Klamath Falls, Ore. – Celebrating seven senior student-athletes on the 2024 Oregon Tech baseball team, the Hustlin’ Owls finished off a record-setting regular season with 6-1 and 11-1 wins over Corban at Steen Sports Park. I did.
OIT (34-16, 18-6 CCC) set a school record with its 34th win of the season, and the club heads into the postseason on a five-game winning streak.
head coach Jacob Garces Recognized the contributions of senior pitchers Patrick Armand, Cody Dubrey, Colin Brougham and ryan paulingoutfielder Matthew Lehrbach and Shadow Southernwith the infielders Kellen Mendez.
“There are seven future leaders in this group. We certainly look forward to following their futures, but this is not the end and we look forward to their contributions as we make our way through the playoffs.” ing”
After Duvray's win in Game 1 on Saturday, the three senior arms set the tone for today's opener. Allman dominated the Warriors' lineup (9-38, 4-20), allowing just one run on four hits and striking out six, earning him his 22nd career win, the most in OIT history. Brougham hit a double in the eighth inning, and Poehling was active with a walk to close out the victory.
Matthew Ortiz He took the lead by hitting his second leadoff home run of the season on the first pitch of the bottom of the first inning. Tech added singles in the fifth and sixth – brady culp In the fifth inning, the lead runner hit a double. Dane Bradshaw score with Riley Cronin He allowed an infield hit and a two-out fly ball after one inning. Kyle Norton To score from first base.
The Owls doubled their lead in the seventh inning. Patrick Barry He hit a two-run triple into the right field corner, Kaala Tam An RBI single followed.
Cronin went 2-for-4 in Tech's victory, and Ryan Clay scored Corban's only RBI with an RBI single in the eighth inning.
OIT had a great pitching performance. Isaac Hill In Game 2, the freshman pitched six innings with two hits, allowing just one run and striking out six.
The Owls broke a 1-1 tie with a five-run outburst in the fifth inning. tyler horner He broke the deadlock with an RBI single, and then hit a long, three-run home run. julian jones.
In the 6th inning, Southern hit his second extra-base hit of the game, an RBI triple, but Tech ended the game in the 7th inning due to the 10-run rule. Chase Hedani An RBI single and Lehrbach's walk-off RBI single off the right field wall.
Barry went 2-for-3 with two hits and two RBIs, Bradshaw went 2-for-4 and Southern went 2-for-3 in the win.
OIT will focus on the upcoming Cascade Conference Championship hosted by U.S. Bank. The four-team tournament will be held next Saturday through Monday at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho, with the Owls facing British Columbia in the first round on Saturday at 1 p.m.