Cascade Collegiate Conference recap for March 9

Aaron Marsh – photo by Brad Lapp

British Columbia and Lewis-Clark State completed four-game sweeps of College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon, respectively.

British Columbia 15, College of Idaho 6 at Caldwell, ID. The Thunderbirds started with an RBI double by Trent Lenihan and a two-RBI double by Aaron Marsh in the top of the first. The Coyotes got two back in the bottom of the second with sacrifice flies by Bryan Ebe and Jack Ingraham in the bottom of the second, but never got any closer. Lenihan hit a two-run home run in the top of the third. The Thunderbirds added four runs in the fourth with a two-RBI single by Jonny McGill, an RBI single by Marsh, and a sacrifice fly by Mitchell Middlemiss. Kyle Yip hit a solo home run and McGill hit a two-run home tun in the fifth. Kellen Bourne hit a two-run home run in the sixth.

Daniel Orfaly got the start and the win. He pitched five innings, allowed four runs on seven hits. Dylan Myttenar pitched the next three innings, allowed two runs on three hits, struck out four. Alex Lee pitched the final inning, struck out two of the four batters he faced. Coyote starter Jakob Cummins got the loss. McGill finished 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, four RBI, and four runs scored. Marsh finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI. Ingraham batted in five of the Coyotes’ six runs. Box score recap

The Thunderbirds swept the four-game series.

Izzy Madariaga

Lewis-Clark State 10, Eastern Oregon 0 at Lewiston, ID. Halted by the mercy rule after eight innings. Izzy Madariaga (transfer from Glendale CC) got it started with an RBI double in the bottom of the second, and Bulla Ephan hit a sacrifice fly. Ike George hit an RBI double in the fourth inning to make it 3-0, Madariaga hit an RBI single in the fifth inning to make it 4-0, and Charlie Updegrave hit an RBI double in the sixth inning to make it 5-0. It was Madariaga who hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to give the Warriors the ten-run margin.

Jantzen Lucas pitched the first five innings for the Warriors, allowed five hits, struck out four. Robby Butenschoen pitched the remaining three innings, allowed one hit, struck out four. Danny Burns got the loss for the Mountaineers. Madariaga’s numbers were 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI. George finished 3-for-4 with a double wand two RBI. Box score

Lewis-Clark State 12, Eastern Oregon 1. Halted by the mercy rule after seven innings. The Warriors only out-hit the Mountaineers 7-4, but a three-run home run by Jack Sheward, combined with eight bases on balls, five wild pitches, and six hit batters were the difference in this one.

Starter Joey Estrada got the win; he went four innings, allowed one run on four hits, struck out three. Jake Green, Levi Anderson, and Zak Sullivan pitched hitless innings. Tucker Zander got the loss. Garrett Bevacqua was the only Warrior with two hits. Box score

The Warriors swept the four-game series.

Standings:

* British Columbia is #5 in strength of schedule