KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The UBC Thunderbirds (18-11, 24-21) dropped their first game of the season to the Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls (12-17, 23-27), 5-3 in the opening game of the final regular season series at Kiger Stadium Saturday.
 
Game two of the scheduled twin bill was canceled due to rain and will not be made up as the final results will not affect the conference standings. The two teams will aim for a doubleheader Sunday beginning at 11:00 a.m. PT to wrap-up the regular season.
 


After UBC took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, Oregon Tech answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning on an Alex Poltz two-run double.
 
OIT made it a 3-1 lead on a sacrifice fly RBI by Josh Kallstrom in the third.
 
UBC added an unearned run in 5th to cut the Tech lead to 3-2.  
 
The Owls answered right back with a run in the bottom of the frame on a Justin Jordan RBI single, increasing their lead to 4-2.
 
Mitch Robinson hit a solo home run for UBC to bring the 'Birds within a single run, but Austin Zavala gave the Owls an insurance run with an RBI double in the 8th.
 


Tech's Trask Telesmanich pitched the final two innings to pick up his conference leading ninth save of the season.

Chase Wago improved to 8-3, getting the win on the bump for OIT going 5.2 innings with six strikeouts. Niall Windeler took the loss for the T-Birds allowing four runs on six hits with eight strikeouts through five full innings.

Blake Wrotenbery, Matthew Del Fante, and Poltz had two hits each to lead the Owls.
 
Jake Lanferman, Anthony Olson, and Austen Butler had two each for the T-Birds.