SPRINGFIELD – The Roseburg softball team lost its conference opener against Thurston on an inside the park home run in extra innings Tuesday.
The Indians took a 4-0 lead in the top half of the fourth inning, but the Colts tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth.
Thurston took a lead in the sixth inning and led 7-5 going to the seventh. The Indians rallied to score three times on three straight singles, a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice flyout in the seventh. Roseburg led 8-7 and was down to needing just one more out to earn the win, but a bases loaded walk on a full count brought home the game-tying run and the contest went to extra innings.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Thurston’s Tasha Holland hit an inside the park home run to walk-off with the 9-8 victory.
Roseburg will seek its first conference win on Saturday with a doubleheader at home against Willamette.
More scores from Tuesday:
BASEBALL –
Southwest Conference:
ROSEBURG 2, Grants Pass 1
Special District 3:
North Douglas 7, OAKRIDGE 1
Non-League:
South Umpqua 13, PHOENIX 8 (8 inn.)
South Umpqua at PHOENIX 5:00pm
SUTHERLIN 10, Douglas / Camas Valley 3
St. Mary’s-Medford 4, GLIDE 1
SOFTBALL –
Southwest Conference:
THURSTON 9, Roseburg 8 (8 inn.)
Special District 3:
North Douglas 11, OAKRIDGE 1 (5 inn.)
OAKLAND 12, Mohawk 1
Non-League:
South Umpqua 14, PHOENIX 4 (6 inn.)
South Umpqua 22, PHOENIX 5 (5 inn.)
– Joey Keeran | joey@bciradio.com | @joeykeeran