Concordia Wins 2014 CCC Softball Tournament presented by U.S. Bank
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – After College of Idaho won their second straight elimination game on Friday afternoon but the Concordia Cavaliers didn’t let the Yotes make it three in a row as the Cavs used a 7-2 victory to win the 2014 Cascade Conference Softball Championship presented by U.S. Bank and clinch their ticket to the NAIA Opening Round.
Game Five – College of Idaho 3, Oregon Tech 1 - Box Score
Alexis Macias hit a two-run home run in the first inning and College of Idaho ace Nickayla Skinner held Oregon Tech to just one run on six hits with seven strikeouts in 7.0 innings to lead the Yotes to the championship game with a 3-1 win over the Hustlin’ Owls. OIT managed a run in the bottom of the third but C of I picked up an insurance run in the top of the sixth to ward off elimination and survive to play Concordia for the tournament title.
Game Six – Concordia 7, College of Idaho 2 - Box Score
The Cavaliers took advantage of a pair of College of Idaho errors in the bottom of the second to score a trio of runs and Mariah Jimenez hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth to send Concordia to victory in the final game of the 2014 CCC Softball Championship presented by U.S. Bank.
With the win, Concordia earns an automatic berth to the 2014 NAIA Softball Opening Round, which is set to begin on May 12 at campus sites across the country. College of Idaho has already earned a bid to the NAIA Opening Round as one of the host schools.
2014 CCC Softball Championship presented by U.S. Bank Schedule
Thursday, May 1
Game 1 (9:00 am) - #2 Concordia 10, #3 College of Idaho 1 (5 inn.)
Game 2 (11:30am) - #1 Oregon Tech 7, #4 Southern Oregon 4
Game 3 (2:00 pm) – #2 Concordia 9, #1 Oregon Tech 8
Game 4 (4:30 pm) – #3 College of Idaho 10, #4 Southern Oregon 0 (5 inn.) (SOU Eliminated)
Friday, May 2
Game 5 (11:00 am) – #3 College of Idaho 3, #1 Oregon Tech 1 (OIT Eliminated)
Game 6 (1:30 pm) – #2 Concordia 7, #3 College of Idaho 2