Cascade Collegiate Conference tournament, first day

The first day of the Cascade Collegiate Conference 2025 tournament at Tourmaline West Stadium on the University of British Columbia campus.

#5 seed College of Idaho 8, #4 Bushnell 3. Oliver Massie started for the Coyotes, pitched seven innings, allowed two runs (only one of them earned) on three hits, struck out seven, didn’t walk a batter, threw 103 pitches. The Coyotes scored three runs in the top of the first inning on a two-RBI single by Connor Olson and a sacrifice fly by Trevor Watkins. They got the winning run in the top of the second on a sacrifice fly by Jack Ingraham. They added an RBI single by Cannon Morgan in the top of the fourth. The Beacons ended the shutout in the bottom o the fifth with a two-RBI double by Reece Carganilla that was set up by z hit batter and an error. They didn’t score again until the eighth inning, on a sacrifice by by Jordan Wilson.

Ben Gaff finished 4-for-5 with three doubles, an RBI, and three runs scored. Braden Proud, the starter for the Beacons, lasted only two innings, allowed four runs on five hits, got the loss. box score

#2 Lewis-Clark State 6, #3 Oregon Tech 1. This was a pitching duel with a lot of good defensive plays for seven innings. The Warriors got all the runs they needed in the bottom of the first inning; Charlie Updegrave hit a two-run home run, his 20^th of the season. That was the only scoring until the seventh inning. The Hustlin’ Owls had runners on second and third in the top of the inning, but a good catch by Brandon Cabrera in center field ended the threat. The Warriors’ Ike George was picked off in the bottom of the third. Warrior starting pitcher Evan Canfield retaliated by picking off Logan Macy in the top of the fourth. Later in that inning, Ka’ala Tam was caught stealing. In the bottom of the fourth, Cabrera was picked off by Hustlin’ Owl starter Tim Williams. In the bottom of the sixth, Owl first baseman Matthew Ortiz made a great play on a ground ball hit by George, and Williams covered first for the out. Later that inning, Updegrave reached on an error; Ortiz was injured on the play, and had to leave the game.

In the top of the seventh, the Owls had their first threat going since the top of the first inning, with a hit by Tam and a Texas League single by Keanu Mizuta. However, Canfield struck out Korrey Siracusa to end the inning, and he left the game without allowing a run.

The Warriors scored for the first time since the first inning in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI double by Noah Weintraub and an RBI on ground out by Izzy Madariaga, and the Warriors led 4-0. The Owls ended the shutout in the top of the eighth with a solo home run by Julien Jones at the expense of reliever Jackson Cloud. Cabrera hit a two-run home run in the eighth to complete the scoring.

The Owls out-hit the Warriors 8-7. Canfield’s numbers were seven innings pitched, no runs on six hits, two strikeouts, and one walk. Williams pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowed four runs on five hits, struck out three. He got his first loss of the season. Cabrera finished 3-for-4 with the home run and two RBI. Tam finished 3-for-4. box score recap

#1 British Columbia 11, #5 College of Idaho 1. Halted by the run rule after seven innings. Trent Lenihan started the scoring with an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning. Jonny McGill hit a two-run home run in the third inning, and Kyle Yip added an RBI single. In the bottom of the fourth, Coyote third baseman Ben Gaff made an excellent grab of ground ball hit by Russell Young to end inning.

The Coyotes ended the shutout in the top of the fifth. Jace Mahlke hit a single, stole second, went to third on a passed ball, and scored on a single by Trevor Watkins. McGill hit his second home run of the game in the bottom of the fifth, giving the Thunderbirds a 5-1 lead. Mitchell Middlemiss opened the bottom of the sixth with a no-doubt home run. Pinch-hitter Kellen Bourne hit an RBI single. McGill was hit by a pitch to load bases, and Lenihan hit an RBI single to increase the lead to 8-1. In the bottom of the seventh, Aidan Rose hit a two-RBI double, then Kaden Zarowny hit an RBI single to give the Thunderbirds the ten-run margin.

Will Anderson pitched the first six innings for the Thunderbirds, allowed the one run on six hits, walked four. James Brock pitched the seventh inning, struck out two of the three batters he faced. Coyote starter Nate Vidlak got the loss. Lenihan finished 3-for-4 with two RBI. Mahlke and Jack Ingraham each had two hits for the Coyotes. box score recap

Schedule for second day of tournament, May 3:

All times PDT.
11 AM: Oregon Tech vs. Bushnell (loser out)
2:30 PM: British Columbia vs. Lewis-Clark State
6 PM: College of Idaho vs. Oregon Tech-Bushnell winner (loser out)