Roseburg outlasts North Medford in 3-1 SWC victory

The Roseburg baseball team claimed its third win in four games with a quality 3-1 victory over the North Medford Black Tornado in a Southwest Conference game on Tuesday at Bill Gray Legion Stadium at Champion Car Wash Field.

Jake Johnson scattered six hits over six innings. He allowed an unearned run with eight strikeouts, two walks and one hit batter in his third pitching victory of the season.

The senior gave himself an early lead with a two-out single in the first inning that scored Paxton Burke for a 1-0 advantage.

Another two-out hit in the second inning put Roseburg (6-3, 3-1 SWC) ahead 3-0. Dane St. Clair looped a double to center field to send home Danner Wertz and Fletcher Coleman.

North Medford (6-3, 1-1) had chances to cut into the deficit, but left nine runners on base. The only run in the game for the Black Tornado came in the sixth on a two-out throwing error.

A leadoff single in the seventh inning meant North Medford had the game-tying run at bat, but relief pitcher Cal Robbins slammed the door shut with a couple of strikeouts against the heart of the Black Tornado lineup.

Cal Robbins earned his second save of the season.

Luke Robbins and AJ Black both had two hits for Roseburg.

Easton Curtis was 3-for-4 for North Medford.

In another SWC game Tuesday, Sheldon defeated South Medford 3-1.

Roseburg will continue its season with a midweek nonleague home game against Sprague at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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Daffron and Patterson; J. Johnson, C. Robbins (7) and Bowers. W — J. Johnson (3-1). L — Daffron. 2B — Baker (NM), Snyder (NM), St. Clair (R).