PORTLAND, Ore.—With a couple games resembling football scores rather than baseball, the Cascade-Northwest Challenge saw its fair share of offense on Saturday.

All told, 63 runs were scored between the three games on Saturday. Concordia opened the day with a 17-10 win over Puget Sound after resuming play up 4-1 in the bottom of the third following a suspension of play on Friday. The offense continued to pour from there, though, as Pacific beat Puget Sound 17-3 before Concordia wrapped up the day with a tight, 11-10 victory over Oregon Tech.

The tournament will conclude tomorrow, Feb. 26, with three more games. Puget Sound and Oregon Tech open play at 10 a.m. tomorrow, while Oregon Tech will then face Pacific at 1 p.m. Meanwhile, Concordia faces Pacific at 4 p.m., the only game of the day for the Cavs.

Resuming play after a rain delay halted action on Friday, Concordia jumped on Puget Sound early Saturday, while taking advantage of 16 total walks from the Puget Sound pitchers.

At the start of play Saturday, Concordia led 4-1 with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the third. However, Puget Sounds’ pitchers struggled out of the gates, walking the first four Concordia batters to give up four early runs. The Loggers switched pitchers after that, but the Cavs tacked on two more runs behind a single from Mike Cero and another walk to Sheldon Austria. When the Loggers finally recorded their first out of the day to end the third, Concordia had already increased its lead to 10-1.

The control issues did not go away after the third, either, as the Cavs added four more runs in the bottom of the seventh after its first five batters in the inning reached on either walks or hit-by-pitches.

By the end of the inning, Concordia led 16-4 and while the Loggers scored three runs in both the top of the eighth and ninth, the Cavs had wrapped up the game long ago.

Several Cavaliers had strong offensive performances in the game with Jordan Keeker leading the way, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBIs. Meanwhile, Cero went 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored and three RBIs, while catcher Ben Talbot went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Jimmy Sanchez posted the most fitting stat line of the game, though, as he went 0-for-1, but scored two runs after drawing three walks.

For Puget Sound, Will Mentor and Matt Cox each hit a triple, while Mentor went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.

On the mound, Concordia starter Mitch Ludtke got robbed of a win due to the suspension of play, but Jason Snodgrass pitched well in relief from the start of the day Saturday to earn the win. On the flip side, Puget Sound starter Tyler Volz picked up the loss.

The second game of the day pitted two Northwest Conference schools against each other with Pacific taking control over Puget Sound early for the win.

Pacific opened the scoring with a five run top of the second, then solidified their early lead with three more runs in the top of the third. Control issues plagued the Loggers again in the two big innings for Pacific, as the Loggers gave up 10 free bases between the two.

Puget Sound got on the board with a run in the bottom of the fourth, but Pacific came right back with big innings in the top of the fifth and sixth to all but clinch the victory.

Overall, the Loggers walked 16 batters against Pacific, while the Boxers barely outhit the Loggers 12-8.

Individually, Pacific’s Greg Tellez went a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate to go along with three RBIs and a run scored. On the flip side, Puget Sound’s Addison Melzer hit the first home run at Hilken Community Stadium, sending a long fly ball to the right field bleachers for a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth.

At pitcher, Pacific starter Rob Dittrick picked up the win, while Puget Sound starter Matt Robinson received the loss.

Finally, Concordia and Oregon Tech combined to produce the day’s most exciting game in the nightcap Saturday.

Down 9-6 to Concordia in the bottom of the seventh, OIT brought the drama back into the tournament with a three-run inning to tie the game back up at 9-9. OIT catcher Dylan Rogers sparked the rally, bringing in the inning’s first two runs with a no-out double to left center, his second double of the day.

True to the back-and-forth nature of the game, though, Concordia responded immediately with two runs in the top of the eighth. Jordan Keeker opened the inning with a lead-off infield single to third base, then moved to second off a sacrifice before advancing to third on a passed ball. Once there, Sean Myrom brought him home for the go-ahead score with a single up the middle. The Cavs’ Cameron Baker pinch ran for Myrom at first after that, but quickly advanced to third off a single from Sheldon Austria on a well-executed hit and run play. Mike Cero then brought in Baker for the team’s final run with a one-out fielder’s choice.

Now with the lead at 11-9, the pressure swung to the Concordia pitchers and defense to preserve it. OIT continued to apply the pressure, too, as Ryan Hayden smacked a one-out triple to right in the bottom of the eighth. Hayden scored two batters later off a single, but the Cavs induced a ground out after that to end the inning.

Then in the ninth, the Cavs’ Jared Young came in to pitch and caught a rocket line drive back at him for the first out of the inning. Then after the OIT’s next batter hit a single, Young came through again, starting a 1-6-3 double play to end the game.

Earlier, Concordia first took control of the game behind a four run second inning that gave the team a quick 5-2 lead. Keeker again came up big for the Cavs in the second, as the starting shortstop hit a two-out, bases-clearing triple to left center to plate the Cavs’ final three runs in the inning.

Oregon Tech came right back with two runs in the bottom half of the second, though, to close the gap to one at 5-4. Shortstop Alex Reynolds brought the two runs home with a two-out single through the right side of the infield.

Concordia, however, tacked on another run in the top of the third, then three more in the top of the fifth to go up 9-4. Still, no lead remained safe in the game, as OIT put two more runs on the board in the bottom half of the fifth to draw within three at 9-6.

Overall, the teams combined for nine extra base-hits in the game, while Concordia took home a slight advantage at the plate, outhitting Oregon Tech 13-12.

Individually, Keeker finished the game 4-for-6 for the Cavs and just a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. Besides Keeker, Young went 2-for-4 in the game with a triple, two runs scored and an RBI.

On the flip side, OIT’s Rogers went 3-for-4 with six RBIs, while Hayden finished the day 3-for-4 with four runs scored.

On the mound, Oliver Wange picked up the win for the Cavs, while Young earned a save after shutting down OIT in the ninth. OIT’s Brandon Allen, meanwhile, received the loss.