KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Oregon Tech got solid starting pitching from
Cody Dubray (Pictured) in game two and the Owls beat UBC 5-3 to earn the split, after dropping game one Sunday at Steen Sports Park.
"We responded well in game two today," said Oregen Tech head coach
Jacob Garsez. "Our pitchers worked ahead and commanded the zone with multiple pitches. They also threw quality strikes. As a team, we picked each other up offensively and made some key defensive plays."
Game one: UBC 11 - Oregon Tech 3
The T-Birds scored early and often to cruise to an 11-3 win behind great starting pitching from
Shane Laforest, who went six innings to improve to 3-2 on the year. Laforest allowed three runs on hits with eight strikeouts.
At the plate, UBC got homers from
Ty Penner and
Nathan Shute with Shute delivering four RBI. For Penner, it was his third home run in as many games against the Owls. Catcher
Noah Or led UBC with four hits in his five at-bats as the Thunderbirds outhit Tech 12-8.
Brodie Marino had two hits to lead the Oregon Tech.
Game Two: UBC 3 - Oregon Tech 5
The Owls took the early lead with two runs in the first, added two more in the third and one in the seventh to lead 5-1 after six great innings from starter
Cody Dubray. In those six innings, Dubray was stellar, allowing just four hits and one run with eight strikeouts as he earned the win moving to 5-1 on the season.
Alex Bratton pitched two-innings for Oregon Tech surrendering one run with
Brodie Maloney closing out the ninth to earn his second save of the season.
Matthew Ortiz led the Owls offense as he had three of Tech's eight hits with Mitchell Swanson adding two hits in the win.
Or and Shute stayed hot for UBC delivering two hits each in the loss.
Up Next
The T-Birds welcome the College of Idaho to Tourmaline West Stadium for a four-game series starting on Friday, March 18th with first pitched scheduled for 6:00 p.m. (PT).
