Daniel Orfaly – photo by Vamsi Nadella
British Columbia defeated Lewis-Clark State to win the regular season championship. Oregon Tech Swept Bushnell, and College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon split.
British Columbia 9, Lewis-Clark
State 2 at Lewiston, ID. The
Thunderbirds won the conference pennant on the final game of the
regular season. Daniel Orfaly pitched eight innings, scattered eight
hits, struck out two, and walked four. The Thunderbirds started the
scoring with two runs in the top of the first on an RBI single by
Aaron Marsh and a sacrifice fly by Kyle Kip. The winning run was
scored by David Krahn in the second inning when Russell Young reached
on a throwing error. That error extended the inning, and enabled an
RBI single by Jonny McGill and an RBI double by Trent Lenihan, and
the Thunderbirds led 5-0 after two innings.
The Thunderbirds missed a chance
to score a run in the third when David Krahn was thrown out at home
on a double by David Draayers. Dominic Signorelli got the Warriors on
the board with an home run in the bottom of the third inning, but the
Thunderbirds extended their lead in the fourth with an RBI triple by
Lenihan (see below), who then scored on a single by Marsh. The
Warriors got their second run of the game in the bottom of the fifth
on an RBI double by Jack Sheward, which made the score 7-2. Marsh hit
an RBI single in the sixth and Mitchell Middlemiss pinch-hit an RBI
single in the ninth to complete the scoring.
James Brock pitched the ninth
inning for the Thunderbirds. He was greeted with two base hits, but
he got a fly out, then a double play ended the game. Warrior starter
Landon Webb was chased after being charged with 5 runs (only two of
them earned) in 1 2/3 innings. He got the loss. Lenihan finished
3-for-4 with two RBI. Marsh finished 3-for-5 with three RBI. Ike
George, Brandon Cabrera, and Signorelli each had two hits for the
Warriors. box
score recap
Russell Young went 8-for-16 for
the four-game series.
The Thunderbirds will host the
conference tournament which starts May 2, and their first game will
be against the winner of the Bushnell vs. College of Idaho game.
Oregon Tech 11, Bushnell 0 at
Klamath Falls, OR. Halted by the run rule after seven innings. The
Hustlin’ Owls scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning.
It started with an RBI double by Tyler Horner, an RBI triple by
Julien Jones, an RBI double by Keanu Mizuta, a run scored on a wild
pitch, and an RBI single by Dane Bradshaw. Jones hit a three-run home
run in the fourth, and Mizuta hit a two-run home run in the sixth to
give the Owls the ten-run margin.
Bronson Chapple pitched 6 1/3
innings, allowed two hits, struck out six. Brian McClelland got the
final two outs to complete the shutout. Max Chapman was lit up for
nine runs during the first three innings, got the loss. Jones
finished 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and four RBI. box
score
Oregon Tech 17, Bushnell 7.
Halted by the run rule after eight innings. The Beacons led 6-3 after
5 ½ innings, but the Hustlin’ Owls scored eight runs in the bottom
of the sixth, led by two-RBI singles by Keanu Mizuta and Tyler
Horner. They scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth. An RBI
single by Patrick Barry gave the Owls the ten-run margin and ended
the game.
Riley Cronin got the win. He
entered the game in the fifth inning, pitched 2 2/3 innings, allowed
one earned run on two hits. Alec Gums got the loss. Matthew Ortiz
finished 4-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and three runs scored for
the Owls. Jameson Hussey and Kolby Amaral hit home runs for the
Beacons. box
score recap
The Hustlin’ Owls won the
series three games to one.
Eastern Oregon 7, College of Idaho 1 at
Caldwell, ID. The Mountaineers led 1-0 after six innings, on an RBI
single by Trevor Baker. They put it away with five runs in the top of
the seventh inning, starting with a three-run home run by Parker
Cumberland. Afton Milton added a two-RBI single. James Hull ended the
shutout on the bottom of the seventh with an RBI by reaching on a
fielder’s choice. Mason Van Arsdall hit a solo home run in the top
of the eighth to complete the scoring.
Danny Burns got the win. He
pitched seven innings, allowed one run on seven hits, struck out
four, threw 99 pitches. Cumberland, Baker, and Van Arsdall each had
two hits for the Mountaineers. Jace Mahlke and Trevor Watkins each
had two hits for the Coyotes. box
score
College of Idaho 9, Eastern Oregon 2. The
Coyotes got the winning run in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly by
Darren Smith. They added three insurance runs in that inning with a
run scored on a wild pitch and a two-RBI single by Trevor Watkins.
Cannon Morgan hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth to
put it away.
Five Coyote pitchers combined
the limit the Mountaineers to five hits. Caden Campa, who took the
mound with two out in the first inning, pitched 2 1/3 innings,
allowed no runs on two hits, got the win. He was followed by Jacob
Lewis, who retired all three batters he faced, struck out three of
them. Tyler Rebsom, the second of six Mountaineer pitchers, got the
loss. Jack Ingraham hit a home run for the Coyotes, finished 2-for-5.
Mason Van Arsdall went 2-for-4 with a home run for the Mountaineers.
box score recap
The Coyotes won the series three
games to one.
Standings:
School
|
Conference
|
Overall
|
ISR
|
British Columbia
|
29-8
|
34-15
|
8
|
Lewis-Clark State
|
28-9
|
32-14
|
13
|
Oregon Tech
|
27-10
|
36-12
|
11
|
Bushnell
|
22-15
|
32-18
|
37
|
College of Idaho
|
14-23
|
24-26
|
68
|
Warner Pacific
|
10-27
|
11-33
|
119
|
Eastern Oregon
|
9-28
|
13-36
|
115
|
Corban
|
9-28
|
14-36
|
113
|
Schedule for the first day of the Cascade Collegiate Conference
tournament, Friday, May 2, in Vancouver, BC:
11 AM: Bushnell vs. College of Idaho
2:30 PM: Lewis-Clark State vs. Oregon Tech
6 PM: British Columbia vs. Bushnell-College of Idaho winner