LANCASTER, Calif. – Oregon Tech split its opening series at Antelope Valley Saturday afternoon, losing the game 1, 6-5 in 10-innings and winning game 2, 11-3 at The Hanger. The Owls move to 7-7 on the year and the Pioneers moving to 5-4 overall with today's split.
 
Game 1. Antelope Valley 6 Oregon Tech 5 (10-innings)
 
After falling behind 5-1 early, Oregon Tech scored 4 runs in the 7^th inning to tie the game and force extra innings only to have the Pioneers Tyler Pittmon hit a walk-off HR in the bottom of the 10^th.
 
Austin Zavala and Alex Poltz had two hits each to lead the Owls in the loss.
 
Tech's Ace Doug Molzahn struggled, giving up 5-runs and 8-hits in 6-innings of work. Trask Telesmanich was pegged with the loss, going an inning and a third, giving up the game winner.
 
Game 2. Oregon Tech 11 Antelope Valley 3 (7-innings)
 
The Hustlin' Owls rebounded nicely in the night cap, pounding out 16-hits and 11-runs in the win led by Austin Zavala who was 5-for-5 at the plate.
 
UAV took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a Pittman double.
 
Tech answered with 3-runs in the top of the 2^nd on 3-hits highlighted by a Ryan Riepma RBI triple.
 
The Owls then took a 7-1 lead with four more runs in the top of the 3^rd on 3-hits and were aided by two Pioneer errors.
 
Each team added a run in their next at bats to make it an 8-2 game entering the top of the 5^th. The Owls sealed the win with two more runs in the 5^th and one more run in the 6^th as they won 11-3.
 
Tech's Chase Wago improved to 2-1 on the year as he picked up the win on the bump.
 
The two team will conclude the series Sunday with a double-header slated to begin at 11:00 am.