Oregon Tech's Kaitlyn Anderson Hits a 2-run Home-run in Sweep (Photo by Kelly Caleb)
(KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.) – Oregon Tech’s Taylor Schmidt picked up her 13
th and 14
th wins of the season in the circle and the Hustlin’ Owl offense hit 6-home runs to sweep a Cascade Conference double header from Northwest University Saturday afternoon 7-0, and 11-3 at the Oregon Tech Softball Complex.
Oregon Tech improves to 23-6 on the season and 7-1 in CCC play with the wins. Northwest falls to 2-18 and 0-8 in CCC play.
In game 1, Oregon Tech’s Taylor Schmidt had 9 strikeouts as she got the complete game shut-out, allowing just 3-hits and 1-walk.
Oregon Tech scored 2-runs in each the 1
st, 3
rd, and 5
th innings and added a 1-run in the 6
th to win going away 7-0.
Shauna Collins led the Oregon Tech offense with 3-hits, with Jess Plummer, Alyssa Davis, and Melissa Logan all adding 2-hits in the game. McKenzie Shrum and Logan each hit their 3
rd home runs of the season with Plummer adding her 10
th long ball as well.
Hannah Ganfield led the Eagles offense with 2-hits.
In game 2, Northwest took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the 2
nd inning, taking advantage of 3-walks and a Ganfield bases loaded double.
Oregon Tech would answer putting together 3-hits to make it a 2-1 game after 2 innings.
After Northwest had a leadoff triple from Holly Entus, Oregon Tech starting pitcher Rylee Carleton struck out the next 2 Eagle hitters then induced a ground ball out to get out of the inning and end the threat.
Oregon Tech would take the lead in the 3
rd inning scoring 5-runs, highlighted by homeruns from Sara Coates and Melissa Logan to take a 6-2 lead.
Northwest would add a run in 4
th inning on a Vanessa Ahrendt homerun to make it a 6-3 game.
Tech’s Taylor Schmidt would enter the game and after loading the bases, would get a ground out to get out of the inning unscathed.
Oregon Tech would add 2-runs in the 4
th highlighted by a Alyssa Davis double to take a 8-3 lead.
The Owls would add 2 more runs in the 5
th on a Kaitlyn Anderson 2-run homerun to lead 10-3. After Schmidt pitched a 1,2,3 top of the 6
th, Oregon Tech would end the game in the bottom of the inning on an error and back to back singles by Elise Goodell and Jess Plummer, winning by mercy rule 11-3.
Oregon Tech will travel to No. 17-ranked Corban University (17-5, 7-1 CCC) next Friday in Salem, Oregon.