Baseball Champions! OIT to Host CCC Tournament
Men's Baseball
April 30, 2023
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The final day of the regular-season was a memorable one for the Oregon Tech baseball team, as the Hustlin' Owls clinched their first Cascade Conference title in program history - earning the right to host next weekend's CCC Championships.
The 4-team tournament at Steen Sports Park is set for Saturday through Monday, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships.
It marks the fourth league title for OIT - as Tech won the 1974, 1981 and 1982 Evergreen Conference titles, with the 2009 and 2010 teams claiming South Division titles in the NAIA West Grouping.
The Owls finished their conference season last weekend with a 16-8 record and capped the regular-season with a doubleheader sweep yesterday against Simpson - finishing with a 31-17 overall mark. Playing the waiting game, OIT needed a Corban win at British Columbia this weekend to earn a share of the title - with the Warriors winning Game 3 of their series today in Vancouver, 9-5.
OIT won the tiebreaker with UBC (the two teams split regular-season series, Tech had the better head-to-head record with third-place College of Idaho) to claim the hosting responsibilities. Both the Owls and T-Birds ended an 11-year run by Lewis-Clark State as CCC champions.
Ticket Prices will be announced later this week, with all games broadcast live on the Owls Sports Network.
Tournament Schedule (at Steen Sports Park, Klamath Falls):
Saturday (May 6)
GAME 1: No. 2 seed British Columbia (31-19) vs. No. 3 seed College of Idaho (31-16), 11 a.m. Â
GAME 2: No. 1 seed Oregon Tech (31-17) vs. No. 4 seed Lewis-Clark State (29-14), 2:30 p.m.
Sunday (May 7)
GAME 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 8:30 a.m.
GAME 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 12 p.m.
GAME 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3:30 p.m.
Monday (May 8)
GAME 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 11 a.m.
GAME 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (if necessary), 30 minutes after Game 6
