All seven teams played double-headers. Oregon Tech, Eastern Oregon, and College of Idaho, and British Columbia all swept. British Columbia got the series win at Bushnell.
First game: British Columbia 9, Bushnell 2. This game was close until the eighth inning, when the Thunderbirds put it away with six runs, capped by a three-run home run by Kaden Zarowny. The Thunderbirds opened the scoring in the top of the second inning, when Russell Young scored on a balk. The Beacons answered with a home run by Jordan Wilson in the bottom of the fourth. Trent Lenihan hit a two-RBI single in the top of the sixth for the winning run, and the Beacons temporarily made it a one-run game with a sacrifice fly by Brendan Frazier in the bottom of the seventh.
Both starting pitchers did well. Ryan Beitel, who got the win, went six innings, allowed one run on four hits, struck out seven. Beacons starter Nate Rasmussen went five innings, allowed one run on two hits, struck out two. It was Alec Gums who gave up the Lenihan single, and got the loss. Vicarte Domingo went the rest of the way for the Thunderbirds, allowed one run on three hits, struck out four. Lenihan finished 3-for-5 with a double. Wilson finished 2-for-4.
Second game: British Columbia 6, Bushnell 5. The Thunderbirds got the series win three games to one, but this one wasn’t easy. The Beacons got the early lead with an RBI single by Ethan Stacy in the bottom of the second. The Thunderbirds tied it with an RBI single by Aidan Rose in the top of the fifth. The Beacons took the lead in the bottom of the fifth with a home run by Cade Crist, and went up 3-1 on an RBI single by Albert Jennings. The Thunderbirds made it a one-run game in the top of the sixth when Jonny McGill was hit by a pitch with one out with the bases loaded, but the Thunderbirds left them loaded. They took a 5-3 lead in the top of the seventh when Trent Lenihan hit an RBI single, Mitchell Middlemiss hit a sacrifice fly, and Russell Young hit an RBI single. The Beacons tied it again with two runs in the bottom of the seventh on a two-RBI double by Isaiah Hart. The Thunderbirds got the winning run in the top of the eighth with a solo home run by Kyle Yip. However, the Beacons had the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, with Will Anderson, who entered the game in the seventh inning, on the mound. The inning started with a fly out, then Jennings hit a single. He was replaced by a pinch runner, Noah Montoya. The next batter, Hart, only got a piece of a pitch, and Yip, the Thunderbird catcher, threw to second to try to get the lead runner, and Montoya beat it out. So, the Beacons had the tying run on second with one out. Anderson struck out the next batter, and the Beacons were down to their last out. However, Anderson hit the next batter, and the bases were loaded, with the tying run on third, and the winning run on second, but Anderson got a ground ball to preserve the win.
Anderson got the win, pitched 2 1/3 innings, struck out four, and the only hit he allowed was the one by Jennings. Colby Knutzen, who gave up the home run by Yip, got the loss. Lenihan finished 3-for-5 with an RBI. Jennings finished 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
First game: Oregon Tech 13, Western Oregon 12. The Wolves led 8-4 after five innings, helped by five unearned runs on four errors by the Hustlin’ Owls. They extended the lead to 12-7 after six innings. They scored four runs on a two-RBI double by Zach Valdez, an RBI single by Emiliano Alarcon, and a sacrifice fly by John Oleson. The Owls got three back in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI double by Korrey Siracusa, an RBI triple by Matthew Ortiz, and an RBI single by Tyler Horner.
Brian McClelland and Riley Cronin held the Wolves scoreless the rest of the way. The Owls got back in it with a grand slam home run by Julien Jones in the bottom of the eighth, and trailed 12-11 going into the bottom of the ninth. The inning opened with Keanu Mizuta getting hit by a pitch, and was replaced by pinch-runner Chase Hedani. He went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Dane Bradshaw, then scored the tying run on a single by Patrick Barry. Barry stole second, and went to third on a single by Siracusa. He scored the winning run on a single by Ortiz.
Cronin got the win, by pitching a perfect ninth inning. Chris Jones, who gave up three hits and the winning run, got the loss. Horner and Alonzo Vergara also hit home runs, and Jones and Barry both went 3-for-5. Valdez finished 2-for-5 with a double, five RBI, and three runs scored.
Second game: Oregon Tech 5, Western Oregon 2. The Hustlin’ Owls scored a run in each of the first five innings of a seven-inning game. Owls starter Bronson Chapple pitched six innings, allowed one run on four hits, struck out six. The Owls’ runs came on an RBI single by Alonzo Vergara, an RBI on a ground out by Korrey Siracusa, a sacrifice fly by Kyle Norton, a run walked in (Julien Jones with the RBI), and an RBI single by Patrick Barry. Randy Stultz hit a home run for the Wolves in the seventh inning. Starter Owen Murdock got the loss for the Wolves.
First game: College of Idaho 5, Lewis-Clark State 4. The Warriors got all four of their runs in the top of the fifth, on RBI singles by Jack Sheward, Ike George, Carter Booth, and Nick Seamons. They led 4-2 at that point, but the Coyotes won it with a three-run home run by Alex McFarland-Smith in the bottom of the seventh.
Nate Vidlak started for the Coyotes, went seven innings, allowed seven hits, struck out eight, and was charged with the four runs in the fifth. He was still the pitcher of record when McFarland-Smith hit the home run, so he got the win. Colby Durski pitched a perfect eighth inning, struck out two of the three batters he faced. Jackson Cummings pitched the top of the ninth, allowed one hit. McFarland-Smith finished 2-for-4. Seamons finished 2-for-4 for the Warriors. The Warriors got a good start from Jace Hanson; five innings pitched, two runs on four hits, seven strikeouts. Jake Green got the loss; the only hit he allowed was the McFarland-Smith home run.
Second game: College of Idaho 14, Lewis-Clark State 5. The Coyotes led 8-0 after four innings, and the Warriors were kept off the board until Brandon Cabrera hit a home run off Coyote starter Oliver Massie in the sixth inning. Massie went six innings, allowed that run on three hits, struck out nine. The greatest damage was done by Jordan Kelly, who hit a two-RBI double in the bottom of the first inning, and drew a walk to score a run later in the game. The winning run was scored with an RBI double by Darren Smith in the third inning. Warrior starter Decker Stedman was chased after only one inning, allowed three earned runs of five hits, got the loss. recap Charlie Updegrave was held hitless in both games; Nick Seamons was hitless in the second game.
First game: Eastern Oregon 12, Corban 9. This game was close until the bottom of the eighth inning, when the Mountaineers got a two-run home run by Trevor Baker, and an RBI single by Rogelio Gonzales. That gave the Mountaineers a 12-7 lead going into the ninth. The Warriors got closer with an RBI double by Hayden Wilson and an RBI single by Lucas Mertlich, both with two out, but didn’t get any closer. Chase Nett, Joey Freitas, and Gonzales also hit home runs for the Mountaineers. Gonzales also hit a double, and finished 4-for-5 with two RBI. Mario Landeros finished 3-for-4 with three RBI. Brad Pellkofer hit a home run for the Warriors. Mountaineers starter Brock Cordes got the win, went five innings, allowed five runs on five hits, struck out seven. Warriors starter Hayden Van Acker got the loss, allowed 11 hits.
Second game: Eastern Oregon 7, Corban 6. The Mountaineers opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the second inning, starting with a two-run home run by Easton Lasich. They added two runs in that inning The Warriors got on the board with a home run in the top of the fourth on a home run by Nainoa Ka’ahanui. The Mountaineers added a run in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI double by Mario Landeros, and the Mountaineers led 5-1. The Warriors got two in the top of the fifth to make it 4-3, but Landeros hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth for the winning run. The Warriors got three in the top of the eighth to make it a one-run game. They left the tying run on second in both the eighth and ninth innings.
Starter Will Seslar got the win for the Mountaineers. He went seven innings, allowed three runs on four hits, struck out seven. Bryce Bridge went the distance for the Warriors, allowed 13 hits, got the loss. Landeros finished 2-for-3 with the home run, the double, and three RBI. Nathaniel Gutierrez finished 2-for-4 with two RBI for the Warriors. recap
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