REDDING, Calif. – No. 8 Oregon Tech improved to 3-1 on the season with a split on the opening day of the Simpson Tournament. The Owls downed the host Red Hawks 2-1 to start the day, then got beat by NCAA DII Dominican 11-1 in their second game at the Simpson Softball Field Saturday.
"Game one was played as well as we could have played," said OIT assistant coach
Jamie Leveque. "Great pitching, defensive plays and timely hitting. We had no answer for Dominican. They hit everything we threw at them.
Game 1 Oregon Tech 2 Simpson 1
Game one was true pitcher's duel between
Sarah Abramson of the Owls and the Red Hawks Sydney Moorhead. Oregon Tech scored two-unearned runs in the top of the 5
th and held on for the 2-1 win. Abramson improved to 2-0 on the year as she allowed 1-run and five-hits while striking out three. Moorhead was the tough luck loser as she gave up only three-hits over 7-innings.
Meenah Pangilinan,
Baylee Wyscaver and
Kaila Mick had one-hit each in the win.
Oregon Tech and Simpson (4-3) will play a double header Sunday to wrap up the weekend starting at noon at the Simpson Softball Field.
Game 2 Dominican 11 Oregon Tech 1
The Penguins of Dominican broke open a 1-1 game with six-runs in the 4
th, one-run in the 5
th, and three-runs in the 6
th to win 11-1.
Junior transfer
Neenah Pangilinan stayed hot at the plate for the Owls as she had two of the Tech's six-hits in the game.
Emily McAdams picked up the loss in the circle to move to 1-1 on the year.
Tech will wrap up the weekend with a doubleheader against Simpson University Sunday at noon at the Simpson Softball Field.
