Summary of the second day of the 2026 Cascade Collegiate Conference tournament at Harris Field, Lewiston, ID.
First game: #5 seed Oregon Tech 13, #3 College of Idaho 10 – College of Idaho eliminated. The Coyotes were dominant in the early going; they led 6-2 after 3 1/2 innings. The Hustlin’ Owls tied it in the bottom of the fourth with a grand slam home run by Nick Gimino. The Owls took a 10-8 lead in the bottom of the sixth with a two-RBI single by Jacob Cook. The Coyotes tied it again in the top of the seventh with a two-run home run by Jack Ryan. It remained tied until the bottom of the eighth, when Andrew Sharp hit a three-run home run to win it.
A big part of the credit for the win goes to relief pitcher Aiden Lundquist. He entered the game with one out in the seventh inning, after the Ryan home run, with runners on first and second. He immediately got a double play to get out of the inning. After that, he retired every batter he faced, striking out two in the top of the eighth, and two more in the top of the ninth, to slam the door on any comeback by the Coyotes.
Zaylor Bruegeman got the loss; it was Willy Shirts who gave up the Sharp home run, but Bruegeman was charged with the two runners on base. Gimino was 3-for-4 for the game; he had a double in addition to the home run. Darren Smith went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, and two RBI for the Coyotes.
