3, 2-0 Skyline).

Carlee Storey belted her first two home runs of the season and finished with three hits, three runs and four RBIs in the opener, while Kourtney Scoggins had a combined five hits and seven RBIs in the twin bill.

Lockett added two hits, two runs and three RBIs in Game 1, while Chandler Tally had two hits and three RBIs in the nightcap.

Cindy Moore managed the lone hit off Stroud for IV.

FIRST GAME

Illinois Valley 000 00 — 0 1 3

Phoenix 233 7x — 15 13 1

Brummett and Loyd; Stroud and Smith. W — Stroud (8-2). L — Brummett. 2B — P: Welburn. 3B — P: Scoggins 2, Smith. HR — P: Storey 2 (2).

SECOND GAME

Illinois Valley 010 00 — 1 2 4

Phoenix 104 33 — 11 9 1

Huntamer, Brummett (5) and Loyd; Lockett and Smith. W — Lockett (2-0). L — Huntamer. 2B — P: Scoggins 2.

HENLEY 19-16 HIDDEN VALLEY 1-0 — At Klamath Falls, Henley's Rylee Carleton threw a no-hitter in the second game with nine strikeouts in the doubleheader.

Kayla Prock smacked a home run in the opener, adding to Henley's 10-run inning in the fourth.

Henley's Elise Goodell followed suit with a homer and six RBIs in Game 2 to seal the sweep.

FIRST GAME

Hidden Valley...................... 000 01 — 1 4 3

Henley 036 (10) x — 19 1 1

Aslakson and Elmore; Wedan and Davis. W— Wedan. L — Aslakson. 2B — H: Mahon, Prock, Driessen. 3B — H: Mahon. HR — H: Prock.

SECOND GAME

Hidden Valley 000 00 — 0 0 2

Henley 943 0x — 16 11 0

Guirlani, Aslakson (3) and Elmore; Carleton and Prock. W — Carleton. L — Guirlani. 2B — H: Grant, Prock, Sellars. HR— H: Goodell.

District 4

LOST RIVER 6-4, ST. MARY'S 3-2 — St. Mary's freshman pitcher Allison Hass struck out 23 and allowed just five hits in the twin bill, but nine of Lost River's 10 runs were unearned. St. Mary's committed 11 errors overall.

In Game 1, the Crusaders led 3-1 after four innings, then surrendered four unearned runs in the fifth.

Sophomore Risa Piper had two hits and two RBIs and Clara Viale added two hits for St. Mary's (2-4, 2-4 Dist. 4).

Hass walked in the first inning and scored on an RBI double by Piper in Game 2. The Crusaders scored again in the seventh after a one-out double by Jo-c Whipple and Viale's RBI single.

FIRST GAME

Lost River 001 040 1 — 6 3 2

St. Mary's 101 100 0 — 3 7 7

O'Conner and Gresser; Hass and Shammel. W — O'Conner. L — Hass (2-3). 2B — SM: Hass. 3B — LR: Gresser; SM: Piper.

SECOND GAME

Lost River 011 002 0 — 4 2 1

St. Mary's 100 000 1 — 2 4 4

Reid and Gresser; Hass and Shammel. W — Reid. L — Hass (2-4). 2B — SM: Piper, Whipple.

BUTTE FALLS 17-24, BONANZA 2-4 — At Bonanza, Butte Falls (6-2, 4-2 Dist. 4) belted out 17 hits in the opener and took advantage of numerous walks by Bonanza in the nightcap to score the District 4 sweep.

FIRST GAME

Butte Falls (10)30 31 — 17 17 1

Bonanza 002 00 — 2 3 2

Driskell and Givens; Cole and Hopper. W — Driskell (3-0). L — Cole. 2B — BF: Moore, Driskell, Sutfin, Stephens.

SECOND GAME

Butte Falls 135 (10)5 — 24 7 0

Bonanza 103 00 — 4 4 0

Moore and Kirkpatrick; Hartzell and Valladao. W — Moore (1-0). L — Kirkpatrick. 2B — BF: Kirkpatrick; B: Heazill. 3B — BF: Givens.

Nonconference

MCMINNVILLE 6-4, GRANTS PASS 1-3 — At Grants Pass, McMinnville stunned nationally ranked Grants Pass with a nonconference sweep.

Tara Glover provided the Cavers (6-3) with a 3-for-4 effort in Game 1 and collected five of the Cavers' 11 hits overall.

Krystin Jantzer, who led the Cavers with seven home runs last season, hit her first in the opener — a solo shot in the sixth inning.

In Game 2, Lindy Sippola's two-run single gave the Cavers a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but McMinnville grabbed the lead for good with two runs in the sixth.

Glover went 2-for-2 with a double in Game 2 and Karleigh Prestianni hit a third-inning solo homer for GP, ranked No. 22 in the latest USA Today national softball poll.

FIRST GAME

McMinnville 002 301 0 — 6 10 0

Grants Pass 000 001 0 — 1 5 2

Bertrand and Robins; Barnes and Woolf. W — Bertrand. L — Barnes (6-2). 2B — M: Reeser, McAnnally, Sublet, Robins, Bertrand; GP: Glover. HR — GP: Jantzer.

SECOND GAME

McMinnville 010 012 0 — 4 7 1

Grants Pass 201 000 0 — 3 6 0

Williams, Bertrand (4) and Reeser; Barnes and Misfeldt. W — Bertrand. L — Barnes (6-3). 2B — M: Sublet; GP: Glover. HR — GP: Prestianni.