Oregon Tech swept a double-header vs. College of Idaho, British Columbia and Bushnell got wins.
British Columbia 17, Corban 4 at Keizer, OR. The Thunderbirds got seven runs in the top of the first inning. David Krahn started it off with a solo home run, and Mitchell Middlemiss hit a two-run home run. Aaron Marsh hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, and The Thunderbirds scored five more runs in the fifth inning, including a two-run home run by Krahn, and a solo home run by Trent Lenihan.
Ryan Heppner started for the Thunderbirds, pitched five innings, allowed one earned run on five hits, struck out seven. Evan Hoegler pitched the next two innings, allowed zero runs on two hits. Lucas Huynh went the rest of the way, allowed two runs on two hits. Middlemiss finished 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and three RBI. Aaron Marsh was a base hit short of hitting for the cycle; he hit a home run, a triple, and a double, and had three RBI. box score recap
The Thunderbirds lead the series three games to zero. They will play one more on Monday.
Bushnell 17, Warner Pacific 0 at Springfield, OR. The Beacons got all the runs they needed in the bottom of the first with a three-run home run by Jordan Wilson. They got six more runs in the first, then got five runs in the fourth, led by a two-RBI single by Cade Crist. Kai Keamo and Ethan Sachs combined for the four-hit shutout. Three of the hits were off Keamo, who struck out ten during five innings of work. Sachs pitched the remaining four innings, allowed one hit, struck out two. Kolby Amaral went 4-for-4 with three doubles and two RBI. Jameson Hussey went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI. box score
The Beacons won the series three games to one.
Tyler Horner – photo by Alex Rodriguez
Oregon Tech 11, College of Idaho 1 at Klamath Falls, OR. Halted by the run rule after eight innings. The Hustlin’ Owls got all the runs they needed with a two-RBI double by Julien Jones in the bottom of the first. They added a run scored on a wild pitch in the second inning, then scored four runs in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Keanu Mizuta, a run scored on a hit batter, Mizuta coming home on a double play, and Tyler Horner hitting an RBI triple. Horner hit an RBI single in the eighth to give the Owls the ten-run margin.
Horner finished 5-for-6 with a triple and five RBI. Starter Isaac Hill got the win; he pitched six innings, allowed one run on six hits, struck out four. box score
Oregon Tech 9, College of Idaho 0. Five Hustlin’ Owl pitchers; Carson Glavich, Noah Loew, Brian McClelland, Kaden Melzer, and Jaden Domingsel, combined for the three-hit shutout. Glavich started, pitched five innings, allowed two hits, struck out four. Loew, McClelland, and Domingsel pitched hitless innings, and Domingsel pitched a perfect inning. Melzer allowed a hit, but also recorded two strikeouts.
Julien Jones hit a three-run home tun in the bottom of the first inning. Matthew Ortiz hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth. In the fifth, the Owls got a run walked in and a three-run home run by Ka’ala Tam. Korrey Siracusa hit a sacrifile fly to complete the scoring.
Tam finished 3-for-3 with the home run and three RBI. Jackson Cummins got the loss. Connor Olsen got two of the Coyotes’ three hits. box score
The Hustlin’ Owls won the series three games to one.
The Lewis-Clark State at Eastern Oregon double-header was postponed until Monday.
