Cardiac Kids do it again, Owls Sweep Warriors

3/27/2017 8:12:24 PM

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.-  Senior Cassidy Hoglund hit a 2-out RBI double to score Ali Graham with the game winner in the bottom of the 7^th as No. 22 Oregon Tech won back-to-back games in walk-offs, sweeping a Cascade Conference doubleheader from Corban University. Tech improves to 8-3 in CCC action and 17-5 on the year; Corban falls to 20-6 on the year and 8-3 in CCC play with today’s result.
 
In game one, Tech’s Rachael Delamare (Pictured) hit a walk-off 2-run home run in the bottom of the 8^th to lift the Owls to a 7-5 win.
 
Tech’s Loryn Williams picked up both wins in the circle for Oregon Tech as she improved to 4-4 on the year.
 
Game 1 – Oregon Tech 7 Corban 5 (8-innings)
 
OIT jumped out to a 3-0 lead scoring 3-runs in the bottom of the 2^nd on 4-hits highlighted by a Cassidy Hoglund 2-RBI double.
 
The Warriors quickly answered, tying the game at 3-3 on a Jessie Isham 3-run home run in the third inning, her 7^th long ball of the season.
 
Corban then took a 5-3 lead with 2-more runs in the top of the fourth chasing Tech starter Kelly Scott from the game. Enter Williams for OIT, as she pitched the final 3 and 1/3 shut-out innings only allowing 2-hits to pick-up the win.
 
Tech tied the game at 5-5 in the bottom of the 5^th with 2-runs on 3-hits including a Sadie Birch 2-run double.
 
Neither team could generate any runs in the final two innings, forcing the extra frame. After the Warriors went down in the top of the 8^th Tech needed just 1-run to win the game in the bottom of the inning. They got it as Brittany Verigan drew a 2-out walk then Delamare blasted her 2^nd home run of the season, a monster blast to left center giving the Owls the 7-5 walk-off win.
 
Rachel White picked up the loss in circle for Corban slipping to 2-1 on the year.
 
Game 2 – Oregon Tech 5 Corban 4
 
Corban started hot, scoring 3-runs in the first inning on a big 3-run homer off the bat of Raimee Sluder her 3^rd of the season.
 
The Hooter quickly answered, scoring 2-run in the bottom of the 1^st on 3-hits including an Ali Graham double.
 
Tech’s Loryn Williams entered the game to start the 2^nd inning relieving Graham. Williams pitched the final 6-innings allowing just 1-run on 6-hits.
 
Corban extended their lead to 4-2 in the 4^th inning, scoring on an RBI single by Aubrene Blas.
 
Tech made it a 4-3 game with run in the bottom of the 6^th on a Sydni Scott infield single but the Owls left the bases loaded to end the inning.
 
After Corban failed to score in the top of the 7^th, Tech entered the bottom of the inning needing 1-run to tie and 2-runs to win.
 
Katie Virtue got the inning off to a great start with a lead-off double. Virtue tied the game at 4-4 on a Graham 1-out, RBI single. Birch then got a big 2-out single moving Graham to second. Hoglund then put on the cape, lacing a double to right center scoring Graham with the game winner as Tech won 5-4 with yet another walk-off.
 
Allie Mendez pitched all 7-innings picking up the loss for the Warriors as she falls to 8-3 on the year.
 
Taylor Eilders, and Maddy Melton had 4-hits in the double-header with Aubrene Blas adding 3-hits to the Warriors.
 
The two teams will wrap-up the season series Tuesday at noon at Oregon Tech. Game one will be a conference game with game 2 being a non-conference game.