HELENA, Montana – The No.1 ranked Lady Owls of Oregon Tech (21-3, 8-0) made it 19 straight wins with a Cascade Conference doubleheader sweep (6-0 GM1, 31-0 GM2) of Carroll College Friday afternoon behind a perfect game in game two from Tech's
Mckenzie Staub who faced the minimum 15 batters in the five-inning mercy rule shorted game.
"We got some timely hits in game one with
Sarah Abramson pitching great," said head coach
Greg Stewart. "McKenzie Staub was stellar in game two throwing a perfect game!"
Game 1 Oregon Tech 6 Carroll 0
Senior
Sarah Abramson improved to 11-2 on the year with a game one four-hit shutout. Abramson had eight strikeouts in the game and didn't allow a baserunner past second the entire game.
Kayla Mick led the OIT offensive attack with three-hits including her first home run of the year, a double, two-RBI and scored three times. Tech's
McKenna Armantrout and
Kennedy Jantzi added a pair of hits each in the win.
Game 2 Oregon Tech 31 Carroll 0 (5-innings)
Tech's Staub threw a perfect game to lead the No.1 Owls to a 31-0 win. Not only did she throw a perfect game she also led the Owls at the plate going 5-for-5 with five-RBI and four runs scored.
The Owls scored four runs in the first inning, then exploded for a school record 17-runs in the top of the 2
nd to go up 21-0. The OIT Owls then added runs in the third, fourth and fifth to win going away 31-0 in the 5-inning shortened game.
Carroll pitching struggled giving up 16 walks in the game with four hit batters to go along with 19-hits by Oregon Tech to score their 31 runs.
The two teams are scheduled to play another doubleheader Saturday starting at 10:00 AM (Pacific) in Helena.
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