Oregon Tech Scores 3-0 Shutout Win Eliminating William Carey
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Oregon Tech survived an elimination game winning 3-0 behind a seven inning shutout performance from senior pitcher Jessi Duncan
Monday morning at the 35th Annual NAIA Softball World Series presented by Security National Bank, at the Jensen Softball Complex on the campus of Morningside College.
Oregon Tech improves to 46-15 and advances to play
on Tuesday at
11A.M. PDT against Central Methodist (Mo.). You can catch all the action locally on ESPN 93.3 FM & AM 960 with Mike Garrard and Bobby Thompson beginning at
10:40 a.m.
Katie Virtue got things started for the Owls with a lead-off walk, she was bunted over to second base by McKenzie Shrum and came in to score on an error on William Carey giving the Owls the early 1-0.
Jessi Duncan started in the circle for Oregon Tech and may have pitched her best game all year. Duncan didn’t allow a run over 7 complete innings spreading our 7-hits with 6-strikouts earning her 5th shutout of the season improving to 16-7.
Oregon Tech would add 2-unearned runs in the top of the 6th inning taking advantage of two Crusaders errors to increase its lead to 3-0. The highlight of the inning was perfectly executed double steal as Karly LeVeque stole second base and Oregon Tech catcher Ariel Fulkerson stole home as soon as the William Carey catcher threw down to second.
The Crusaders would not go down without a fight in the 7th. Taylor Brewer got things going with a 1-out single. Duncan then struck-out the next hitter Lindsey Webb for the 2nd –out. Relanda McFarland would then double to put runners at 2nd and 3rd but Duncan was able to get Cecilia Lawn to ground to short ending the game.
Tara Moates led the Owls with 3-hits giving her 99 on the year.
Taylor Brewer had 2-hits for William Carey as their season ends with a record of 42-19.