Cascade Collegiate Conference recap for April 19

Max Chapman

Bushnell swept Lewis-Clark State, College of Idaho swept Warner Pacific, Oregon Tech swept Corban, and British Columbia swept Eastern Oregon.

Bushnell 3, Lewis-Clark State 1 at Springfield, OR. Good ball game. The Warriors opened the scoring with an RBI single by Noah Weintraub in the top of the first. That was the only run they got. The Beacons didn’t get anyone to first base for the first three innings, but Albert Jennings tied it with a home run in the bottom of the fourth. Jordan Wilson hit an RBI double for the winning run in the sixth inning, and hit another RBI double for the insurance run in the eighth.

Max Chapman pitched the first six innings for the Beacons. He allowed the run and four hits, struck out six, got the win. Ethan Sachs pitched the remaining three innings, allowed two hits, struck out three, got a save. Warrior starter Evan Canfield got the loss. He pitched six innings, allowed two runs on four hits, struck out 11. Wilson finished 3-for-4. Chase Nye finished 2-for-4 for the Beacons. box score

Bushnell 9, Lewis-Clark State 8 (11 innings). Great ball game. Jacob Stoner hit a home run with one out in the bottom of the eleventh to win it for the Beacons.

The Beacons led 8-6 going into the ninth inning. The Warriors were down to their last out, but Dominic Signorelli hit a solo home run and Ike George hit an RBI single to send it into the bottom of the ninth. The Beacons left the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. In the top of the tenth, Signorelli drew a walk with two outs, and Beacon third baseman Ethan Stacy robbed Brandon Cabrera of an extra-bases hit that might have scored a run. The Beacons went down in order in the bottom of the tenth, and got a double play to end the top of the eleventh.

The Beacons led 5-4 after four innings. The Warriors took a 6-5 lead in the top of the sixth with sacrifice flies by Jakob Marquez and Signorelli. The Beacons to a 7-6 lead in the bottom of the seventh with a two-RBI double by Dylan Carson, and added a run in the eighth with an RBI single by Nate Stevens.

Elijah Breault pitched the tenth and eleventh innings, didn’t allow a hit, struck out one, walked two, got the win. Jake Green took the mound in the bottom of the ninth to end the bases-loaded threat, and the only hit he gave up was the Stoner home run. The Warriors out-hit the Beacons 18-13. Both teams used seven pitchers. Albert Jennings went 4-for-6 with two doubles and a run scored for the Beacons. Carson went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and four RBI. Will Hudler hit a home run for the Beacons. Jack Sheward finished 4-for-5 with three doubles and an RBI for the Warriors. Garrett Bevacqua hit a home run for the Warriors. box score

The Warriors and Beacons split the series with two games apiece. The Warriors will play British Columbia next weekend for the conference championship.

College of Idaho 6, Warner Pacific 4 at Portland, OR. The Coyotes got it started in the top of the third inning when James Hull stole third, then scored on an error by the catcher. They took a 2-0 lead with a home run by Brandon Faire in the top of the fourth. The Knights tied it in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single by Mitchell Thoma-Britt and Alex Nisbet coming home on a double play. The Coyotes took a 4-2 lead in the top of the sixth with an RBI on a ground out by Jace Mahlke and Caden Casagrande scoring on a wild pitch. The Knights tied it again with an RBI double by Collin Schiller and an RBI single by Nisbet in the bottom of the seventh. Jack Ingraham hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth for the winning run, and Mahlke hit an RBI single to complete the scoring.

Oliver Massie started for the Coyotes, pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowed three earned runs on nine hits, struck out six, threw 113 pitches. Zaylor Bruegeman got the win; he retired all seven batters he faced, struck out four of them. The Knights got a good start by Connor Hale; six innings pitched, three earned runs on six hits, struck out eight. Kaden Hindman, who gave up the eighth inning runs, got the loss. Connor Olsen, Mahlke, Faire, and James Hull each had two hits for the Coyotes. Schiller finished 2-for-3. box score

College of Idaho 18, Warner Pacific 8. Halted by the run rule after seven innings. The Coyotes started with an RBI double by Jack Ingraham and a two-RBI single by Brandon Faire in the top of the first. They added five runs in the third on an RBI single by Jace Mahlke, an RBI double by Faire, a two-RBI double by James Hull, and an RBI on a ground out by Ben Gaff. They got the winning run in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Mahlke. Caden Casagrande hit a three-run home run in the fifth, and Connor Olsen hit a solo home run in the sixth. Pete Bacon hit a two-RBI single in the top of the seventh to give the Coyotes the ten-run margin.

Jackson Cummins got the win. He pitched four innings, allowed four earned runs on three hits, struck out three. Josiah Nickel got the loss. Faire finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI. Alex Nisbet had two hits (one of them a double) for the Knights. box score

The Coyotes and Knights split the series with two games apiece.

Oregon Tech 12, Corban 4 at Klamath Falls, OR. The Warriors led 2-1 after three innings, but the Hustlin’ Owls took the lead for good with a two-RBI triple by Keanu Mizuta in the the bottom of the fourth inning. They put it away with six runs in the bottom of the sixth, including a two-run home run by Mizuta and a two-RBI triple by Patrick Barry. Tyler Horner hit an RBI triple and Julien Jones hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to complete the scoring.

Bronson Chapple started and got the win for the Owls. He scattered 13 hits over seven innings, allowed the four runs, struck out five, threw 111 pitches. Chris Shaffer got the loss. Barry and Korrey Siracusa both finished 3-for-4. Ryan Clay finished 3-for-5 with a double for the Warriors. box score

Oregon Tech 8, Corban 4. The game was tied 4-4 going into the bottom of the eighth, but Ka’ala Tam hit a sacrifice fly for the winning run. Korrey Siracusa hit a two-RBI double and Tyler Horner hit an RBI single for the insurance runs.

The Warriors led 4-2 after four innings. Their runs came from an RBI single by Ryan Clay, a two-run home run by Michon Cole, and a sacrifice fly by Jeremiah Pinkerton. The Hustlin’ Owls’ runs came on an RBI triple by Tyler Horner, who then scored on a wild pitch. The Owls tied it in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single by Patrick Barry and an RBI double by Horner.

The Warriors scored all four of their runs on Owl starter Carson Glavich. Kaden Melzer pitched the final 3 1/3 innings, allowed only two hits, struck out three, got the win. Eddie Gould got the loss. Horner finished 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, and three RBI. Chase Elliott, Clay, Peyton Rickard, and Isaac Bateman each had two hits for the Warriors. box score

The Hustlin’ Owls swept the four-game series.

British Columbia 14, Eastern Oregon 8 at La Grande, OR. Russell Young and Trent Lenihan hit solo home runs in the top of the first inning. Aaron Marsh hit a grand slam home run in the second inning. Kyle Yip also hit a home run in the second inning. Marsh hit an RBI double in the sixth inning, and David Draayers hit a sacrifice fly to put the Thunderbirds up 13-2. The Mountaineers got one back in the bottom of the sixth, but Trent Lenihan hit an RBI single in the top of the seventh. The Thunderbirds were up 14-3, and it looked like this game was headed for a run rule conclusion.

That didn’t happen. Thunderbird starter Ryan Beitel was relieved in the bottom of the seventh, after allowing two earned runs on five hits, and striking out seven. The Mountaineers lit up two relievers, Kansai Sugimoto and Kellen Bourne, for five runs, and the game continued. The Thunderbirds brought in British National Team member Oliver Duthie, and he kept the Mountaineers scoreless for the rest of the way; he allowed three hits, struck out two.

Beitel got the win, and Danny Burns got the loss. Marsh finished 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, and five RBI. Young and Lenihan both finished 3-for-4, and Young hit two doubles in addition to the home run. Mason Van Arsdall went 3-for-4 with two RBI for the Mountaineers. box score

Kellen Bourne – photo by Jacob Mallari

British Columbia 19, Eastern Oregon 3. Halted by the run rule after eight innings. This game was close for three innings, but the Thunderbirds pulled away with five runs in the top of the fourth inning, led by a three-run home run by Kellen Bourne. Jonny McGill hit a two-run home run in the seventh. Bourne started a seven-run eighth inning with another home run, which gave the Thunderbirds the ten-run margin. They ran up the score with RBI singles by Jackson Boomer and Jonny McGill, a two-RBI single by Aaron Marsh, and a two-RBI double by Bourne.

Bourne finished 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double, and seven RBI. Ryan Heppner pitched seven innings for the Thunderbirds, allowed three runs on five hits, struck out six. box score

The Thunderbirds won the series three games to one. They will play Lewis-Clark State next weekend for the conference championship.

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