Bronson Chapple – photo by Bob Broughton
The second day of the Cascade Collegiate Conference 2025 tournament at Tourmaline West Stadium on the University of British Columbia campus.
#3 seed Oregon Tech 6, #4 Bushnell 5 (Bushnell eliminated). Logan Macy hit his first home run of the season, and it was a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning for the winning run.
Bronson Chapple nearly went the distance for the Hustlin’ Owls. He struck out the first batter he faced in the ninth inning. However, he hit the next one. The Beacons sent in Chase Nye to pinch hit, and he hit a single. Chapple walked the next batter, and the Beacons had the tying run at first base. Chapple was relieved by Riley Cronin, and he was met by another pinch hitter, Kolby Amaral. Amaral hit a single, and the Owls’ lead was cut to 6-4. The next batter, Jordan Wilson, hit a sacrifice fly to make the score 6-5, but it was also the second out of the inning. The next batter, Albert Jennings, hit a ground ball to first base, and it was the final out.
The Beacons got on the board in the top of the first inning. They got runners on first and third as a result of two errors, and Jennings hit a sacrifice fly. They missed a chance to score another run in the top of the second. Cade Crist hit a single, and went to second on a wild pitch. He attempted to go home on a single by Chase Nye, and was out at the plate, ending the inning.
The Owls got on the board in the bottom of the second. Keanu Mizuta reached second on a bad throw to first, and was bunted over to third. He went home when Ty Blakely reached on a fielder’s choice.
In the top of the fifth, Nate Stevens was out on a good play by Korrey Siracusa at second base. The Owls scored the rest of their runs in the bottom of the fifth. Korrey Siracusa hit an RBI double, and a hit batter loaded the bases for Macy’s grand slam. The Beacons got back in it with a two-run home run by Will Hudler.
Chapple’s numbers were 8 1/3 innings pitched, four earned runs on six hits, ten strikeouts, two walks, two hit batters, 135 pitches thrown. Beacon starter Kai Keamo got the loss. He pitched five innings, allowed five earned runs on six hits, struck out seven. Tyler Biddinger went the rest of the way for the Beacons, held the Owls to only one hit. Patrick Barry was the only Owl with two hits. None of the Beacons had more than one hit. box score
Jantzen Lucas
#2 Lewis-Clark State 5, #1 British Columbia 3. The Warriors led all the way, starting with a solo home run by Jakob Marquez in the second inning. Jack Sheward added a two-run home run in fhe third inning, followed by a solo home run by Charlie Updegrave. The Thunderbirds got on the board with an RBI single by Kyle Yip in the bottom of the fourth. They got a double play to end the top of the fifth inning. In the top of the sixth, Brandon Cabrera drew a leadoff walk, then stole second, which put him in position to score on a double by Noah Weintraub, and the Warriors led 6-1. Weintraub was then caught stealing.
The bottom of the sixth ended with a double play. The Thunderbirds got close in the bottom of the eighth with a two-RBI triple by Trent Lenihan, but he was stranded in third. In the bottom of the ninth, both Yip and Mitchell Middlemiss hit long balls, but they stayed in the ballpark.
Warrior starter Jantzen Lucas got the win. He pitched seven innings, allowed one run on five hits, struck out seven. Zachary Ediger went the rest of the way, allowed two runs on one hit. Thunderbird starter Ryan Heppner got the loss. He pitched six innings, allowed four earned runs on only five hits, struck out three. Adam Khan pitched the final three innings, allowed only one hit. Weintraub was the only Warrior with two hits, both of them doubles. Lenihan and Yip both had two hits. box score
Carson Glavich – photo by Doug Pfeiler
#3 Oregon Tech 4, #5 College of Idaho 2 (College of Idaho eliminated). The Hustlin’ Owls scored all the runs they needed in the first inning. Patrick Barry scored on a passed ball. Keanu Mizuta hit a sacrifice fly. Ka’ala Tam hit an RBI double, but was out at third. The Coyotes got both of their runs in the bottom of the third. The inning started with a hit batter and walk. James Hull hit a ground ball to shortstop Patrick Barry, and Barry made a great play to step on second and get the force out. A failed attempt to pick off Hull resulted in a run scored. Ben Gaff hit a double to score Hull, and the Coyotes trailed 3-2.
The score stayed 3-2 until the eighth inning. Logan Macy opened the top of the eighth with a Texas League single. He was replaced by pinch runner Michael O’Daniel, who tagged up and took second on a fly out by Mizuta. He stole third base, then scored the insurance run on a double by Ka’ala Tam.
Carson Glavich and Kaden Melzer combined to limit the Coyotes to four hits. Glavich pitched the first seven innings, allowed the two runs on three hits, struck out six. Melzer pitched the final two innings, allowed one hit, struck out two. Coyote starter Dawson Cummins got the loss; he pitched seven innings, allowed three runs on nine hits, struck out five, threw 109 pitches. Tam finished 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Tyler Horner, Julien Jones, and Dane Bradshaw also had two hits. box score recap
One additional note; Hustlin’ Owl Matthew Ortiz, who was injured in Friday’s game, has a broken arm, and is out for the rest of the season.
Schedule for third day of tournament, May 4:
All times PDT.
11 AM: British Columbia vs. Oregon Tech (loser
out)
2:30 PM: Lewis-Clark State vs. British Columbia-Oregon Tech
winner
