North Medford starting pitchers Trey Newmann and Frankie Rutigliano were in a steady groove Saturday and battery-mate Jeremiah Robbins did his job to help each of them out on the offensive end as the Black Tornado opened the season in strong fashion.

Newmann and Rutigliano each shut down visiting Bend in their parts of Saturday’s doubleheader and Robbins wrapped up his day by going 5-5 with three doubles, a triple and three RBIs as North Medford swept the Lava Bears, 6-1 and 8-0.

Bend entered the twin bill ranked No. 6 in the Class 5A coaches poll but could never quite find a rhythm against Newmann and Rutigliano, who allowed a combined eight hits in 12 innings of work.

Aiden Horsley came on in relief of Rutigliano in Game 2 to preserve the shutout, allowing one hit with two strikeouts and two walks in two innings.

Robbins got North Medford off to a fast start in the opener, ripping a double off the fence to plate Horsley in the bottom of the first inning.

The Black Tornado (2-0) lead ballooned to 5-0 in the second inning with an outburst that included RBI efforts by Horsley, Johnny King and Robbins.

That early offense proved more than enough for Newmann, who struck out 13 and didn’t walk a batter.

Bend managed five hits against the senior right-hander, and its lone run came in the seventh inning after a wild pitch with two outs allowed Kaden Isola to score.

In Game 2, Rutigliano struck out seven with two walks and three hits allowed in five innings.

Robbins, again, sparked North with an RBI double in the first inning to set the tone for a 3-for-3 outing.

The Black Tornado tacked on two more runs in the third inning after a triple by Robbins was followed up by a double from Rutigliano and sacrifice fly by Kellen Willer.

In the fourth inning, North Medford broke the game open with four more runs after Easton Curtis, King and Robbins all walked to create a revolving door toward the plate that was capped by an RBI single from Newmann.

Isola went 2-for-3 for the Lava Bears (0-3) in Game 1.

FIRST GAME

Bend 000 000 1 — 1 5 4

North Medford 140 010 x — 6 6 1

Willy, N. Goodman (3) and Tippett; Newman and Robbins. W — Newmann (1-0). L — Willy. 2B — B: Barber; NM: Robbins 2. 3B — B: Isola.

SECOND GAME

Bend 000 000 0 — 0 4 2

North Medford 102 400 x — 8 7 0

Malinowsky, Barber (4), Bernardy (5) and Tippetts; Rutigliano, Horsley (6) and Robbins. W — Rutigliano (1-0). L — Malinowsky. 2B — B: Bernardy, Isola; NM: Robbins, King, Rutigliano. 3B — NM: Robbins.

CRATER 3-0, MOUNTAIN VIEW 1-11: At Bend, Crater senior Ryan Hill connect for a two-run single with one out in the top of the seventh inning to propel the Comets to an opening-game win in the road doubleheader.

Hunter Schwenk went 2-for-4 in Game 1 for Crater (x-x), which saw Hayden Kindreich allow three hits and one run over four innings before Alex Johnson came on in relief and limited Mountain View to two hits in the final three innings.

Cal Pickhardt went 3-for-4 in the opener for Mountain View (2-1), while Caden Illingworth was 2-for-4 with five RBIs in the nightcap.

FIRST GAME

Crater 000 010 2 — 3 4 1

Mountain View 100 000 0 — 1 5 1

H. Kindreich, Johnson (5) and Morgan; Duvalle, Kennedy (6) and Johnson. W — Johnson. L — Kennedy. 2B — MV: Pickhardt.

SECOND GAME

Crater 001 00 — 1 0 4

Mountain View 400 52 — 11 7 1

Derr, Kennedy (4) and Morgan, Snopl (3); Schwenk, Hill (3), Bruce (4) and Herberger. W — Derr. L — Schwenk. 3B — MV: Lemke.

ASHLAND 6, ORLAND (CALIF.) 1: At Ashland, Sean Thompson drove in a pair of runs and Evan Rhoden allowed one hit and no earned runs over five innings with 11 strikeouts and no walks to lead Ashland to its first win of the spring at North Mountain Park.

Jackson Rosenthal went 2-for-3 with one run and the Grizzlies (1-2) also picked up RBI efforts from Keller Bloodworth, Cooper Rathbun and Mateo Moore to split a Friday-Saturday series with Orland High of California.

Orland 000 100 0 — 1 3 2

Ashland 311 010 x — 6 7 1

Ovard, Christman (5) and Schager; Rhoden, Nogues (6) and N. Shrader. W — Rhoden. L — Ovard. 2B — A: Bleicker.

EAGLE POINT 12, TRINITY (CALIF.) 2, 6 inn.: At Eagle Point, Brendon Rullamas opened things up for Eagle Point with a two-out, two-run double and the Eagles capped a 2-1 effort in the Yreka Tournament, which was moved to Eagle Point, with a rout.

Joshua Jackson went 3-for-3 with three runs and one RBI, while Kurtis Jackson drove in two runs to go with three innings pitched of one-hit ball to help lead the Eagles (2-1).

Sean McFall went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI for EP.

UMPQUA VALLEY CHRISTIAN 1, CASCADE CHRISTIAN 0: At Roseburg, Cascade Christian pitcher Owen Thompson struck out 10 and walked one with three hits allowed but Umpqua Valley Christian was able to scratch one run across in the fourth inning and that held up in a defensive battle.

Daniel Withers flared a ball into the outfield for a double and Kevin Shaver followed with an RBI single for the game’s lone run for Class 2A/1A UVC (3-0).

Triston Wallace, Ashton Moody, Thompson and Cole Shields each had a hit for Cascade Christian in the top four spots of the batting order but the 3A top-ranked Challengers (1-1) went a combined 0-for-12 thereafter.

Ty Hellenthal finished with seven strikeouts for UVC, which is No. 2 in the 2A/1A coaches poll.

Cascade Christian 000 000 0 — 0 4 2

Umpqua Valley 000 100 x — 1 3 1

Thompson, Letendre (5) and Wallace; Hellenthal and Shaver. W — Hellenthal. L — Thompson. 2B — UVC: Withers.