CORVALLIS, Ore. – The third seed, College of Idaho, claims the first spot in the 2023 CCC Softball Tournament, presented by U.S. Bank. The first and second seeds will compete at 11 a.m. for a spot in the Championship game.
Tournament Central
#4 seed Eastern Oregon University eliminated #6 seed Carroll College
Game 5: No.24-ranked EOU won 3-2 in eight innings. In the second inning, Eastern’s Kelly Monaghan went yard for the first run of the game, followed in the next inning with an Addison Ribordy double which led to the second EOU run. Carroll answered back with a run in the third, starting from a single from Annie Davidson. It was silent again until the sixth when Alyssa Lybbert knocked one out to tie up the game for the Saints and eventually force an extra inning. The game finally concluded in the bottom of the eight from a walk-off home run by Hannah Tyree. Kaylie Hoskins and Kaylin Winans both saw the mound for Eastern Oregon to combine for 11 strikeouts and one earned run. The Saint's season concluded with a good fight. The Mountaineers advance to play the winner of the following game.
Mountaineer Recap
Saint Recap
#2 seed Southern Oregon University eliminated #5 seed University of British Columbia
Game 6: No. 4-ranked SOU won 8-5 in a back-and-forth battle. It was tied at two a piece in the middle of the 3
rd inning before the rain showers halted the game for about an hour. The Raiders answered back after the break with two more runs and added another in the 5
th inning to go ahead 5-3. In the top of the 6
th inning, the T-Birds got hope with two more runs to tie it back up. However Southern was not done yet, with the help of four hits and three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning that went unanswered, SOU was able to secure a path to the final game of the day against EOU. UBC ended their season with a strong battle. Cayla Williams and Sammie Pemberton were both perfect at the plate for the Raiders.
Raider Recap
T-Bird Recap
#3 seed College of Idaho def. #1 seed Oregon Tech
Game 7: C of I won 5-2. Player of the Year Haley Loffer did her job as a lead-off to begin the game with a single and gain momentum for the Yotes. Madelyn Powell also homered and the top of the first concluded with a four-run lead. No.1-ranked OIT’s only two runs came in the 5
th inning with the help of a few Yotes errors. The Owls played dominant all game and even out-hit C of I, but they were unable to string them together and left a total of 11 runners on base. Powell hit another homer in the 4
th to conclude the scoring for the Yotes. On the mound for College of Idaho, Katelyn Wilfert, and Hannah McNerney did not let up an earned run. C of I punched their ticket as the first team in the 2023 CCC Softball Championship. Oregon Tech will face the winner of the last game of the day, EOU vs. SOU.
Yote Recap
Owl Recap
#2 seed Southern Oregon University eliminated #4 seed Eastern Oregon University
Game 8: SOU won 10-4. The Raiders came out swinging with five of their nine hits for extra bases. Riley Donovan and Lindsey Stripling both had perfect games at the plate for Southern Oregon. Katie Machado got the win on the mound with five strikeouts in five innings. Kelly Monaghan and Caitlin Crist kept the Mountaineer's hopes alive with home runs, but several defensive errors caused chaos on the field. EOU ended an incredible season as a nationally ranked team. SOU will challenge OIT tomorrow to determine who will play College of Idaho in the Championship game.
Raider Recap
Mountaineer Recap
Sunday, May 7
Game 9 - 11 a.m. | Oregon Tech vs. Southern Oregon (loser eliminated)
Game 10 - 1:30 p.m. | Championship - College of Idaho vs. Winner Game 9
Game 11 - 30 min after Game 10 | If Necessary