Jack Sheward
Lewis-Clark State defeated British Columbia, Bushnell defeated Oregon Tech in a game that was suspended on Friday, Corban swept Warner Pacific, and College of Idaho swept Eastern Oregon.
Lewis-Clark State 15, British Columbia 7 at Lewiston, OR. Russell Young had a big day for the Thunderbirds, with home runs in the first and third innings. However, Charlie Updegrave and Jack Sheward had bigger days for the Warriors. Updegrave hit a two-run home run in the third inning to tie the game 2-2. Sheward hit an RBI single in the fourth inning, then Updegrave hit a three-run home run to put the Warriors up 8-2. In the fifth inning, Sheward hit a bases-loaded double to make the score 11-2 and out of reach for the Thunderbirds. Jonny McGill hit a two-RBI double in the top of the seventh, but Dominic Signorelli matched it with a two-RBI single in the bottom of the eighth. Sheward got an RBI single in the eighth to give the Warriors an 15-5 lead going into the ninth.
Ryan Heppner got his first loss of the season. He was chased in the fourth inning after giving up eight runs on five hits. The Warriors scored three runs on Oliver Duthie, and four runs on Dylan Myttenar. Warrior starter Jantzen Lucas got the win. He pitched six innings, allowed four runs on five hits, struck out five. Jake Green went the rest of the way, allowed two earned runs on four hits.
Sheward and Updegrave both had five RBI. Sheward finished 3-for-6, and Updegrave finished 2-for-5. Young went 3-for-5 with the two home runs and a double. box score recap
Lewis-Clark State and British Columbia are now tied for first place in the conference. Sunday’s game will decide the regular season championship and the host for the conference tournament.
Bushnell 14, Oregon Tech 12 at Klamath Falls, OR. This game started on Friday. It was suspended by rain in the top of the seventh inning with the score tied 10-10. It didn’t resume until 3:45 PM on Saturday. The Hustlin’ Owls took a 12-10 lead in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI single by Ka’ala Tam and a sacrifice fly by Keanu Mizuta. However, the Beacons came up with four runs in the top of the ninth to win it and split the Friday double-header. The rally started with a pinch-hit RBI single by Jameson Hussey. Albert Jennings sent home the tying run by reaching on a fielder’s choice. Then Will Hudler hit an RBI single to score the winning run. The Beacons got an insurance run on a hit batter. With two out in the bottom of the ninth, Tyler Horner hit a long fly ball that didn’t quite make it over the fence, and instead was the final out of a game that took 26 hours to play.
Both teams had 14 hits. The Owls used five pitchers, the Beacons four. Ethan Sachs, who took the mound after the suspension, got the win. He pitched three innings, allowed two runs on five hits, struck out two. Kaden Melzer threw one pitch for the Owls prior to the suspension. He got the loss; he pitched 2 2/3 innings, allowed four runs on six hits, struck out three. Albert Jennings finished 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored for the Beacons. Patrick Barry finished 4-for-5 for the Owls with a triple, two doubles, and four runs scored. box score recap
The Hustlin’ Owls and the Beacons will play two more games on Sunday.
Chris Shaffer – photo by Pfeiler
Corban 6, Warner Pacific 3 at Aurora, OR. This game was tied 3-3 going into the ninth, and the Chase Elliott hit a two-RBI double to win it. An insurance run was walked in.
Chris Shaffer pitched eight innings for the Warriors, got the win. He allowed three runs on four hits, struck out ten, threw 127 pitches. Tanner Martinez got the first two outs of the bottom of the ninth, and was relieved by Peyton Rickard with runners on first and second. Rickard walked the first batter he faced to load the bases, but he then got a ground out to end the game. He was awarded a save.
Trenten Lowe hit a home run for the Knights in the second inning. Mitchell Thoma-Britt hit an RBI single in the bottom of the third to give the Knights a 3-2 lead. Ryan Clay hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to tie the game 3-3, and it stayed that way until the ninth inning. Nathaniel Gutierrez, Isaac Bateman, and Noah Owens each had two hits for the Warriors. Mason Deverna pitched the first six innings for the Knights; he allowed two earned runs on five hits, struck out six, but walked seven, and hit two batters. He threw 109 pitches. Kaden Hindman gave up the three ninth-inning runs. box score
Corban 9, Warner Pacific 5. The Knights had an early lead, by the Warriors got the winning run in the top of the fourth on a solo home run by Ryan Clay, after Fran Gross hit a two-run home run. They led 6-4 at that point, and added single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings.
Josephan Gonzalez (transfer from Whitworth) got the win. He pitched five innings, allowed four runs on two hits, struck out six, walked seven, and threw 100 pitches. Three relievers held the Knights to a total of two hits. Connor Hale got the loss. Jeremiah Pinkerton finished 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored for the Warriors. Gross and Clay both finished 2-for-4, and they both hit a double in addition to the home run. Trenten Lowe had two of the Knights’ four hits. box score
The Warriors and the Knights split the four-game series.
College of Idaho 3, Eastern Oregon 1 at Caldwell, ID. The Coyotes scored all three of their runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, with a two-RBI triple by Ben Gaff and an RBI on a ground out by Connor Olsen. The Mountaineers’ only run of the game didn’t come until the top of the seventh inning, on an RBI single by Danny Burns.
The Coyotes had five hits, the Mountaineers three. Oliver Massie pitched 7 2/3 innings for the Coyotes, allowed the run and all three hits, struck out seven. Zaylor Bruegeman held the Mountaineers hitless for the remaining 1 1/3 innings. Mountaineer starter Shane Sinclair got the loss; he pitched six innings,allowed one earned run on five hits, struck out three, walked three, and hit a batter. Gaff also hit a double. Tyler Balkenbush had two of the Mountaineers’ three hits. box score
College of Idaho 9, Eastern Oregon 4. The Mountaineers had an early lead on a home run by Matthew Carlson, but the Coyotes got three runs in the bottom of the fourth on RBI singles by Chandler Stocking and Trevor Watkins, and James Hull getting an RBI by reaching on a fielder’s choice. The winning run came in the next inning, when Connor Olsen got the RBI by reaching on an error. The Coyotes got three more runs in that inning on an RBI single by Jack Ingraham and a two-RBI single by Watkins.
Coyote starter Nate Vidlak got the win; he pitched six innings, allowed one earned run on five hits, struck out six. Mountaineer starter Will Seslar got the loss. Four of the Coyotes’ runs were unearned. Cannon Morgan hit a home run for the Coyotes in the second inning. Ben Gaff, Ingraham, and Watkins each had two hits. box score recap
