ATHERTON Calif. - The Oregon Tech Lady Owls split a non-conference doubleheader with Menlo College on Sunday afternoon. Losing game one 4-3 and winning game two 11-7. The Owls move to 8-6 on the season with Oaks slip to 2-6.
 
Coach Greg Stewart on the games, "It was nice to finish off a long 6 game weekend hitting the ball well again today. In the first game, we hit several balls hard right at people but just could not take advantage of a few early inning opportunities. In game two, we really did a great job of hitting line drives with runners in scoring position. Ali and Sarah pitched well today. Menlo swings it well and other than giving up two big innings, I was encouraged with our performance today in the circle."
 
Game One: Menlo College 4 Oregon Tech 3:
 
OIT would come from behind to tie the game at one in the third inning on a base hit by Sotello.
 
Menlo would answer quickly though, in the bottom of the third, they plated two runs of their own to make the score 3-1. OIT would battle back in the fourth inning by scoring a run off a McKenna Armantrout RBI double.
 
The Owls would crawl within one late, but Menlo would further the gap by scoring another run in the bottom of the 4^th to up the lead to 4-3.
 
Tech managed one run the top of the 7^th but fell 4-3.
 
Sarah Abramson picked up the loss in the circle falling to 3-3.
 
Oregon Tech would get two hits out of Andrea Sotello and Cierra Barkis in the loss.
 
Game Two: Oregon Tech 11 Menlo College 7:
 
In a game with a lot of scoring and hits, Oregon Tech would emerge victorious. Showing offensive dominance throughout the contest with a 13-10 lead in hits and an 11-7 advantage on the scoreboard.
 
The Tech defense would hold solid for the majority of the game but gave up a couple of big innings late in the game.
 
The Owls scored early and often with 8-runs over the first three innings then added two more in top of the 5^th to go up 10-0. Menlo then scored 3-runs in the 5^th, and 4-runs in the 6^th to make it a 10-7 game. The Owls added an insurance run the 7^th and held on for the 11-7 win.
 
Ali Graham improved to 3-3 on the year with the win in the circle.
 
Oregon Tech will play their final pre-season games against William Jessup next weekend before taking on Northwest University in the first Cascade Conference games of the year on March 1 at the newly renovated John and Lois Stilwell Stadium.
 
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