Cascade Collegiate Conference recap for April 25

British Columbia and Lewis-Clark State split a doubleheader, Oregon Tech defeated Bushnell, and Warner Pacific swept Corban.

Lewis-Clark State 13, British Columbia 3 at Lewiston, OR. Halted by the run rule after seven innings. The game was tied 3-3 after three innings, but the Warriors blew it open with seven runs in the bottom of the fourth, starting with a single by Ike George, then two-RBI doubles by Charlie Updegrave and Jakob Marquez, Marquez scoring on a throwing error, and an RBI single by Izzy Madariaga. Updegrave hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to give the Warriors the ten-run margin.

Warrior starter Jadon Williamson left the game with a pain in his elbow after throwing only 18 pitches. Jackson Cloud went the rest of the way, allowed three runs on five hits, struck out eight, threw 95 pitches. Thunderbird starter Ryan Beitel got the loss. Updegrave finished 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, and five RBI. Madariaga finished 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, and three RBI. box score

British Columbia 9, Lewis-Clark State 8. Russell Young hit a three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give the Thunderbirds a 9-4 lead. They needed all three of those runs. The Warriors goth three runs in the bottom of the eighth. The first RBI was the result of Noah Weintraub hitting a ball back to the mound. Then Jack Sheward hit a two-RBI double, and the Thunderbird lead was down to 9-7. James Brock, who had pitched 2 1/3 innings, was relieved by Evan Hoegler. Hoegler got two fly outs to end the eighth inning. He started off the bottom of the ninth with a strikeout and a fly out. Then Izzy Madariaga hit a home run to make it a one-run game. However, Hoegler struck out Weintraub to end it.

The Thunderbirds led all the way. They got three runs in the top of the first on an RBI single by Trent Lenihan, an RBI double by Aaron Marsh, and a sacrifice fly by Kyle Yip. The Warriors got two runs in the bottom of the third with an RBI on a ground out by Ike George and an RBI double by Jack Sheward. The Thunderbirds got three more runs in the fourth with and RBI single by Jonny McGill (which chased Warrior starter Evan Canfield), Lenihan getting an RBI by reaching on an error, and Marsh hitting a sacrifice fly. The Warriors made it 6-4 in the bottom of the sixth with a home run by Brandon Cabrera and an RBI double by Weintraub.

Thunderbird starter Will Anderson got the win; he pitched five innings, allowed two runs on five hits, struck out two. Hoegler got a save. Canfield got the loss. Tucker Grote held the Thunderbirds hitless for the final two innings. Sheward finished 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI. Madariaga finished 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and an RBI. Weintraub finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. box score recap

British Columbia will win the conference pennant and host the conference tournament if they win at least one of the two remaining games on Saturday and Sunday. Madariaga was 7-for-9 with two home runs for the day.

Oregon Tech 11, Bushnell 1 at Klamath Falls, OR. Halted by the run rule after seven innings. The Hustlin’ Owls got all the runs they needed in the bottom of the first with a two-RBI single by Matthew Ortiz. Ka’ala Tam is a three RBI double in the sixth inning to give the Owls an 11-0 lead. Will Hudler scored in a passed ball in the top the seventh to end the shutout, but the Owls still had a ten-run lead.

Tim Williams got the win. He pitched six innings, allowed no runs on two hits, struck out three. Austin Wolfe got the loss. Patrick Barry went 3-for-3 for the Owls, scored four runs. Tam was credited with four RBI, and the Owls also scored a run when he hit into a double play. box score

The second game of the doubleheader was suspended by rain in the top of the seventh with the game tied 10-10. Three RBI for Jordan Wilson for the Beacons. The win in the first game clinched third place in the conference for the Hustlin’ Owls, and the Beacons have finished fourth. recap

Warner Pacific 9, Corban 5 at Aurora, OR. The Warriors led 5-0 going into the bottom of the sixth, but the Knights scored seven runs in the bottom of the sixth, with a run scored on a ground out by Mason Deverna, a two-run home run by Connor Hale, a run scored on a hit batter, an RBI when Giovanny Alvillar reached on a fielder’s choice, and a run scored by Jarrod Seibel on an error. Alex Nisbet added a two-run home run in the seventh.

Ayden Yaeger pitched six innings for the Knights, allowed five runs on six hits, struck out four, got the win. Jaxon Hamada pitched the final three innings, allowed no hits, struck out three. Jackson Young got the loss. Nisbet was the only Knight with two hits. Noah Owens had two hits for the Warriors. box score

Warner Pacific 16, Corban 5. Halted by the run rule after seven innings. The Warriors led 4-2 going into the bottom of the third, but the Knights scored six runs in the bottom of the third (Trenten Lowe scored on an error for the winning run), then put it away with eight runs in the bottom of the fourth, with two runs walked in and another on a hit batter. Lowe finished 3-for-4 with an RBI. Ryan Clay went 3-for-4 for the Warriors. Peyton Rickard and Lucas Mertlich hit home runs for the Warriors. box score recap