REDDING, Calif. – The Oregon Tech softball team improved to 5-1 on the year with a Sunday sweep of Simpson University, 8-7 in 8-innings in game 1 and 8-6 in game 2 at the Simpson softball field.
 
"We had a great team effort as we hit the ball well today," said assistant coach Jamie Leveque. "We had a couple of outstanding plays in the outfield and that, combined with solid pitching, gave us victories and what we expect it would be close games."
 
Game 1 Oregon Tech 8 Simpson 7 (8-Innings)
 
The Lady Owls scored a run in the top of the 8^th and then kept the Red Hawks off the board in the bottom of the extra frame to secure the win played under International rules that place a runner at second base to start the each half inning. Tech was able to move that runner to third and then score the game-winner on a sacrifice fly RBI off the bat of McKenna Armantrout.
 
Each team scored a run in the first inning, then Oregon Tech opened-up a 6-2 lead with a 5-run 3^rd inning highlighted by a 3-run double by Brianna Griffiths.
 
Simpson scored 2-runs in the 6^th and 3-runs in the 7^th to send the game into extra innings.
 
Armantrout, Krista Ward and Griffiths led the OIT attack with 2-hits each.
 
Game 2 Oregon Tech 8 Simpson 6
 
OIT scored four runs in the top of the first on 3-hits and a big 2-run error by the Red Hawks.
 
Simpson answered with 4-runs in the third to tie the game at 5.
 
Tech scored 1-run in the 4^th and two in the 6^th and then held on for the 8-6 win.
 
Abrie Businger, and Neenah Pangilinan had three hits each and Griffiths, Armantrout and Mackenzie Driscoll added two-hits apiece to lead the Owls in the game.
 
Sarah Abramson picked up both wins on the day for the Owls to improve to 4-0 on the year.
 
The Owls will head down to Atherton, California for a four game series against Menlo College next Saturday and Sunday.