GLENDALE, Ariz. – Mckenzie Staub tossed a 3-hit shutout, helping Oregon Tech blank Embry-Riddle, 5-0, in the opener of a doubleheader at the ACU Softball Field.
 
The Eagles (3-3) claimed the nightcap, taking advantage of five unearned runs, holding off Tech for a 5-3 victory.
 
Staub was outstanding, holding ERAU to three singles, with the Arizona side failing to advance a runner to third base – striking out five to earn her first win of 2023.
 
The Lady Owls (3-3) got all the run support they needed in the second – as Kacie Schmidt lined an RBI single. OIT extended the margin to 3-0 in the third on a Lexi Klum RBI single and an Addison Kachnik ground out, adding single runs in the sixth and seventh – thanks to a Marla Goodspeed sacrifice fly and a Kachnik RBI double.
 
Jayce Seavert, Maggie Buckholz and Kachnik each posted 2-hit games.
 
Game 2 saw OIT build a 2-0 lead in the third – as Buckholz doubled home a first inning run and Seavert added a third inning RBI single. However, ERAU took advantage of an Owls error to prolong the inning – with the big blow a go-ahead 3-run double from Autumn Saluski.
 
The Owls had a chance to tie the game in the seventh, but stranded the tying runs on base.
 
Seavert, Buckholz and Nita Cook all had two hits, with Jenna Gorden tossing three-plus innings of 2-hit relief.
 
Tech will have next weekend off, preparing for a 4-game weekend trip to Redding, Calif., meeting Simpson and Menlo.