Oregon Tech's center fielder Amber Sinicrope went 4-8 in Tech's sweep of Corban (photo by Kelly Caleb).
Owls Make it 12 Straight with Sweep of Corban
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- Corban and Oregon Tech combined for 48 hits, 32 runs, 33 runners left on base and 12 errors; not quite a stellar day for either team. For Oregon Tech it wasn’t pretty but they got it done when they needed too. With the two wins, the Lady Owls improved to 16-2 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) 28-10 on the season, 10-0 at home and won their 12th straight game. For Corban, they drop to 9-11 in the CCC and 12-18 overall.
Oregon Tech got off to a great start in game 1, scoring 4 runs on 2 hits and 2 Warrior errors but left the basses loaded. Corban answered with 1 run in the 2nd and 5 runs in the 3rd to take a 6-5 lead. The Owls got back on top in the bottom of the 3rd with a Sunny Titus(Salem, OR) 2 run homerun, her 4th of the season. But Corban quickly answered with a Karlee Sisler (Corvallis, OR) homerun to tie the game at 7-7 in the 5th. Oregon Tech then took the lead for good in the 6th scoring 4 times on 5 hits to win 11-7. Jenni Bittle (Central Point, OR) picked up her 15th win of the season, giving up 7 runs (all earned) on 9 hits while striking out 9. Jennifer Kollaer (Albany, OR) took the loss for Corban, giving up 11 runs (only 3 earned) on 13 hits and 3 walks while striking out 8 Owl hitters. Tech was led by Sunny Titus, going 3-5 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored, Brittany Warren (Longview, WA) going 3-3, and Jenni Bittle’s 2-4.
Corban got on the scoreboard first in game 2, scoring one run on 3 hits, but they left the bases loaded, an occurrence they would repeat. Oregon Tech then scored 3 runs in the 3rd on 4 hits. Corban quickly answered OIT with 2 runs of their own in the 4th, taking advantage of 3 OIT errors and 3 hits. Tech’s defense committed 2 more errors in the 5th but the Warriors left the bases loaded and only scored 1 run. OIT then broke the game open in the 5th, scoring 7 runs on 6 hits, highlighted by a Brittany Warren homerun, her 6th of the season as Tech got the win 10-5.
The Lady Owls will hit the road next week playing at Wall Walla (4/24), Eastern Oregon (4/25) and College of Idaho (4/26). The Owls will then travel to Southern Oregon to wrap CCC play on Saturday May 5th.