The North Medford softball team was one out away from recording its first Southwest Conference win on Monday.
Grants Pass, however, had other plans as the sixth-ranked Cavers rallied to tie the game in the seventh inning, then pulled away with three runs in the 10th to seal a 4-1 victory in the opener of a doubleheader at Fagone Field. Grants Pass completed the sweep with an 8-4 victory in the nightcap.
The twin bill was a makeup of a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday that was postponed due to rain.
Compounding the difficult pair of defeats, the Black Tornado (5-7, 0-3 SWC) also lost its lead-off hitter — first-team all-state outfielder Katie Gould — to a knee injury in the first inning of Game 1. The senior center fielder missed the remainder of the day, and the extent of the injury is not yet known.
"That was tough," said North coach Mike Mayben of Gould's injury. "Things might have been different if we had her speed for those games."
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In the 10th, a pair of North Medford errors and RBIs from Emily Woolf and Tara Glover proved to be the difference.
Barnes had 11 strikeouts to record the win, while Chamberlain went 2-for-4.
Kaci Sevano provided North's only run with an RBI single that scored Jenna Stevens in the first inning.
In Game 2, Glover, Karleigh Prestianni, Hannah Fischer, Lindy Sippola and Emily Woolf each had two hits to lead Grants Pass' 14-hit attack.
Amanda Volgarino went 2-for-3 to lead the Tornado.
FIRST GAME
Grants Pass 000 000 100 3 —4 6 2
North Medford 010 000 000 0 —1 5 2
Barnes and Woolf; Schmidt and Sevano. W — Barnes. L — Schmidt. 2B — GP: Barnes.
SECOND GAME
Grants Pass 022 012 1 —8 14 1
North Medford 010 003 0 —4 6 3
Chamberlain, Barnes (6) and Woolf; Schmidt, Mahoney (6), Pons (7) and Sevano. W — Chamberlain. L — Schmidt (5-6). 2B — GP: Prestianni; NM: Choi, Volgarino. 3B — GP: Barnes.
Skyline
- HENLEY 4-4, PHOENIX 2-2 — At Talent, Henley pitchers Autumn Wedan and Kayla Bowker surrendered four hits combined to help the Hornets sweep Phoenix in a Skyline Conference doubleheader.
The Pirates (1-13, 0-3 Skyline) committed nine errors over both games and the Hornets turned two of Phoenix's five miscues in Game 1 into runs.
Sierra Patzke went 2-for-4 and knocked in a run for Henley in the nightcap.
FIRST GAME
Henley 001 030 0 — 4 3 2
Phoenix 010 010 0 — 2 1 5
Wedan and Grant; Engle, Lockett (6) and Singleton. W — Wedan. L — Engle (0-11). 2B — H: Patzke. 3B — H: Grant.
SECOND GAME
Henley 020 200 0 — 4 4 1
Phoenix 000 110 0 — 2 3 4
Bowker and Grant; Engle, Lockett (5) and Singleton. W — Bowker. L — Engle (0-12). 2B — H: Patzke, Harrington; P: Storey.
- NORTH VALLEY 12-17, ILLINOIS VALLEY 2-0 — At Cave Junction, North Valley held Illinois Valley to just two runs and three hits in a Skyline Conference doubleheader.
In the first game, the Knights' Kristen Allison went 3-for-4, scored three runs, stole three bases and hit a triple. Shawlena Haga went 2-for-3, had two runs and an RBI, and Casie Hinkle struck out six and held the Cougars to two hits.
In the second game, Trista Morton pitched a one-hitter, struck out seven and went 2-for-3 for North Valley (8-6, 3-0 Skyline). Rachel Conard went 3-for-3, with a home run, triple and double, had four RBIs and scored twice.
FIRST GAME
North Valley 215 022 — 12 10 2
Illinois Valley 001 100 — 2 2 4
Hinkle and R. Conard; Brummett and Hoskins. W — Hinkle (3-3), L — Brummett; 3B — NV: Allison, IV: Loock.
SECOND GAME
North Valley 025 73 — 17 16 0
Illinois Valley 000 00 — 0 1 3
Morton and R. Conard; Brummett, Cook (4) and Hoskins. W — Morton (5-3), L — Brummett. 2B — NV: Allison, R. Conard, Morton, Hogg. 3B — NV: R. Conard, Hinkle, Haga, S. Conard, HR — NV: R. Conard.
District 4
- ST. MARY'S 4-2, LOST RIVER 1-4 — St. Mary's Bri Williams pitched a three-hitter and struck out 16 batters as St. Mary's won the first game of the District 4 doubleheader at St. Mary's High.
Williams also went 3-for-6 and drove in three runs on the day. In the opener, she and Sarah Godshall each had two-run singles, and Amanda Buckmeister and Sarah Seus each went 2-for-3.
In the second contest, the Crusaders (6-6, 4-2) SCL) committed four errors.
FIRST GAME
Lost River 000 010 0 — 1 3 2
St. Mary's 220 000 0 — 4 7 0
Hammers and DeBelle; Williams and Lass. W — Williams (5-0). L — Hammers.
SECOND GAME
Lost River 010 300 0 — 4 11 2
St. Mary's 000 100 1 — 2 4 4
Hammers and DeBelle; Williams and Lass. W — Hammers. L — Williams (5-1). 2B — LR: Thompson.
- BUTTE FALLS-PROSPECT 4-4, BONANZA 3-14 — At Bonanza, Bobbie Ross went 2-for-4 and picked up the pitching win in Game 1 to help Butte Falls-Prospect split a District 4 doubleheader.
Brianna Wright also had two hits for the Loggers (2-12, 2-6 Dist. 4) in the opener, while Jossalyn Berg went 2-for-3 and Yolanda Ramirez had a two-run single for Butte Falls in the six-inning nightcap.
FIRST GAME
Butte Falls-Prospect 010 120 0 — 4 8 4
Bonanza 020 100 0 — 3 7 2
Ross and Anderson; Newman, Merkley (6) and Walker. W — Ross. L — Newman. 2B — BF: Ross.
SECOND GAME
Butte Falls-Prospect 103 000 —4 4 4
Bonanza 241 403 —14 8 2
Wright, Anderson (3), Ross (4), Wright (6) and Anderson, Kirkpatrick (3); Merkley and Walker. W — Merkley. L — Wright. 2B — BF: Anderson; B: Walker 2. 3B — B: Walker.
