Jessica Flores picked up the victory for the Raiders in today's opener.
Raiders Split Again At SOU Invite
For the second straight day, the Southern Oregon softball team split a pair of games during Day Two of the SOU Invitational at U.S. Cellular Park in Medford, Ore.
Southern Oregon (2-8) defeated Azusa Pacific 6-4 in the opener and then fell to 11th-ranked Concordia-Irvine 6-5 in the second game.
The Invitational wraps up Saturday as the Raiders play Concordia-Irvine at 11 a.m. and Holy Names at 1 p.m.
In the opener, Southern Oregon took advantage of four Azusa errors to come back from a 4-0 deficit after the first inning.
In the second, freshman Jessica Flores recorded the only hit of the inning as the Raiders scored three to cut the lead to 4-3.
Southern Oregon tied the game in the fourth as Flores again got the lone hit and then moved to second on an error, third on a wild pitch and scored on a wild pitch.
In the seventh inning, junior Emily Matekel opened the inning with a single and reached third on a double by Kathryn Moy. An error and a sac fly gave the Raiders (who were the visitors in the game), the winning margin.
Flores also picked up the victory on the mound for the Raiders, pitching four-and-a-third scoreless innings.
In the second game, Concordia-Irvine led 6-3 after three inning and the Raiders made a run in the bottom of the sixth.
Justine Fulton and Sarah Wharton both singled and a walk by Matekel loaded the bases. Moy drove in a run on a fielder's choice and Rayna Strom-Okimoto added a run-scoring single to cut the lead to 6-5, but that's as close as the Raiders would get.
Meghan Laughlin, Bailey Price and Flores each had two hits for the Raiders.
SOU Invitational Day Two
9 a.m. Game
Concordia (Ore.) 3, Holy Names 1
11 a.m. Games
Southern Oregon 6, Azusa Pacific 4
Oregon Tech 5, Holy Names 3
Concordia (Ore.) 8, Concordia-Irvine 0
Hope International 2, Northwest Christian 1 - 8 innings
William Jessup 6, Simpson 4
1 p.m. Games
Concordia-Irvine 6, Southern Oregon 5
Oregon Tech 2, Azusa Pacific 1
William Jessup 6, Northwest Christian 5
Simpson 2, Biola 1
3 p.m. Game
Biola 6, Holy Names 2