KEIZER, Ore. – Oregon Tech turned 12 Corban errors into 15 unearned runs, as the Hustlin' Owls swept a Friday non-conference doubleheader at Volcanoes Stadium, winning 10-4 and 15-5.
 
Ka'ala Tam had four hits and three RBI in the Game 1 win for OIT (8-5), with Ian Peters going 3-for-6 with two doubles in the nightcap.
 
The Owls pounded out a season-high 14 hits in the opener – jumping out to a 7-0 lead after five innings and cruising to the win.
 
Tyler Horner and Tam had RBI doubles in the first inning, as Tech took a 3-0 lead, with Tam adding an RBI single in the third that extended the margin to 5-0.
 
Patrick Arman was in command throughout, tossing six-plus innings of 5-hit ball, striking out seven, for his second win of the year.  Horner finished 3-for-5 with three runs scored.
 
The Warriors (3-6) were in control of Game 2, leading 5-1 after four innings – but the Owls scored the final 14 runs of the day.
 
Tech plated four fifth inning runs – capitalizing on two Corban errors and a key Matthew Ortiz RBI single to draw even. An inning later, OIT batted around for eight runs – getting RBI singles from Korrey Siracusa, Bryce Petrilla and Dane Bradshaw – with the Warriors hitting three batters, walking three others and committing a pair of errors in the frame.
 
Lalo Barraza earned his third win of 2023, grinding through five innings, allowing three earned runs on six hits, striking out four. Drake Aboud recorded a four-inning save, limiting Corban to two hits without giving up a run. Ortiz went 2-for-4 with two RBI, while Riley Cronin tied a school record by being hit by three pitches.
 
The two teams close out the weekend series tomorrow with a noon doubleheader.