KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Kacie Schmidt tossed a 4-hit shutout in the opener and Nita Cook delivered a 2-out go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning of Game 2, as Oregon Tech swept a Cascade Conference doubleheader with British Columbia at Stilwell Stadium.
 
Puakea Milbourne went 3-for-3 with two RBI in the 6-0 victory in Game 1, while the Lady Owls (41-6, 28-1 CCC) used the late inning rally in the nightcap to claim a 6-3 win.
 
OIT improved to 19-0 at home in 2023, with the 28 league wins establishing a new CCC record.
 
Schmidt handcuffed the UBC (24-16, 17-11) batters throughout, limiting the T-Birds to four singles – striking out nine without a walk – as the visitors did not get a runner beyond second base.
 
The Owls offense broke a scoreless tie in the fourth, as Lexi Klum doubled and Mckenzie Staub walked. Milbourne followed, chopping a ball just inside the bag at third base, scoring Klum for a 1-0 lead. Nita Cook added to the lead, driving home Staub with a 2-out single.
 
Tech broke the game open in the sixth – as a Milbourne RBI double was followed by a Kaila Mick single – part of a 4-run inning.
 
Game 2 was a back-and-forth affair – as Shae Sever blooped a first inning RBI single into center field, giving the T-Birds a 1-0 lead. OIT answered in the bottom of the frame, as Mick and Buckholz singled with one out – with the duo executing a perfect double-steal, scoring Mick from third to tie the game. Buckholz would give Tech the lead later in the frame, scoring on a UBC throwing error.
 
Sever struck again in the fifth – lining a 2-out RBI single to left to tie the score – but the Owls got a 2-out RBI double from Jayce Seavert in the bottom of the inning to regain the lead.
 
UBC pulled even again in the sixth, as Hanna Hanson lined an RBI single, but OIT proved to be too much. Cook lined a 2-out RBI single to score Staub from second and Mick added an RBI single – part of a 3-run inning to put the game away.
 
Staub took a no-decision, allowing three runs in five innings, with Schmidt earning her 22nd win of the year in relief, tossing two shutout frames.  Mick was 3-for-4 and Buckholz added a pair of hits in the victory.
 
Sever was 4-for-4 for UBC, while giving up six runs on 11 hits in the circle.
 
OIT closes out the regular-season tomorrow with the final two games of the 4-game series. Between games, seniors Buckholz, Maddie DeVerna and Jensen Becker will be honored for their accomplishments with the Lady Owls.