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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Senior Derek Legg registered a combined four hits and drove in four RBIs, as Corban's baseball team closed out its weekend series with the Hustlin' Owls of Oregon Tech by dropping a double header, 11-10 in 10 innings & 12-6, Sunday at Kiger Stadium.

Corban (17-12, 5-7 NAIA West) were led offensively by Legg and sophomore Marc Gallegos with four hits each, while juniors Nate Williams and Peter Martin added three hits apiece. Legg, Williams, and Martin would lead the Warriors' bat-attack with four runs batted in each, while four Corban players – Legg, Gallegos, sophomore Jordan Johansen, and freshman Landon Frost – each scored three runs on the afternoon.

On the mound, freshman Daniel Gober would get the start in Game #1 allowing two earned runs on one hit and was pulled after facing just two batters in the bottom of the first inning. Sophomore Andy Thiessen would step on top of the hill for the next 3.0 innings allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits before turning the ball over to a trio of the relievers. Senior Caleb Virtue would pitch 3.0 innings allowing four unearned runs on six hits before fellow senior David Hull went 2.0 innings and allowed just two hits. Johansen would pitch the ninth and 10th innings allowing one earned run on three hits en route to suffering the heart-breaking loss, which would be his first of the year.

In Game #2, junior Justin White took the ball to begin the game allowing seven runs (six earned) on three hits in 1.0 innings of work. Freshman Ransom Storm would be the Warriors' first reliever allowing one earned run on five hits in 5.0 innings of work before Hull and sophomore Bryce Watterud combined to pitch the final 2.0 innings allowing four earned runs on seven hits.

GAME #1 — OREGON TECH 11, CORBAN 10 (10 INNINGS)

In Sunday's opener, Oregon Tech would build a two-run lead (2-0) after the first inning when the Owls' first three batters reached base safely with Dylan Rogers driving in OIT's first run on a single to right field that scored Alex Reynolds after he drew a leadoff walk. One batter later Ethan Schlecht would ground out to third allowing Spencer Reed to come home after Reed singled to right field as the Owls' second batter.

Corban would battle back to tie the game (2-2) in the top of the second inning when Martin registered a one-out single to right field and then came home one batter later on junior Gregg Romero's single to left field that was misplayed by OIT's left fielder allowing senior Kyle Kunkel to also come home after he was hit by a pitch earlier in the inning.

In the top of the third inning, Corban would take the lead (3-2) on a triple by Williams that scored Frost following his one-out single to right field.

Over the next two innings, Oregon Tech would score five unanswered run en route to taking a 7-3 lead with the highlight coming via a run-scoring double by Rogers in the bottom of the third inning.

Corban would score a single run in the top of the fifth inning to pull within three runs (7-4) when Legg lined out to left field allowing Johansen to score after he pinch-ran for junior William Koenig, who registered an infield single to leadoff the inning.

Oregon Tech would put three more runs on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning, as the Owls built a six-run lead (10-4) thanks to OIT scoring all three runs after a Warrior error extended the inning.

In the top of the seventh inning, Corban exploded for four runs on four hits that included a two-run double to left field by Legg that scored sophomore Jake Kunkel and Johansen before Martin ripped a two-run single that brought home Gallegos and Legg to pull the visiting Warriors within two runs (10-8).

Two innings later, Corban would tie the game in its final at-bat when Williams lifted a sacrifice fly into center field that allowed Gallegos to score following his leadoff single to center field. Martin would then step to the plate and ripped a single that scored Legg with the game-tying run, as Corban completed its comeback tying the game at 10-10. Unfortunately for the Warriors, Oregon Tech's pitching would stop any more offensive production and then Corban's defense turned an inning-ending double play in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the game into extra innings.

After Corban was shut down 1-2-3 in the top of the 10th inning, Oregon Tech loaded the bases with one out before Ryan Hayden registered the game-winning single to left center that handed the host Owls a hard-fought 11-10 victory.

Gallegos and Martin led Corban's offense with three hits each, while Legg, Romero, and Koenig tallied two hits apiece in the extra-inning loss.

Oregon Tech would get three-hit performances from three different Owls – Reed, Rogers, and Hayden – with Rogers, Aaron Bocchi, and Hayden driving in two runs each for OIT.

GAME #2 — OREGON TECH 12, CORBAN 6

In the finale on Sunday, Corban would build a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Williams roped a double to left field that scored Frost following his one-out single and stolen base.

Over the next two innings, Oregon Tech would outscore the visiting Warriors by six runs (7-1) en route to building a 7-2 lead. The highlight for OIT came via Bocchi's bat in the bottom of the first inning via a three-run home run over the right center field wall.

Between the third and seventh inning, Corban would score three more runs versus Oregon Tech's single run in the sixth inning as the Warriors pulled within three runs (8-5). The visiting Warriors would score single runs in the third, fourth, and seventh innings, as Williams highlighted the offense with a run-scoring double in the top of the seventh inning that scored Legg following his two-out single to left field.

Unfortunately that would be as close as Corban would get, as Oregon Tech score four unanswered runs en route to building a 12-5 lead through eight innings of play. Back-to-back RBI doubles in the bottom of the eighth inning by Schlecht and Hayden would highlight the Owl's offense.

In the top of the ninth inning, Corban would score its sixth and final run of the game when Legg lifted a sacrifice fly into center field that brought home Gallegos after he led off the inning with a single and then advanced to third on an OIT error. The visiting Warriors would not get any closer than six runs (12-6), as Oregon Tech's pitching staff struck out the final two Corban hitters to preserve the victory.

Legg and Williams registered two hits each for the Warriors, while Williams and the elder Kunkel drove in a pair of runs for Corban.

Oregon Tech was led offensively by Jared Nelson with a 3-for-4 performance that included three runs scored, while Bocchi drove in a game-high three runs for the host Owls.

Corban will return to the diamond on Wednesday, March 27th, in an afternoon double header against NCAA Division III member Pacific University of Oregon beginning at 12:00 p.m. on Warrior Field in Salem.