Cascade Collegiate Conference recap for April 22-23

Oregon Tech and British Columbia split four games

The Hustlin’ Owls won the first game 12-2, halted by the mercy rule after eight innings. The Thunderbirds were done in by a disastrous sixth inning. Bryce Petrilla got it started with a two-run home run. Two runs scored on two throwing errors on a single by Matthew Ortiz. Ka’ala Tam the hit an two-RBI double. The Owls scored two more on a two-RBI double by Ortiz in the seventh inning, then finished it off with Tam scoring on a throwing error, and an RBI single by Adam Jacques. Patrick Arman got the win, pitched six innings, allowed one run on four hits, struck out two. Aaron Marsh and Brandon Hupe hit home runs for the Thunderbirds; Sean Heppner got the loss. Box score

The Thunderbirds won the second game 10-8. They led all the way until the bottom of the eighth, when the Owls tied it 8-8 on a two-RBI double by Julien Jones. The Thunderbirds got the winning run in the top of the ninth on an RBI double by Jonny McGill, helped by a couple of not-quite-catches in the outfield. Russell Young hit an RBI single for the insurance run. Actually, they didn’t need it, because Vicarte Domingo came on in the bottom of the ninth and struck out the side. Other than Domingo’s performance, this game wasn’t a artistic masterpiece. Each side committed four errors. The Owls got three unearned runs, the Thunderbirds six. McGill finished 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI. David Draayers hit a two-run home run. Brendan Logan, who recorded two outs in the eighth inning, got the win; Domingo, of course, got the save. Recap Box score

The Owls won the third game 18-17 (10 innings). The Owls were well into mercy-rule territory after six innings, leading 16-4. However, in the top of the seventh inning, the Owls replaced their starter, Brendan Talonen, with freshman Dylan Huddle, and all hell broke loose. The Thunderbirds erupted for eight runs. Aaron Marsh started the scoring with a sacrifice fly, but that left the Thunderbirds two runs short, with only two outs left. They got those two runs two batters later; Brandon Hupe hit a two-RBI double. Mitchell Middlemiss lined out for the second out. Huddle hit the next batter, and he was relieved by Cruz Hamilton. He walked the next three batters, walking in two runs. He was relieved by Drake Aboud. He was greeted with a base-clearing double by Noah Or, and the score was 16-12. The Thunderbirds added three runs in the top of the eighth with an RBI single by David Draayers, an RBI double by Kyle Anderson, and an RBI single by Or. So, the Thunderbirds trailed by one run going into the ninth. They took a 17-16 lead on a two-run home run by Jonny McGill. In the bottom of the ninth, the Thunderbirds brought in Vicarte Domingo, who made an excellent appearance the previous day. Adam Jacques hit a sacrifice fly to send it into extra innings. The Owls brought in Landon Cheney to pitch the top of the tenth, and he pitched a perfect inning. Tyler Horner opened the bottom of the tenth with a single. He was bunted to second, then scored on a single by Dane Bradshaw.

Julien Jones put up the biggest numbers for the Owls; 5-for-6 with a double, a triple, four RBI, and four runs scored. Or finished 5-for-6 with two doubles and five RBI. The Thunderbirds got two unearned runs; all of the Owls’ runs were earned. Box score

The Thunderbirds won the fourth game 12-7. They led 6-1 going into the bottom of the fifth, but the Owls got back in it with five runs in the bottom of the fifth, led by a home run by Alonzo Vergara and a two-RBI single by Ka’ala Tam. The Thunderbirds took the lead for good with RBI singles by Brandon Hupe and Trent Lenihan in the top of the sixth. They added three more runs in the seventh with RBI singles by Jonny McGill and Kyle Anderson, and Lenihan reaching on an error. Starter Ryan Heppner got the win. He went five innings, allowed five earned runs on nine hits, struck out three. Brett Corbeth went the rest of the way, allowed one run on five hits. Lenihan finished 4-for-6 with a double and four RBI. Box score

The Owls will win the conference pennant and host the conference tournament unless the Thunderbirds sweep all four games against Corban.

College of Idaho won three of four against Bushnell

The Coyotes won the first game 11-1, halted by the mercy rule after seven innings. Kirby Robertson went 2-for-3 with four RBI for the Coyotes, Skyler Sadora hit a two-run home run. Nick Eliason went the distance, allowed five hits, struck out 11. Box score

The Coyotes won the second game 5-2. They led 5-1 after three innings, with a three-run home run by Skyler Sadora, and a solo home run by Alex McFarland-Smith. Kirby Robertson and Ben Gaff held the Beacons to one run the rest of the way. Robertson pitched eight innings, allowed two runs on five hits, struck out nine. Gaff pitched a hitless ninth inning. Recap Box score

The Beacons won the third game 13-11. The Coyotes led 9-0 after three innings. The Beacons erupted for eight runs in the top of the seventh, with two home runs in the inning by Jeff Fripp, a three-run home run by Jordan Wilson, and another solo home run by Cayden Delozier. That gave the Beacons a 10-9 lead. The Coyotes answered with a home tun by Kirby Robertson and an RBI double by Tristen Garland, and led 11-10. However, the Beacons took the lead in the top of the ninth with a two-RBI double by Reece Carganilla, and added an insurance run with an RBI single by Wilson. Jack Horn pitched the final two innings, allowed only one hit, struck out two, and got the win. Box score

The Coyotes won the fourth game 10-8. The Beacons led 7-1 going into the bottom of the fourth, but didn’t score again until the top of the ninth. Willy Shirts, who got the win, kept the Beacons off the board for 2 1/3 innings, and Nate Vidlak allowed only run ever the final three innings. The Coyotes tied the game 7-7 with six runs in the bottom of the fourth, with RBI singles by Kirby Robertson, Dillon Danner, and Alex McFarland-Smith, a sacrifice fly by Ben Hansen, and a two-RBI double by Jonah Hultberg. They took the lead for good with RBI singles by Ben Gaff and Robertson in the sixth inning, and added one more with an RBI single by Danner in the seventh. Box score

Corban and Eastern Oregon split four games

The Warriors won the first game 8-2. Nate Martin pitched yet another gem for the Warriors. He went the distance, held the Mountaineers to two hits, allowed only one earned run, struck out three. Despite this, the Mountaineers kept it close until the bottom of the eighth inning, when the Warriors scored four runs on an RBI single by Nainoa Ka’ahanui, an RBI double by Keenan O’Brien, and a 2-RBI single by Ryan Clay. Scott Artzer went 3-for-4 for the Warriors, and batted in the winning run in the third inning. Box score

In the second game, the Mountaineers got their second win of the season, 5-1. They led the entire way. They opened the scoring with an RBI single by Danny Burns in the top of the second inning, and got the winning run with a home run by Youhyeon Choi in the sixth. The Warriors got to within a run with a home run by Brad Pellkofer in the bottom of the seventh, but the Mountaineers put it away with an RBI single by Choi in the eighth, and an RBI single by Noah Mayfield and a sacrifice fly by Adrian Roa in the ninth. Starter Slayder Watterson got the win, pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowed one run on five hits, struck out seven. Alex Farnsworth went the rest of the way, allowed one hit, struck out three. Bryce Bridge went the distance for the Warriors, got the loss. Recap Box score

The Mountaineers made it two straight with a 6-4 win. This one was close all the way; The Mountaineers led 4-3 after three innings, then got the winning run in the top of the sixth with an RBI single by Austin Gerding. Danny Burns went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Jaydon Yancey got the win; he pitched five innings, allowed three runs on eight hits, struck out five. Jeter Larson pitched the final 2 1/3 innings, allowed only one hit, got a save. Box score

The Warriors won the fourth game 5-4. The Mountaineers led 4-3 going into the bottom of the ninth, but the Warriors tied it when Brad Pellkofer was hit by a pitch, then Joshua Miyazawa drew a walk to score the winning run. James Arend, who pitched the final two innings, held the Mountaineers scoreless, allowed two hits, and struck out five, got the win. Ryan Clay hit two doubles for the Warriors. Pellkofer hit an RBI double. Box score

Next Week:

Lewis-Clark State at Division II Central Washington April 26 video

Lewis-Clark State at Bushnell April 28-29 video

C. of Idaho at Eastern Oregon April 28-29 video

Corban at British Columbia April 29-30 video

Oregon Tech vs. Simpson April 29 video

Standings

* Oregon Tech is #1 in the NAIA in Strength of Schedule. British Columbia is #2.