REDDING, CA – The #1 ranked Lady Owls (5-3) earned their first doubleheader sweep of the 2022 season, defeating (RV) Vanguard (9-3) and (RV) Simpson (4-6) on Saturday. The victory for Tech was a true demonstration of their offensive potential, plating 24 runs in 11 innings.
Game One: #1 Oregon Tech 12 (RV) Vanguard University 3 (6-innings)
Looking to avenge their Friday extra-inning defeat to Vanguard, Tech caught fire towards the latter end of the contest to deny Vanguard their 10th victory.
Tech scored two runs apiece in the 4th and 5th before exploding in the 6th for six runs to bury the Lions' hopes of sweeping the top-ranked Owls.
Mckenzie Staub had a career performance on Saturday, dealing five complete innings while adding a grand slam in the 6th to seal the deal.
At the plate, Staub went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and a run scored.
In the circle, she allowed just one run on four hits while striking out four.
On the back of her performance, Tech grabbed 13 hits and played clean defense in the field, recording no errors.
Game Two: #1 Oregon Tech 12 (RV) Simpson University 2 (5-innings)
With the chance to grab their first doubleheader sweep of the season, Tech did not disappoint, hanging another 12-run performance on their opponents in Redding.
The Lady Owls scored runs in every inning but the 2nd, en-route to their second run-rule victory of the day.
Tech kept the bats hot, totaling 14 hits, highlighted by five doubles and a home run from Maggie Buckholz.
Buckholz had a career day at the plate, going 3-for-3 with five RBIs and two runs scored.
Sarah Abramson held it down in the circle for Tech, throwing five innings, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out 11 in her second victory of the season.
The Lady Owls will be back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Forest Grove to face off against D3 Pacific in a doubleheader at 2:00PM and 4:00PM.
