REDDING, Calif. – After dropping the first two games of the four game series, Oregon Tech bounced back with a split of Sunday's double-header, taking the first game 10-6 but falling in game two 7-6 at Tiger Stadium.
 
Game 1 Oregon Tech 10 Simpson 6
Tech got home runs from Emmett Covello and Andy Schubert as each player had two-hits with Micah Jio adding three-hits in the Hooter win.
 
Tech's Spencer Dahike pitched 6-innings to grab the first win of the year for the Owls.
 
Tech took the early lead with two-runs on three-hits highlighted by an Austin Zavala double.
 
OIT added a run in the third on four-hits to take a 3-0 lead.
 
Simpson tied the game at 3, scoring three-runs in the bottom of the third on three-hits.
 
Schubert led off the 4^th with his first homer of the year to give the Owls a 4-3 lead.
 
Once again, the Red Hawks answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the inning.
 
Simpson took their first lead at 5-4 with a run in the bottom of the sixth.
 
The Owls then took the lead back for good with three-runs in the top of the seventh on three-hits including an Alex Malcolm two-RBI double, lifting Tech to a 7-5 lead.
 
The Owls increased its lead to 10-5 with three-runs, the 8^th highlighted by the Covello 2-run homer.
 
Simpson scored a run in the 8^th but the Owls held on for the 10-6 win.
 
Game 2 Simpson 7 Oregon Tech 6 (7-innings)
 
After Tech took a 6-1 lead in the top of the fourth, Simpson scored six times in the final three innings including the game winning run in the bottom of the seventh to beat OIT 7-6.
 
The Owls scored 1-run in the first, took a 2-1 lead in the top of the second, then took a 5-1 lead in the third inning with three-runs on three-hits and an error.
OIT added a run in the fourth to go up 6-1 and looked to be headed for the win.
 
The Red Hawks had other plans as they scored two-runs on three hits in the fifth, added three more runs in the sixth to tie the game at 6-6 taking advantage of a couple of OIT errors and a pair of hits.
 
After Tech failed to score in the top of the seventh, Simpson scored the game winner on three-hits in the bottom of the frame to take three of the four games, all by one-run.
 
Nevan Watanabe had three-hits to lead the Owls with Jio, and Covello adding two-hits in the loss.
 
The Owls will next head to California for games against Marymount on Friday, February 8^th in Rancho Palos Verdes, then travel to El Cajon for games at San Diego Christian on Saturday, February 9^th before concluding the road trip on Sunday, February 10 at La Sierra University in Riverside. OIT is scheduled to play double-headers each day.