CALDWELL, Idaho – College of Idaho used late inning heroics to rally past Oregon Tech sweeping the doubleheader 11-7, and 8-7 at Wolfe Field. The Loss drops the Owls to 2-4 on the year with COI moving to 3-4 on the young season.
 
The Yotes used a 7-run fifth inning to win Game 1, 11-7, while withstanding an OIT comeback in Game 2 to claim an 8-7 victory – splitting the 4-game non-conference series.
 
Tech took the early lead in game 1 in the top of the first scoring 1-run on 2-hits highlighted by a Micah Jio double.
 
OIT increased the lead to 3-0 with a pair of runs in the top of the 5^th on 3-hits including a Jio 2-RBI single.
 
Oregon Tech starter Jesse Dunham was on fire entering the bottom of the inning giving up only 2-hits with 4-strikouts.
 
Things changed after a strikeout to start the inning, Dunham gave up back-to-back doubles, a single and a walk and was replaced by Jacob Miller. Miller couldn't get an out as he walked the bases loaded. By the time the dust had settled on the inning the Yotes had scored 7-runs on 5-hits taking advantage of 5-walks and an error.
 
The Owls answered in the 6^th with 2-runs to cut the deficit to 7-5.
 
COI put the game away with 3-runs in the 6^th and 1 in the 7^th to win 11-7.
 
C of I erased an early 1-0 OIT lead in Game 2 with a 4-run third, as Clay tied the game with an RBI single and scored on a throwing error following a Van Horne single. Anthony Pannullo lifted a sacrifice fly, with Carter Vieira scoring in a run down to cap the inning.
 
The lead grew to 5-1 before Tech rallied, plating four runs in the sixth – thanks to a pair of 2-out C of I errors – to draw even, taking the lead in the seventh on a long Mitchel Swanson home run, setting up the wild finish.
 
Ben Tighe was outstanding for the Yotes, tossing five innings of 3-hit ball, striking out four, in a no decision, with Van Horne earning the win in relief, allowing a pair of home runs in three strong innings. Clay was 4-for-4 and Van Horne went 3-for-5 in the win, while Daily was 3-for-5 in the loss for OIT.

Dalton Daily had 3-hits to lead the Owls including a double and his second homer of the year. 
 
The Owls are scheduled to play a 4-game series at Corban in two weeks with doubleheaders scheduled for Friday and Saturday, February 19 and 20 in Salem, Ore.