Highlanders rally to earn season sweep of Irish

By KVAL Sports Published: May 4, 2012 at 9:37 PM PDT Last Updated: May 4, 2012 at 11:45 PM PDT

EUGENE, OR - The North Eugene softball team scored three runs in the sixth inning in coming from behind to beat Sheldon 7-5 in a Midwestern Hybrid League game on Friday.

Ashley L'Italien provided the go-ahead RBI with a single to left in the sixth, scoring Kassie Pruett. The Highlanders added one more run in the seventh inning to come away with the 7-5 victory. It's their 12th win in their last 13 games.

Sheldon took a 5-3 lead in the third inning when Sahalie Doe hit a solo home run to right.

North Eugene had a chance to score in the fourth inning. Pruett singled into right field, but Sheldon's Angela Witty's throw home was in time and on target to keep the score at 5-3.

The Highlanders will host Marist on Monday.