Tech Completes Weekend Sweep on Day Two
Matthew Munhall
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Oregon Tech baseball completes their weekend sweep of the College of Idaho, hitting strong in game 1, and holding onto their lead late in the matchup, winning 7-5. Game 2 saw the two teams need extra innings to find a winner. The Owls won in epic fashion, in the bottom of the 12
th inning, picking up the second win by a score of 6-2.
Game 1:
Tech started the scoring on the day in the bottom of the 2
nd inning, with
Ryan Riepma hitting a deep sacrifice fly that allowed
Michael Tarakhchyan to tag at 3
rd base and make it home safely.
Both teams added runs in the 3
rd inning, with the visitors tying it up at 2-2, as the Yotes scored on a sacrifice bunt, sending home a runner from 3
rd base.
The bottom of the 6
th inning saw the home team open up the game, scoring 3 runs.
Alex Poltz sent a deep shot to center field sending home
Austin Zavala. Later,
Ryan Riepma singeled to right field, sending home Poltz. The final run scored was Riepma scoring on a dropped fly ball in right field.
C of I picked up 2 runs in the top of the 7
th inning, but Tech muted those runs scoring 1 run in the bottom of both the 7
th and 8
th inning. A single last run was scored in the top of the 9
th inning by the Yotes, but the game ended with a score of 7-5 in favor of the Owls.
Picking up his 6
th win of the season was Owls starting pitcher
John Schulz, tossing 6.2 innings, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and striking out 5 batters.
Trask Telesmanich threw 2 innings, earning the save. He gave up 1 run on 1 hit, while striking out 3 batters.
Game 2:
Game 2 saw very little offensive production convert on the scoreboard. A deep double by the Yotes, with a runner in scoring position, took the score 1-0 for the visitors.
The home team tied it up in the 5
th inning, with an infield throwing error on a single by
Micah Jio, sending Tarakhchyan home from scoring position.
Josh Kallstrom would tag all four bags, as he sent a solo homerun over the left field wall.
C of I tied up the game in the bottom of the 8
th inning, as a runner on 3
rd base was able to steal home on an error by the third baseman. The score sat 2-2 through 9, sending the contest to extra innings.
The bottom of the 12
th inning concluded the game in epic fashion. With the bases loaded and the winning run on 3
rd,
Josh Kallstrom stepped to the plate. Ending the extra inning dual, Kallstom smashed a walk-off grand slam over the leftfield wall. The hit takes Kallstrom to 10 Home runs on the season, vaulting him to 1
st in the NAIA West division. He also leads the league with a batting average, doubles, and is second in RBI'S
Awarded the win on the mound was
Trask Telesmanich, but it was a team effort.
Josh Davis threw 7 innings, giving up just 1 run on 4 hits, and striking out 6 batters.
Logan Nousen also threw 4.1 innings, giving up 1 run on 2 hits, and retiring 2 batters.
Tech now moves to 10-13 in the conference standings and 21-23 overall.
The Owls will host their alumni game on April 14, before returning to conference play hosting Lewis-Clark State College on April 22 and 23.