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OIT Takes Two From NU, Clinches CCC Title

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 BOTHELL, Wash. – No. 19 Oregon Tech clinched the 2014 Cascade Conference championship as they took both games of a doubleheader from Northwest University this afternoon, 3-2 and 5-1. The games had been re-scheduled from their original March 29 date due to inclement weather in the Kirkland are. Saturday's games were played with temperatures in the 50's and partly sunny skies.
 
Game 1 – Tech took an early 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning and increased their lead to 2-0 in the 5th when Cassidy Olson singled in Tre Sullivan. NU came right back in their half of the 5th to tie the score at 2-2. Katelin Lewis scored the first run on an Eagle groundout and then Katelyn Riedinger scored after doubling to right field on Mallory Tacdol's single.
 
The Owls got the game winner in the top of the 6th inning McKenzie Shrum's single and an NU error scored Shauna Collins.
 
Cassidy Olson pitched 6 solid innings for OIT, giving up 3 hits, 2 walks while striking out 8. Rylee Carleton came in to close out the game in the final two innings holding Northwest U hitless getting the save. Kelli Peckham went the distance for Northwest U in a good effort as she gave up just 3 runs on 11 Owl hits.
 
Mallory Tacdol went 1 for 2 with a RBI for NU while Shauna Collins went 3 for 4 for OIT and McKenzie Shrum and Cassidy Olson each went 1 for 3 with a RBI for the Owls.
 
Game 2 – Oregon Tech led the entire way taking a 4-0 lead after 4 innings of play. The 3rd inning proved to be a key one for OIT as Danielle Sayres singled with one out. Tri Weatherford then stepped up with a triple to left field scoring Sayres. Tre Sullivan then singled driving in Weatherford to put OIT up 4-0.
 
NU scored a run in the 5th inning as Brittany Bovard and Ciara Sandell led off with base hits for the Eagles. After Ricki Tacdol walked to load the bases, Sarah Payne hit a 2 out single to left field scoring Bovard. Jessi Duncan then pitched herself out of the jam getting a strikeout to end the inning. Tech scored again in the 6th inning when Kayla Prock singled to center scoring Cassidy Olson who had doubled to get on base.
 
Jessi Duncan earned the win for OIT (32-10, 23-5 CCC), pitching a 5-hitter, striking out 5 and giving up only 2 walks in 6 innings of work. Kierston Perry took the loss for Northwest U (2-32, 2-26 CCC).
 
"I was proud of the way our team battled against such a good team as Oregon Tech today," stated John Bacon, NU head coach. "We've made good progress this year as a young team and in our second season as a program. Maturity and experience will help us in the future and our congratulations to OIT on such a good year and winning the CCC title. They're a well-coached team."
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